Chapter 381 Chapter 381: I’ve Always Been Here
Boom! Boom! Deafening thunder cracked in the sky. Then, a sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second, and Estelle saw the expression on Cristofer’s face.
At that moment, Cristofer was gazing at her gently, with a charming smile lifting the corners of his mouth and his eyes filled with tenderness, as if he had countless honeyed words to say to her.
Everything that had happened since just now was the same as what had happened when Estelle first met Mr. Mysterious, except for the weather. And Estelle couldn’t help but call out in a trance, “Sir.”
After a few seconds of silence, Cristofer’s sexy and husky voice came, “Estelle, I’m here. Don’t cry. Aren’t you happy to see me?”
Estelle kept nodding and said, “I’m happy. I’m so happy now... There’s nothing... happier than seeing you...” As she spoke, she cried harder and could hardly say a complete sentence.
Cristofer held her in his arms the next moment and gently kissed her hair, saying, “If you are happy, then don’t cry, okay? I know you have suffered a lot of grievances. I know it.”
Nestling against his chest, Estelle smelled the faint orange fragrance of his body foam, which smelled like cologne.
“Don’t cry. I’ll help you solve your company’s problems and deal with York. Now you just need to have a good sleep.”
“Sir...”
This time, Cristofer didn’t hesitate and responded to her quickly. “I’m here. What’s up?”
“I... I want to save Christina...” Estelle murmured.
“I see. We’ll go to York’s place tomorrow. And I’ll get him to the hospital to have organic matching by all means,” Cristofer promised, gently tapping her back.
Raising her head from his arms, Estelle slowly reached out her hand and touched his face. “Sir, I ...”
“Don’t cry, Estelle. Don’t cry.”
“Sir, I have something to tell you.”
“Okay. Go ahead.”
“We...” Estelle said with her arms tightening around his neck. “We... had a child before.”
“What?” Cristofer was shocked, and his chest muscles tensed in an instant.
“I said we had a child before,” Estelle repeated her words, fixing her eyes on him intently. “When I just settled down abroad, I heard the news of your death... I fainted and was taken to the hospital. Then I knew I was pregnant, but...”
Cristofer couldn’t help but swallow in the darkness, and his breathing gradually became heavy.
“Sir, I lost her,” Estelle said with grief, “The fetus was three months old then and had taken shape. The doctor said that it was a girl.”
Hearing this, Cristofer felt like a hammer had struck his heart, and his heart was brutally wounded instantly. The pain in his heart was more severe than the pain in his arm, and his whole body trembled slightly.
Estelle had completely taken him as Mr. Mysterious and fallen into sorrow. Without noticing Cristofer’s reaction, she continued, “I brought her ash back and buried her on the top of Mount Cloud.”
“When? You mean on the day you went to Mount Cloud with Tim?”
“Yes. I stayed there with her for a long time. And I told her that you once took me there to watch the stars and the sunrise and that she wouldn’t be alone because the stars in the sky would keep her company…”
‘No wonder you didn’t go down the mountain until it rained heavily,’ Cristofer thought.
Estelle then gently leaned her head against his chest, sobbing and saying, “On the day our child left the world, Christina was born. Sir, life is so unfair and cruel.
Christina is such a good girl, but her parents are irresponsible and don’t want her. I want to give birth to your child, but I had a miscarriage... Sir, I tried to keep our baby, but I failed. I begged the doctor to save her, begged Death not to take her away from me, but I still lost her…”
Hugging her more tightly, Cristofer lowered his head and kissed her face as he called her name intimately. “Estelle... Estelle…”
With a lump in his throat, he also felt severe heartache. Hearing Estelle’s heartbroken cry, he didn’t know what to say and could only call her name repeatedly, kissing her to comfort her.
He knew that miscarrying was a significant blow to Estelle. He also knew that she had suffered immense pain both physically and mentally. But at that moment, he could do nothing but keep her company.
The baby’s father was Mr. Mysterious, not him. Yet somehow, when thinking about her, he felt as if a blunt knife was repeatedly cutting his heart. Overwhelmed with grief, Cristofer had completely forgotten the sharp pain in his arm and the fact that he was not Mr. Mysterious.
Estelle, having lost control of her feelings, cried bitterly in his arms, tears pouring down her face.
Cristofer then carried her in his arms, letting her sit on his lap. He patted her back gently and said, “Have a good cry, and then you’ll feel better.”
“Sir…” Estelle had cried herself hoarse.
“I’m here, Estelle. I’ve always been here.”
“Christina... I...”
Knowing what she wanted to say, Cristofer held her close and said in a gentler voice, “I understand. I know why you are so desperate to save her. Don’t worry. I’ll also consider her my own daughter and do everything I can to save her.”
Boom! Boom! Dull thunder rumbled. The rain tonight mirrored Estelle’s tears, continuing to pour down without pause.
After a long time, she was tired from crying and fell asleep in Cristofer’s arms. Cristofer then gently put her on the bed and tucked her in. After that, he got into bed, lay beside her, and put his arm around her waist from behind. Smelling the sweet scent of jasmine in her hair, he fell asleep soon.
That night, he dreamed of a lot of things. He dreamed that he was on the top of Mount Cloud. In his dream, it was at night, and the stars were shining in the sky. Then he dreamed that the sun slowly rose from sea level with glorious beams. And on the top of the mountain, there was a big tree whose long drooping branches swayed lightly. Under it was a black MV Agusta 800.
“Dr. Stewart, I fell asleep last night.”
Dr. Stewart, who was woken up by the video call, said in drowsiness, “Mr. Hans, it’s only five o’clock in the morning.”
“I know. But I did fall asleep last night without taking any medicine.”
As Cristofer’s psychiatrist, Dr. Stewart was happy to know that he was in a better condition. She opened her eyes with a drowsy look and asked, “How are you feeling now?”
“I’m light-hearted and peaceful,” Cristofer said, “I haven’t had such feelings for a long time.”