Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Precious Darling-Chapter 104: Gestational Hypertension

"Thank you, ma’am. I’ll come see you again next time," Adrian Hawthorne said with a smile.

"Don’t bring so many people next time. It draws too much attention," the old lady said in a low voice.

"Alright."

Adrian Hawthorne nodded at her, then left, carrying the bag and the stool. The trip had been incredibly fruitful. New books would have cost at least twenty, but he had gotten all this for only two—plus a red sandalwood stool. It was an absolute steal.

That’s right. The stool Tang Xiaonan had her eye on was made of precious red sandalwood. Although Adrian Hawthorne hadn’t had an easy life since he was born, the Hawthorne family was a classic case of a starved camel still being bigger than a horse—even in decline, they still had some fine possessions. Red sandalwood furniture was one of them. The cradle Adrian Hawthorne had slept in as a child was made of red sandalwood, and the scent was all too familiar to him. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

All this running around had taken quite some time. It was already three-thirty in the afternoon, and the sky would be dark in another two hours.

"Why’d you bring all this junk back? It’s heavy as hell. You can carry it yourself later," Patrick Thorne said, glaring at the pile of scraps with disgust. He had to carry his little sister, so he definitely wasn’t going to lend a hand.

"I’ll carry it myself." Adrian Hawthorne hadn’t expected any help from Patrick Thorne anyway. He could manage.

"Mr. Hawthorne, why does this stool smell so good?"

Tang Xiaonan whispered in his ear, her heart pounding. ’This is definitely a valuable treasure! The big bed Mom and Dad sleep on at home must be a treasure, too.’

"I’ll tell you when we get back."

’There were too many ears around right now. He would give the stool to the little chubster when they got back. The chubby girl was the one who found it; he wouldn’t keep it.’

On the way, they also bought some snacks—things like cookies and fruit candies. They also got some of the local specialty, brown sugar fried dough twists, weighing out a portion of each to bring back for the old master and Rosalind Green. Of course, he also bought a bag of candy for Tang Xiaonan. Thanks to the chubby girl’s good luck, everything had gone smoothly today. The errands were done, and he had even saved about twenty.

Phoebe Thorne and Goldie Thorne were already back. The results of the check-up weren’t good. Phoebe Thorne had gestational hypertension and needed complete bed rest. She also had to go to the hospital for frequent check-ups, or it could become dangerous.

When they got home, they heard from the neighbors that Mrs. Chapman had hit Tang Xiaonan and had even driven their guests away. Phoebe Thorne was so furious her face went pale. A wave of dizziness hit her, and she nearly fell, but thankfully, Goldie Thorne was there to catch her.

"Sis, you can’t get angry. If you get any more worked up, something bad will happen."

"I know, but I can’t help it! Don’t worry about me. Go find Xiaonan and the others, hurry!"

Phoebe Thorne was so dizzy she could barely open her eyes. She was terrified something had happened to the children, especially her adorable little niece. If she’d been taken by a kidnapper, how could she ever face her family back home?

Goldie Thorne was torn, worried about both his niece and his sister. The neighbors were very helpful, telling him to just go look for the children while they looked after Phoebe Thorne.

Seeing Phoebe Thorne in such a state, the neighbors felt quite sorry for her, and their opinion of Mrs. Chapman soured even more. She knew her daughter-in-law was in poor health but wouldn’t lift a finger to help. That mother-in-law was all talk and no action.

Goldie Thorne hadn’t gone far before he ran into Tang Xiaonan and the others. When he saw the dark bruise on Tang Xiaonan’s arm, Goldie Thorne’s expression grew grim, but he forced himself to hold back his anger.

’Right now, it wasn’t convenient for Phoebe Thorne to travel on the mountain roads. He had to go back and discuss things with his parents. For now, he wouldn’t openly confront that old witch. He’d wait for his parents and older brother to come and teach this family a lesson.’

Phoebe Thorne wanted them to stay the night and leave the next morning, but Goldie Thorne refused. He was now desperate to get back and report what had happened. With Phoebe Thorne’s health in this state, she had to return to her family home to recover. If she stayed with the Chapman family, something bad was bound to happen sooner or later.