362: Chapter 362

Chapter 362

Marlon and Penny walked into the mental hospital lobby. They were greeted by the head of the hospital, a woman in her late forties.1

"Good afternoon, Mr. Grant. Are you here to visit Mrs. Dahlia Grant?"

Marlon scoffed, "Quit the pleasantries. I'm here to visit my wife. How is she?"

The head was surprised that Marlon still considered Dahlia as his 'wife' even though he was the one who told the head to forge all documents so Dahlia would be forced to be admitted to this mental hospital.

Penny also had the same reaction.

She felt so wronged when Marlon claimed Dahlia as his wife, even though Penny was the one who had been so patient, catering to all the abuses from Marlon. 

She should've been the real wife, not a mistress anymore! 

But she dared not to voice her discontent, fearing that Marlon would simply ditch her out of the mansion, especially now that Henry had turned his back on them. Marlon had little to no reason to keep her around. 

"Please follow me, Sir."

The head of the hospital led the way to Dahlia's room, and she opened the door for him, "Mrs. Grant is inside. She had just finished her lunch about an hour ago."

Marlon nodded, entered the room, and saw Dahlia sitting on the bed, reading a book and ignoring Marlon, who had just walked in. 

Penny followed behind and closed the door. She looked at Dahlia and gritted her teeth subconsciously. She bore hatred towards Dahlia because her life was so unfair compared to Dahlia. 

Penny came from a broken family and left her home when she was eighteen. 

She had nowhere to go and had no skill whatsoever. So, she utilized the only good thing about her: her beauty. 

She became a hooker for years until she found a handsome drunk, middle-aged man in a club she worked in. She checked his identity and decided to seduce him into fucking her until she got pregnant.

And after that? She brought the baby to the Grant estate. 

Marlon wanted to kick her out, but Dahlia was kind enough to acknowledge the baby because the baby had no sin. 

Penny had always envied Dahlia all these years because that woman didn't seem to have any flaws. Aside from her crumbling marriage with Marlon, she was always at peace and joy.

Even Henry called Dahlia his Mom and latched onto Dahlia more often. 

Penny was unneeded and unwanted in the Grant estate, and she held a grudge toward Dahlia, who made her feel unimportant. 

So when James made the mistake that would cost his life, and Sarah provoked Marlon to do something to James, Penny quickly took Marlon's side and helped him to put drugs into James' drink that night, making him sluggish and unable to make a quick decision when the car crash happened.

She also encouraged Marlon to throw Dahlia into the mental hospital, thinking she would be the queen of the house.

But she was still the same bitch that everybody in the mansion looked down upon. Even the maids and butlers didn't try to hide their hatred towards her. 

'Life is so unfair to me. Dahlia was born into a rich family, never experienced any pain, and was married to a handsome, rich man,' Penny complained in her heart. 'Why can't I get my own victory, even when this old bitch will spend the rest of her life in this place?'

Dahlia put the book down and smiled at Marlon as if it was just another day of visit, even though this was the first time in more than six months since Marlon came for a visit. 

"It's been a while. You look well, Marlon."

Marlon gritted his teeth.

He disliked how Dahlia replaced the word 'husband' to just 'Marlon.'

He still saw Dahlia as his wife, even after all that happened.

He was angry at Dahlia for not supporting his action to kill James in the name of the family's reputation. But that wasn't the only reason.

The main reason why he decided to put Dahlia here was to suppress her influence.

Unlike Penny, who was just a lowly bitch. 

Dahlia was a woman with power and influence. She had always been a woman who knew her worth, and her power threatened Marlon, who began to get older and older. 

It scared him that someday, Dahlia would strip him of the wealth they built together and throw him to the retirement home.

So he did it to her first by throwing her in this mental hospital. 

However, even after all that happened, he still loved Dahlia.

She was still the same beauty as she was decades ago, and Marlon was still pretty much in love with her.

Though, his love for reputation and noble title might outweigh his love for her. 

Marlon walked towards Dahlia and tried to grab her hand, but Dahlia quickly slapped his hand, "I'm afraid that I can't hold your hand, Marlon. I have an allergy to a bastard."

Marlon stared at his empty palm and clenched it tight. He decided to go straight to the point, seeing how Dahlia was so hostile towards him.

"I'm here to see if you can help me to shake some sense into Henry's head," Marlon said. "That boy is blindly in love with an average woman. He will waste his years on her!"

"Oh, you mean Katherine?" Dahlia's smile widened. "Why not? She is a wonderful woman. I've met her several times, and she is nothing but pleasant to me."

Marlon's eyes widened.

Nobody had ever reported to him about Kate visiting this mental hospital! All this time, he thought that Dahlia was isolated to the point of her becoming insane. 

Who would've expected her to have a nice conversation with Kate?

"YOU—! Do you not know she is the one who ruined James' life?!" Marlon raised his voice, trying to intimidate Dahlia. But Dahlia was not like Penny. Her smile didn't falter, and she kept her head high as she replied;

"Hm? I thought it was you and the bitch behind you who ruined our son's life."

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