“Alright!”
How could Andy say no to this?
He nodded as though his life depended on this. “I’d very much like to go out for a spin! I haven’t had a breath of fresh air in a long time now.”
Stefan nodded, and with Bethan and Gwen’s help, he placed Andy in his wheelchair. The two of them left.
Just as they reached the door, however, Stefan paused. “The truth is, I’m very supportive of your idea to mess with Brettley. He’s been getting a little cocky lately, and I’d like you guys to put him in his place.”
With that, he closed the door behind him and wheeled Andy away.
The three women exchanged knowing glances. After a while, Tara said, “I didn’t know Brettley had made so many enemies. I can’t believe even his best friends would want to play a prank on him.”
Gwen pursed her lips. “He just wants to see Brettley embarrassed.”
She raised her brows and glanced at Bethan with a smile. “So have you decided yet? Are you really going to play your husband like a fool in front of his friends?”
Bethan was silent for a moment before finally pursing her lips. “So what? It’s not like we’ve never embarrassed ourselves in front of you and Luke. We’re all friends, and friends don’t make fun of each other during times of humiliation, do they?”
“Yes, but…”
Tara piped up. “I…I’m an outsider.”
Bethan smiled and patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry. You’ll be familiar with Brettley’s humiliating moments soon enough. By the way-“
She furrowed her brows, glancing at Tara. “When are you and Christian planning to get married?”
“Probably…next year.”
Tara glanced at the calendar. “Which is about six months from now.”
She turned to Gwen, grinning. “Gwen, when are you and Stefan planning to get married? Why don’t we host a double wedding?”
Gwen’s expression faltered. “I don’t think…stefan and I can get married. The man I love is Luke, but now, he’s Stefan. He’s sharing a name and body with his twin brother.”
She sighed and closed her eyes in defeat. “I’m worried that one day, Luke will wake up as his brother. What will become of me then? A woman who shares two brothers? I can’t accept that.”
Tara fell silent upon hearing this. She bit her lip nervously and shot Gwen a tentative glance. “I didn’t mean to offend you, Gwen…”
ì know.”
Gwen let out an exhale and interrupted Tara before she could finish, “I know you meant no harm, but I can’t deny that this is something I’m still having trouble wrapping my head around. In the future, neither of you-even you, Bethan-should bring this up again.”
Her love life was such a mess that not even she could unravel the ties, much less expect other people to understand.
Tara pursed her lips and did not reply.
Bethan stared at Gwen in silence for a while before finally saying, “But you have to face this eventually, Gwennie. After all that you’ve been through with Luke, all of US hope for nothing but the best for the two of you. Even if you avoid it now, you’ll have to face the truth eventually. Otherwise, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in this complicated relationship with Luke? Can you bear the thought of not being with him?”
Gwen fell silent.
After a long time, Bethan sighed and said, “Why don’t I help you ask my mother and Rachel to see if they have any medical means of fixing this? Perhaps they can come up with an idea.”
Since she needed to seek their advice regarding Robyn’s disease anymore, she might as well ask them about Luke as well.
After another long silence, Gwen forced out a smile and glanced first at Bethan, and then at Tara. “Why don’t we talk about Brettley first? What are you planning to do to him?”
Seeing that Gwen was still uncomfortable talking about this, Bethan and Tara exchanged a glance and went along with it.
At the same time, a cab pulled up in front of the hospital. A skinny woman got out of the car, clutching a chubby infant in her arms. She was so thin that it felt as though she would be blown away with a gust of wind at any moment. This was a stark contrast with the plump little infant in her arms, whose cheeks were rosy and chubby. The child cooed when it felt the soft breeze brushing against its skin.
The woman paid the fare, then placed the child on the ground and made their way to the hospital together.
Stefan and Andy had just walked out of the entrance when the sight of the mother and baby caught their eye. Andy glanced at them, frowning, then at Stefan, and asked doubtfully, “Those two…”
He wanted to help them, but at the same time, knowing Stefan’s background, he was not sure if Stefan would be willing to.
“You want to help?”
Stefan paused as he glanced at the woman. “I don’t think we should get ourselves involved in this.”
“But…”
Andy was silent for a moment, then finally said, “The child is so young. That woman looks sick, and the fact that they’re here at the hospital
Perhaps it had to do with his age, but for some reason, Andy could not help feeling guilty for not helping them.
“Alright then.”
Stefan smiled and wheeled Andy aside. “Wait for me.”
With that, he strode toward the woman and child.
This was the first time Anne brought Sammie out. Ever since she escaped from death, she became a different person-a recluse and was afraid of the sun. This situation became even worse after she became mute.
The last time she left the house was two weeks ago when she had to go for surgery.
However, she worried about John. In the morning, Robyn told her John was hurt and needed to stay in the hospital to rest. However, she had a hard time believing what Robyn said.
After spending so many years together with John, Anne reckoned she was the one who knew John the most. If it was a minor injury, John would never want to stay in the hospital. He cared too much about her and Sammie, so he never dared to let her worry about him. Therefore, it just did not sound reasonable if John would stay in the hospital because of a small injury.
Furthermore, Robyn had not returned home since the morning, which was nearly three hours since she left the house. After much consideration, she decided to call a taxi to go to the hospital with Sammie.
Unfortunately, she was so thin and weak that even the wind could easily blow her away like a kite. The road from the gate to the hospital was a short distance. However, it took her much effort to reach the hospital door. Even Sammie was stronger and had more stamina than she did.
Although Sammie just learned how to speak, she was a good girl. When she saw Anne walking very slowly, she slowed down her pace.
“Slowly. Slowly,” said Sammie, just like how John would talk to her when he taught her how to walk.
With the rooting from her daughter’s babyish voice, Anne walked slowly, step by step.
“Hi.”
Suddenly, a deep male voice sounded from behind. Anne stopped walking and looked behind. Just one look and she was stunned.
‘Is he…Luke? Isn’t he dead? Didn’t he give his heart to Gwen to save Gwen? Why is he here talking to me?’ Anne thought.
When Stefan saw Anne looking at him, he quickly strode forward at her. “Hi, I saw you at the gate just now.”
He had no idea why, but this thin woman who looked dangerously thin was very familiar to him. Then again, he could not remember where or when he saw her before, nor did he remember knowing someone so thin and weak.
Anne paused and confirmed Stefan did not know who she was. She took a deep breath and used a hand sign to show Stefan that she was mute.
“You…”
Realizing the woman was mute, Stefan frowned. Although this woman looked very familiar to him, he knew he did not know anyone who was mute. Maybe his memory was in a muddle, or maybe she looked like someone he knew.
As such, he tried to put on a friendly smile-one that he thought was friendly-and said, “I notice that you have a problem walking, so I wonder if you need any help.”
After that, he pointed behind him. It was a nurse with a wheelchair in front of her.
The nurse noticed Anne was looking at her and smiled. “This gentleman rented this wheelchair and hired me to take care of you. You look like you need some help and you have a child with you. Please sit in the wheelchair. You can choose to carry your child by yourself or I can help you. I understand hand sign language, so you can sign to me where you want to go.”
Anne was stunned for a while after hearing that. Finally, she nodded. As Stefan said, she definitely needed some help.
After that, she looked at Stefan. Before she could sign, Sammie said, “Thank you so much.”
Sammie’s soft and cute babyish voice melted Stefan’s heart immediately. It had been quite sometime since he actually put a smile on his face. “Hi, there. What’s your name and how old are you?”
Sammie tilted her head to look at Stefan’s handsome face and smiled sweetly, “I’m Samantha but everyone calls me Sammie.”
Then she did not forget to introduce Anne to Stefan too.”
This is my Mommy. Her name is Anne.”
At this point, Stefan had given all of his attention to Sammie and did not notice Sammie mentioned that her mother’s name was Anne. He pinched Sammie’s cheek and said,”
Your Mommy is not feeling well. You have to be a good girl and take care of her, do you understand?”
Sammie nodded seriously and said, “I will.”
“Alright, sir. I will bring them to where they want to go,” the nurse saw Anne signing to her anxiously. She smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I will take good care of them.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.