HONEY, Love Me One More Time

Chapter 13: Where Is Your Mother?

“What... What happened?” When Cristofer spoke, he suddenly felt heartache. He frowned and covered his chest, continuing to ask, “What’s wrong with her?” “Miss. Hudson is in danger now,” Peter told him about Estelle’s condition. However, Cristofer didn’t hear what Peter had said at all because a painful scream interrupted him. “Ahhhh! Cristofer!” Not far away, Gretchen, who had fallen to the ground, exclaimed while covering her ankle in pain. Beside her stood a little boy who was holding an old football and at a loss. “Mr. Hans? Mr. Hans?” Peter waited for a while but didn’t hear Cristofer’s reply, so he called Cristofer anxiously. Cristofer said, “Gretchen got hurt. I have to go to see her first. You may deal with the affairs in the hospital for me first.” “But Mr. Hans, Miss. Hudson...” “She still doesn’t want to divorce, does she?” “Mr. Hans, please listen to me. Miss Hudson may not live long. She is being rescued in the emergency room!” Peter said. However, Gretchen cried even louder at this moment. “Cristofer, it hurts.” “I’m going to see what’s going on with Gretchen first. Estelle is a cunning woman. She has lied to me many times. Don’t trust her easily. I’ll talk to you later,” Cristofer said and then directly hung up the phone. After hanging up the phone, he ran to Gretchen and squatted down anxiously to check her injuries. Gretchen’s ankle was a little red and swollen, and the skin at her ankle was abraded. Cristofer asked softly, “Are you all right? What happened?” Gretchen bit her lips with a pitiful look and said, “I… I’m okay. Did I bother you? What did the lawyer say?” “No. Don’t worry about anything. I’ll take you to the hospital first,” Cristofer said and carried her in his arms. When he turned around, he saw the little boy still standing there with tears in his eyes.

The boy then reached out his little hand and pulled the corner of Cristofer’s clothes. “Sir, I’m sorry,” he said. Cristofer’s face was a little darkened. Since the boy had apologized, he just said, “Next time, be careful while playing football like this. It’s dangerous.” “I see, sir. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” The boy said. “That’s all right,” Cristofer said. “Sir, are you taking this lady to the hospital? It will cost a lot of money to see a doctor. I still have some money. I’ll give all my money to you as compensation,” The little boy said as he took out some one-dollar bills and five-dollar bills that were folded neatly from his pocket. Then he raised his hand and handed them to Cristofer. “Here you are. That’s all I have.” When Cristofer lowered his head, he noticed the cotton ball on the back of the boy’s hand and guessed that he had just had an injection. Then he saw that there were many other small spots caused by injections on the back of the boy’s hand. “Where is your mother?” he asked. “My mother works as a cleaner here. She doesn’t make much money. She spent all her money on curing me. A few days before, a kind-hearted lady had given me a lot of money, but it was still insufficient to cure me. This is all the money that I have now. Sir, I really didn’t hurt this lady. I had been holding the ball just now and didn’t play it. This lady suddenly lost her balance just now and bumped into me. Then the ball fell to the ground. I didn’t...” Gretchen pulled Cristofer’s sleeve and said in a soft voice, “Cristofer, he is so pitiful. Don’t make things difficult for him. I’m fine.” Cristofer smiled and said gently, “I see. Let’s go. I’ll take you to the hospital first.” Half an hour later, the doctor carefully checked on Gretchen and said, “Don’t worry. It’s just a soft tissue contusion. She will be fine after resting for a few days.” “Okay. Thank you, doctor,” Gretchen declared happily. “You’re welcome. You are a newly married couple, right? You are so lucky to have such a considerate husband. Generally speaking, few people will come to the hospital for such a small injury, but your husband even insists that you have an X-ray. He cares about you so much.”

Gretchen snuggled up against Cristofer’s shoulder shyly and said. “Yes, my husband loves me very much.” “You’re so lucky. Today a patient with advanced lung cancer about your age was sent to our hospital and almost died. Fortunately, she survived after being rescued. She is so pathetic. Alas, I heard that she just gave birth to a baby. But her husband didn’t even show up when she was in the emergency room,” The doctor said and sighed. Gretchen seemed to realize something and asked, “How is she now?” The doctor answered, “Well, she is in the advanced stage of lung cancer and has just given birth to a baby not long ago. Although she was rescued in time and survived, she’s weaker than before. She doesn’t have much time to live. What a poor woman!” Cristofer then rubbed Gretchen’s nose with his finger and said, “Did you forget that you got hurt? Why are you still in the mood to care about others?” Gretchen wrapped her arms around his neck and said, “Well, you know I’m always too soft-hearted. I always feel very sad when I hear that others are having a bad time.” At this moment, Cristofer’s phone rang again. Gretchen leaned over, took away his phone, and rejected the call directly. Then she pouted, acting like a spoiled child and saying, “We should have registered for our marriage today. But now I’m injured, and we can only go to the registration office another day. I know you are busy, but I hoped you could stay with me today. How about you go back to work tomorrow?” Cristofer said, “Okay. Then I’ll drive you home first.” “Thank you, Cristofer.” Then the two of them left the hospital. After carrying Gretchen into the car, he got into the car and drove away. Gretchen looked through the call records on Cristofer’s phone and found that the call that she had just interrupted was from Peter. Peter must have called to tell Cristofer about the children. At the thought of this, she deleted the call record with a sneer.

**** “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed cannot be connected for the time being. Please redial later.” In Estelle’s ward, Peter, who was both anxious and irritable, called Cristofer several times, but Cristofer didn’t answer the phone. The children’s operation bore no delay. However, only the immediate family of the children had the right to sign the informed consent. If the operation was delayed, the two children would be in danger, and the consequences would be dire. Suddenly, Estelle’s finger moved slightly. The next moment, she woke up and murmured weakly, “My babies...” “Miss. Hudson!” Peter called her name excitedly and rushed over to the bed. “You’re finally awake!”