A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Lyana smiled and said shyly,

– Grandma, you embarrass me with your compliments. It was a piece of cake for me to make them. Do you like this flavor? If not, I can make you something else.

The smile on Matriarch Sanchez’s face became even brighter. With Lyana around, she wouldn’t have to worry much about the Sanchez family.

– My dear, it tastes good. I like it, Matriarch Sanchez said happily. The more she looked at Lyana, the more she liked her.

– You can only take a maximum of three tablets a day. Take only one when you are not feeling well. After all, medications can be harmful if not taken in moderation,

Lyana carefully instructed.

Seeing Lyana so gentle and thoughtful, Matriarch Sanchez’s eyes welled up with tears. Her beloved granddaughter was such a good child. With her beloved granddaughter at Vincent’s side in the future, she didn’t have to worry about anything.

Carrying a tray of teacups, Julie approached Matriarch Sanchez.

Matriarch Sanchez smiled and picked up a cup from the tray, taking a sip. Then she smiled at Lyana and said:

– My darling child, grandma, is getting old. This is all I can do for my health. I do not expect to live longer; after all, it is natural that his health fails at my age. I have already written my

will. Ahem…

Towards the end, Matriarch Sanchez began to cough uncontrollably.

Julie patted Matriarch Sanchez’s back and asked with concern,

– Grandma, what’s wrong?

Seeing Matriarch Sanchez like this, Laura hurriedly rushed over and said with concern,

– Grandma, you …

Before Laura could finish her sentence, Matriarch Sanchez spat out a mouthful of blood.

Julie struggled to hide her joy. She looked at Lyana and questioned,

– Lyana Dubois, what exactly did you give Grandma?

Immediately, everyone turned to Lyana.

Upon hearing Julie’s words, Laura frowned.

– Sister Julie, don’t throw around nonsense. Sister-in-law would never do such a thing.

– Why not?

Julie was usually in charge of everything in the Sanchez family, and Matriarch Sanchez had not hidden the fact that she had written her will to her, nor the fact that Lyana would inherit everything, she had not wanted to do anything to Matriarch Sanchez, but she could no longer hold back

when she thought about how she had grown up in the Sanchez family, but Matriarch Sanchez hadn’t even left her a penny.

– Have absolute confidence in the second sister-in-law,

Laura said seriously. She had seen the second sister-in-law concoct the medicine yesterday with her own eyes. Even if the medicine couldn’t treat grandma’s disease, it wouldn’t make her vomit blood.

– Someone, go get a doctor.

Laura was the daughter of Matriarch Sanchez’s older brother, so she was deeply loved by Matriarch Sanchez. As for Julie, she was just a girl that Matriarch Sanchez had adopted.

The servants were naturally more willing to listen to Laura.

At this moment, the butler also arrived. His expression changed and he asked in a low voice,

– What happened to Matriarch Sanchez?

Just as Laura was about to speak, Julie spoke first.

– Butler, Grandma only became like this after taking the medicine that Lyana made for her.

– How could that be?

Butler exclaimed. He looked at Lyana, who was standing to the side. Seeing Lyana’s impassive expression, the butler also calmed down a bit.

– Second young lady, Matriarch Sanchez…

Before Lyana could speak, Julie spoke, her eyes gnawing.

– Lyana Dubois, what exactly did you do to Grandma? You need to give us an explanation right now!

At that moment, Lyana was checking Matriarch Sanchez’s pulse and didn’t notice what Julie was saying at all.

Julie snatched Lyana’s hand and said angrily,

– Don’t touch grandma!

Seeing how fierce Julie was, Laura rushed over and said,

– Sister Julie, what are you doing? The second sister-in-law is treating Grandma’s illness. Stop fooling around.

– How am I wrong?

Julie turned on Laura and said furiously,

– She doesn’t know how to treat illness at all. She’s lying to us.

Laura looked at Julie helplessly and said, – Sister Julie, can you stop talking nonsense? The second sister-in-law is qualified in medicine. Let the second sister-in-law treat grandma first. We’ll discuss the rest later!

With a cold expression, Julie frowned at Lyana and said:

– Second sister-in-law, you are directly involved in this case. I’m afraid it would not be convenient for you to take Grandma’s pulse. After all, you might be biased.

The butler’s face paled. His brow furrowed deeper and deeper. The second young master had left the house on an errand. Without him, he didn’t know what to do about it.

Julie pushed Lyana away and reached out to touch Matriarch Sanchez’s forehead. She said with concern, the forehead of

– grandma’s forehead is so hot. She has a fever. If this continues, what will we do?

Lyana looked at Julie impassively, a slight frown on her face.

– Miss Julie, what are you doing?

Julie looked at Lyana in confusion. She asked,

– Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about?

– You know very well what you did.

Lyana stood calmly to the side.

Just then, Dr. Walter arrived.

He was the Sanchez family’s private physician, as well as Matriarch Sanchez’s attending physician.

Julie quickly stood to the side and gave Dr. Walter some space. Pretending to be worried, she said,

– Doctor, help me take a look at Grandma. What happened to grandma?

Laura had also wanted to ask Dr. Walter, but since Julie had spoken, she stood silently to the side.

She studied medicine. In fact, she also had the ability to treat and diagnose Matriarch Sanchez, but her mind was in disarray at the moment and she couldn’t get into the right frame of mind to treat her grandmother’s illness.

Dr. Walter carefully examined Matriarch Sanchez’s body. After a while, he frowned and said:

-Matriarch Sanchez has caught a cold. She is quite weak physically, that’s why she vomited blood and has a high fever.

– Wasn’t she poisoned?

Julie let herself go.

‘ When Lyana and Laura heard Julie’s words, they both frowned.

– ‘She’s not poisoned,

Dr. Walter said seriously.

Julie’s face turned bright red. She turned to Lyana and said awkwardly,

– I-I’m sorry, second sister-in-law. I-I misunderstood you.

Laura frowned as she looked at Julie. Grandma had also spoken to Julie about her will. She felt that Julie’s actions today were very suspicious.

The butler, who was standing off to the side, breathed a sigh of relief. If Second Young Madame really was the culprit, they would be in big trouble.

– How about this? I’ll prescribe some medicine to treat her cold. She’ll be fine after taking it, said Dr. Walter. Then he began to write down the prescription.

– Can I take a look at the prescription?

Lyana approached Dr. Walter and asked.

– Sure.

Dr. Walter handed the prescription to Lyana.

She looked closer and saw that the prescribed ingredients would not conflict with her prescription. She was about to pass it to the butler when she suddenly froze.

– Doctor Walter, does Grandma have asthma?

Lyana looked at Dr. Walter.

He nodded and said:

– Yes. Her asthma is not serious. She just needs to take note of it.

Lyana felt a persistent fear. Fortunately, the medicine she had prescribed for Grandma could also be taken by asthma patients. She handed the prescription to the butler.

– Butler, call the second young master and ask him to return immediately.

Lyana had a feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed. Why would Julie frame her?

– Right,

Butler replied before leaving.

Lyana frowned. Her eyelid kept twitching. For some reason, she felt her heart beating faster and faster. She had a vague idea that something very serious was going on.

She looked up at Julie, who was looking unblinkingly at Matriarch Sanchez. Her expression was blank.

She turned to Matriarch Sanchez. Her gaze finally landed on the blood at Matriarch Sanchez’s mouth. She found the sight frightening.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

Half an hour later, the butler returned with the medicine.

Lyana was about to take the medicine when she was pushed away by Julie.

Laura hastily stabilized Lyana and looked at her with concern.

– Second sister-in-law, are you okay?

– Fine, thank you.

Lyana thanked her nonchalantly, her gaze fixed on Matriarch Sanchez.