Chapter 340
Mrs. Jones was no pushover even before she married into the Joneses. When her husband was still alive, she used various means to deal with the women who threw themselves at him many times. Now, only her and Sheldon were left in this branch of the Joneses. Therefore, Sheldon was her everything, and she would not allow anyone to take him away from her.
But Sheldon was actually mad at her for that bitch Nora, which aroused a strong sense of crisis within her. She would not let that bitch off.
In the Xavier Group.
Mrs. Jones dressed herself up carefully and walked into the Xavier Group carrying a handbag. There was a faint smile on her delicately made-up face. Anyone who saw her would think that she was an elegant and intellectual lady.
As the madam of the Joneses, she could easily enter the Design Department.
Nora was making sketches seriously. When she heard the assistant's voice, she looked up and her heart skipped a beat. Then she stood up immediately.
"Auntie?"
She hadn't seen Hailey for a while and didn't know her purpose in coming.
In the past, Hailey had always been mean to her, but today, she was actually smiling and unexpectedly kind, which made Nora a little uneasy.
"Nora, I came here today specially to see you."
Hailey was full of enthusiasm when seeing Nora, holding her hand affectionately.
Nora stiffened uncontrollably. This was the first time she had seen Hailey behaving like this. She was flattered and felt a little weird at the same time.
"Auntie, what did you want to see me about?"
Hailey smiled and said, "The reason I came here today is to give you something.”
As she spoke, Hailey took out a vacuum flask from her bag and unscrewed the cap gently.
Since Nora didn't pay attention at all, she didn't see the sinister smile in Hailey's eyes. The next moment, an accident happened.
"Bitch, go to hell.”
With a shrill and malicious curse, Hailey opened the cap and splashed the boiling water on Nora's face.
Nora was very close to her. She widened her eyes in panic, drew back subconsciously and raised her hand to ward it off. The moment the boiling water was splashed over her body, she fell to the ground.
"Ah..."
Although her face was protected from the boiling water, her arm was not spared. The burning pain in her tender and fair arm made her cry out in agony.
A large area of skin on the outside of her arm went red and blistered, looking awful.
The other designer assistants around were so scared that they shrieked the moment they came to their senses. The whole office was thrown into chaos.
Her face reddened, Hailey had that mean look in the eyes.
She pounced on Nora, who was on the ground, her sharp nails piercing hard into Nora's bare skin. Scratching and pinching, Hailey showed no mercy and acted as if she was crazy.
"Little bitch, how dare you to seduce my son! You cheap whore..."
"I'm going to tear you to pieces today, you slut! I just want to see how you'll seduce my son and defy me in the future...”
Nora was no match for her. Besides, her arm was injured, and she was suffering the burning pain. Nora couldn't be more painful at this moment.
Fortunately, a few designers called the security guards immediately. Trembling, another designer contacted Damian, a man planted in the Design Department by Derek.
Since the Avril incident last time, Derek had planted a man to watch the office, so that he would know what happened immediately once Nora was wronged in the Design Department.
Damian was completely taken aback when hearing that Nora was splashed with boiling water by a woman coming out of the blue. He couldn't afford to hold back the truth and told Derek about it at once.
The security guards came to the Design Department soon and pulled Hailey away from Nora. Hailey struggled frantically, "What are you doing? How dare you touch me? Let go of me. Get out of my way..."
"Do you know who I am? Let go of me..."
Several designer assistants helped Nora up.
Although Nora was not seriously hurt, she still looked miserable at the moment. Her face turned pale due to the intense pain and the shock a while ago, and she couldn't help trembling.
Derek strode over with a sullen face, looking furious. Especially when he caught sight of Nora, his eyes darkened instantly, sending a chill down people's spines.
Everyone could feel the ferocity he exuded. The female designers of the Design Department all went silent in fear, their hearts racing.
Derek walked over, his sharp eyes running over Nora's body inch by inch. The bloody scratches and bruises didn't matter that much.
However, the large area of burns on her arm was very eye-catching. In addition, in order to ward off Hailey just now, Nora had her burnt skin torn off, which was too horrible to look at.
Derek's eyes went red. While his heart was torn apart, he also felt like killing the crazy woman.
He never expected that someone would dare to hurt Nora like this under his nose and on his turf. Derek took off his suit, draped it over Nora's shoulders gently and scooped her up, his voice piercing cold.
"Get the car ready. To the hospital.”
Even Damian, who was behind him, held his breath and said at once, "Yes, Mr. Xavier."
As he went by Hailey, Derek paused and glanced at her.
This glance made Hailey's ferocious look freeze. As if someone was seizing her by the throat, she could say nothing.
A bone-chilling coldness shot up from the bottom of her feet, and in an instant, Hailey was too scared to look him in the eye.
Naturally, Derek would not let her off so easily. He wished he could tear her to pieces, but not now. What mattered more was Nora's injury. She needed to be sent to the hospital immediately.
It was the same hospital that she had gone to when she had saved Easton last time. Before long, she was here again.
The Xaviers was the biggest shareholder of this hospital. As soon as Derek stepped in, the director rushed over to welcome him with his people.
"Cut the crap. Arrange a room and treat her immediately.”
"Yes, yes, I'm doing it right now.” The elderly director wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Derek placed Nora on the bed gently. Along the way, Nora had been enduring the pain and suffering, but she made no sound.
Derek was heartbroken to see Nora like this. He couldn't say anything harsh to her, and had no choice but to hold back his emotions. His face turned more and more sullen, and he looked like the King of Hell.
"Bring the medicine,” he said faintly.
Damian, who was behind him, was stunned and realized what kind of medicine his boss was referring to at once. His lips were twitching, his heart aching, but he acted very quickly and took out a little wooden box immediately.
The wooden box was opened and a small bottle filled with light blue liquid was shown in it.
This medicine worked similarly to the anesthetics used in various hospitals. The only difference was that there was that those ordinary anesthetics were not allowed to be used as much as people wanted to.