Chapter 518
Chapter 518
I felt as if I was in a dream. Ryan, in my mind, was never that kind of man.
A person’s character can be gradually understood through interactions, and Ryan’s affection for Faith
had always been strong. Suddenly hearing that Ryan had an illegitimate son who was raised in the
Whitmore family, alongside Neil, seemed nothing short of incredible to me.
Did Louis have any proof? Otherwise, the Whitmore family would never ept this!
“Who told you this?” I asked.
“A friend of mine whom you don’t know.” Ste said, somewhat ufortable. “Rena, Neil’s mother
has always been kind to you. Maybe you should pay her a visit. She’s in the hospital now.”
“Do you know which hospital?” I asked.
Knowing that Faith was in trouble, I had to see her.
Ste immediately picked up her phone to find out the hospital for me.
Two minutester, she gave me the address of a hospital. She wanted to apany me, but the
journey to Springvale was long, and despite having a nanny, she was notfortable leaving her kids
for an entire day, so I set off alone.
Driving to Springvale, I couldn’t help but think of Neil and the simrities between his current situation
and that of my family when we had a crisis, during which he had been a great help to me.
I drove past the former residence of Bonnie Tueley, which was about half rebuilt and still bustling with
construction. There was no indication that the Whitmore Co. was having any issues, and the project
was not dyed at all.
Without stopping, I continued on my way. My second chance at life began with Bonnie, but it certainly
wasn’t going to end with her. There were moreplex issues awaiting me to handle and decisions to
make.
Suddenly, I heard frantic honking from behind me. I nced in the rear-view mirror, and, to my surprise,
it was Neil’s car.
But he didn’t seem to recognize Ste’s car, so he didn’t notice me on the car.
His car sped past me, seemingly in a rush, most likely heading to see Faith in Springvale as well.
Didn’t he get the news yesterday? I watched as his car sped away and pressed the elerator to
follow him.
I arrived at the hospital by evening. It was the most prestigious private hospital in
Springvale, and I heard that Whitmore Co. held shares in it. If Faith was here, her privacy could be
protected from unwanted visitors.
But of course, that also meant it was a hassle for me to enter. I had to call and get permission.
I called Faith, but her phone was turned off. So, I called Neil, whose car was parked at the entrance of
the hospital.
After a few rings, Neil picked up, his voice indifferent, “Hello.”
“I’m at the nurse’s station. They said I need permission from the patient or their family to visit. Could
you pleasee out and help?” I went straight to the point.
Neil seemed surprised that I was there, “You’re here?”
“Yeah, can you pleasee out?” I replied.
“Okay.”
Three minutester, Neil appeared. Upon seeing me, his furrowed brow rxed a little. With him being
there, no one stopped me from entering.
Neil turned back, and we walked in silence to Faith’s room.
The room didn’t smell of medicine, but of faint floral fragrance. Faith was resting on the bed with her
eyes closed. She looked frail and pale, so different from ourst encounter. Ryan was nowhere to be
seen.
“Faith.” I spoke softly.
Faith slowly opened her eyes. Upon seeing me, a spark of joy flickered in her eyes, brightening her
otherwise gloomy face.
“Irene, howe you’re here?” Faith tried to sit up, but I stopped her.
“Faith, I came to see you. How are you feeling?” Her left hand was heavily bandaged, covering her
suicide attempt.
I felt a pang of sorrow but didn’t know how I could help.
Neil stood by silently. Just then, I heard a sound from the bathroom in the room. Hiram came out.
Upon seeing me, his face fell, “Why is she here? I want my mommy! I want my mommy!”
“Hiram!” Neil scolded, “Don’t disturb your grandma’s rest!”
“Grandma, I want my mommy,” Hiram didn’t obey. Instead, he ran to Faith and continued to cry for his
mother.
Faith, already weak and in low spirits, could spare no more attention to Hiram and sighed helplessly.
Hiram seemed inattentive to Faith’s situation. He persisted, as if the whole world revolved around his
mother who, in reality, hadn’t been a responsible mother for him at all.
Suddenly, Neil walked over, picked Hiram up, and ced him next to the wall. “Stay there and think
about what you’ve done.” His attitude was cold.
“But I didn’t do anything wrong!” Hiram raised his voice in protest.
I was worried that Neil might lose his temper, but he held back, his face stern, inhaling deeply as if
suppressing his anger.
“Hiram, your grandma is already very upset. Can we not talk about this right now?” I tried to soothe the
situation.
“But it’s all your fault! Because of you, my dad doesn’t want my mommy!” Hiram suddenly turned his
anger towards me.
I was left speechless. The kid’s perspective was truly unique, thinking that Neil abandoned Karina for
me.
I wanted to say that Neil actually distanced himself from me for many years just for Karina!
To my surprise, Hiram actually came over intending to hit me. Although he was just a seven-year-old
kid and didn’t have much strength, the full force of his small fists punching me still hurt, since I was
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“Hiram Whitmore!” Neil, seeing this scene, rebuked him angrily and promptly pulled Hiram away.
Neil’s anger scared Hiram, and he didn’t dare to cause any more trouble. But he started crying, tears
streaming down his face like a broken faucet. He looked so wronged.
Faith, though upset, still loved her grandson dearly. Seeing Hiram crying so pitifully, she said, “Hiram,
you can’t be rude to Ms. Finch, you know that? We’re keeping you away from your mom because she’s
not treating you well, not because of Ms. Finch.”
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