Chapter 438

Simon had been in the hospital for so long that even though he looked okay, he'd lost a lot of weight.

Chris immediately asked, "What do you wanna eat?"

Simon thought seriously for a moment. "I could go for some chicken soup."

Chris frowned. "Chicken soup with noodles..."

"I said chicken soup," Simon laughed. "Not chicken soup with noodles."

Chris had been a bit hesitant, but hearing this, he immediately brightened up. "I'll whip it up for you when I get home."

"You take care of yourself," Sienna said. "I'll make it."

"You can cook?" Simon raised an eyebrow. "Since when?"

Sienna grinned. "I have Kelvin."

Simon chuckled and asked her, "How's everything going?"

Sienna knew he was asking about Finnian and thought for a moment. "The other hostages have been rescued smoothly, but when Ruben took his team into the manor, they found a secret room full of child specimens."

Simon pounded the bed. "That beast, the former Q!"

"Wilder's case has also been clarified," Sienna said.

"Wilder likely died after I left the base. It seems the former Q left Emerald City and went abroad because of this."

Simon sneered. "Looks like he really treated Wilder like his own son."

"So what?" Sienna's eyes were full of disdain. "Wilder died of a virus infection and never even called him 'Dad' before he died."

"Spending so much effort on someone else's kid while his own son died due to his favoritism," Simon said, getting more comfortable in his seat. "He spent his life chasing a dream."

"In the end, it was all for nothing," Sienna said. "But Finnian killed him. Now Finnian wants to see Kelvin, but Kelvin isn't sure if he wants to see him. After all, it seems there are still some loose ends."

"We'll dig into those slowly. With Finnian as a lead, the truth will come to light," Simon said.

Sienna looked at the falling snow outside. "We need to start living well."

As they chatted, Rhett and his crew arrived noisily. Hearing them, Chris's expression changed, and he quickly got up to block the door.

When Rhett and the others arrived, they saw Chris standing at the door, looking at them coldly. "It's freezing. Warm up before coming in."

"Chris, I'm so pumped right now, there's no cold air!" Rhett said, bouncing around. "I brought some chickens from Maple Village. We'll cook them up for Simon!"

"What do you mean?" Raven protested, holding up a carton of milk. "And you think just a carton of milk from me is enough?"

Henry had already warmed up his hands and feet and pushed past them. "My wife got you a set of special cookware. You can use it tonight. Let me through."

Chris's eyes lit up, but he still shook his head. "No."

They were chattering outside when Simon spoke up. "Chris, let them in with the milk."

Chris finally let them in.

The group stayed for a while, chatting noisily.

Eventually, Simon couldn't take it anymore. "You guys go outside. It's snowing heavily. Go have a snowball fight. I'm tired."

Raven asked, "Are you tired or annoyed?"

"Tired. I'm exhausted," Simon said, laughing and crying at the same time. "I'm dead tired."

Chris immediately started ushering them out.

Benjamin and Eris arrived, carrying several thermoses full of food.

When Rhett heard they were coming, his smile faded. "What do I do? Seeing Benjamin and Eris makes me uncomfortable."

"Every time you feel uncomfortable, Benjamin will hit you," Sienna said. "Why don't you go kneel outside in the snow? Show some sincerity."

Rhett hesitated. "Will that work?"

Chris couldn't help but scold him. "How can you be so clueless?"

"Chris doesn't scold people easily," Simon said. "Unless he really can't stand it."

Simon beckoned Rhett over. "Come here, Rhett."

Rhett walked over. "What's up, Simon?"

Simon tapped his forehead. "Stop living in the past. We're all moving forward."

Benjamin and Eris entered. "Yes, yes, we're all moving forward. Come on, let's eat."

"I want chicken soup," Simon said.

Benjamin and Eris busied themselves setting up food. "Got it, got it. Albert specifically made chicken soup for you."

Simon finally looked happy. He tugged on Sienna's sleeve. "Isn't it lively enough here? Go, go keep Kelvin and your mom company."

"I'm really going?" Sienna smiled. "I'm really going?"

Simon gave her a gentle push. "Stop bothering me. Go."

Sienna happily went to find Isadora and Kelvin, but was stopped by Eris, who handed her a thermos. "This is for that kid. Sienna, take it to him."

Sienna paused, looking at the thermos.

"His dad did the harm, not him. The kid is innocent," Eris said with a smile. "We're all reasonable people. The kid has had it tough. Tell him if he wants anything, just let me know. It's no big deal to set an extra place at the table."

"Exactly," Benjamin added, then thought of something and pulled Rhett over. "Rhett, you go. Keep him company. We can't all be here and leave him alone."

Rhett, always obedient to them, took the food and was about to leave.

"I'm coming too," Henry said.

Raven scratched his head. "Then I'll go too?"

Rhett and Henry pulled him along. "Come on!"

Sienna followed them out, stopping by to see Sloane before heading to find Isadora and Kelvin.

As she approached Isadora's room, she saw Kelvin standing outside, staring at the snow.

Sienna hurried over. "Why are you out here?"

Kelvin gestured for her to be quiet. "Someone's inside."

Sienna lowered her voice. "Who?"

"Ronan," Kelvin said with a smile.

Sienna was surprised. "He wouldn't go in before. What changed today?"

Kelvin couldn't help but laugh. "Your mom said if he didn't come in, she'd buy flowers, take a cab to the cemetery, and if he wanted to see her in the future, he'd have to visit her grave."

"My mom is something else," Sienna said, giving a thumbs up.

Kelvin nodded in agreement. Then he told her, "Ruben found out that the former Q bribed the coroner who did your parents' autopsies. They used a fake body to replace your mom and forged the autopsy report."

Sienna sighed. "I suspected as much when I found out my mom was still alive."