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Hearing Jamie’s words, River could not help but feel a pang of sadness
Jamie’s mindset seemed to still be stuck in Noah’s childhood.
River took a sip of the soup, and its warmth spread from her throat to her stomach, soothing her tensed body.
As River continued drinking, Jamie continued to gaze at her
“How great it would be if my son married you.” Jamie suddenly said
River paused, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.
It was no longer possible between her and Noah, but she did not want to be too harsh in her words with Jamie.
River tactfully refused. “Jamie, Noah will find you a gentle and considerate daughter–in–law.”
Jamie’s gaze gradually dimmed. “River, I know I’m sick.”
River’s heart skipped a beat. She saw the change in Jamie’s expression and said, “Jamie, you..”
“My mind is a mess.” Jamie smiled. “Sometimes it’s clear. Sometimes it’s chaotic. But I’m sure my mind is clear now. Every time it’s clear, I can’t help thinking about the past.”
Her words piqued River’s curiosity. However, she did not dare to ask any further for fear of hurting Jamie.
Jamie continued. “Noah has suffered so much. He was forced to separate from me when he was in his teens. Even now that he has grown up and appeared in front of me, it’s like–we’re strangers. Honestly, I have no feelings for him.”
River frowned slightly. What kind of mindset did a mother have to say she had no feelings for her own son?
River did not understand “Jamie, you took care of Noah until he left in his teens. Why wouldn’t you have feelings for him?”
“Il someone forced you to give birth to a child, would you have feelings for the child?” Jamie asked.
River could not answer this question because she couldn’t imagine such a situation.
However, judging from Jamie’s words, it was possible Draco might have done something like that.
“I’m sorry, Jamie. I don’t have an answer to that question either,” River said bluntly.
Jamie took a sip of water. “Although I don’t have any feelings for Noah, I still feel guilty. You’re a good girl. If you can take care of him for me, I can die in peace.”
River was shocked by Jamie’s words. “Jamie, don’t say that. You’ll live a long life.”
Jamie smiled bleakly. “You should know how torturous it is for a person to carry painful memories.”
Not wanting to argue further, River immediately changed the subject. “Jamie. I’ll get Dr. Bailey to accompany you to the park, okay?”
Jamie didn’t refuse and nodded. “Okay. You should go to work.”
After escorting Jamie downstairs, River worriedly sent a message to Freya.
River: [Dr. Bailey, Jamie was a little mentally unstable when she was with me just now. Is she like that at home?]
After a while, River received a reply from Freya.
Freya (Well, patients like her who have suffered significant trauma often voluntarily forget memories they want to forget. These memories are deeply ingrained in their minds, and they resurface when they see something or someone specific, causing them to regain their clarity.]
Freya: [Ms. Healy, I’ll be blunt. In my observation, her moments of clarity are not a good sign. During those times, she also exhibits severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and even manic episodes.
Additionally, during her episodes, she often mumbles things that are hard for ordinary people to imagine. As for what she said, I’ll compile a report and send it to your phone later.]
After reading Freya’s response, River fell into a daze for a long time.
Perhaps Jamie didn’t want to go back with Noah because she was afraid that seeing Noah would trigger memories from the past.
After finishing a meeting at the office in the afternoon, River got off work early and went to the supermarket. She bought a lot of groceries and then picked up the children from school.
Since Noah was hospitalized, Axel would be staying at her place for a while. This was exactly what she wanted.
River brought the children home, and when she saw Jamie, the latter seemed to have returned to her original innocent and cheerful demeanor
River personally cooked dinner and prepared a table full of delicious dishes for the children and Jamie.
Liora leaned against the table and asked excitedly. “Mommy, is it someone’s birthday today?
There’s so much delicious food.”
River smiled and shooed Liora away from the table, saying, “You can’t eat until you wash your hands clean, sweetie.”
Liora chuckled mischievously and turned around to tug Jamie’s skirt. “Grandma, let’s go wash our hands together.”
Jamie took Liora’s hand and pulled Axel and Tyler over together. “Come on, let’s go wash our hands and eat.”
Seeing Jamie leading the children into the bathroom, Freya approached River and said, “If she could stay like this all the time, it would actually be very nice. What do you think, Ms. Healy?”
Staring at the backs of the four of them, River smiled. Jamie genuinely cares for the children. If possible, I hope she can stay here forever.”
Freya said, ‘Ms. Healy, I’d like to request a few days off.”
Stunned, River asked, “How many days?”
Freya was a little bashful when she replied, “I’m getting married, so I’m not sure how long 111 be gone.”
“Married?”
River felt a little guilty. T’m sorry, Freya. I didn’t know you were getting married. If I did, 1
wouldn’t have asked you to stay here”
Freya replied, “It’s okay. My fiance is also a doctor. In our eyes, patients are more important than our own happiness. If it weren’t for the upcoming wedding. I wouldn’t be applying for leave from you. I know you’re also very busy.”
River hurriedly waved her hands. ‘You don’t have to worry about my problems. I can take Jamie with me to the office. Freya, wait here a moment, please!”
With that, River headed upstairs to the study.
She took out an envelope from the drawer and stuffed in 1.500 dollars in cash that she retrieved from the sate
Then, she returned downstairs and handed the envelope to Freya. “A small token of appreciation. Best wishes for your marriage.
Freya did not refuse, and she accepted it with a thank you.
When dinner time arrived, Freya packed her luggage and left.
River and Jamie sat down to have dinner with the children.
They were having shrimp for dinner that night. Jamie got onto peeling the prawns for the children seriously
Liora swung her legs excitedly while she ate. “Grandma, you eat too. I can peel it myself.”
“No, no,” Jamie refused. “The shrimp shells are hard and might hurt your tiny hands.”
Tyler sighed “Grandma, you’re spoiling Lia–Mmph!”
Before Tyler could finish speaking. Jamie stuffed a piece of peeled shrimp into Tyler’s mouth.
Tyler’s face turned red.
Then, Jamie fed Axel some shrimp as well.
The two little ones sat in their seats and munched on the food excitedly.
River ate her soup and looked at the harmonious scene before her. She could not help but feel a little emotional.
Did Jamie feed Noah like this when he was young?
After Jamie left, how did he face Draco’s pressure and gradually become the successful businessman he was today?
After pondering for a moment, River pulled herself back to reality.
Just then, Kenny walked in from outside.
When he saw so much delicious food on the table, he walked up to River angrily and complained. “G, why didn’t you tell me you were cooking so much delicious food”
River pulled out the chair beside her and said with a smile, “I thought you weren’t coming back today
Kenny sat down with a huff. “You heartless woman. You abandoned me to go out and play on your own and didn’t even say hello when you came back! I’ve been running between the company and the factory, it’s exhausting-”
Before Kenny could finish complaining, Jamie stuffed a mouthful of food into his mouth
Kenny was stunned and quickly chewed and swallowed it.
Kenny was actually a little afraid of Jamie. He hadn’t forgotten the last time she strangled him.
Embarrassed, Kenny scratched his head awkwardly. “Thank you, Jamie!”
River knocked her knuckles on Kenny’s head and said. “She’s Noah’s mother.”
“What?!” Kenny stood up from his chair and asked in disbelief, “The scumbag’s mother?”
River covered her ears and said, “Don’t scream. Sit down, and we can talk about it nicely.”
Kenny sat down again. “G, how long have you known about this? Why didn’t you tell me? I was wondering why the children are addressing her differently.”