“There’s no helping it. To the people here, Christmas and Christmas Eve are important events, so most of the staff have gone back except the doctors and nurses on duty,” Chester explained. “This hospital is slightly classier. The good thing is that there’s a kitchen attached to our ward, and we can hire people to cook.”“It’s so troublesome.”As a mother, Larissa could not stand seeing young people alone during festivals the most. Moreover, she heard Shaun talking about Chester’s heartless parents, so she could not stand it any longer and said, “Why don’t you spend these two days with us?”Chester was stunned, but he quickly shook his head sheepishly. “There’s no need for that. We can just cook up something ourselves. Besides, the hospital won’t agree to us staying overnight outside.”“You can come back after having dinner. Our place isn’t far from here anyway. Your friends are there too.”After speaking, Larissa saw Chester keeping silent with his head lowered. With that, she q
After hanging up, Charity went after Chester.Seemingly able to sense what she was going to do, Chester turned his head around and reminded her, “Don’t hold me. I must learn how to walk on my own.”Charity’s long lashes fluttered impassively. Was it because he had only himself to rely on in the future?“No. Considering you’re so rich, you can hire a caretaker to wheel you around,” Charity said.Chester gave a deep, self-deprecating laugh. “Caretakers have their own families and matters too. They can’t possibly accompany me all the time.” Charity instantly fell quiet.That seemed true.Chester glanced sideways at her, his eyes filled with sadness. “Even Ken needs to get married and have children. How can he possibly stay by my side every day? No matter how much money I pay him, he can’t stand to be with a man like me all year long.” Larissa could not bring herself to listen to it. “Don’t say that. You’re still young. You can get another partner. When you get married and have
Chester tried his best to suppress his feelings while speaking. Even his voice was trembling.Larissa’s eyes reddened.‘What a poor child,’ she thought. “Okay, I get it. You did wrong, but your biggest mistake was that you didn’t know how to love someone. Sigh. At the end of the day, it was your parents who didn’t instill the right moral values in you since you were young. What’s the point of being rich if you can’t even educate your child well?”“Really? This is my first time hearing someone say that to me.” Chester looked as if he saw the light.Ken did not even bother to look at Chester’s expression.If there were an Oscars award, Ken would certainly give it to Chester.Look. Chester had even managed to make Larrisa sympathize with him in a few minutes.However, Chester was going in the right direction. Rather than striving to please Charity, he might as well put more effort into targeting Larissa.It was obvious Charity listened to her mother.Ken still could not figure
Larissa burst out laughing in spite of herself too.She previously saw Chester as a high and mighty person. However, with this situation, it seemed to have brought their relationship closer.“By the way, where’s the apple you were holding just now, Charity?” Larissa suddenly asked.Only then was Charity reminded of the box Shaun handed to her. She searched for it and handed it to Chester. “Shaun told me to pass you this apple.” Chester naturally ignored the word ‘Shaun’. After receiving it cautiously, he held it in his arms.50 minutes later, Shaun drove over to pick them up.After moving Chester into the car with Ken, Shaun drove back to the wooden house.On the lawn outside the wooden house, Catherine and Freya were comfortably sitting on the chairs, basking in the sun, while Ryan was looking after the three kids who were having fun.“You’re working hard, Ryan.” Shaun teased him, “Considering you’re doing such a great job looking after the kids, you should have one with Frey
“Artificial insemination?”Chester, Shaun, and Ryan looked at Charity, dumbfounded and surprised.On the other hand, Catherine and Freya reacted calmly. After all, they had heard about it from Charity previously.“What’s wrong with artificial insemination?” Freya shouted, “There are too many sc*mbags these days, so it’s better to have kids without getting married. That way, one can avoid having to look after the man after she gives birth to the child. Taking care of the kid is the woman’s responsibility, but why does she have to look after the man too? That’s just dirty work.”Catherine nodded in agreement. “A few days ago, I saw a piece of news about a woman resigning to shoulder the responsibility of looking after her family and kids. But once the kids had grown up, her husband started to get fed up with her and kicked her out while having a mistress. D*mn, and he only paid tens of thousands of dollars to his ex-wife for divorce. Tsk, tsk. A caretaker or janitor can make at least
However, that topic tempted Charity. What was going on? “Um… Can I have twins?”“You can have twins or even triplets.” Seeing that the topic was successfully changed, Shaun took out his phone cooperatively. “I’ll share my friend’s contact with you. You can pose your questions to him anytime. If you start preparing this year, maybe you’ll be able to welcome your twin babies on this same day next year.”“Thank you.” Charity received the number Shaun shared and quickly added it to her contacts.Upon seeing that, a gleam flashed across Chester’s eyes. When he pretended to go inside the house to get water, he dragged Shaun aside angrily. “D*mn it. Why did you recommend she get babies through in-vitro fertilization? Do you know how tough it is for women to conceive through in-vitro fertilization?” “Tsk. Are you worried about her suffering or annoyed that she’ll be having another man’s baby?” Shaun teased Chester. Chester glared at him in exasperation. “Both. Why did you recommend
“Well, thanks. If I disclose this, my wife might even divorce me,” Shaun said with much self-awareness. “Tell me. Is Eliza actually Charity?”‘F*ck!’Chester clenched his jaw. He knew that b*stard could guess it. “Is it true?” Shaun was shocked upon seeing Chester keeping quiet. “Didn’t Charity die in the sea?” Shaun found it unbelievable. “Oh, unless she didn’t die, changed her appearance through plastic surgery, and became the Eliza now? Wait. Where did the real Eliza go?”Chester initially just wanted to reveal that Charity had transmigrated. However, seeing Shaun guessing blindly, he simply said, “The real Eliza committed suicide after being in a relationship with Monte, and Charity passed herself off as Eliza. That was why the real Eliza’s acting skills were mediocre when she first entered the entertainment industry, but it leveled up after Charity replaced her.”In fact, Chester’s words were not entirely false. Was Charity not replacing Eliza and living in her stead right
Chester turned his head and said, “That’s why I don’t want Charity to conceive through in-vitro fertilization. Although she won’t know which man’s baby she’s carrying in her womb, I still can’t accept it. I’ll go insane.”Shaun frowned. “Even if I don’t help Charity, she can get someone else’s help using her connections if she’s determined to do it.”Chester was speechless. Unfortunately, with the state his body was in, he could not even be discharged. If not, he would think of every way possible to get that woman’s heart back. “Actually, I think letting Charity go to my friend’s place to get artificial insemination will benefit you.”Shaun glanced at Chester and lowered his voice. “The source of sperm is confidential, so you can secretly include yours.”“...”Chester’s heart skipped a beat. He was sitting in a wheelchair, but he pulled Shaun to him. “This… isn’t very appropriate.”“You say it’s inappropriate, but your grip is so tight that you’re about to rip my clothes. You