The substitute bride is a mute

Chapter 35

"How did you end up marrying Clark instead?" Judy fell silent. The truth was complicated. It couldn't be explained in a few sentences.

She couldn't reveal to Dominic that it was because Jenna found Clark ugly and wanted to pass him off. Judy wasn't the type to talk bad behind someone's back.

Seeing her silence, Dominic felt a pang of regret. "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

"It's okay." Judy shook her head. "I'll tell you slowly when I have a chance."

"Alright." Dominic smiled. "If you ever feel wronged at home, or if Clark treats you poorly, you can talk to me. I'll talk to him for you."

"No need." Judy quickly waved her hand, rejecting Dominic's offer.

If Dominic spoke to Clark on her behalf, she couldn't imagine how Clark would do. It might make things even worse.

Dominic suddenly felt helpless. The girl next to him, though unable to speak and seemingly frail, possessed a hidden strength. Her gentle gaze carried a sense of strength that made it hard to look away.

Wasn't a girl like her more worthy of love than Jenna? Dominic couldn't understand what Clark was thinking.

Soon, they arrived at the hospital, where Dominic had to go to the outpatient clinic for his shift, so Judy went straight to Lilly's ward.

During the preoperative recovery period, Lilly's complexion had improved. When Judy arrived, Lilly was chatting with the patient in the next bed.

Seeing Judy, Lilly smiled. "Speaking of the devil, I knew you would come to visit me."

Judy gently smiled and held Lilly's rough hand. "How are you? Are you okay?"

"I'm doing very well. Why have you lost so much weight in the past few days? Are you not eating well because you're worried about me? Or is Matthew not treating you right?" Lilly had never liked Matthew.

"It's nothing, Grandma. I'm doing fine."

"That's good. By the way, isn't the surgery expensive? I don't think there's anything wrong with me. I feel like I can be discharged tomorrow."

"No." Judy squeezed Lilly's hand, looking serious. "The surgery must be done. You don't have to worry about the money. It's already been taken care of."

"How was it resolved?"

Judy pursed her lips. "Dad took care of it."

Lilly looked at Judy skeptically. "Really?"

"Yes." Judy nodded solemnly.

Judy had to say that to reassure Lilly. If Lilly found out that she had married into the Reid family to pay off her medical expenses, Lilly would refuse the surgery.

Sure enough, Lilly breathed a sigh of relief. "That nasty Matthew still has some conscience. But I don't think he wants to help us. He just wants our family's formulas."

Medicine formulas?

Judy was slightly taken aback. "What formulas?"

Lilly looked around and whispered. "I haven't told you before. Matthew wanted to take you back to the Blake family for the sake of our formula. That formula—"

"Judy..." A familiar voice suddenly came from the door, interrupting Lilly.