Chapter 940

If John had not grabbed her, she would even have wanted to continue scolding. She knew she could not scold such people awake. The people nearby gathered around and pointed fingers at Cynthia's mother, which made her embarrassed and angry. She rushed up to Cynthia and slapped her. "You ingrate! I raised you, and you betrayed me. Let's see if I still pay for your medication!" She regarded Lyla as a cash cow at first, but now that she was exposed. She was so mad that she had nowhere to vent her fury but Cynthia. Fortunately, someone pushed her away. "What kind of mother are you? How could you lay hands on your daughter with a heart condition? Do you want her to die?" "What do you rich people know? Do you know how expensive the treatment is? Her father worked so hard that he even coughed up blood. Our family's about to fall apart. What can I do?" "Bullsh*t! Since there's so much trouble, why have a second child? Why give birth to a second child when you can't even afford to raise one? Why didn't you think of it at that time? Didn't you say so much high-sounding stuff only to abandon Cynthia?" She pissed off Olivia. Would the daughter raised by such a mother be a second Dorothy? Lyla would have become the second Olivia. Was everything that happened to her because of Dorothy not enough misery? There was no way she would let her daughter make her mistake again. John had never seen Olivia so fierce to people other than him that he was shocked. When he came to himself, he held her tightly in his arms and caressed her hair. "Ignore her. You'll only hurt yourself with anger. We must never let Lyla be in touch with them again." Probably thinking she was in the wrong, Cynthia's mother got up and ran away without even glancing at Cynthia. "Mom, Mom, don't abandon me... I will be obedient in the future. Don't abandon me..." Cynthia cried as she chased after her. However, after taking less than two steps, she collapsed because her heart was hurting. After Cynthia was taken away by the doctor, Olivia struggled out of John's arms and threw her head back as she wiped the tears hanging on the corners of her eyes. She also knew that she had just lost her cool. She looked at John and lowered her head awkwardly. "I'm sorry I couldn't control my emotions just now." Although John did not understand what was on Olivia's mind, he vaguely guessed it should be related to Dorothy. He smiled and gently wiped away her tears. "It doesn't matter. Emotions are meant to be vented. Do you feel much better?" Hearing this, Olivia froze momentarily and nodded. "Yeah, I seem to feel a little better." "That's good. At least we exposed them directly. Lyla wasn't hurt." John sighed. "But I think it would be better to assign her a bodyguard, lest random people approach her." Olivia was still a little mad. She rolled her eyes when she heard what he said. "Mr. Freeman, don't you think that's too much? I only want Lyla to grow up happily and healthily like an ordinary child." With that said, she looked at Sam, who was comforting Lyla. Besides, with Sam around, Lyla will be safe. But we need to teach Lyla to distinguish between sincere and fake friends in the future. To not repeat my mistakes." John smiled and rubbed her head dotingly. "Okay, whatever you say." Olivia was a little unaccustomed to his sudden intimacy, so she pushed him away. "You just said you don't deserve it. Why are you touching and hugging me? Watch out, or I'll sue you for sexual harassment!" John knew very well that Olivia accepted him when she did not scold him grimly. He was so elated that her sarcasm did not affect him. However, their interaction looked like flirting, making people jealous.