Chapter 343
Sheldon's face suddenly darkened, but he was a little uncertain. He had investigated the president of the Xavier Group.
He knew that Derek had a son, and it was said that in the past five or six years, there was no woman around him and that he had remained a celibate. How could he have anything to do with Nora?
To be sure, Sheldon asked, "Mr. Xavier, who is your woman?"
Derek raised his eyebrow slightly and smiled faintly. "She's a designer of our company. Her name is Nora."
Sheldon's pupils suddenly dilated. He did not expect it to be Nora. His brows immediately furrowed. No wonder Derek would treat his mother like this.
In an instant, he was extremely upset with Nora. She was his girlfriend, but she seduced the president of the Xavier Group. Good for her.
Although he didn't like Nora and wanted to marry her just for benefits, he still thought Nora was his toy.
Only he got to throw this toy away. The woman could only listen to his orders obediently. Now, his toy was trying to run away. Naturally, he was not happy.
Moreover, if Derek got involved, it would be even harder for him to marry Nora.
"Mr. Xavier, I think you might be mistaken. Nora of the Design Department in your company is my fiancée.” Although Sheldon was nervous, he still said it.
Derek narrowed his eyes and stared daggers at Sheldon.
Sheldon felt a strong pressure, and his back instantly became wet with sweat.
"Your fiancée? I don't care what relationship you were in before, but after this, everything will soon disappear,” he said while sneering.
"What, what do you mean?" Sheldon was shocked.
"If you want to save your mother, stay away from Nora. Otherwise, Hailey will never be released,” Derek said bluntly.
Sheldon's expression suddenly changed and his face darkened. He had never expected that Derek would really take a fancy to Nora, and it seemed that Nora meant a lot to him.
Even in an ordinary family, it was difficult for a person to choose between his wife one and his closest relatives, let alone he was in a much more complicated situation.
He had to marry Nora so that he could get benefits from Sean, the patriarch of the Joneses. He had been planning this for many years. How could he give this up?
But now, Derek was using his mother to force him. Sheldon felt it really hard to choose.
Although he wanted the benefits more, Hailey was his mother, and he couldn't let her suffer there. There seemed to be short of air suddenly. Of course, only he felt that way.
In the end, Sheldon reluctantly agreed to Derek's request.
Of course, he didn't take his choice seriously. His plan was that after getting his mother out, he would ask Nora what was going on between her and Derek.
"Only when Nora's injury is healed will Hailey come out.”
Derek said and asked Damian to get Sheldon out.
Although Sheldon was dissatisfied, he did not dare to say anything. He could only wait with anger. At the same time, he needed to think about how to marry Nora after Derek was involved.
"Boss, Sheldon didn't seem to have given in,” Damian said.
"I have no choice. Meredith has always been soft-hearted, even after she lost her memory and became Nora. Plus, the Joneses saved her life. Even if Hailey did that to her, she wouldn't pursue it." This made Derek uncomfortable but helpless.
In fact, getting rid of the Joneses and Sheldon was very easy.
However, for the sake of Nora, he could only intimidate Sheldon and gave him a small punishement. Derek didn't pay much attention to Sean of the Joneses, and he didn't know that Nora was not saved by Sheldon, so naturally, he didn't know, for benefits, Sheldon wouldn't let Nora go.
Nora followed the doctor's instructions, so her injuries were almost healed in about ten days. She had used the lotion to remove the scars that Derek had specially prepared, so her skin had recovered completely.
At the same time, Sheldon, who received the news, quickly went to the detention center to pick up his mother.
But the moment he saw Hailey, he was stunned.
Was this... his mother?
Hailey had been a rich lady for more than 20 years, and as she got older, she became plump. She had always been taking care of her skin, so her skin was very fair and smooth.
But now, her hair was disheveled and dry, and her eyes were bloodshot with dark circles under them. Her face was sallow, her lips were pale and cracked, and her cheeks were sunken.
She looked as if she had suddenly aged by more than a decade. Her skin was also wrinkled. She looked she had lost half of her weight and looked miserable.
Sheldon opened his mouth and wanted to call her, but he didn't make any sound.
All of a sudden, his eyes widened and he immediately stepped forward to hold his mother. "Mom, mom, your hand. What happened to your hand?"
Hailey's wrists were crushed by Derek crushed and hadn't been treated effectively since then, so her wrists were bruised and swollen.
Sheldon lifted her arm. Her palm drooped, and as it moved, it shook left and right, looking like a prosthetic. It was terrifying.
He was really frightened and immediately sent his mother to the hospital.
"Mr. Jones, the patient's injuries are very serious, especially her two wrists. It is a comminuted fracture, and since she didn't receive immediate treatment, she had nerve necrosis and we can do nothing about it."
"Also, although there are no scars on the patient's skin, we found that her internal organs were severely injured and she had abdominal bleeding."
"In addition, she has not eaten for a long time. The gastric lining is severely damaged and there are signs of perforation. This requires a long time to recover.”
"And..."
The doctor solemnly told Sheldon everything about Hailey's injuries. Sheldon couldn't believe it. His face was livid. He clenched his fists and his eyes were full of hatred.
Damn it, he knew that prisoners might be abused in the detention center.
But he thought that his mother was at least the old lady of the Joneses, and that her mother had not done anything heinous. Although he was worried, he did not expect such a bad result.
A fool would have thought that someone must have asked the staff to do this on purpose. He knew exactly who that person was.