Sandra could see right through David’s thoughts. He was nothing but a hypocrite.
“Mr. Martin, why don’t you come with me and settle the bill? It saves me the trouble of going to pay at the store,” she suggested.
David’s heart sank. He didn’t want to! But he had no choice and followed Zachary into the Cooper Mansion. Zachary led David to settle the bill, while Wesley and Sandra walked into the main hall.
Although Hailey and Debra already knew Wesley was fine, they weren’t particularly relieved. Victor was still unconscious. Elizabeth had just visited moments ago and concluded that if Victor didn’t wake up tonight, it could be fatal. The entire Cooper family was drowning in despair.
Debra wiped away her tears. “Mom, what are we going to do?”
Hailey felt her heart ache as well. “I thought that since Victor had woken up, we could finally live a good life, but now…”
Angela sneered from the side. “It’s all because of that troublemaker. Dad was perfectly fine before she came!”
Sandra knew they were talking about her. Angela’s words drew everyone’s eyes toward her. With a cold laugh, Angela pressed on. “Sandra, didn’t you say you bring good luck?”
Sandra fixed her with an icy stare. “Just say what you want to say.”
Angela no longer held back. “Then why don’t you go and see my father? If anything happens to him because of you, the Cooper family won’t let you off.”
Sandra scoffed.
“Before I came, Mr. Victor Cooper was already in critical condition.”
Angela stubbornly argued, “He was recovering, but his condition worsened after you intervened.”
Sandra nodded. “You’re right. I did intervene and woke your father up, but he couldn’t have suddenly slipped into a coma for no reason today. Why don’t you tell us what happened?”
Angela’s face stiffened.
Suddenly, Sandra chuckled. “How about I take a guess?” She stepped forward, her cold gaze fixed on Angela. “It must be because of Mr. Cooper’s car accident, right?”
Angela cleared her throat awkwardly, her expression betraying guilt.
Debra knew Angela better than anyone. It was obvious she was hiding something. Could it be…? Debra’s expression darkened, though she remained silent.
Sandra continued. “Before the car accident, Mr. Cooper and I were shopping together. How could there have been a problem with the car? Unless… someone tampered with it?”
Angela tensed. “How would I know?!”
Sandra sneered. “You don’t know? But your father slipped into a coma because of this.”
Angela was speechless.
“Your father passed out because he was upset,” Sandra stated firmly.
Angela immediately denied it. “My father passed out because he was heartbroken over Wesley’s accident. Stop pretending! You don’t have any medical skills! You’re just seeking attention!”
Sandra looked at her with pity. “You’re still deceiving yourself, poor thing.” She let out a sigh. “Mr. Victor Cooper was once powerful and influential, dominating all of Geniston. Do you really think he wouldn’t see through the conspiracy behind this car accident?”
“Mr. Cooper has been in a vegetative state for years, and Mr. Victor Cooper knows he’s not doing well. So, even if he knew about Mr. Cooper’s car accident, his emotions wouldn’t have been disturbed too much.”
Everyone fell silent. In fact, over the years, they had been prepared to hold a funeral at any time. Victor was fine at first, but after Wesley became a vegetable, his health deteriorated rapidly. After all these years, Victor had accepted the reality long ago. So, even if Wesley died in the car accident, they would have thought of it as his liberation. Why would he faint all of a sudden?
Sandra took in everyone’s expressions. She sneered and continued, “In fact, Mr. Victor Cooper probably discovered something was wrong long ago. He knew the reason behind the car accident, and that’s what made him faint.”
Hailey had never liked Sandra before, but Sandra did save Victor and wake up Wesley, so she could only believe in her now. “Sandra, can you save Victor?”
Debra also choked up. “Sandra, I know you’ve suffered a lot since you married into the Cooper family. Please forgive us and save Victor. I’m begging you.”
Her words seemed like an explanation but actually put Sandra in a position where she appeared heartless. Sandra chuckled. “It doesn’t work on me.”
Angela became anxious. “What do you mean? Do you not want to save my father?”
Sandra looked at her and said, “Mr. Victor Cooper has a psychological problem. As long as you solve it, he will be fine.”
Hailey asked eagerly, “Tell me, what should we do?”
“It’s simple,” Sandra said casually. “Make the person who started it all genuinely apologize to Mr. Victor Cooper. As long as he feels their sincerity, he will naturally wake up.”
Sandra held onto Wesley’s wheelchair with both hands.
“That’s all I have to say. As for whether you want to save Mr. Victor Cooper or not, I don’t care.”
With that, she pushed Wesley and turned to leave. Hailey immediately exchanged glances with the maid at the door. When they reached the door, they were stopped by the maid.
Hailey spoke up. “Sandra, tell me, who caused the car accident!”
Angela panicked. “Grandma, it was just an accident. How can you believe her?”
Hailey scolded coldly. “Get out of the way.”
Angela gritted her teeth in anger. Hailey rarely spoke so harshly to her!
It was all Sandra’s fault! How come the severe car accident didn’t kill them both?!
Debra pulled Angela away and looked at Sandra. “There was a police report about the accident. We’ve seen it, and it was indeed an accident.” She spoke, her face filled with compassion.
“Sandra, I know you’ve been wronged, but rest assured, I will thoroughly investigate this matter and find the culprit soon.”
“But…”
Debra asked pleadingly. “Victor is your father-in-law. Are you really going to turn a blind eye to that?”
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