chapter 38 Oh, trash

The lights are brightly lit in the operating room. The operation lasted from one or two o'clock in the afternoon to around nine o'clock in the evening without pausing. Tyrone stayed outside the operating room through the afternoon. At about six o'clock in the evening, he finally couldn't stand it any longer, so he asked Mia and Emma to stay there while he went out to have a meal. When he came back, he still didn't see Olivia. Tyrone cursed, "Olivia is not back yet? That unfilial daughter talked about how much she cared for her mom, but she didn't even show up at this critical moment." During the operation, Dr. Zhang showed up once and asked Tyrone if he had seen Olivia, mentioning that she was not inside. But Tyrone didn't see Olivia, so he assumed she had sneaked away. Emma covered her mouth and sneered. "That's right. Aunt Xue's life is in danger right now. Why is she out and about instead of waiting out here?" "Olivia is pitiful girl. Her mom is gravely sick, yet she doesn't know how to earn money. She paid a huge sum of medical fees for her mom in the past two days, so I'm sure she is worried about the operation fee now." Mia sighed with worry evident on her face. "That child is stubborn. If she has any difficulties, she should tell us, or at very least, let her dad knows. Yet, she will always bear the weight of everything by herself. If she goes asking outsider for help right now, they will definitely take advantage of her! In the end, she is the one who gets hurt." Mia's words clearly implied that Olivia had gone out to fool around with men instead of standing guard outside the operation room. After all, in the eyes of the Xia Family, Olivia was a slutty woman who sold her body for money. "How dare she do that?" Tyrone roared angrily, "Her mom's life is hanging by a thread in the operating room. If she dares to fool around with a man now, I will break her legs." Smugness flashed across Emma's eyes, and she took Tyrone's hand. "Don't be angry, Dad. Your health is more important. Aunt Xue is in critical condition now, and Olivia is not around. The only person she can rely on is you." "Olivia is always hostile to us, but she doesn't know that the only people who would stay by her side at critical moments are her family, and those men were just after her body. Why can't she understand this?" Tyrone was even more furious, "If she had known better, she wouldn't have gone against me. Now she got herself into a mess, while also offending the Si Family. She wants to destroy the Xia Family and us!" Tyrone sat on the chair with a dark expression, hugging his head with his hands after mentioning the Si Family. Because Olivia blatantly refused to marry Tim at Emma's engagement party and revealed the video of Tim and Emma being intimate, she completely offended the Si Family. The Si family came to the Xia Family, asking for compensation, and told them to get Olivia to marry Tim no matter what. Otherwise, the Xia Family's company would go bankrupt. Tyrone was a poor boy before meeting Sofia. Although he had some skills and worked as a foreman in a construction company, his income was low. However, since he started the company, his status had changed drastically. As Xia Construction became more prominent and robust, Tyrone's life changed. Wherever he went, he was greeted by everyone politely, like a revered leader. He had long been accustomed to such a life. He could not return to those days when he had nothing once Xia Construction was gone. Therefore, no matter what, he could not let Xia Construction run into the ground under his watch. Today, he and his family visited Sofia as he used Xia Construction to threaten Sofia, wanting the latter to tell him where Olivia was. Unexpectedly, Sofia's situation suddenly turned grave. "If something happens to Sofia, what will happen to Olivia and the company?" Mia changed the subject, succeeding once again. Tyrone's face darkened, and a gloomy smile appeared on his face. He thought, "Yes! If Sofia is gone, then her shares at Xia Construction will be mine automatically! When the time comes, I will find a way to marry Olivia into the Si Family. Then, the Xia Family's glory will return! By that time…" The more Tyrone thought about it, the more he thought it was a good idea. Sofia had been ill for six years. Over the years, Tyrone had felt like it was a massive waste of money to pay off Sofia's tremendous amount of medical fees. He even pinned the fall of Xia Construction on Sofia. If he hadn't spent so much money on Sofia's treatment, why couldn't he come up with the money at the critical moment, and the company wouldn't have reached its dire condition today. The more he thought about it, the more Tyrone felt that Sofia dying now would be the best event in his life. "Mia, I heard that you are very familiar with the vice-dean?" After a brief silence, Tyrone raised his eyes and looked at Mia seriously. Mia's eyes lit up, knowing that Tyrone understood the meaning of her word. She smiled slightly, lowered her head and said, "I don't know him very well, but I have consulted him before…" "Is he in the operating room?" Tyrone asked. Mia nodded. "From what Dr. Zhang said, he should be here." "Well, if he comes out later, let me know," Tyrone voiced. It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when Xavier rushed to the hospital. He was on an urgent business trip today and was holding an important meeting when he received the news. As Xavier knew in advance that Sofia's surgery would last five or six hours, he was not in a hurry to rush back immediately. It wasn't until after the meeting that he discovered that something had happened to Sofia before the operation and that Zoey had operated on her urgently. Xavier's face darkened, inexplicably thinking of Olivia's gorgeous face. He immediately asked Vic to arrange for him to return. Vic thought Xavier was afraid that Zoey would run away after the operation, wanting to rush back to prevent her from leaving. Xavier thought so, too, before he met Olivia, but Zoey was too cunning, and he never had the chance to stop her from leaving. Although this time, they still could not determine Zoey's whereabouts, they knew Sofia's condition and the approximate time needed for Sofia's surgery. As long as they rushed back before Sofia's operation was completed, they could find a way to get ahold of Zoey. As long as they found Zoey, Xavier had his way of asking Zoey to treat Dennis Si. Dennis's condition was worsening by the second, so Xavier had to find a way to enlist Zoey's help quickly. Besides that, Xavier was worried about Olivia, so he rushed all the way to the hospital. When he arrived, he heard the Xia Family talking badly about Olivia. His expression darkened. By the time they finished speaking, Xavier was so angry that he radiated a suffocating, frosty aura. Just then, the vice dean came out of the operating room. Tyrone and Mia greeted him, mumbling to him as if they were scheming about something. Xavier turned his head and whispered into Vic's ear. Vic blinked in surprise before nodding and leaving. Cough! Noticing that the trio's conversation was nearly over, Xavier coughed twice and strode over. The three of them turned their heads in his direction, frightened. Seeing that it was Xavier, confusion flashed across Vice-Dean Qin's eyes. He recalled seeing this man in Dean Zhao's office but had no idea who he was. When Tyrone saw Xavier, he snorted coldly. Tyrone glanced at him mockingly with disdain on his face. "Oh, what a loser!"