Forbidden Passion
Chapter 540 Madison Hit Grace with Her Car

Grace was totally floored, then shook her head real quick. "Phoebe, don't even go there. This whole identity swap thing is already nuts. You didn't even think I was lying, so how can you say you messed it up?" Phoebe saw Grace's freaked-out look and gave her shoulder a reassuring pat.

"Mr. Reynolds can't handle this right now, but once he gets his head straight, he'll come around. Chill out," Phoebe said, trying to calm her down.

Phoebe was sure that blood ties couldn't just disappear.

Once Theodore started having doubts, he'd dig for the truth.

Grace nodded. "I get it. Honestly, I'm all over the place. If I hadn't bumped into you, I probably wouldn't have said anything."

Phoebe grinned, "Grace, don't beat yourself up. You didn't do anything wrong."

When Grace and Madison's identities got swapped, whether it was a nurse's screw-up or someone did it on purpose, Grace and Madison were the real victims here. After Phoebe left, Grace sat on the bench for a bit. Then she got up and headed out of the hospital. She couldn't face Mason and Alva in the ward tonight.

It was late, and the hospital's front door was already locked, so she had to sneak out through the back.

The back door led to a long, creepy alley. The night wind was blowing, and the hospital alley was dead silent. Grace felt a chill and picked up her pace.

Out of nowhere, two car headlights lit up behind her. She heard an engine roar and instinctively turned around.

The blinding lights made it hard to see. She raised her hand to shield her eyes, but before she could make out the license plate, the car sped towards her. Grace barely made out a woman in the driver's seat. A bad feeling hit her, and she quickly turned and ran.

Madison floored it, chasing the figure ahead. Damn Grace, how dare she go to Theodore for a paternity test.

No way!

She couldn't let Grace pull this off!

Grace had never run so fast in her life. The car's roar was right behind her, like death itself.

She ran like her life depended on it, not daring to look back.

Grace couldn't outrun the car; she hadn't gone far before the speeding car hit her, sending her flying.

Grace was thrown into the air and then crashed to the ground. Her insides felt like they were on fire, and she lay there in agony.

Warm blood gushed from her body. She was in so much pain she almost blacked out, then heard the car driving away.

Barely hanging on, Grace weakly called out, "Don't go."

Her vision started to blur. She thought she might die in this dark, empty alley. When someone found her, would Mason and Alva even care? "Grace."

Before passing out, Grace vaguely heard Phoebe's voice. She managed a faint smile. She almost forgot, if she died, there'd still be one person who'd be sad for her, and that was Phoebe.

Phoebe was driving when she saw someone lying by the roadside. As she got closer, she recognized the familiar clothes and realized it was Grace. She slammed on the brakes, jumped out of the car, and ran over. She saw Grace lying in a pool of blood, already in shock. Terrified, she quickly pulled out her phone and called 911.

The medics showed up with a stretcher in no time. They carefully lifted Grace onto it and rushed her back to the ER.

Phoebe drove back, parked in the underground garage, and sprinted to the emergency room.

She paced anxiously outside the ER. When a nurse finally came out, Phoebe darted over and grabbed her arm. "Nurse, how's Grace doing?"

"Are you family? She needs surgery, and someone has to sign the consent form."

Phoebe bit her lip. "No, I'm just a friend."

"Then get in touch with her family ASAP. We can't operate without their consent. Hurry up," the nurse said and walked off.

Phoebe clutched the consent form, thinking of Mason and Alva upstairs. She quickly took the elevator to find them.

Mason and Alva hadn't slept a wink. Since Grace left the ward in the afternoon, they couldn't reach her and were worried she might have gone to see the Reynolds family.

When Phoebe found them, Alva had just dozed off. Mason was still awake and came out when Phoebe called him. Hearing that Grace had been in a car accident, his heart skipped a beat.

He asked, "How did she end up in a car accident?"

"I don't know, but she needs surgery now, and you need to sign the consent form. Otherwise, the doctors won't operate," Phoebe said.

Mason grabbed the pen, about to sign the form, but hesitated. "Is she seriously hurt? Will the surgery cost a lot?" Phoebe frowned.

What kind of parents were these? Their daughter needed surgery, and Mason was worried about the cost.

"Mr. Sullivan, forget about the cost for now. The doctors need your signature to save her. Please sign," Phoebe urged.

Mason shoved the pen into Phoebe's hand. "I can't sign."

Phoebe's eyes widened in disbelief. "Why can't you sign? Grace needs surgery urgently. Her condition is critical."

Mason hid his hands behind his back, his face full of resistance, "The surgery will cost a lot. Alva also needs surgery. We can't afford Grace's medical bills." Phoebe couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Grace had put up with so much crap at work to raise money for Alva's medical bills. Now, when Grace needed surgery, Mason was treating her like this.

"If you don't sign, are you just gonna watch her die?" Phoebe was furious. How could Mason be so selfish?

Mason said, "Leave. I won't sign. I can't afford the surgery."

"Mr. Sullivan!" Phoebe glared at Mason's back. "You won't sign because you're scared Grace will expose what you did back then, or you're afraid she'll threaten your biological daughter's spot in the Reynolds family?" Mason turned around, glaring at Phoebe, his face twisted with rage. "What nonsense are you talking about? Grace is our biological daughter."

"No father would ignore his biological daughter's life because he can't afford the surgery. Sign the consent form, or I'll charge you with attempted murder," Phoebe said coldly.

Mason glared at her. "This is our family matter. It's none of your business!"

"Well, today it is my business!" Phoebe retorted firmly.

Phoebe felt it was so unfair for Grace. Grace had kept quiet to protect Mason and Alva, but they were so heartless.

Mason, intimidated by Phoebe's determination, reluctantly signed the surgery consent form, saying viciously, "I'll sign, but I won't pay for her medical bills."