You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 445 Denial

Vivian kept her eyes closed and her breathing regular. She could hardly explain the situation at this point, so she had to pretend to be unconscious.

'Dad's here now. Everything will be fine.'

Vivian tried to comfort herself, but her heart was still pounding in her chest.

When Chester suddenly appeared, she knew that the matter would be exposed.

Today's events unfolded one after another. Before she could even think of a solution, the other party caught her off guard.

Vivian was so nervous that sweat began to break out on her forehead.

Julie took advantage of the situation and blotted the sweat off her daughter's forehead, cooing in concern, "Honey, let's go to the hospital quickly. Our daughter must be in so much pain. See? She's sweating, and her forehead feels hot."

Howard turned his head to look at Julie, but she avoided his eyes. She kept her head down and fussed over her daughter.

Evidently, Julie was hiding something.

He didn't think about it too much and just nodded.

"Wait!" Jessica shouted at the three of them.

Julie's throat tightened, but she turned around and smiled at the newcomer. "Jessica, what's the matter? Vivi is unwell, so we have to hurry to the hospital."

Jessica was suspicious. She knew Chester's personality-it was impossible for that child to tell such a lie.

"What about the bug in the necklace?" Jessica showed them the necklace, which dangled from her hand. "Vivi gave me this necklace. Can you explain to me why there's a bug in it?"

"What? There's a bug in your necklace?" Julie was the picture of shock. "How could that be? That's impossible."

"Then what is this?" Jessica showed the bug to them. Her face was as cold and impassive as a dead person's.

Julie stared at the bug and felt her nervousness rise. Even so, she bit the bullet and said bravely, "We have no idea about any of that. Jessica, are you suspecting Vivi of installing the bug in your necklace?" "What do you think?" Jessica's words made it clear that she was indeed suspecting Vivian.

Julie denied vehemently, "How is that possible? How could Vivi do such a thing? Jessica, you can't possibly blame it on Vivi. You know how well Vivi treats you. How could she do such a thing?"

'That's true. Vivi has always been nice to me.

Is there a mistake?'

Jessica's eyes flashed, and she appeared conflicted.

"Jessica, you know Vivi very well. How could she do such a thing?" Finally, Jessica slowly withdrew her hand, and Julie could breathe again. "Did someone tamper with the necklace without Vivi knowing?" "Are you certain that it wasn't Vivi?" Jessica was skeptical. 'The designer wouldn't do that. Who knew how many people touched the necklace before it made its way from its designer to Vivi? Was it really someone else's doing?

Once I find out the person who's responsible for this, I'll make them suffer a pain worse than death!

How dare that person try to monitor me?'

"I just want to hear it straight from Vivi's mouth," Jessica replied in a calmer tone as she put away the necklace and the bug.

Vivian, who had her eyes closed the entire time, suddenly felt relieved.

'That's great! I have time to think of a solution.'

Howard felt that his daughter's body slacken and knew immediately that the mother and daughter were the ones who installed the bug in the necklace.

He should have been furious. However, if he lost his temper now, then the Shi family would find fault with him.

Howard had to keep it a secret for the sake of his family.

After all, the matter was related to the interests of both the Ye and Shi families.

"We can talk about it after Vivi recovers."

Upon hearing what her father said, Vivian was both relieved and uneasy.

He said that to protect them, which meant that he already knew what they had done.

Her father would definitely scold her and give her some punishment when they got home.

However, it was better to be scolded and punished rather than to have Jessica and the others know the truth.

The three of them were about to head out when two people entered the banquet hall. They were Dr. Brian and a nurse.

"Good afternoon, everyone." Brian greeted them. "Sam, I'm here for your medical check-up."

The entire time, Sam had been observing the expressions on the Ye family's faces. He was almost certain that the bug was installed by Vivian and that she was probably pretending to pass out. The man shot Brian a cunning look. The doctor's timing was impeccable.

"I'm fine, but Vivian appears to be sick. Look, she has fainted. You better check up on her, in case it's too late to send her to the hospital." The old man's voice was serious.

The words "in case it's too late" slightly scared Brian. How serious was the situation?

Upholding his professional oath to save lives and heal the wounded, Brian immediately turned to look at Vivian and called out, "Miss Ye? Can you hear me?" Looking at the woman's parents, he asked, "Did she pass out? Please put Miss Ye down and let me check on her."

Vivian's body tensed up instantly.

If the doctor examined her, wouldn't her lie would be exposed?

She opened her eyes slightly and winked at her mother secretly. 'Why are you spacing out at this time? Do something!'

"No, thanks." Julie came to her senses at once, but then she realized that she had answered too quickly. She quickly covered it up with a smile and said, "It doesn't matter. Vivi was blown by the wind and caught a cold. It's not so serious."

Howard didn't want his daughter's feigned illness to be exposed. "I'm bringing her to the hospital right now. The most important thing right now is for you to check on Sam's health." Then, he took a step forward to leave.

Chester opened his mouth to stop them from leaving, but he restrained himself. In Howard's eyes, he was just a kid, so what he said bore no weight.

Only Sam could stop him.

Sam already knew about it. He called out, "Howard, if Vivian is sick, let the doctor check up on her. Brian is here anyway, so let him have a look. A fever is no small matter-many people who suffered from fever ended up having brain damage."

Howard had to stop because Sam spoke up. Julie's back was turned toward Sam and Brian, and she kept winking at her husband.

'Please don't.'

Vivian was similarly anxious. She grabbed at her father's clothes, and her eyes flashed open while she lay in his arms.

She mouthed an apology to her father. "Dad, I'm sorry."

She looked at him with pleading eyes.

Her father had always been nice to her, so it was impossible for him not to help her.

This time, Vivian was wrong.

Howard was a wise man. It was impossible for him to cover up for his daughter when Sam already knew the truth.

"Thank you, Dr. Brian." Howard gingerly put down his daughter on a chair.

Vivian's heart sank. Clenching her teeth, she blinked her eyes open as if in a daze.

"Dad," called out Vivian in a frail voice. To her shock, her father cast her a glance that said she was on her own now, so she turned toward her mother. "Mom, what's going on? My head hurts."

"It's okay. Mom's here." Julie held her daughter's shaking body to comfort her, but her mind was racing in anxiety, at a loss what to do under the circumstances.

Brian, the doctor, was right in front of her, and her husband had just ignored the signals from her and Vivian. What should she do now?

What should she do?

Julie trembled with anxiety.

Vivian was also suffering like an ant on a hot pan as she watched Brian take purposeful steps toward her.

'Oh my God! I'm so screwed this time!'☐☐☐☐☐☐