Chapter 304 The Truth


    However, Zed had given him the order so Toby had no other choice but to obey.


    After he briefly exined to Gregory and Terry about the matters that needed attention, he hurried off


    into the crowd, leaving the surprised men behind.


    Meanwhile, Zed gazed out of the window. For a second, there appeared a thoughtful look on his face


    as if he was contemting about a serious matter.


    ''Things are getting more and moreplicated. I did not expect Moore to belong to the Bai family.


    Now that Hanley knows about this, I can''t stay at the hospital anymore.


    But one thing is for sure now, no one will dare to hurt Jean as long as she is with Moore.


    I thought I did a great job at considering everything, but it never urred to me that Moore could be the


    son of such a big man.


    Though I did not know Moore before, I''ve heard about him a long time ago from my grandpa.


    Grandpa mentioned that Uncle Gary loves Moore very much. And Gary has been trying his best to get


    close to Moore using every chance he gets. But it turns out that Moore acts arrogant in front of Gary.


    There are some misunderstandings between Moore and Gary since Moore left for Chicago, so Moore


    doesn''t give Gary a chance to exin.


    Why is Moore back now?'' wondered Zed.


    Puzzlement was written all over his face. After a while, his thoughts took a different turn and there was


    a shift in his expression.


    ''Those are not the questions I should be thinking about.


    In the beginning, I nned to protect Jean secretly at the hospital, but I don''t see the point anymore.


    Thankfully, she ispletely safe in Moore''s hands.


    Moreover, those who want to set me up will have difficulties getting here as long as I am in the hospital.


    My presence closes all the doors for them.


    But then how will I find and catch those guys if I leave them no room for actions?


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    Fine, I guess I have to leave the hospital as soon as possible if I want to make some progress with this


    mission.


    Moore Bai……'' thought Zed with a smile.


    As his mind reached the subject of Moore, there shed a look of satisfaction in his eyes. ''I hope you


    don''t disappoint me, '' Zed warned Moore inside his head.


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    "What did you just say?" asked surprised Jean. The information Moore gave was hard for Jean to


    digest. Puzzled look remained on Jean''s face and her eyes widened. "Why do you say that you are not


    a skeleton in the closet? I don''t get it. Or did I hear you wrong?" There was confusion written all over


    Jean''s face.


    ''As an illegitimate child, shouldn''t he be sorry about his own identity?


    Or have I been misled by Hanley all this time?''


    "So, you are not the bastard of Gary?" Suddenly, Jean was thrilled by the prospect of this.


    "I really am his…… but not the bastard as Hanley says," replied Moore, with his teeth gritted.


    "Wait, is Hanley instead the bastard of Gary? And that is why he came to you in such a hurry. He wants


    to understand what is going on. Am I right?" As she was speaking, Jean was shocked by her own


    words. She denied immediately,"No way! Hanley''s mother is the well-known President of the women''s


    association. How could anyone not know about her name and her background since he is the citizen of


    H City? She is the wife of Mr. Bai. Everyone knows about that here." Jean answered her own questions


    and it looked like she forgot Moore was present in the room.


    "She is Mrs. Bai now, but not the original one." Seeing Jean was going way too far from the answer,


    Moore couldn''t help but tell her the truth.


    "Not the original one? Is she the third party? No way! How can that be?" asked Jean in a suspicious


    tone, while she shook her head reluctantly.


    ''Thatdy, whose smile is so gentle and contagious that it will rub off on anyone who sees her, always


    acts in an elegant manner as if she is a role model for everyone. How could ady like her bethe


    third party?'' Jean raised this question on her mind. But she didn''t dare to speak out loud because that


    would have saddened Moore.


    "Well, I can tell that you must have watched too many of soap operas to understand this." Moore


    started tough but then paused to continue,"You''re right. My mother was the original Mrs. Bai, Gary


    Bai''s first wife. But soon after she gave birth to me, her health deteriorated. Things got so worse that


    she died. Gary Bai, who was still very young back then, married the mayor''s daughter who got the title


    of Mrs. Bai."


    "Oh oh that way!" said Jean who felt stupid for her inability to understand. She then continued,"Moore,


    in this case, you don''t really have to resent Gary, do you? Gary is not like my father Henry, who


    cheated on my mother and divorced her after he met Joy, my step-mother." Jean''s words were


    intended to soothe and calm Moore.


    "I know why he married Edna Huang. It was for the sake of his career. He looked at her as the shortcut


    to reach his career dreams. I just can''t believe that he became so greedy after my mother left. This


    quality about him makes me feel disgusted....."


    "Is that the reason why you left? How did you manage to think in such a manner while you were only a


    child? Did you consider how dangerous it would be after you left home like this?" Questions flowed out


    of Jean like water. She had so many questions which needed answering.


    "No, not that young. I left when I was eight years old," replied Moore in a casual tone. He felt relieved


    having taken the burden off his shoulder.


    "At the age of eight? She was married to Gary at that time?" This information puzzled Jean and she


    was clouded with doubt.


    "Not yet, but the two families were talking about this for a long time and they almost came to an


    agreement at that time." Moore replied with a nk look and it sounded like he was talking about


    someone else''s family.


    "So you ran away before she came? But then how did you make it to Chicago?"''How can an eight-


    year-old child pluck up the courage to leave home?''


    Now Moore felt that Jean''s questions would never ended but he decided to reply.


    "Well, don''t get me wrong. I was not able to go to Chicago alone at eight." With a wry smile on his face,


    Moore continued,"At that time, the kindhearted couple, my adoptive parents, came to China for some


    matters. When they saw me faint in the street because of hunger, they gave me some food. That kind


    them that I was an orphan who was underfed and underdressed in the welfare house. Moreover, I told


    them I got bullied often......" There was a brief pause in Moore''s speech.


    As he was recalling this memory, he looked nostalgic and transported to that time. "I can still remember


    clearly the sympathetic look on my adoptive mother''s face, and her eyes were brimming with tears as


    she heard my stories. I then took the opportunity to ask them if they would adopt me. Nevertheless, it


    wasn''t as simple as I thought."


    "What happenedter?" asked Jean, who looked very eager now.


    "As you know, I was not actually from an orphanage, so of course they could not find my profile in any


    orphanages. I was quite worried that the kind couple would find out that I was lying to them, so I


    nervously took them to one of thergest welfare houses. And to my surprise......"


    Once again, Moore faltered in his speech but this time he looked more disappointed than nostalgic.


    Judging from his facial expression, Jean formed an idea about what wasing next.


    "To my surprise, after learning about the reason why my adoptive parents came with me, the dean


    gave them my profile. At that time, I had the biggest surprise of my life. There clearly was my name on


    the orphans list,"


    Moore stated with anger evident.


    "Howe?" Jean shouted looked horrified.


    "It''s incredible, isn''t it? I became a homeless orphan only after I had been away from home for a few


    days." As he was saying this, Moore looked up andughed for a second. Then he suddenly stared


    Jean straight into her eyes and asked,"Is such a person qualified to be a father? No, he is not! Ever


    since he chose to give up upon me, I stopped to consider him my father."


    "Moore, would it be possible that there are some misunderstandings?" Jean asked with a frown, still


    finding it hard to believe.


    "What kind of misunderstanding would that be? He did this because he was about to marry Edna


    Huang at that time, the Mrs. Bai now. In truth, he badly wished to send me away. Or else I would


    be an eyesore in his perfect life. Under the circumstance, it was understandable that my name


    appeared on the list of the welfare house, right?" Seeing Moore''s angry face, Jean was scared to say


    anything in Gary''s defense.


    ''It is obvious that he really is sad about the past and there isn''t much I can do to change that, '' thought


    Jean while she stood there with a helpless look.