Chapter 354


    Jenna held Jerry in her arms and slept soundly. The previous night was a sleepless one for her.


    With her arms embracing Jerry closely, more than half of her face was covered by her beautiful hair.


    Even so, Hansen could make out the sadness on her pale face, as well as the swelling and


    puffiness around her eyes.


    He felt a pang of heartache.


    The mother- son duo embraced each other, inseparably and intimately. It was a family connection


    between them. Hansen recalled what Jenna had said, "Hansen, please let Jerry go, I beg of you!


    Jerry belongs to me. He is my life. If I lose him, how am I going to live for the rest of my life?"


    He pursed his lips. Pain could be seen in his eyes.


    Slowly, he walked towards her, and caressed her face.


    "Jenna, Jerry is your life, but both you and Jerry are my life. If I lose the two of you, how am I going


    to live for the rest of my life?" He thought to himself.


    He continued. "You only think about yourself, but what about my heart? What about how I got


    through all these years? I love you. That''s why I will never let you go. My only intention is to provide


    you and Jerry a home, not to separate you two. Can’t you understand my heart? What should I do


    to make you go home with me as a happy woman?" He sighed deeply.


    "Don''t you worry. I won’t force you. If only you woulde with me willingly."


    As he was lost in his thoughts, he heard a sound. He looked up and saw Jerry staring directly at him


    with his obsidian eyes, which sparkled with alertness.


    He smiled at Jerry blissfully, and reached out for him, resulting in Jerry letting out a soft cry.


    Deeply asleep, Jenna slowly loosened her hands around Jerry.


    Hansen reached out once again and gently picked Jerry up. He softly shushed and whispered,


    "Jerry, be a good boy. Don''t cry. If not, you will wake Mommy up. Daddy will bring you out for a


    while. Let Mommy have a peaceful sleep, okay?"


    His voice was soft, gentle, and soothing. It did wonders, as Jerry stopped crying.


    Hansen pecked him and brought him out.


    Perhaps Jerry has been in the ward for too long, as after walking out of the ward and breathing


    some fresh air, he seemed to be in better spirits. His glistening eyes wandered around, looking very


    adorable.


    Hansen took him to a toy store. The colorful and shiny toys attracted his attention. One toy car in


    particr, caught his eyes, which he kept pointing at.


    "You like cars too?" Hansen smiled and said, "It must be in your blood. Your mom is a top car


    designer, while I specialize in car production. I didn''t think my son would like cars so much as well.


    Indeed, our family can''t part with cars, huh."


    "Hi, little boy, do you want it?" asked the woman in the toy store. How smart of her -she knew


    Hansen wasn''t a local, and from what he was wearing, she knew that he was rich. Hence, she


    quickly picked out all the expensive toy cars in the store and showed them to Jerry. Jerry became


    even more excited, smiling from ear to ear.


    Eventually, she seeded.


    Hansen ordered her to pack all the toy cars in the store and put them in a big bag. Considering that


    it would be inconvenient to bring the big bag around, he asked Jerry to choose his favorite toy car to


    hold in his hands, leaving the others at the store. They


    then left the store joyfully.


    In spring, at Jenova City, the air was humid, yet very fresh. Jerry had to have been out rarely, for he


    was on cloud nine from the moment Hansen brought him out.


    It was noon, and the drizzling had stopped. A ray of sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds.


    There was fresh air and refreshed spirits. With Jerry in his arms, Hansen was feeling rxed and at


    ease more than ever. The father- and- son outing was enjoyable. Even an ordinary chick and


    duckling could fascinate Jerry to no end.


    What made Hansen even blessed was that when he was ying with Jerry, not only did Jerry stop


    rejecting him, he also seemed to be fond of him.


    This left Hansen overwhelmed with joy.


    He thought, "This little fellow finally knew I am someone who loves him dearly and treats him well.


    Indeed, blood is thicker than water. This is a naturally formed feeling, with no sugar coating


    necessary."


    Surrounded by the affection Jerry brought him, Hansen''s excitement heightened, granting every


    wish Jerry had. A look here and a nce there, the thought of going back slipped their minds.


    Jenna was asleep deeply, albeit not


    peacefully. At first, she couldn''t open her eyes, but after a long, deep sleep, she finally started


    stirring. As soon as she realised the emptiness in her arms, she instinctively reached out to


    embrace Jerry, but there was no sight of the baby. She didn''t take it seriously, as she thought Jerry


    was sleeping somewhere on the bed.


    "Jerry," she called out, and stretched her hand out further. This time, however, she realised the


    entire bed was empty. Her eyes were wide open.


    After being stunned for some time, she turned over and got up from the bed hastily.


    "Where is Jerry? I can''t find Jerry!" she said to herself.


    She was now wide awake.


    "No, I''m not dreaming." She shook her head and pinched her thigh - the pain made her hiss.


    "This is real. Jerry is missing!"


    With that realisation, she let out a scream and started searching frantically around the room.


    On the table of the room, there were lunch boxes in different sizes.


    Without thinking, she knew they were all given by Hansen.


    "Hansen took Jerry away when I was asleep!" As soon as this thought sprang in her mind, she cried


    her lungs out. Her body was icy cold. She was trembling, and then she lost her bnce. Her sight


    grew dark.


    "Hansen left. He took advantage of the time I was asleep and took my Jerry away."


    She cursed. "You jerk. How could you be so cruel?"


    With a cry, she ran out of the room, frantically.


    "Jerry''s bed is cold, which means he was taken away for quite a long time. Where has he possibly


    gone to then?" She thought.


    Like a gust of wind, she rushed out, while scolding herself.


    "D*mn it! Why did I fall into such a deep sleep? He knew Jerry is his child. There is no way he would


    let Jerry go."


    Naively, she had believed that he would let go of Jerry. However, another feeling of loss grew


    rapidly within her. Hansen did not want her anymore, and in the future, Jerry would follow his


    footsteps. She had lost everything.


    Tears welled up in her eyes, as she continued to rush out to search for Jerry like a person in the grip


    of madness.


    After a round of searching, Hansen and Jerry


    were nowhere to be seen. That was when an idea struck her.


    "The hotel. Right. He is staying at the Sheraton Hotel now, I should go check it out. Hopefully they


    are still there."


    However, when she got there, the clerk at the front desk told her they had checked out and left in


    the morning.


    This news added fuel to the fire. Jenna''s vision went ck, nearly fainting. Shey limply on the


    desk and murmured, "Jerry, Jerry, my child, don''t leave Mommy, please don''t leave Mommy."


    The clerks looked at each other, not having any idea what to do after looking at Jenna''s frighteningly


    pale face and the sorrow in her eyes. They didn''t know what had happened exactly, but from


    Jenna''s expression and voice, they figured it was a very serious matter, which had something to do


    with her child.


    They looked at her with sympathy. One of them then came out from the front desk and helped her to


    the sofa in the lobby. She asked softly, "Miss, would you like a ss of water?" Jenna replied, "No,


    but Miss, do you happen to know where the guest in that room went? Please tell me." The clerk


    looked at her and shook her head. "There is no way for us to


    find out where our guests go after they have checked out. They won''t tell us too. I''m really sorry."


    Feebly, Jenna slumped down her seat.


    After a moment, she rushed out and continued her frantic search.


    However, the sky was getting darker by the minute. The more ces she searched, the more she


    couldn''t see anyone.


    Slowly, she fell onto a chair on the side of a street. Her body was still trembling. She had run out of


    energy to continue searching.


    She started thinking. "If Hansen intentionally wanted to take Jerry away, he would not let me find


    them."


    "Even if I were to search until my legs break."


    There was no other way than to give up.


    She thought about how she''d lost Jerry just like that, and she felt her heart being ripped apart. It


    hurt so much that tears streamed down her face.


    As if her soul had been taken away, she curled up in the chair lifelessly, feeling weak, empty,


    disappointed, and dispirited. She saw only darkness before her. To her, everything was gone;


    everything was meaningless, and it was even better to die than to live.


    On the other side, Jerry was in Hansen''s


    arms. The father-son duo were enjoying their outing to the fullest.


    The willow trees were hanging low. The river was crystal clear.


    It was a picturesque sight. Hansen, who worked in the big city, had never had the chance to savor


    such peacefulness. Perhaps, it was Jerry being in his arms that led to him seeing the beauty in


    every single thing.


    They walked across the street and came upon an ancient church. The town''s church was quaint,


    and even though there were not many tourists, the candles were still burning.


    Was this where the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet had transpired?


    The locals had made it into a church, where the tourists would visit for sightseeing.


    Hansen saw a few people buying candles, and followed suit. He then brought Jerry to take a seat,


    and folded his hands for him and closed his eyes.


    He, too, did the same, and got absorbed in his thoughts as he thought about the situation he was in.


    "Mom, Mom," called out Jerry, who seemed anxious all of a sudden. He was looking in a particr


    direction and kept calling "Mom". He even stretched out his hand in that


    direction.


    It shocked Hansen. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had been out for a long time,


    and that it was time to take Jerry back to the hospital.


    He turned around.


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    "Mom, Mom," Jerry''s voice became clearer and clearer as he stretched both his hands out in a


    direction on the street.


    Hansen looked in the direction of Jerry''s hands, and could not help but to widen his eyes in


    surprise.