Chapter 419 Thriving in the Face of Death
Seeing that Isabella also regarded Penelope as a villain, Lola felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
She stole a glance at Zackary, noticing his lips tightly pressed together and a cold hardness in his eyes. She knew then, he too had concluded that Penelope was the one responsible for Chelsea's misfortune.
Suppressing the urge to lift the corners of her lips, Lola continued to clutch her chest in pain, "Wasn't it enough that my sister had already caused so much misery to our mother? Our mother has already been hurt so badly by her, why won't she leave our mother alone?!"
"It was my fault! It was all my fault! If my sister didn't hate me so much, she wouldn't have hurt mom over and over again! I was the one who hurt mom!"
"I'm damned! I'm really damned!"
Lola's crying grew more and more intense, her expression appearing increasingly sorrowful. It seemed as if her grief had reached its peak. Her body suddenly convulsed, and she abruptly fell to the ground, motionless.
"Lola!"
Several voices rang out at once. Seeing that Lola had fainted, Zackary knew he couldn't ignore it. Cornelia was busy dealing with the poison in Chelsea's body and had no time to care for her. He had no choice but to carry her and rush to the hospital.
Soon, Luisa was also taken away, and the seriousness on Cornelia's face did not lessen in the slightest.
That video just now was really unfavorable to Penelope.
But even with "concrete" evidence in front of her, Cornelia was still willing to believe Penelope.
Because she believed, Penelope was Chelsea's daughter.
The so-called Penelope had harmed Chelsea in the ward, and now she was afraid of her waking up, ordering someone to inject her with poison. All of this was based on the fact that Lola was the biological daughter of Dalton and Chelsea.
If Penelope had been their daughter, all of this would not have been possible.
In that case, Penelope wished nothing more than for Chelsea to wake up quickly and tell the truth. How could she possibly be foolish enough to harm her own biological mother!
Moreover, the moment Chelsea woke up, she said a sentence, "Don't hurt Penelope."
Although Chelsea was kind, she was by no means a saint or a pure lotus. If someone hurt her, she wouldn't foolishly repay evil with kindness. Therefore, the person who hurt her in the hospital at that time could not possibly have been Penelope!
However, she made a deduction that Dalton didn't believe.
If Dalton were to lay a hand on Penelope because of today's events, the consequences would be unthinkable!
"Dalton, I felt there must be more to this situation! It couldn't have been Penelope who harmed Chelsea!"
"Isn't it her?!" Dalton sneered, "The evidence is irrefutable, if not her, then who?! She repeatedly hurt Chelsea, and even ruined Lola. Even if Chelsea is kind-hearted and wants to spare her life, this time, I absolutely won't let her live!"
"Dalton, you can't hurt Penelope! It's very likely that she is your biological daughter with Chelsea. If you really hurt her, you will regret it..."
"Kill her, I won't regret it!" Dalton coldly interrupted Cornelia's words, "Let her live, let her hurt my Chelsea over and over again, that's what I would regret for the rest of my life!"
"Dalton, didn't you think that Penelope resembled Chelsea more than Lola?! Also, on the jade pendant that Chelsea left for your daughters, there was a 'Pene'. Why does her name contain 'Pene', but Lola's name doesn't have this word?!"
"Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan had explained that at the time, they hadn't named Penelope yet. They thought the characters on the jade pendant were beautiful, so they used it as her name. As for Lola... Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan hoped that she would remember her biological parents, which is why they named her Lola," Dalton said coolly.
"Dalton, regardless, I think you should have done a paternity test with Penelope first. It could have avoided unnecessary misunderstandings!"
"I would not have a paternity test with Penelope! Lola was the only daughter of Chelsea and me in this lifetime. Penelope was the sworn enemy of our Hilliard family!"
Dalton's stubbornness was truly infuriating. Cornelia was so angry that she didn't want to talk to him anymore. She gave Jayden a look, hinting for him to find a way to get him to do a paternity test with Penelope.
Jayden, understanding intuitively, firmly grabbed Dalton and headed towards the upstairs study.
As soon as Dalton and the others had left, Isabella cozied up to Cornelia, "Mommy, how was my performance just now? That little fox Lola must have been fooled by me!"
"Isabella, you believed in Penelope too, didn't you?"
"Of course, Lyman said Penelope was his biological sister, so she must be his biological sister! When has Lyman ever lied to us! Besides, Mommy, you taught us that sometimes, when looking at things, we can't just look at the evidence in front of us, we also have to look with our hearts. I just think Penelope has a clean look in her eyes, she couldn't do such a heinous thing. Brother, am I right?"
"Hmm." Dylan still maintained his aloof demeanor, but when facing the two most important women in his life, a hint of indulgence inevitably appeared in his eyes.
"By the way, Dylan, how did your research on Penelope and Zack's past go?"
"I already have some clues, but after all, too much time has passed, it's a bit difficult to investigate. Mommy, rest assured, I will definitely find a way to figure this out."
Cornelia nodded gently, she believed in her son's abilities. If he said he could figure it out, there would definitely be no problem.
Looking at Chelsea, who lay motionless on the bed, Isabella's vivid eyes involuntarily filled with sorrow again.
"Mommy, is Aunt Chelsea really never going to wake up again?"
Cornelia sighed softly, she couldn't help but reach out her hand, and took Chelsea's pulse again.
When his finger touched her pulse, the joy in Cornelia's eyes couldn't be contained.
Just now, when she took her pulse, she really couldn't find a trace of vitality. But this time, she found that she had actually survived from the brink of death.
She had always been worried that Chelsea, having suffered such a severe injury, would be unable to move her body upon waking up and would be left with the aftereffects of body stiffness. Unexpectedly, this time, she was injected with poison, and by a stroke of luck, the poison counteracted the poison, causing her body stiffness problem to disappear!
She gently squeezed Chelsea's hand, her hand, no longer as stiff as before, but soft and warm.
Chelsea's body recovered better than she had anticipated!
However, she had to keep this matter a secret for now. She suspected that this incident might have been Lola's doing. Some people harbored evil intentions, and it was impossible to guard against them all the time. Moreover, Dalton trusted her too much. She couldn't let her know the true condition of Chelsea's health!
Cornelia bent down, gripping Chelsea's hand tightly. She wanted to laugh, but tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks.
"Chelsea, you need to wake up quickly! Penelope has suffered a lot, you have to wake up, protect her! Protect your real treasure..."
No further information about Chelsea's condition was revealed online.
Penelope asked Kemp, asked Everett, but neither of them had received her message.
After finishing filming in the evening and soaking the medicinal soup, even until she was sent back to the small apartment by Everett, she was still somewhat distracted because she was worried about Chelsea's situation.
After watching Everett enter the elevator, she numbly took out her keys to unlock the door.
The front door of the small apartment was still not open when a dark figure suddenly rushed out from the side corridor, forcefully pinning her against the door.
"Penelope, speak! Why did you poison Aunt Chelsea?! Why did you keep harming Aunt Chelsea!"