Raymond watched Vivian's expression change from initial vulnerability and helplessness to confusion, to a bitter smile, to strength, until he regained his usual composure.

He knew the woman in front of him was out of the predicament.

Raymond gave Vivian a deep and ambiguous look and then turned to leave the ward.

Looking at Raymond's back, Vivian's slender fingers intertwined with each other, just like her heart.

Just a few hours earlier, she thought her heart had been completely frozen. But it was that warmth just now, that still cold word, that appeared when she was most vulnerable and most frightened, and it made her heart melt again, not doing well.

What should she do in the face of such a Raymond?

Vivian felt her head hurting again.

As soon as Raymond stepped out of the door, his otherwise gentle air turned cold.

"Look, what's going on." He didn't believe it was an accident. He knew what had happened on the way here. There shouldn't have been large trucks on that road.

Not to mention Vivian's qualities, she shouldn't have been unable to react.

The old butler, who was following him, had no kind look at the moment, frowned and nodded, and walked out of the hospital with a tiger-like gait.

It seems that House of Steven has been silent for too long, which has emboldened some people.

Raymond, on the other hand, came to the chief physician's office.

Faced with Raymond's imposing presence, the chief physician was not at all complacent and was just short of explaining every nerve on the brain CT.

To the doctor's surprise, Raymond, who should have spent tens of millions of dollars every minute and time is more precious than money, actually listened attentively to his explanation of Vivian's condition.

When Raymond left, the doctor wiped the sweat off his forehead and the nurse beside him exclaimed:

"I didn't expect Mr. Steven, who looks so cold, to be very concerned about his wife."

The nurse's expression... It's hard to put into words.

Raymond greeted the hospital, and soon Vivian was transferred to an extremely luxurious private ward. Even the hospital director came in person to console her condition.

She stayed in the hospital for a week, during which a lot of people came in and out of her ward every day.

Probably all the powerful and influential people in the whole city of Frances knew about Vivian's illness, and people came to visit her in a continuous stream, even John, Sophia and Nicole visited her several times.

But the weasel, who pays New Year's greetings to the rooster, has never been kind-hearted.

John pretended to be concerned about Vivian's condition, but eight out of ten of his words were about working with House of Steven.

Constantly reminding her that as the daughter of House of Johnson, she should always be aware to fight for the interests of House of Johnson.

When Vivian saw him say this, her face was calm and her heart was calm, as if everything was a matter of course, and she couldn't help but think that his face was extremely ugly.

Sophia is still a kind mother, and even the little nurse who takes care of Vivian in the ward has been deceived by her gentle and pure appearance, always thinking that she is Vivian's biological mother.

But Vivian knew in her heart that Sophia had a sword hidden in every word, and from time to time she asked if Raymond had come over.

Vivian naturally knew that in Sophia's heart, as long as she was not doing well, that was the best thing.

Even if House of Johnson could benefit from her, Sophia would be glad that she would be looked down upon at House of Steven.

Looking at Sophia's way of winning people's hearts, Vivian curled her lips. "Ms. Sophia, what do you think of this ward?"

When Sophia heard her say this, she looked around rather carefully. She wanted to nitpick, but unfortunately, the ward was simply flawless.

It was top-notch in both the decoration and the medical equipment. Even as the wife of House of Johnson now, she had never seen such a luxurious ward.

It's obvious that it's not something an ordinary person can enjoy, and it's even more luxuriously decorated than her room.

It's simply luxurious but not vulgar.

She was reluctant, but could only say softly, "It's fine. You deserve your status."

Sophia has always managed her expression so well that no one else could tell that she was unhappy. Even Vivian almost thought that Sophia was sincerely praising her.

After all these years, she knew Sophia very well, and she knew that her stepmother was a scheming and treacherous woman.

"It was prepared for me by Raymond himself," she said with a snort. Vivian deliberately bit the word "personally" very hard.

Vivian's words killed two birds with one stone. Sophia understood the undertone of her words and, facing the envious gaze of the young nurse, could not say anything but return disappointedly.

Having driven Sophia away, Vivian's entire aura has weakened.

Raymond…… She hadn't seen him for seven days, except when she had just had a car accident.

It was as if that moment of warmth was just a fantasy of hers.

Looking out of the window at the blue sky and white clouds, Vivian's heart, which had been slightly softened, gradually cooled down.

She was already a rather haughty woman, and this sense of gain and loss was so bad that she forced herself to reflect.

These days in the hospital, calming down Vivian thought a lot and a lot.

If over the years she has struggled in the business world and outwitted John, Sophia and Nicole at House of Johnson. If there is any progress or gain, it must be learning to recognize her position, knowing what she shouldn't do and what she shouldn't do.

Raymond's attitude was actually quite obvious.

He married her for the benefits of the three rules.

To stand up for her, to save face for House of Steven.

Warning her was a sign that she had grown impatient with her.

As for the previous soothing... It was just that he was doing the duty of a husband, just as she was doing the duty of a wife.

Vivian had never felt so clear-headed that she had to please anyone, let alone humble herself in this contractual marriage.

From then on, she would not go to the trouble of repositioning herself as a qualified "matriarch".

Vivian was discharged from the hospital without telling anyone.

When the old housekeeper found her at the door, she nearly dropped the shower head in her hand on the ground.

"Madam, why did you come back by yourself?" He had just asked the kitchen to make chicken soup and was ready to send it to her.

Facing the old manager who had always been kind to her, Vivian laughed gracefully: "It wasn't a big deal anyway, I was bored in the hospital, so I just came back."

The old manager always felt something was different about Vivian, but couldn't put her finger on it at once.

Until...

"What about Raymond?" Vivian strolled into the living room, picked up a magazine and asked nonchalantly.

"Sir Is still at the office. He has been working overtime these days and is coming home very late."

The old manager's intention was to make Vivian feel heartbroken, and Vivian performed flawlessly:

"Oh? That's really hard work. Let the kitchen make some nourishing soup and send the driver to deliver it to him."