Chapter 7

Episode 10

Little Treasure

“Brother. You're finally here. Little Ben was just fine a while ago, but he suddenly started going on a rampage,” explained James.

“What happened?” Timothy asked in a low voice.

“I don't know what happened either. After he woke up, he was searching everywhere for someone. I thought he might be searching for Natalie. So I told him to stop looking. The pretty lady had already left. As soon as I finished talking, he started this wretch. Ben seems to like Natalie a lot, but it shouldn't be to the point where he would get this agitated by just hearing that she left. Also, it had been long time since Ben had showed such intense and turbulent emotions.”

After hearing what had happened Timothy walked straight towards the son.

Seeing Timothy come closer than immediately retreated backward wearily. His eyes were filled with caution and aversion. He wasn't going to stop even for his own father.

Timothy stopped when he was three steps away from his son. He said in a calm and steady tone, “When Uncle James told you that the lady had already left, that was exactly what he meant. There was nothing wrong with her health so she had already left the hospital to go home. She didn't die. It's not like when grandmother left and never came back. Understand?”

It was perhaps only when facing his son that Timothy would have patience, having so much to say.

James gaped while placing his hand on his forehead, “Are you kidding me? I only said those two words, she left, and his mind made such a huge leap?”

Ben Lewis had personally seen Natalie fall down and had already experienced a big fright. Under such emotional turmoil, he couldn't be blamed for misunderstanding the situation. Ben briefly stopped screaming after hearing Timothy's explanation. He buried his head and cuffed up on the side of the windowsill and refused to talk.

Seeing this, Timothy took out a slip of paper.

“She left this for you. Are you going to look at it?”

Ben’s body twitched once, as if a switch had been turned on. He quickly raised his head and opened his little arms, indicating that he wanted his father to hug him. James was quiet and so were the doctors and nurses at the scene. Everyone in the room had been put through the wringer to the point of breaking down, yet he managed to end the matter with a slip of paper.

James had originally thought that asking Natalie for a note was entirely unnecessary. But now he was completely convinced of how wrong he really was.

Timothy carried his son to the sofa and sat down and handed the paper slip to him.

The little boy equally received. He had learned to recognize words a long time ago and could already read on his own.

‘Darling Ben, thank you for saving me. Your amazing XOXO.’

Looking at the words on the slip and the heart that was drawn at the end of it, the little boy's eyes were sparkling. He even had a faint blush on his cheeks.

Even though he tightened his lips reservedly, the corners of his mouth could not resist faintly curling up. His demeanor was especially cute. James looked as if he had just seen a ghost.

“What the hell? Was I just blinded or Ben actually smiled? I can't even remember how long it's been last saw him smile. What exactly did Natalie even write?”

James wanted to sneak a peek. But little Ben immediately hid it away for him like it was a precious stone. However, James's Eagle Vision had already seen it. It was just a fairly ordinary note, yet, it could make them so happy. This Natalie was remarkable. Timothy gazes warmly at his son without speaking.

After Ben has gotten up from the corner. Timothy immediately brought him home. In addition, he postponed all his work at the office to stay with Ben.

At home at night in Lewis’ mansion;

This huge living room is icy cold. An adult and a child sat facing each other across the dining table with matching cold expressions.

Timothy said with a demanding voice, “Eat your food!”

Little Ben turned a deaf ear.

Timothy exclaimed, “I'm seeing this for the last time.”

Ben didn't even twitch.

Timothy again with an even more aggressive voice, “Do you think that this kind of childish hunger strike would work against me?”

Ben was like a meditating old monk, completely immersed in his own world. Isolated from the outside world. The duo continue to confront one another,

After one hour, Timothy called James and ordered, “Send me Natalie's address.”

Okay, so this proves that the hunger strikes did work on him. James thought to himself. James was extremely efficient as he immediately sent Natalie's exact address to his older brother’s cell phone.

Following that was a huge pile of gossip, which was completely ignored by Timothy. This time, Timothy didn't even need to say anything. The moment Ben saw his father picking up his jacket and car keys, he immediately followed his father's every step as if he were a little puppy following his owner. Timothy helplessly picked up a son after a single glance at that little boy standing by his feet and warned him, “There won’t be a next time.”