Chapter 173


    Chapter 173 Charmine walked into the study room and sat on the couch.


    “I’m here to ask about Momo’s grandparents,” she began. “Momo has said some things to me about


    them. Why did it sound like they dislike him? I thought his seizure is rted to this. If we were to get


    him healed, we need to first get rid of his troubles that affect the heart.”


    Logically, the child-Chris-would still be Anthony’s even if it was through in vitro fertilization surrogacy.


    The child would still be the Baileys’. His grandparents had no reason to hate on him.


    Anthony’s face sunken while he thought of this. The world thought that the child was birthed through


    surrogacy, but he was not.


    Five years ago, Anthony-under the influence of drugs-slept with a girl in the Royal Banquet Hotel


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    The upper ss viewed it as ‘shameless’, and Anthony’s grandparents and parents were utterly


    repulsed by the girl he slept with.


    Anthony could still make out the image of that girl: soft, sweet, and delicate like a little bunny. He could


    not help but fall for her.


    After the incident, he searched everywhere he could, high and low… All to no avail.


    He managed to find Chris in that same year during one fateful winter, in a mortuary, and the poor infant


    was with weak breath. His heart clenched in sympathy and he decided to bring Chris home. Chris


    managed to survive as he was ced in an incubator.


    Anthonyter on found out that he was his son, flesh and blood, during a blood transfusion.


    Anthony was all too sure that the same girl was the mother; she was the only one who he had slept


    with. The incident then led to a cat-and-dog life among the Bailey family members.


    Everyone thought that the child would bring hardship to the family because he was ill; they believed the


    mother was a jinx. Some even held the belief that the girl wanted to take advantage of the Bailey


    family.


    The Baileys were always so smart, wealthy, and aristocratic. That was why having Chris in their family


    was a shame to the family name. The idea of Anthony having Chris by his side aroused strong


    opposition from the family. Their distaste for the boy made them pressure Anthony to send him


    overseas.


    Anthony fought against all odds to keep Chris by his side, and it was because of this that would not visit


    the family’s residence.


    Charmine’s question made Anthony tongue-tied. Should he tell her that Chris was his, no IVF involved?


    Should he tell her that Chris was the fruit of his and another girl’s rtionship?


    Would she be able to ept his past affair? He feared the truth would only make her hate him.


    “It’s not a big deal. They’re just old-minded, conservatives against the idea of an IVF surrogate child,”


    he replied as he sipped his coffee. “Momo had been having seizures since he was born, and the elders


    thought he was a jinx because of that.”


    ‘Is that really all?’ Charmine frowned and continued, “Mr. Bailey, you still have to sort this out. It’s bad


    enough that Momo grew up without a mother figure, and it doesn’t help that his grandparents dislike


    him. How can he even bear such a burden at this age? A child who grows u p with his father isn’t


    enough… He needs a proper family.”


    Anthony eventually nodded. “You’re right, Ms. Jordan. I’ll have a talk with the elders, see if I can


    change their perspective on the matter.”


    Charmine knew Anthony was a man of his word. She then left at ease to get Chris a fruit tter.


    It was only after Charmine left did Anthony allow his worries to roam free.


    ‘What if Charmine knew about my past? Will she still get along happily with me? 1 ‘What if she finds out


    about the girl? What should I do?’ 1


    Overwhelmed with doubts and questions, he took up his cellphone and sent a text through WhatsApp.