Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 380 - 361: The Farmer and the Snake

Because after the radiofrequency ablation, both the puncture sites of the arteries and veins needed to be compressed with sandbags for 6 to 12 hours, Sienna Thornton almost didn’t sleep all night, constantly reminded to give Melinda Linton the sandbags.

Simon Forrester also didn’t sleep, staying the whole night. The next morning when Jenna Raines came, Sienna Thornton urged him, and he finally took his change of clothes and went home.

Soon after he left, Melinda Linton woke up. Just like last time when she woke up in Wrayhaven Hospital, she saw Sienna Thornton by the bed and instantly burst into tears.

The old lady grabbed Sienna Thornton’s hand and said, "Annie, I dreamed, I dreamed your dad came back!"

Sienna Thornton’s eyes reddened instantly, not daring to tell Melinda Linton that Quentin Thorne indeed came last night.

Jenna Raines went to call the doctor.

A young doctor came to check on Melinda Linton’s vitals and smiled, "The patient is no longer in danger, the family can rest assured. If she feels unwell at any point, press the bell immediately to notify the doctor."

Sienna Thornton and Jenna Raines thanked him repeatedly.

After seeing the doctor off, Jenna Raines rushed to Melinda Linton’s bedside and asked, "Mom, what did those people say to you last night that made you faint?"

Sienna Thornton wanted to stop Jenna Raines, but it was too late.

Melinda Linton’s face immediately changed, grabbing Sienna Thornton’s hand and asking excitedly, "Annie? Had Rex been engaged before? Those people said you killed Rex’s fiancée? What is going on? Didn’t you and Rex register your marriage?"

Two years ago, when Simon Forrester rescued Sienna Thornton from the tyrant village chief of Raines Village, he falsely claimed they were already married. Later, even The Raines Family knew about this, and Melinda Linton always mistakenly thought her eldest daughter and Simon Forrester had already registered their marriage, just not held the wedding yet.

For a moment, Sienna Thornton didn’t know how to explain this to Melinda Linton. Unable to wait for her response, Melinda Linton’s face turned worse, clutching her chest, having difficulty breathing again.

Sienna Thornton was startled and quickly pressed the bell.

Melinda Linton was barely holding on and persisted in saying, "Those people... said they’d take a life for a life!"

After saying this, she fainted again.

"Mom! Mom!"

Sienna Thornton screamed at Jenna Raines, "Go get the doctor!"

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The doctor examined Melinda Linton inside, while Sienna Thornton and Jenna Raines waited outside. The two remained silent, already not on speaking terms.

Sienna Thornton’s eyes were bloodshot, the tissue in her hand crumpled into a hard ball. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After a while of silence, she spoke with difficulty, "Jenna, don’t bring up last night’s incident with mom again."

"Sis!" Jenna Raines suddenly changed her tone, vigorously, "I’ve known about people saying you killed that designer for a long time! But I didn’t tell mom! But now those people have come to us, they even showed mom a knife yesterday. If weren’t for us being home, they might have stabbed mom! You’re going to get us killed like this!"

It was the first time since adulthood that Jenna Raines spoke to Sienna Thornton so harshly. Sienna Thornton felt as if she saw Jenna Raines from childhood again.

Back then, in the struggle for scare family resources, Jenna Raines always spoke to her in this tone of three parts rebuke, seven parts resentment.

As if Jenna Raines was the owner of the house and Sienna Thornton merely a servant. What would young Jenna Raines understand? Naturally, it was what Felix Raines taught her.

With Felix Raines’ genes plus his teachings, Jenna Raines probably would surpass Felix!

Sienna Thornton suddenly remembered the story of the farmer and the snake.

She snapped back to reality, coldly looking at Jenna Raines, "If you’re afraid of me getting you killed, then move out! Anyway, you have a job now, you can either live in your company dormitory or rent a place, just move out fast! I’ll take care of mom! We don’t need you!"

"How am I supposed to afford rent with my salary?!" Jenna Raines shouted, not even bothering to pretend.

She was interning in the pastry department of a hotel, earning less than five thousand a month. After deducting transportation, meals, and buying some cosmetics and clothes, she had very little left. It wasn’t that she couldn’t afford rent, but she couldn’t afford a place like what Sienna Thornton was providing for her.

"If you can’t afford rent but still want to eat and use my things, then speak to me respectfully!" Sienna Thornton’s face turned completely cold, pointing to the end of the corridor, "I don’t want to see you, get out!"

"I want to stay in the hospital with mom!"

"Fine." Sienna Thornton suddenly sneered, but the chill in that smile made Jenna Raines’ heart quiver, "You want to stay in the hospital, huh? Then I’ll leave, and mom will be your responsibility. You cover the hospitalization fees, okay?"

With that, she decisively stood up. Just after taking two steps, Jenna Raines stormed off towards the elevator.

When it came to money, The Raines Family all behaved the same.

Sienna Thornton coldly withdrew her gaze, sat back on the chair outside the hospital room, and continued waiting.

Actually, she had suspected yesterday whether those people were sent by The Sinclair Family, but because Melinda Linton’s condition was too critical at the time, and Quentin Thorne suddenly appeared, her mind was too chaotic to think about it calmly.

Although she wasn’t much calmer now, Jenna Raines’ outburst had awakened her.

A few days ago, when Rhonda Wagner suggested she return to Z City to open a branch, she refused, citing her family, friends, and lover in Brimfield. But now, Melinda Linton’s life was in danger.

Thinking deeper, after Nina Sinclair’s unexpected death, she became the target of everyone. The reason couldn’t be separated from the Forrester Family or Simon Forrester. This crisis did not only destroy her career, which she worked hard for, but it also threatened her family’s life. Who knows one day, she might perish under The Sinclair Family’s knife...

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After Simon Forrester returned home, he washed the clothes Sienna Thornton wore last night, hung them to dry, took a shower himself, slept a bit, and then cooked food to bring to the hospital.

Upon entering the ward, Sienna Thornton was sitting by the bed reading a newspaper to Melinda Linton. Melinda Linton looked at him coming in, hesitating to speak.

He placed the thermal food box on the coffee table, walked over to sit on the stool by the bed, "Auntie, you’re awake? How do you feel?"

Melinda Linton revealed a weak smile, "I’m fine, the doctor said I’m okay now."

"That’s good."

Simon Forrester then whispered to Sienna Thornton, "I’ll go talk to the doctor about the situation."

Sienna Thornton nodded, squeezing his dry, warm hand.

After Simon Forrester left, Melinda Linton sighed, "The first time you brought him to see me, it was also in a hospital. I should have told you then, a man too handsome, you have to share half with others."

Sienna Thornton laughed, "What do you mean ’share half with others’?"

"A man too handsome always has many women longing for him. Even if they have no such intentions, many end up entangled with women after they’ve pestered them for long enough."