Mandy pulled her mask up and said in a low voice, "I'm injured."
“You're injured?" Leia stared at Mandy's face. She reckoned that Mandy's wound had been concealed under the mask.
Mandy noticed that the other two patients in the ward were looking at her too. Hence, she asked, "Why aren't you staying in a
single-room ward?"
"Do you think I wanted to stay here? There's no single-room ward in the Department of Hepatobiliary. The wards upstairs are full
too." Leia rolled her eyes.
Mandy rose to her feet and said, “Why don't we go out for a walk?"
“Sure." Leia knew Mandy did not want the other patients in the ward to stare at her. Thus, they walked out of the ward together.
The two patients in the ward exchanged glances with each other. The patient who fought with Leia said, "I just recalled who she
is. I kept wondering why she looked so familiar to me^"
“Who is she? I think I've seen her somewhere before too," asked another patient.
“Oh, she's Leia Norman. A celebrity has-been who got involved in scandalous affairs. I went online searching for her just now.
Tsk, tsk. You can't imagine how shocking it was. How dare she show her face in front of others? If I were involved in so many
scandalous affairs, I would hit my head against the wall and end my life," she said maliciously. She had been bottling up her
anger after arguing with Leia just now.
“So she's Leia Norman. No wonder she looks familiar. You're right. She has done so many bad things. How could she scold
someone else without feeling embarrassed? Even if she's wealthy, she's just a child adopted by the Norman family. Who does
she think she is to judge the poor? She's nothing but an outsider once the Norman family's biological child comes back. I heard
that her biological father is a homeless scumbag. She was born to be poor. Even if she was adopted into a wealthy family, she's
still a poor person deep down. How dare she mock others? Rumor has it that she has a bad attitude. I finally got to see what she
truly is like today." Another patient went along with her.
“I know, right?"
Leia, who stood at the door, wore a sullen look on her face. She realized she forgot to bring her phone when she walked out of
the ward. She initially thought of heading back to take it, but she accidentally heard those people talking about her.
Mandy heard them too. She patted Leia's shoulders and pointed at the corner of the hallway with her fingers.
Leia could not be bothered to argue with the two patients in the ward. She immediately headed in the direction where Mandy
pointed.
They headed to the corner of the hallway where there was no one around. Only then did Mandy pull her mask down.
Leia noticed the redness and how swollen Mandy's face was. She asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Did he beat you?"
"I risked my life to get that money." Mandy stroked her face. She did not feel any pain in her face when she was slapped. All she
felt was numbness. It was only after an hour did she start to feel the pain.
The plastic surgeon told her that judging from how swollen her face was, it might take up to a week for it to recover and the pain
would ease after the swelling was gone.
Although Mandy did not answer her question directly, Leia was sure that it was Matysh who did this to her.
"He's so cruel." Leia saw how swollen Mandy's face was, and she thought Mandy got beaten up asking for money from Matysh.
"Fortunately, I got the money. That slap didn't end up in vain." Mandy put on her mask and asked, "How are your parents now?"
Leia was the one who told Mandy that the mission had failed.
Matysh still could not contact those men who were arrested by the police when Mandy left the hotel. Their superior seemed to be
handling this matter too.
However, Mandy also heard that A City was currently the center of the country's anti-organized crime. It seemed like things were
going to be more difficult to handle.
"I don't know what their situation is now." Leia clenched her teeth resentfully and cursed, "I hope there's bleeding in their brains
and they'll die."
Mandy shook her head. Mr. and Mrs. Norman were her adoptive parents, after all. How could she be so heartless...
"What's Matysh planning to do now?" Leia asked.
Mandy shrugged her shoulders and replied, "I have no idea. He vented his anger on me after knowing that we failed the mission.
But I didn't let him get away with venting his emotions on me. I left as soon as I got the money. We have nothing to do with
anything that happens next. You're considered a rich woman now. With the money, you can make a living by starting a business
in A City. It won't matter even when the Norman family doesn't care about you anymore in the future."
"I want more than that." Leia narrowed her eyes.
Even though Jack had always been law-abiding, clean, and honest since he served in the military, the Norman family's wealth
only started to accumulate when Old Master Norman began doing business back then.
Although Jack had no intention of taking over Old Master Norman's businesses, Old Master Norman had given him full rights to
the company. The company was still earning a considerable amount of profits now.
Would that money not become hers when Jack was no longer alive?
Hence, what Leia truly wanted was the assets of the Norman family.
Mandy knew what Leia had in mind. She patted her shoulder and said, "That's all I can do for you.
Things have gotten much bigger, and the biggest reason for it is probably because your parents were injured. That's why you
have to be extra careful. You can't let them suspect you." “Don't worry. I can distance myself from this matter. I've finished my
job, after all.” Leia smirked. She did it so well and left no clues behind.
No matter how capable Luke's men were and no matter how many police officers came, they would not be able to find out that
she had something to do with this case.
"Although you did the job well, you still have to be careful. Besides, don't forget me when you've become a super rich woman."
Mandy stroked her face, trying to remind Leia that she sacrificed her beauty in exchange for the money.
"I got it. Have you seen the doctor yet? Let me ask Johann to take a look at it," said Leia. Even though Johann did not study
plastic surgery, she heard that Johann was skilled at it.
Mandy's eyes lit up when she recalled Johann's handsome face. She asked, "Really? But he's not working in the plastic surgery
department, right?"
"Even though he's not, he's an expert. Even plastic surgeons aren't as highly skilled as he is. If he'd like to change his job, all the
cosmetic hospitals would welcome him to join them with open arms," answered Leia.
"That's so impressive..." Mandy could not help but exclaim with admiration.
However, the injury on her face affected her appearance badly. She eventually shook her head and said, "It's alright. I'll be
leaving a bad impression on him if I see him in such a state now. Do create chances for me to meet him in the future if it's
possible."
"Sure. No problem. You helped me a lot this time." Leia was talking about hurting Jack and Queenie, as well as the money
Mandy got for her.
"We should help each other. And we should make those who look down on us apologize to us!" said Mandy.
On the other hand...
The caretaker Luke sent to look after Leia followed her instructions and bought bottles of the most expensive imported water.
She realized Leia was gone when she returned to the ward. Then, she walked to the washroom and glanced around. Leia was
nowhere to be seen. Hence, she asked the other patients who were on their beds with curiosity, "Excuse me, do any of you know
where Ms. Norman went?"
The two patients stared at their phones while lying on the bed. It was as though they did not hear her talking to them.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't do anything wrong to offend the two of you. Do you know where she is?" The caretaker knew they hated
Leia, and that was why they were deliberately ignoring what she said.