Chapter 13 Call Me Dad
Their eyes locked for a moment. Isabe looked away first, and her thickshes lowered halfway. She was not stared down. It was just that gazing at Draxton while he looked at her was weird.
But Draxton believed that she had averted her eyes because she was scared.
"I expected you to be bolder."
All of a sudden, his voice sounded, breaking the dead silence.
Isabe gave a start and didn''t know how to respond.
She was not talkative and was introverted, barely opening her mouth around people she didn''t know well
However, since the man was trying to strike up a conversation, she might as well shoot straight. Therefore, she said frankly, "Sorry."
She did owe him an apology for taking advantage of him five years ago.
Draxton remained impassive and didn''t say anything. Isabe couldn''t tell whether he had epted her apology or not.
She didn''t know what he was thinking and said nothing more.
They arrived at the hospital very soon. It was a private hospital owned by the Lockwood Group. The bright neon sign reading "Lockwood" was very conspicuous in the rain.
The man in charge of the hospital hurried out to receive them after being informed that Draxton was sending someone over in person.
Greyson Lockwood widened his eyes in surprise when he saw Draxton carrying a woman in his arms.
And when his eyes fell on the boy behind Draxton, his jaw dropped in shock.
He had heard that the woman had been found and she was with a boy.
Greyson gasped. He thought it must be that Draxton hated the woman so much that only maiming her once was not enough, so he decided to get her cured in the hospital for further torment. "What are you waiting for?" Draxton asked coldly.
Greyson shuddered and was snapped out of the trance. He then shouted for help, "Get me a bed! Push her into the emergency room!"
Draxton felt speechless.
His face darkened, and he stared at Greyson with lowered eyes. "She just got burned."
Greyson pulled up her pant leg.
The next second, he broke out in a cold sweat. "Just burned?This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.
"My goodness! Mr. Lockwood used boiling water to torment this woman!
"Brutal torture.
"But it seems that her life is not in danger," Greyson thought.
Fifteen minuteste, he was done tending to Isabe''s wounds.
Greyson was staggered to know it was just an ident that Isabe had gotten burned and Draxton hadn''t riddled her body with holes and cuts as he had imagined.
Ricky stayed close to Isabe throughout and didn''t stop frowning until Isabe''s wounds were taken care of.
Draxton approached them and said in a deep voice, "The dressing needs changing regrly. You need to stay in the hospital for a few days."
Isabe flicked a look at him and replied slowly, "Okay. Hope it isn''t too much of an imposition."
Draxton then said to Ricky, "I have some dry clothes prepared for you. Go with Greyson to get changed, or you may catch a cold."
Ricky didn''t respond and just stared at Isabe.
Isabe kept silent for a while before meeting Ricky''s stare and giving him a slight nod.
Ricky then turned around and walked out with Greyson.
Isabe and Draxton were left alone in the ward.
The room fell heart-stoppingly silent.
Isabe sat on the bed with an ashen face and broke the silence after a long while. "Five years ago, I didn''t mean to offend you. I regretted it very much after I woke up."
Draxton slightly moved his cial eyes. He had a regal bearing, and his expression was imprable.
Without getting his reply, Isabe clenched her teeth and continued, "Mr. Lockwood, can you tell me what you n to do with me?"
After throwing out that question, Isabe looked up at Draxton in earnest.
She met his unreadable eyes.
Draxton stayed quiet
Isabe''s brows wrinkled. "Why is he giving me the silent treatment?
"I''m now fish in the barrel! Can''t he just tell me whether he will cut me into pieces or give me a quick death?" Isabe roared inside.
Draxton''s gaze was so aggressive that Isabe looked away and ducked her head again.
Draxton cocked an eyebrow. In his eyes, Isabe was a weak and vulnerable woman who had burned herself in fright just because of his appearance and didn''t even have the nerve to hold his gaze. He suddenly got on his feet and strode to Isabe.
With his long arm braced on the headboard, he leaned forward and pulled his striking face close to Isabe''s.
They were so close that Isabe could feel his breath on her face.
Isabe was caught unaware. She leaned backward, trying to draw away from him.
Her ck eyes were filled with confusion.
Draxton fixed his dark blue eyes on Isabe and forced her to give him her full attention.
Contented that they were looking into each other''s eyes, he said, "Ricky is my son."
It wasn''t a question. He was stating a fact.
The fact was as in as day, given that Ricky had features so simr to his. It could even be said that Ricky was the boy version of him.
Isabe couldn''t deny it.
"Yes," she admitted under her breath.
Then she added, "He''s very considerate and smart."
"I can see that." Draxton kept staring at Isabe intensely and perceived uneasiness in her eyes.
"Do you know that people who once offended me have disappeared from this world?" Draxton drawled.
In an instant, his words chilled Isabe to the bone.
She stiffened and pressed her lips into a tight line.
Draxton eyed her up and down with unreadable eyes and straightened himself abruptly. Then, looking condescendingly at Isabe, he said, "I''m 29 years old now. It''s time for me to get married." His words didn''t sink in with Isabe immediately.
Amused by her bewildered expression, Draxton slightly curled up the corners of his lips and said, "I was mad at you for what you did and intended to punish you, but I''ve changed my mind now. I need a wife, also an heir.
"Why should I bother to find someone new when my son''s mother is right here in front of me?"
Hearing those words, Isabe couldn''t help but curse a blue streak in her heart.
She blurted out, "Mr. Lockwood, you shouldn''t be so willful regarding marriage.
"You should marry a woman who is your perfect match and have children with her. I''ll take Ricky away and never appear in front of you again.
"I promise that we won''t be a nuisance in your life."
"So remove my name from the most wanted list!" These words she kept to herself.
Isabe tried her best to show Draxton that she meant her words. A glint of sincerity filled her eyes.
Draxton looked at Isabe with emotions she couldn''t decipher and cracked a faint smile. "Miss Thompson, you are my perfect match."
Isabe was captivated by that smile. He looked like an intimidating king when he kept a straight face, but once he smiled, he became Prince Charming. "He''s cheating!" Isabe shouted inside.
It took her some time to tear her eyes from Draxton''s face and understand what he had just said.
"Mr. Lockwood, stop kidding me. I''m just a normal girl. I''m not good enough for you."
Isabe looked flustered.
Draxton had expected to see her cheer up more or less after he offered to marry her.
However, her face went white with dread.
Draxtonpsed into pensive silence. After a while, he thought he had figured something out.
He said, "Don''t worry. I won''t be an abusive husband. Instead, as Mrs. Lockwood, you''ll get everything that
title deserves.
"Ricky will get the best education and be my sole heir.
"Do you have any other worries?
"Tell me if you do. I can solve all of them for you."
He looked at Isabe with a glimmer in his eyes.
Isabe opened her mouth but said nothing after realizing that Draxton was serious.
Seeing that she didn''t object, Draxton nodded contentedly and said, "I''ll take your silence as a yes."
At that moment, Greyson returned with Ricky.
Draxton looked over his shoulder at the boy walking in.
His eyes automatically turned soft.
Ricky was looking at him too. He looked so sweet and adorable with exquisite features and said in a cute voice, "Sir, thank you for sending my mom to the hospital." Draxton turned to face him and stared at the small face which looked so much like his. Then, a smile broke across his face again as he said, "Call me Dad."