Chapter 5
The celebration party Antonio and Alaric prepared for Adela was very lively.
After Alaric gave Adela the gift, he wasn’t as happy as he had expected. He kept thinking of my words to him before he left my ward. Somehow, he felt like I would disappear when he was away.
He felt a bit uneasy. But he was too little to understand why. He just wanted to finish this party and come back to me as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Antonio also felt a bit uneasy. He kept thinking about the “new life” I said to him before he left the ward.
Suddenly, he remembered that when Alaric was discussing with him in whispers, “a new life” was mentioned by them!
Antonio’s face turned pale as he thought I might have heard their
conversation at that time.
At this time, Adela approached and said to Antonio, “Antonio, you saved my life. You’re my hero. I’m willing to repay you with anything.”
When she spoke, her eyes were filled with affection, and she even leaned over, touching his arm with her soft breasts.
However, Antonio pushed her away, making her feel a bit upset.
“Antonio, I know you still love me. Five years ago, we couldn’t be together. But now, I want to be brave once. Besides, Alaric also likes
me…”
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Antonio and Adela were each other’s first love. But because of their families‘ opposition, they were forced to break up. Because of this, Antonio had been feeling guilty all these years and wanted to make it up to Adela. But now, Antonio’s mind was in a mess. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was a call from the doctor who performed kidney transplant surgery for me.
“Mr. Kaufman, bad news! Ms. Parrish was discharged today!”
Antonio’s expression instantly changed as he asked, “Didn’t she take the pill? How did she manage to do that?”
At a loss, the doctor replied, “No idea. But I think she might have known what happened after that kidnap.”
Antonio was stunned and instinctively retorted, “Nonsense!”
“But before Ms. Parrish left, she asked me… She asked me if I saw myself as a doctor or a butcher when performing her surgery.”
Hearing this, Antonio panicked and became a bit unsteady on his feet.
At the side, when Alaric saw Antonio’s face had turned pale, he was a bit worried, asking, “Dad, did something happen to Mom? Maybe we should leave first. Let’s go find Mom, OK?”
Antonio hung up the phone with his hand trembling a bit. Alaric’s voice suddenly snapped him back to reality.
He hurriedly picked Alaric up and ran towards outside. No matter how loud Adela called for him behind, he didn’t stop or turn back his head.
When the two of them arrived at my ward, they saw no one in the sick bed.
Alaric immediately got out of Antonio’s arms and asked, “Where’s Mom?
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Getting no response from Antonio, Alaric was so anxious that he almost
cried.
“Maybe she’s gone back home. I want to go home, Dad!” Alaric pulled Antonio by his hand, wanting to go home.
However, there was no one in the villa as well. Antonio’s and Alaric’s things were still there, but mine was gone, literally.
Seeing this, Alaric, who was still a little kid, instantly broke out in tears.
“Mom’s things are also gone. Did she leave us? No! I want my mom! I want her back! I’m sorry, Mom!”
Antonio searched every corner of the villa. Finally, he confirmed that none of my things had been left there.
Hearing Alaric’s cry, he collapsed onto the floor.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. A glimmer of hope appeared in Antonio’s heart as he hurriedly went to open the door. However, it was not me but
Adela.
Adela hugged Antonio and said to him, “Antonio, isn’t it a good thing that she left? She now only has one kidney, and she might be disabled for a lifetime. She didn’t want to be your burden, so she left. You should be glad.
“From now on, we’re a family of three.
“Alaric used to say that he wanted me to be his mom, remember?”
But Alaric suddenly pounced forward and pushed Adela hard, shouting, “No! I want my real mom!”
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Alaric used to hate me. He felt that I always didn’t allow him to watch TV and play games for too long. I also didn’t allow him to eat too many snacks. But Adela was very gentle to him, allowing him to do whatever
he wanted.
But now, when he found out that I had disappeared, he panicked. He remembered the scenes of me taking care of him and suddenly realized that he actually loved his mother.
Meanwhile, when Antonio heard Adela’s mean words, he suddenly felt like he had never truly known her before. He pushed her away with strength and growled, “She lost one kidney to save you! You should be grateful to her. How could you be so malicious? Get out! Now!”
Just then, the doorbell rang again. This time, it was the doctor who performed the surgery for me and Adela.
He came in and said to Antonio with a regretful face, “Mr. Kaufman, I’m here to make a confession.”
