Chapter 146


    Xavier did not intend to bring Ryan back to the Jones''s now. First, he was afraid that Ryan would not


    get used to the life there. Second, he wanted to be alone with Ryan.


    Ryan was Arya''s son. When Xavier saw Ryan, Xavier would think of Arya.


    He would fantasize about how she looked when she was pregnant with Ryan. Xavier would feel very


    warm.


    Although Xavier didn''t see Arya suffer in prison then, he knew what a hard life she lived.


    He wanted to thank her for not giving up on Ryan and bringing him into this world.


    On the way, thinking of Ryan''s illness, Xavier became more and more dejected. He found his cell


    phone and called Edward, asking him toe to the vi.


    Xavier just knew a little about Ryan''s illness before. Now he wanted to know all about it.


    After a while, Edward arrived at the vi. He saw Xavier sitting opposite him with an inquisitive look in


    the eyes.


    "What the hell is going on? Your sperm was stolen?"


    Edward was as shocked as he was when the test result came out. "You know what? I couldn''t believe


    the result back then. I have tested your and Ryan''s blood fifty times. How could this be possible? How


    could Ryan be your son?"


    However, Xavier was not in the mood to exin.


    It was enough that he knew how this happened.


    Xavier warned Edward seriously. "Don''t tell others about this."


    Xavier nned to find a proper way to tell this to Ryan, afraid that he would not be able to ept it at


    once. After all, it was too sudden.


    Edward coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment. In order to please Bridget, he told Bridget Xavier''s


    private affairs.


    This time, he was warned by Xavier. He seemed to be considered gossipy.


    Edward said seriously, "OK, I even won''t say this to Bridget."


    Xavier lit a cigarette and tried to calm himself down. "Tell me about Ryan''s illness?"


    Edward nodded solemnly. He had tried his best to cure Ryan now, not only because he wanted to


    chase after Bridget, but also because he was Xavier''s close friend.


    He had to do whatever he could to cure Ryan.


    Xavier stood up and asked Edward to go upstairs with him. They walked into the bedroom. Ryan was


    sleeping on the bed. His face was red and his eyebrows were knitted. He looked like he wasn''t


    sleeping well.


    Standing by the bed, Edward pushed the sses on the bridge of his nose. Knowing that Ryan was


    Xavier''s son, Edward had a different feeling when he saw Ryan.


    Just as Edward was about to have a check-up on Ryan, Ryan woke up and looked nkly at Xavier.


    "Who is this man?"


    Ryan was highly on guard perhaps because there was no family around him.


    Xavier saw the emotional change in Ryan''s eyes very clearly. Xavier knew it was a sign of distrust.


    Xavier could understand it. Ryan had no kinsfolk around him and lived under someone else''s roof. At


    this moment, he must feel uneasy.


    Xavier picked Ryan up andforted him. "Hees here to have a check-up on you. Only if you''re


    healthy can we wait for your mommy toe back together."


    When Xavier mentioned Arya, his voice became especially soft.


    Ryan blinked as he looked at Edward. Ryan thought that Edward was thin and had distinct facial


    features. Ryan also found that Edward was gentle,ely, and had an unreadable look in his eyes.


    Ryan thought Edward was a simple-minded man.


    But Edward was not simple-minded at all. He just would do foolish things in front of Bridget.


    Edward also gazed at Ryan. He tried to find the simrity between Ryan and Xavier.


    He didn''t notice it before. But now, when he looked at Ryan''s face carefully, he really found that Ryan


    and Xavier looked alike.


    But Ryan was thin because of his illness.


    So, if one didn''t look at Ryan carefully, he wouldn''t find that Ryan and Xavier looked alike.


    To prevent Ryan from disliking him, Edward tried to get closer to Ryan. "I''m a friend of your mommy.


    She invited me to have a check-up on you."


    "You know my mommy?"


    Hearing that Edward was invited by Arya, Ryan immediately became energetic and active. "Do you


    know where my mommy went?"


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    Edward didn''t know what to say.


    Edward felt helpless and turned to look at Xavier. He just wanted to get close to Ryan. He didn''t expect


    that Ryan would ask Arya''s whereabouts.


    Edward felt like he was lifting a stone and hitting himself in the foot.


    Xavier took a warning look at Edward. It seemed that Xavier was warning Edward to watch his mouth in


    front of Ryan.


    "I…"


    Edward wanted to say something, but he couldn''t.


    This topic was clearly brought up by Ryan.


    Edward thought that it was not his fault.


    "Why don''t you tell me where my mommy went?" Ryan kept asking.


    He hadn''t seen Mom for two days.


    Edward felt helpless. Jacob just told him that Arya had disappeared. "When you get better, your


    mommy wille back."


    "Really?"


    "Of course!"


    This time, it was Xavier who answered. He said this because he firmly believed that Arya woulde


    back safe and sound.


    After getting a satisfactory answer, Ryan let Edward have a check-up on him. Because there was not


    good equipment here, Edward said, "Go to my ce tomorrow."


    His house had advanced medical equipment.


    Xavier said yes. He felt restless when he thought about Ryan''s illness.


    ***


    In the blink of an eye, nearly a month passed. There was no news of Arya. Xavier became more and


    more irritable. He only smiled in front of Ryan.


    Even Jacob felt uneasy every day. Jacob was afraid that he would identally provoke Xavier.


    Jacob was also afraid that Xavier would vent his anger on him.


    All the staff in the Jones Group gave a wide berth to Xavier when they saw Xavier, afraid of being fired.


    One morning, Xavier held Ryan in his arms as he went into thepany. All the staff wore no surprise


    on their faces, because they had been used to it.


    When Xavier brought Ryan to thepany for the first time, everyone was shocked with their mouth


    wide open and gossiped about Ryan''s identity, but no one dared to ask him.


    Xavier was unmarried, which was known to all in W City.


    He even had annulled his engagement at the end ofst year. Now, he was a bachelor.


    Xavier had almost always brought Ryan with him since Arya went missing.


    He knew that Arya was more likely to be in danger as time went by. He could only calm down when he


    looked at Ryan.


    During this period, Xavier felt very bad. He often couldn''t sleep all night. His mind was crowded with


    everything about Arya, including her expressions and words.


    Ryan was used to staying with Xavier. He was willing to ept what Xavier gave him.


    When Xavier was dealing with business, Ryan stayed by his side quietly.


    He felt that Xavier had changed, though he couldn''t tell its details.


    Jacob, who was working, received a phone call…