Chapter 28 Chapter 28: He’s My Son
“If you didn’t lie to me, how do you explain the car accident? How do you explain that your Uncle took charge of the Hans Group after that? And why did you leave back then?”
“That’s because you hated me at that time. I was pregnant and was afraid that you couldn’t accept the baby, so I went to Ameris and gave birth to the baby. I had planned to return to you after you cooled down,” Estelle explained.
Cristofer’s mouth tightened into a thin line, and it was hard to tell his thoughts.
“You mean the boy who had the surgery in the hospital before is also my child?” He asked.
Estelle nodded and said, “Yes.”
“...”
“Yohan is our son. He has suffered severe septicemia since birth and needs a stem cell transplant. That’s why I took advantage of our divorce and asked you to return home to have sex with me one year ago. I needed a second child to save Yohan.”
“...” Cristofer was shocked when he heard Yohan’s name.
“Cristofer, I’ve never lied to you. Never. Believe it or not.”
Then there was a long silence, and Cristofer still said nothing.
He remembered that Estelle once said that their child would be named Yvonne if it was a girl and named Yohan if it was a boy.
The boy’s name is Yohan. He’s my son, Cristofer thought.
“Estelle,” He inhaled deeply and said in a deep voice. “Where is Yohan now?”
“He’s in Ameris.”
Cristofer frowned and asked, “With the man that I saw in your ward before?”
“Mr. Harris is my friend. I can rest assured to let him take care of Yohan.”
Cristofer asked coldly, “The man that you went to see last night is him, right?”
“No.” Suppressing her impatience and anxiety, Estelle said, “Cristofer, believe it or not, I’ve told you the truth about the past. I said that I would give you whatever you wanted. After we go through the divorce procedures tomorrow, I’ll try to get the Hans Group back to you.”
Cristofer’s serious expression softened a little.
Somehow, Estelle felt that when Cristofer looked at her, there was doubt and pity in his eyes.
But the next moment, she showed a self-mocking smile.
Does cancer cause illusions? The look in his eyes makes me think he takes pity on me. It’s so ridiculous.
Then she looked at Cristofer carefully and was sure she had an illusion just now.
Even though he pitied me because of Yohan, we wouldn’t be together anymore because, in his heart, I was the one who killed his parents. He hates me. Besides, Gretchen has replaced me, and they will get married soon.
All in all, there’s no turning back.
But it’s not bad. After all, I have cancer and may not live long. Even if I don’t divorce Cristofer, we don’t have much time to stay together.
I only hope that God can help me fulfill my mother’s wish. As long as I can ensure that my mother can live a good life for the rest of her life and get the Hans Group back to Cristofer, I will have no regret, even if I die.
“I haven’t finished my words just now. After we divorce tomorrow, don’t tell my mother that we are divorced. She is in bad condition now. What’s more, I don’t know why Gretchen wants to come to visit my mother today, but I hope she won’t come here again in the future,” Estelle added.
“How long do you think you can hide our divorce from your mother? She will know it sooner or later,” Cristofer said impatiently.
“Anyway, I will hide it from her as long as possible. At least I can’t let her know that before she gets better,” Estelle said tonelessly. “Besides, since you have taken Yvonne away, please take care of her and don’t let Gretchen stay with her alone. If anything happens to my daughter, I won’t let you go.”
Cristofer said, “Gretchen is not like what you think.”
“Time will prove what kind of person she is. I just want to remind you not to let anyone hurt my daughter.”
“Estelle, Yvonne is also my daughter!” Cristofer growled. “I’m her father, and I’ll protect her!”
Estelle smiled bitterly and said, “Really? Cristofer, you said the same exact words before me, but you failed.”
“...” Cristofer was speechless.
“You even said that you would protect me all your life and wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt me. But you know clearly what kind of life I have been living for the past few years. All my sufferings in the past years are caused by you,” Estelle painfully uttered.
“Things are different now.”
“Things are different? You still think that my Uncle and I conspired to kill your parents and grabbed the properties of the Hans family, right?”
“Didn’t you do it?”
Estelle sneered. “If I tell you that the car accident was caused by Gre...”
Before she could finish her words, Gretchen pushed the door at the exit open and walked toward them with a cup of coffee in her hand.
“Oh, you are here. Cristofer, I’ve been looking for you for a long time. I bought you a cup of coffee. Would you like to have a taste?”
After sipping the coffee, Cristofer asked, “Blue Mountain Coffee?”
“I know you like drinking Blue Mountain Coffee the most, so I bought the coffee nearby and brought them with you so you can drink the coffee that one. Since there is no coffee machine here, the coffee may not taste as good as that I made for you before. If you don’t like it, I’ll make you some coffee again when we get home.”
Cristofer nodded. “Thank you.”
“Oh, Miss Hudson. I forgot that you are also here. Sorry. I only bought one cup of coffee,” Gretchen smiled gently.
She’s acting again, Estelle thought.
Estelle didn’t bother to look at Gretchen and interrupted her directly, “No, thanks. I don’t drink hot drinks.”
“Why?” Gretchen asked, pretending to be surprised.
Estelle sneered and retorted, “Why? Don’t you know why?”
Humph. What a hypocritical woman Gretchen is. She knows that I have lung cancer but still deliberately asked such a question.
Every time Estelle drank something hot, her windpipe would be irritated. Then she would continually cough violently. And she would feel a sharp pain in her lungs. Sometimes she would even cough blood.
Thanks to the painkillers, Estelle didn’t feel pain at this moment and looked in good condition. However, she didn’t want to show her weakness before Gretchen.
Cristofer asked her in a low voice, “Have you got the warm water for Auntie Aurora?”
Gretchen nodded and said, “Yes. By the way, Cristofer, your phone was left in the ward just now. I’m here to give it to you.”
Cristofer took the phone and put it into his pocket.