Chapter 9

"Uncle, I heard that grandpa fainted. How's he doing now?" Howard asked immediately after entering.

He had heard from the nurses that Simon was in that particular ward. Hence, he rushed into the ward without looking clearly at the people inside.

Simon shifted his gaze and said faintly, "The same old problem. The doctor is treating him."

Howard finally made out the people in the ward, and he was utterly flabbergasted. ‘Why is it Sharon again?'

Riley immediately spoke up without holding back, "Who permitted you to enter? Get out now!"

Sharon tightened her lips but did not say a word. She sat at the side of the bed and merely looked after her son. She did not even glance at Howard.

Howard saw the kid, and his gaze froze. 'Why does that kid… look so much like uncle?!'

He immediately looked at his uncle. 'Could it be he’s uncle's son?'

'No. Uncle has never had a woman beside him before. It's impossible that he has a kid.

'An illegitimate child? I don't think uncle would do such a foolish thing.'

Just when he had begun to examine Sebastian, Riley blocked his view and once again chased him out. She said, "Are you deaf? I asked you to get out, don't you hear me?"

Simon looked at Sharon, who was silent. His eyes glistened as he said to Howard, "Are you here solely to look for grandpa?"

Howard had to retrieve his gaze. He was still shocked.

"Sally began vomiting badly because of pregnancy. So, I came over to keep her accompany. We will go and visit grandpa in a while."

Sharon felt her heart tighten when she heard him. 'Sally is pregnant?'

Simon looked at the watch on his wrist. "It's almost time. Let's go. I'll lead you to him."

Before he left, he recalled something. He turned around and said to Sebastian, "Hey kiddy, learn your lesson. Don't eat too much ice cream."

Sebastian snorted. "Uncle, you really are cocky!" What he was trying to convey was that he did not need Simon to care for him.

"Enough talking, lie down and get some rest." Sharon touched her son's head. She was afraid that Simon would get upset. Nevertheless, he smirked and was not mad.

Simon made his way toward the doorway. Seeing how Howard was not moving an inch and was instead staring at Sharon and her son, he raised his brows. "What's wrong? Aren't you going to visit grandpa?"

Howard snapped out of it. He sneaked another glance at the little kid before slowly filing out of the room.

When he got out, he could not help but ask, "Uncle, that little kid. It can’t be Designer Jeans' son, right?"

"He's her son. What's wrong with it?" Simon looked at him thoughtfully.

Howard was dumbfounded as he stood on the ground. 'Her… her son?!'

'Sharon has a son?!

The anger suddenly began to boil within him. 'Yet she still dares to say she didn't betray me?!'

He had an awful expression on his face. However, he forced himself to let out a smile. "No… nothing. I was just curious."

In the ward, Riley was still cursing Howard.

"Shar, did you hear what Howard said? Sally's pregnant! He really is shameless! How dare he say such a thing in front of you?!"

"Stop talking about them." Sharon did not wish to hear anything about them. Her mind was being flooded with images of the earlier incident at the hospital corridor when she saw Sally with that male doctor.

Riley let out a breath. "Yeah, let's stop talking about that lowly couple. They will only spoil our mood!"

Sebastian blinked his eyes. "Mommy, who is godmother scolding?"

Sharon touched her son's head. She had never told Sebastian about the grudge between her and Howard.

"You shouldn't ask about adult issues. Be a good kid and lie down."

Riley looked at the little kid and hesitantly said to Sharon, "Shar, have you realized that our Sebastian looks a lot like your boss?"

Before Sharon could speak, the little kid stuck his head out from the blanket and protested, "I'm nothing like that cocky uncle. I'm more handsome than him!"

Riley held back her laughter when she saw his exasperated look. "Yeah, yeah, you're more handsome than him!"

Sharon pursed her lips and looked at her son. She was not willing to admit that her son indeed looked like Simon. However, she could not cheat herself.

'Could it be that he’s the man from five years ago?'

Her mind was in a mess. She dared not continue thinking about it and was not willing to give it another thought. She did not wish to be related to the Zachary family.

The little kid ate his medication. Then, after resting for some time and making sure that there was no major problem, they got ready to head back home.

The three of them had just exited the ward when a doctor walked up to them. "Are you Sharon?"

Sharon looked at the doctor when she heard him. It was an old doctor with white hair. She was absent-minded for a moment before she managed to identify the latter. "Are… are you Doctor Collins?"

Doctor Collins was the doctor who had attended to her late father; he had taken good care of her father.

Doctor Collins laughed out loud. "It really is you. It has been some time since I last saw you. I was still thinking about how I should get in touch with you."

"Were you looking for me because of anything?" Sharon was puzzled.

The smile on Doctor Collins' face faded. He said in a sorrowful tone, "Before your dad left, he asked me to give you a box. I was just too occupied at that time and forgot about it. I have the box kept in my house now. Whenever you're free, just contact me and come over to retrieve it."