Chapter 290


    Chapter 290


    Gwendolyn trailed behind Sandm as they left the room, leaving Seling seething with anger. How dare


    that country girl speak to her like


    that?


    “Selina, honey,e in here and let your Uncle ude get a good look at you,” Magnolia beckoned


    urgently, pulling her into the hospital room. “Call him, sweetheart”


    Selina was nudged to the edge of the hospital bed, staring nkly at the gaunt figure of ude lying


    them, “Uncle ude..”


    “Magnolia wiped away tears as she spoke, “ude, this is my daughter, Selina. She was celebrating


    her birthday the day you had your ident. She’s always been so sensible, always putting others first,


    even on her birthday.”


    ude’s eyes bore into Selina, filled with an excitement that he was unable to voice.


    “Selina, your Uncle ude always pestered me to have a daughter. He adores girls more than


    anything.”


    Veins in ude’s neck stood out as he struggled with his emotions, tears streaming down his face.


    Deep within, he was screaming in agony!


    Selina was the daughter of the other woman, the result of Derrick’s affair!


    Derrick, sensing the tension, quickly pulled Selina back, “ude is just overwhelmed with joy. The


    doctor said he needs to stay calm. Let’s give him some space to rest, we have all the time in the world.”


    Derrick’s heart maced with fear, he couldn’t meet ude’s piercing gaze.


    ude’s lucidity was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.


    Thankfully, he hadn’t regained his ability to speak, and he couldn’t move his limbs.


    “III stay here with ude. You all go on home, Eve insisted, gently shooing everyone away from the


    bedside.


    “Mom, you shouldn’t be here alone at your age. It’s too much for you to handle…”


    “Go on, all of you! I just want to be here with him, to talk to him,” her voice cracked under the weight of


    her tears.


    After twenty–two long years, her youngest


    est son had finally


    awakened.


    “Okay”


    “Let’s all head out Carlisle decided, clearing the room to give them air and space.


    The room fell silent.


    Tears continued to escape ude’s eyes, dampening a small patch of his pillow.


    “My boy, are you suffering?” Eve asked with a hoarse voice, her heart aching for her son.


    ude continued to cry, unable to speak the torment in his heart.


    He wanted to reveal the truth.


    Twenty two years ago, Derrick had secretly swapped Magnolia’s newborn daughter with another baby.


    Their precious Lopez heirloom was lost, and the interloper, the illegitimate child, thrived.


    Derrick had betrayed Magnolia long ago! He was a two–faced snake, and their entire family got yed!


    ude’s vegetative state was Derrick’s doing!


    “Heh… heh…” Desperate to reveal the truth, ude could only manage a weak gasp.


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    He couldn’t speak; his hands couldn’t write. He was shattered and hopeless.


    Eve dabbed at his cheek with her handkerchief, “Don’t cry! Don’t cry! It’s a good sign you’ve awakened.


    The doctor said with proper treatment, you’ll gradually recover!”


    “I know you have something to tell me, something you wanted to say before the car ident, right? If


    that’s true, blink once; if not, blink


    twice”


    ude blinked back tears, once.


    Eve’s voice broke with emotion, “My dear boy. Iti hire the best rehabilitation specialists in the country to


    help you recover. When you’re ready, you can tell me everything!”


    ude blinked once again.


    He was finally awake!


    And when the day came that he could speak again, Derrick’s reckoning would be at hand.


    09:32


    At the nurse’s station in the hospital.