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River: [I know you got injured because of me, but I don’t want to go because of what you’ll end up saying to me. I don’t have the energy to argue with you]
Noah: [I can refrain from saying those things.]
River paused. She did not expect him to say this so bluntly.
She had initially planned to visit him today, but when she woke up and saw his messages from the previous night, she decided not to make things easy for him. But now that he had relented.
she couldn’t continue with harsh words.
River replied: [I’ll come by later.]
Upon seeing those five words, Noah’s tense expression eased.
He took the hot soup from Reuben and slowly ate it.
At 8:00a.m., River took Jamie and the children to the kindergarten.
This was Jamie’s first time sending the children to school. When she saw the children get out of the car, she followed them.
As they arrived at the kindergarten’s entrance, a security guard stopped her.
Seeing this, Liora quickly said, “Grandma, you don’t need to come in. We’ll go in by ourselves.”
Jamie nodded and waved goodbye to the children. “Okay, okay. I’ll watch you guys go in ”
The three little kids cooperatively waved goodbye to Jamie.
Once the children were out of sight, she sighed and got back into the car.
Puzzled, River asked, “Jamie, what’s wrong?”
Jamie replied with worry in her eyes, “River, will they cry in the kindergarten? Will they have.
friends to play with? Will the teachers peel their shrimp for them? Will they feed them properly?”
River could not help but laugh as she was bombarded with a series of questions.
Jamie was indeed the children’s grandmother. They were connected by blood, and she worried about every little detail.
River explained, “Jamie, the children will eat by themselves. There are other kids to play with at the kindergarten. Don’t worry, alright?”
Jamie looked at the kindergarten reluctantly, her voice tinged with sadness. “Alright”
Afterward, River went to the company for a meeting and then took Jamie to the hospital.
Before she left, Reuben sent a message saying that Noah had been transferred to Grand East
Hospital.
Hence, before River went to visit Noah, she went to visit Lily.
Recent events had kept her from visiting Lily.
When they reached the top floor, River held Jamie’s hand, and they walked into Lilys ward together.
Lily’s face was pale, and she had lost a lot of weight.
The doctor who had accompanied River in said, “Ms. Healy, if this drags on, even if she wakes up, her recovery will take a very long time.”
After a moment of silence, River asked, “If I agree to the surgery, when can you do it?”
The doctor said, “Mr. De Marco has arranged our entire team to take care of Ms. Smith here. As long
River was shocked. The medical team on the top floor consisted of at lea
River pinched her eyebrows and said, “Once you have the surgical plan ready, give me your contact details. Once I’ve confirmed it, you can carry out the surgery.”
Seeing that River had relented, the doctor was overjoyed. “That’s great”
Jamie stood by the bed and looked at Lily. She pointed and said, “River, is this your mother?”
“No, this is Lily. She took good care of me for five years,” River said as she sat down by the bed.
She looked at Lily with a bitter gaze. “Lily is like family to me. Both my biological mother and my adoptive mother have passed away.”
Five years had passed, and she hadn’t visited her adoptive mother’s grave. She was afraid that
Katie would blame her for being useless, as she still couldn’t bring her murderer to justice.
Jamie’s heart ached upon seeing the tears rolling down River’s cheeks. She picked up a tissue to gently wipe them away.
River locked up in shock.
Jamie placed her hands on River’s cold face, smiled faintly, and said, “River, don’t cry. Although they’re no longer around, you still have me. I can be like a mother to you and treat you like my daughter‘
Jamie’s smile was gentle and sincere.
River’s eyes reddened, and she threw herself into Jamie’s arms
Jamie gently stroked River’s long hair and comforted her ‘River, don’t cry…”
River knew that Jamie only had good intentions at this moment.
At 11:00 am., River and Jamie bought some lunch before heading to the VIP ward.
Noah was sitting on the hospital bed, reading some work documents. When he saw River and
Jamie walk in together, he was stunned.
“Mom…” Noah said in shock, “Why are you here?”
Jamie smiled faintly at Noah and sat down on the sofa without a word.
A hint of loneliness flashed across Noah’s eyes. His mother was behaving normally.
Only during her normal moments would she show him this unfamiliar smile.
Seeing this, River went forward with the bowl of grilled chicken salad in her hands. “You haven’t had lunch yet, have you?”
Noah’s voice was hoarse. “No.”
River’s heart ached. Jamie did not love Noah, but Noah treated Jamie as his only family.
“I bought you lunch, River said again, breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the ward.
Noah glanced at her. “Have you eaten?”
River shook her head, pulled a chair over, and sat down beside the bed. She picked up a fruit knife and started peeling an apple. “I’ll eat after you’ve eaten.
Noah raised his arm and asked coldly, “Do you think I can carry anything with this hand?”
River felt irritated. If he wanted her to feed him, why didn’t he just say so directly?
She put down the apple rather heavily. Then, she picked up the bowl, scooped up a piece of the grilled chicken, and brought it to Noah’s mouth.
She would put up with it! After all, he had saved her.
Noah took a bite, but it was too hot. He frowned unhappily at River. “Are you trying to scald me?”
River tightened her grip on the fork, retracted her hand, and blew on the steam before handing it back to Noah. 1
Noah seemed satisfied this time and ate it.
Jamie sat on the sofa, her gaze fixed on the interactions between the two. The more she looked at
Noah’s facial features, the more she was reminded of Draco’s face. That face had caused her countless nightmares.
Jamie’s hands gradually clenched into fists, and her chest rose and fell rapidly. The anger in her eyes surged.
The next second, Jamie suddenly stood up and pounced on Noah.
River was startled by the commotion behind her.
By the time she looked behind, Jamie had already shoved her away and clutched Noah’s throat.
She pinned Noah on the bed and shouted ferociously, “It’s you! It’s all you! You ruined me! I want you dead!”
River was terrified and hastily threw away the chicken soup in her hand to stop Jamie. “Jamie! It’s Noah! Let go of him!”
Noah did not move, and his face flushed from the suffocation.
His eyes were filled with pain and sorrow as he said with great effort, “Don’t hurt her!”
River ignored him and continued to hold onto Jamie. “Calm down, please? Noah’s ribs are broken! Don’t pin him down with your legs!*
Yet, Jamie disregarded River, so the latter called for help.
Soon, the nurses came and called for the doctor after witnessing the situation in the room
The doctor came with a sedative and injected Jamie with it. Jamie lost her strength gradually and. collapsed next to Noah.