Charles felt even more unhappy and shouted, "Are you going to be responsible if something happens to Claire? All you do is talk." Javier felt he was like a talkative clown. He easily swung away from Charles' hand, causing him to retreat a few steps. "I'm a responsible guy. No matter what happens, I'll always find her." As Javier spoke, he walked close to Charles and continued, "To be honest, you have no right to care about her." Javier was the only one who could show concern and care for Claire. Unknowingly, Charles felt ridiculed. The smile on his face disappeared and turned into discontent and indifference. "I'll remember what you said. I hope you'll remember it too; in the future—" "No need for that. I remember my own words, unlike you." Javier didn't show him any respect and left. Charles looked at his broad figure, and disappointment appeared in his eyes. Although he didn't want to admit it, he could never win against Javier's oppressive demeanor. Javier quickly got
The idea spread through Claire’s mind like a virus. It was scary to think about it. She felt like a wild rabbit that was targeted by a wolf, and the feeling of helplessness made her feel as if she had nowhere to hide. She knew it was definitely not Javier or Charles’ subordinates. According to her understanding of Javier, he would give her some privacy. Moreover, those two men had been fooling around, so they knew she was still angry. She would only be angered if she found out their subordinates were following her.The more Claire thought of it, the more afraid she was. What would the person following her be thinking? What if the person had bad intentions toward her? In the end, Claire stopped herself from thinking about it further. There was too much for her to process, and it made her sweat from fear. "I have to be safe. Ollie needs me. If something happens to me, what will become of Ollie?" At the thought of her child, she felt like crying again. She quickly covered her mouth s
Claire didn't realize she had crumpled the newspaper. She thought Hattie would leave Ollie's ward after a short while, but a long time had passed. Claire knew Javier's subordinates were looking after Ollie, so Hattie couldn't do anything to him. But why did she take so long?Twenty minutes had passed, and Hattie was still inside. Claire couldn't help but guess what they were doing. "Could Hattie do something to Ollie? I want to see what Hattie would do. Ollie should be fine with so many people inside, right? But what if something happened?"What Claire was clueless about was that Javier's subordinates had blocked Hattie from getting close to Ollie when she entered. Even Ollie was shocked to see her."Who are you?" Ollie asked maturely. Then, he looked at Hattie to find that she seemed familiar. However, he could not remember where they had met. When Ollie was thinking, he frowned. He saw that Hattie was also frowning and was looking at him condescendingly. "Kid, you don't have to
What happened in those twenty minutes that caused Ollie to cry so sadly?"I saw another lady talking to Ollie just now. That’s why he started crying. But do you know who Ollie’s father is?" the little girl asked.Claire was taken aback by her sudden question and couldn’t understand what she was talking about. Why did the girl suddenly ask who Ollie’s father was? Could Hattie have said something? So, Claire subconsciously shook her head. She didn’t plan to discuss this matter with a child. However, if Ollie asked about this, she would talk with him. "Did she talk about Ollie’s dad? Or is there something else? Can you tell me more?" She carried the little girl before sitting on Ollie’s bed. Then, she pulled Ollie into her embrace to comfort him. Ollie was still agitated, and he couldn’t hear anything Claire said. So, Claire had to use plan B. She took out a bunch of candy and put them on the bed. As expected, Ollie’s crying grew quieter, and he stared at the candy on the bed.Us
"I don't have much control over this. I think you have to find out the root of his troubles," the doctor said. Claire couldn't figure out why Ollie was crying but felt distressed. "Ollie, tell Mommy what happened. Did someone hurt you? If that's the case, I'll avenge you." Instantly, Ollie widened his eyes. His eyes were already big, so they looked extremely round. Then he pulled Claire's shirt, seemingly wanting to get down from her embrace. However, Ollie accidentally fell in the process, and Claire quickly picked him up. Ollie raised his head and stared at Claire. He blinked and was thinking about something. He looked strange. There were still tears in his eyes. Claire looked at him with worry and thought about what he could have been through to have such a reaction. After their gazes met, thunder rumbled, and Ollie shuddered. He seemed to be terrified of the thunder. Claire quickly carried him and comforted him by caressing his back. Finally, Ollie was calmer in her embrace
Claire was at a loss for words as she watched Ollie's pleading eyes, and she swallowed back what she was going to say. She frowned and fiddled with her fingers as she thought of what to tell him. She didn't want Ollie to be hurt, and all she hoped was for him to live out the rest of his life happily. However, Ollie had too many questions. At this moment, Claire figured out that Hattie must've said something to him when she visited earlier. Her frown deepened when she realized that Hattie had come prepared. Ollie knew that Claire would never hurt him, but all he wanted was the truth. Besides, he was very well aware of his own condition. He had to find his biological father because only he could save him now. He also understood that he was the reason why Claire and Javier were in this situation. Ollie dared not delve further into this thought. If that was the case, it didn't matter if his illness couldn't be cured. However, he kept these thoughts to himself, he would never say these ou
Claire shook her head and said anxiously, "I'll try my best. I don't intentionally space out. Just go on. I'll listen." Ollie was speechless and again picked up the glass of water on the table. He finished the water and continued, "You'd better listen carefully this time. That lady told me that my illness was related to my biological father. She told me it was Charles, and only he can save me."As Ollie spoke, he watched carefully for Claire's reaction. As expected, she furrowed her eyebrows when she heard his words. At this moment, Ollie could already tell what Hattie said was true. However, he refused to accept the truth until he heard Claire admit who his biological father was. Otherwise, he would never believe a word Hattie said. Claire knew that Hattie would tell Ollie everything. Despite her efforts, she couldn't prevent that woman from exposing the truth. That woman couldn't even stay put even while Ollie was ill. Not only did Hattie hurt her, she repeatedly harassed Ollie
Ollie was so caught up with crying he forgot that Claire would be upset too if he kept crying. She was still pregnant, and it would upset the baby if she were sad. With this in mind, Ollie slowly drifted off into sleep. Claire finally breathed a sigh of relief after Ollie fell asleep. Tears suddenly brimmed her eyes again. She tried to hold her tears back earlier because Ollie was crying. Now that he had calmed down, she could no longer keep her emotions at bay. She was worried that Ollie would wake up if she left, so she tried to keep her voice down. She, too, broke down in tears when she first found out who Ollie's father was. Her heart ached whenever she thought of the pain her decisions had caused Ollie. Claire felt helpless at this moment. Now that he knew the truth, Ollie's illness had to be treated as soon as possible. No matter what, Ollie needed bone marrow from his biological father. He needed to know who his father was for him to undergo the treatment. Then, Claire texted
Hattie looked extremely sincere in her pleading. However, when Sofia did not answer or even look at her, she began to lose confidence. Sofia's face was impassive. "Hattie, I've known you since you were a baby, but I can't help you with this. Please leave." She did not want to discuss the other stuff with her yet.However, Hattie was obstinate. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Aunt Sofia, please, please help me. I know it's not much trouble for you, but it can save our entire family. You've always been so kind to me. I promise that the Snyder family will repay you for your kindness!"Hearing this, Sofia felt uncomfortable. She raised her head and gazed at her coldly. "In this case, Hattie, I'll tell you why I won't help you," she said impatiently. "Do you really not know what you've done? I won't say it, but I know exactly what you've done to Ollie. You deserve everything that's happening to you now."Hattie widened her eyes, partly in shock and partly in disbelief when she h
Javier paused outside the door and waited until Claire left before giving his subordinates a look. They understood perfectly and grabbed Chantelle at once.As Javier had ordered, they were to send this woman abroad as far away as possible and leave her to fend for herself.Outside the hotel, Claire looked up at the sky blankly. She felt like a huge burden had been taken off her shoulders; for the first time in a long time, she felt relieved of all the hurt that she had suffered five years ago. Turning back, she told Javier, "Thank you, Javier, for allowing me to face my fears. I feel so relieved now."Javier's expression fell when he heard her thank him. He tapped her on the nose fondly in exasperation. "What are you talking about? Of course, I won't let those who hurt you get off so easily. They have to pay for what they have done."Claire was touched to see him so protective of her. A surge of warmness spread in her chest as she gazed at him fondly. "I'm lucky to have you, Javier."T
That was all Armand could think of.In just a few minutes, Chantelle admitted to everything she had done to Claire over the past few years.From drugging Claire out of jealousy and getting a stranger to assault her to getting Liam to banish her abroad, she admitted to everything. Claire knew some of them, but not all; only now did she know the extent of her crimes.When she was finished, everyone in the room sported conflicting expressions. Liam looked especially hurt and remorseful. It turned out that his younger daughter had always been evil, and he had wrongfully blamed Claire for all these years.Armand, on the other hand, didn't know how to feel about all this. He glanced at Claire and Javier. He felt that he really didn't deserve Claire, after all he had done. He had thought Chantelle to be kind and naive and had trusted her blindly to the point that he almost married her.Thank goodness the wedding didn't happen. Even so, he had lost Claire thanks to this. It made him regret eve
If Chantelle told Claire the truth about what happened that night, then there would be nothing stopping her from having a happily-ever-after with Javier.Back then, driven by jealousy, she had drugged Claire and put her in Javier's bed without their consent. She had planned all of this out herself meticulously. She had gotten Armand to catch Claire in the act so that he would call off the engagement and be with her instead. Liam banished Claire abroad to fend for herself. However, if she had known that the random stranger she had arranged to assault Claire was Javier, she never would've done it.Even so, it was a perfect plan worthy of a blockbuster film. Claire and Javier never found out the truth, nor did they know that Ollie was actually Javier's son.It took them two years of skirting around each other only to find out that they were meant to be in the first place. Now that the truth was out, Claire would not settle for prison as a punishment for the cause of all her suffering. Sh
After a lot of persuasion, Claire and Sofia finally managed to get Ollie to agree to stay in the hospital for another three days.Of course, three days weren't enough. Sofia and Pedro tried everything they could to convince Ollie to stay in the hospital for as long as possible.However, Ollie was smart enough to see through their ruse. He felt guilty when he saw them trying to cajole him into staying, so one day, after another attempt, he spoke up hesitantly, "Grandma, Grandpa, I'm glad that you're trying to keep me happy, and I'm touched that you're concerned about me, but I've been in the hospital for too long and it's making me sad. I promise that I'll listen to the doctor even when I'm at home, okay?" Under his bright, clear gaze, Sofia's protests died in her throat, leaving only exasperation and wordless sorrow.Ollie was too mature for his age. How could they not love him?Therefore, Ollie got his wish and was discharged three days later. In order to take care of Ollie, Sofia an
Hearing this, Javier narrowed his eyes. He felt like he was on the verge of grasping something, but the feeling passed too quickly for him to register it. Softening his tone, he said, "There's no need to be scared, Ollie. We're all right here with you. We'll protect you no matter what happens. Can you tell me what you remembered?"Ollie might have regained his memories from before he'd been drugged.Buoyed by the encouragement, Ollie thought hard for a moment and said with a frown, "I … I remember a lady beating me. She locked me up and didn't let me eat anything while saying bad things about me and Mommy all the time. I wanted to fight back, but I was too weak. After I tried to run, she caught me and beat me up some more and forced me to eat food off the floor." Toward the end of this, Ollie burst into tears.Claire's heart hurt for him. She wanted to hug him, but Javier got there first."Tell me, Ollie, do you know her name?" Javier's voice was thick with tears as well. "Do you remem
With that, Henry threw a glance at the rest of the employees and hurried them out. He also dragged Raina and Thomas out with him, leaving only Claire and Javier's parents to keep him company.Since it was only a small procedure for Javier, he did not get a lot of anesthesia. He tried to wriggle his body a little. Realizing what he was doing, Claire quickly helped him sit up.Javier did not look like he had just come out of surgery. Thanks to his strong physique, he looked fine.Seeing this, Sofia finally eased up a little on her worries. "How are you feeling, Javier?"Javier shook his head. "I'm fine, Mom. I just need some rest. How about Ollie? Did they say when he'll wake up?" He already knew that the surgery was a success, so he wanted to know when he would be able to see Ollie."Randy said that Ollie will be out for some time, but he's fine," Claire replied. Javier nodded. He, too, finally eased up on the tight knot of worry that was weighing his chest.Once he was sure that Javie
The surgery took three hours.As time went by, Claire got more and more anxious. However, there was nothing she could do but wait.In the end, Sofia was the first to crack. She went up to Claire and said anxiously, "Claire, are you sure that Dr. Xenos is good? It's been three hours, why aren't they out yet? I have a bad feeling about this."Claire wasn't exactly relaxed either, but she didn't show it. She gathered her thoughts and comforted Sofia. "Everything will be fine, Mrs. Marquez. Randy is a well-known surgeon, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Don't worry." She wanted to reach out to comfort her, but in the end, she just sat there with an awkward expression. This was probably how their relationship would be in the foreseeable future—awkward and distant.Pedro watched their interaction with an air of knowingness. "Stop crying, Sofia," he said. "They're fine, you don't have to cry about them. Claire's still pregnant, don't upset her."Sofia was about to get angry about his admoni
At that, Javier narrowed his eyes dangerously.The Weiss family wasn't in a stable condition right now, so it wouldn't be hard for him to take revenge on Claire's behalf. Now that he knew the truth of what had happened, he had to find a way to punish the perpetrators.The news that Ollie was Javier's biological son quickly spread, especially after Sofia held a party in celebration. In fact, it made headlines the day before Ollie's scheduled surgery.Javier wasn't surprised about it. He had been looking for an opportunity to announce it to the public so that there wouldn't be unsightly rumors that would affect Claire. Claire, on the other hand, felt a little uncomfortable about the announcement. After all, she had always been a private person; she didn't want anyone to disturb her peaceful life.After a while, though, she got used to it.The most important contributor to this was that it benefited Ollie. From now on, he wasn't a fatherless child anymore. He could tell anyone who would l