Chapter 264


    Her gaze lingered on Christopher for a while before focusing on his face. Then tears rolled out of the


    corner of her eyes. Her lips parted slightly and moved as if she wanted to say something to


    Christopher.


    However, she couldn’t make a sound.


    When Christopher saw this, his eyes immediately reddened, but he still forced out a smile and said,


    “Don’t worry. You’ve just woken up. If you have anything to say, let’s wait until you get better.”


    Winnie shook her head lightly, and tears rolled down her cheeks again. Her fingers beside her body


    curled slightly as if she wanted to grasp something.


    Christopher noticed her movement and immediately held her hand tightly.


    As Winnie held Christopher’s hand, a smile finally formed on her face. She almost exhausted all her


    strength as she uttered a single word, “Chris.”


    Christopher swallowed with difficulty, and his Adam’s apple bobbed. “Your son is here.”


    Winnie was very lethargic. She woke up for a while and then fell asleep again, holding Christopher’s


    hand.


    The air conditioner in the ward was a little cold. Christopher ced Winnie’s hand under the nket


    and sat silently by the bed for a moment. Then, without saying anything, he stood the ward.


    up


    and left


    Yuliana looked at the back of his figure but didn’t go after him. After more than ten minutes, she saw


    that Christopher still hadn’te back, and she went out to look for him.


    She couldn’t find him on the floor where Winnie’s ward was located.


    She went downstairs and went around looking for him. Finally, at a dimly lit corner that was not


    illuminated by the streetmps, she spotted a familiar figure.


    She didn’t go over immediately. Instead, she stood in the distance and observed him for a while,


    watching the flickering sparks of his cigarette. Then she walked over.


    Seeing Yuliana, Christopher paused just as he was taking a long drag of the cigarette. Then, taking a


    puff of the cigarette, he suddenly went forward, pulled Yuliana over, pushed her against the wall, and


    kissed her roughly.


    The wall behind Yuliana’s back was hot, and so was the man in front of her.


    Yuliana stood still and didn’t move. She didn’t cater to him, nor did she resist him.


    A short whileter, Christopher stopped. He merely pressed his lips against hers quietly, and Yuliana


    could taste something salty on her lips.


    Her heart ached as if it was being ripped apart.


    In the afternoon, Winnie’s medical report came out, and her condition did not look promising.


    In fact, Winnie had undergone a general physical examinationst year. There were some problems at


    that time, but they were not too serious. As long as she took good care of herself, it wouldn’t be a


    problem for her to live another ten years or so.


    s, something happened to Zachary.


    Zachary and Winnie got married through an arranged marriage. They knew each other since they were


    little. They were married for more than 40 years, and their rtionship had always been good.


    Zachary’s ident was a huge blow to Winnie. Over the past six months, she had been worried about


    Zachary’s matters day and night. It was impossible for her to take good care of her own health this way.


    Instead, her health problems only became more and more serious with each passing day.


    Yuliana lifted her arms and wrapped them around Christopher’s shoulders. She patted him gently, the


    same way sheforted the crying Rowan.


    After a while, Christopher let go of her. He raised his hand and touched her lips. When he touched the


    part of her lip that had split, he asked in a hoarse voice, “Does it hurt?”


    “Mmm, Yuliana mumbled faintly. Then she added softly, “Yes, it hurts.”


    She sounded especially docile and gentle.


    Christopher didn’t say anything more. He spread himself out against the wall beside her and looked up


    at the dark night sky. There was no moon or even half a star tonight, and the air was hot and dry. It was


    as if a fierce storm was brewing.


    Yuliana stayed with him quietly for a while. Seeing as they had been out for quite a long time now, she


    was worried about Winnie being alone in the ward. Thus, she said, “Let’s go back.”


    Christopher remained rooted to his spot, still looking intently at the dark night sky.


    Yuliana looked at him for two seconds, turned around, and walked away for a few steps. Seeing that


    Christopher didn’t follow her, she stopped and turned back around again.


    As Christopher was standing in a dark spot, she couldn’t see his face clearly. She could only see a


    blurred figure.


    Yuliana called out to him.


    The man in the dark finally moved and seemed to look in her direction.


    Yuliana was standing under the streetmp. The light shrouded her, casting shadows on her face.


    Christopher couldn’t see her face clearly either.


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    Standing over 30 feet apart, they looked at each other through the distance.


    After a while, Christopher came out of the dark and walked to Yuliana.


    She finally saw his face clearly.


    His eyes were very red and bloodshot. They were slightly swollen as well. Against the backlight, his


    dark eyes seemed especially sparkling, as if they had just been washed with water.


    Yuliana reached out and held his hand. “Let’s go.”


    When they arrived back in the ward, Joyce had arrived. She was sitting in a chair by the bed, looking


    down at her phone with a frown on her forehead.


    Hearing the sound of the door opening, she looked up and saw Yuliana and Christophering in. She


    immediately put away her phone and stared at Christopher for two seconds. Then she looked at


    Yuliana and said, “I asked the kitchen to prepare some food. You guys should have some first.” “Thank


    you, Joyce.” After saying that, Yuliana added, “Mom woke up for a while just now, but she was too


    weak and went back to sleep again.”


    Joyce nodded and looked at Winnie on the bed. She sighed softly and said, “You two keep an eye on


    Mom for a while. I have something to do and have to leave first.”


    Yuliana answered, “Okay.”


    Joyce picked up her bag and left the ward.


    However, she didn’t leave the hospital. She simply went to the outdoor area downstairs and took a seat


    on a bench. Then she took out her phone and called Kendrick again.


    She called Kendrick in the afternoon when Winnie was sent to the hospital, but the call did not go


    through.


    Kendrick had gone to a country in Alendor this time. The infrastructure there was not very good.


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    She thought the call didn’t go through because of the poor signal. However, after she sent Alex back to


    the Sce residence in the afternoon, she called Kendrick again, and the call was still not connected.


    At that time, she didn’t think too much about this. When she just arrived at the hospital, Christopher and


    Yuliana were not there, and Winnie was asleep. Since Joyce had nothing else to do, she tried to call


    Kendrick again, but the call still didn’t go through.


    Therefore, she remembered the secretary and assistant who went with Kendrick on the trip and called


    them, but their phones were just like Kendrick’s and couldn’t be reached.


    Only then did Joyce feel something was wrong, and a bad feeling rose in her heart.


    However, it wasn’t Kendrick’s first trip to Alendor. Previously, she had also experienced losing contact


    with him, which was why she did not mention the matter to Christopher and Yuliana just now. Now that


    the Sce family was in a mess, and all kinds of things were happening one after another, she was


    afraid that she was merely overthinking and would cause unnecessary panic again.


    Kendrick had brought two senior executives along with him on his current trip to Alendor. However,


    Joyce didn’t have the phone numbers of the two senior executives, so she could only contact.


    Kendrick’s secretaries from the Secretarial Department to make an inquiry. As it was already past


    working hours. Joyce could only call the private number of the Secretarial Department.


    Fortunately, she had saved the phone numbers of several secretaries of the Secretarial Department


    before.


    She opened her contact list and searched for the contact number of Hazel Henderson, one of the


    secretaries from the Secretarial Department. As she scrolled through the list, her finger was trembling


    uncontrobly.


    There are too many numbers in the contact list. Joyce had to search for a while before she located


    Hazel’s number.


    She dialed it.


    The call was picked up quickly.


    Joyce took a deep breath and said in a gentle tone, “Hazel, this is Joyce.”


    “Mrs. Sce!” greeted Hazel, who sounded extremely anxious on the phone. “I was just about to call


    you.


    Earlier, Mr. Hernandez called and said that Mr. Sce had gone missing in Nardor.” She was referring


    to Hugh Hernandez, one of the executives who apanied Kendrick on the trip.


    Joyce’s mind went nk at once, and her head began to buzz.


    Hazel continued to speak on the phone, but Joyce didn’t hear a thing.