Chapter 162 Blinded by Love
Asher Golding, Grayson’s most valued assistant, was also a young, handsome, capable, and talented genius. As he was the recipient of Grayson’s favor, he had been following Grayson’s side all the time without starting anew by himself. Otherwise, with Asher’s ability, it would not be difficult for him to go out and work hard on his own at all.
Ann especially liked to associate herself with capable and good-looking people; she loved it even more if men could take care of her and treat her like a little princess. At that moment, she could feel the sense of superiority that came with being the only girl in the Hart Family.
“Okay, I understand,” Grayson replied, and after telling Ann to send the address to his phone, he called Asher over and told him to pick up Ann at the airport.
Asher had no objection on the surface, but he was full of annoyance in his heart.
My boss is good at everything; he’s talented and amazing, but his taste in girls is not very good. He’s blinded by love! How could he actually fall in love with Ann who has nothing but good looks?
However, his boss’ relationships were private affairs and only his boss knew best. As long as he was not asked for his opinion, he would not talk about it.
“I’ll do it right away.” After he received the address sent to him by Grayson, he turned and left.
Grayson stared at Asher’s retreating back for a while before he suddenly thought of Sebastian and Madeline. After coming back to his senses, he turned and walked into the building.
Sebastian had been here countless times, and he could find Grayson’s office without anyone leading the way.
Soon, Grayson went straight to the office before he apologized to Sebastian and Madeline. “I’m sorry, Sebastian and Madeline. I’ve kept you waiting for a long time.”
Madeline knew that his politeness was mainly because of her. If it were just Grayson and Sebastian, he wouldn’t be speaking so politely.
She got up from the sofa, smiled, and said, “It’s okay. I’m the one who has troubled you to come over.”
“Don’t say that, Madeline,” Grayson said. “We are a family. If I can help you, I will feel honored.”
To be precise, he had no good feelings for Madeline; after all, the woman came out from nowhere and took the position that should’ve belonged to Ann.
However, he liked Quincy and Joel. He adored Quincy, who looked exactly like his elder brother, and Joel, who could make his father laugh when he talked.
Since Madeline was the mother to both kids, he would give Madeline the respect she deserved.
To treat the scars on her back, Madeline always thought that Grayson had to look at it in person, so she was always uncomfortable about it because she was rather conservative.
Although she constantly told herself that Grayson was a doctor and that doctors did not exactly distinguish between men and women when they treated patients, she felt uncomfortable as long as she thought of the man looking at her back.
Fortunately, Grayson didn’t want to look at his sister-in-law’s back either, so he called a female assistant over and asked her to take Madeline to the observation room.
The female assistant asked Madeline to take off her shirt and lie on the bed before she took pictures of every single scar on Madeline’s back.
While taking the pictures, the female assistant secretly scolded the person who beat Madeline up for being perverted and brutal.
This is such a beautiful girl with such a perfect back! How did that person manage to do it? They’re simply not human! the female assistant secretly complained in her heart. After taking pictures of every scar on Madeline’s back, she said to her, “Okay, Mrs. Hart. You can put on your clothes now.”
Madeline got up and wore her clothes before thanking the female assistant. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” the female assistant said very nicely. “This is our job, and you are too kind.”
After Madeline got dressed, she left with the female assistant and returned to Grayson’s office.
Upon sending Madeline into Grayson’s office, the female assistant left quickly, and she soon returned to bring in the printed photos. Then, she handed the photos to Grayson and backed out of the room.
The photos she took were professional, and every photo showed a scar without showing the entire back.
As she glanced at the photos, Madeline’s uneasiness finally calmed down. So far so good. Fortunately, these are just photos of the scars. Otherwise, even if it’s just a photo of my back, it would be embarrassing to be seen by my so-called brother-in-law.
Sebastian was standing beside Grayson, and he could clearly see the scars on the photos.
He had been joking with Grayson, but the smile on his face disappeared before he knew it, and he began to frown as anger surged within him. His son’s mother had been whipped and abused before he even knew her!
This thought gave him the urge to grab the person who had whipped Madeline and crush them to death.
“Can you get rid of them completely?” he asked quietly.
“Yes.” Grayson nodded. “However, it will take some time.”
“Okay,” Sebastian said. “Time is not a problem as long as it can be removed.”
“Alright,” Grayson replied. “I’ll go and dispense the medicine now. You guys may hang around nearby first.”
“No,” Sebastian said. “I have something to do with her, so I’ll bring her over another day.”
“Okay.” Grayson smiled. “Bring Aldo and Buddy over another day. There are a lot of fun things around here, and the air quality is good. Besides, there are no people around, and they won’t bump into passers-by when they run around. They can have fun.”
Sebastian nodded and left with Madeline without saying another word. As the two got into the car, Madeline could clearly feel that Sebastian was in a bad mood. He had tilted his head and was looking out the window without saying a word.
After ten minutes, she finally couldn’t help it and asked him, “What’s wrong with you? Why are you suddenly in a bad mood?”
He turned his head to look at her for a while. Then, he suddenly said, “Let’s make a list.”
Madeline answered, “What list?”
Then, Sebastian threw the photos he had been holding to her. “A list of people who caused the scars on your back.”
Madeline was stunned for a moment. Then, she shook her head. “There’s no need for that. The past is over, and I don’t want to mention it again.”
Sebastian stared at her for a long time and said slowly, “Were most of the injuries on your back caused by Dan?”
As Madeline’s eyes flashed with surprise, she subconsciously asked, “How did you know?”
“I guessed correctly, didn’t I?” Sebastian raised his eyebrows. “Most of them were caused by Dan, and the rest were caused by Phoebe and Isabel. Besides these three people, was there anyone else?”
Madeline realized what he was trying to do and said, “Are you trying to avenge me? It’s fine. Anyway, Dan saved my life; if it weren’t for him, I would have died a long time ago. As for Phoebe and Isabel, one is in prison, while the other has been kicked out of the house by my uncle, so they have already received the punishment they deserve. You don’t need to avenge me anymore.”
“You’re wrong,” Sebastian said. “Dan… Considering that he saved your life, I won’t take revenge on him, but he had been spoiled by your uncle. Your uncle doesn’t know how to teach his son well, so for your sake, I am willing to help your uncle to teach Dan well and help him grow up…”
Madeline was at a loss for words.
“As for Phoebe and Isabel…” Sebastian curled his lips. “Phoebe is really miserable in prison now, but that’s because she and her father deceived Nigel—not because she abused you. As for Isabel, although she was kicked out of the Taylor Family, your cousin still feeds and clothes her, and he doesn’t even want to send her abroad…”
