Chapter 546 Meticulous Care
Meanwhile, Christina was in the hospital enjoying Nathaniel’s meticulous care.
Nathaniel had placed the nutritious food that Raymond brought onto the table in front of Christina.
Each dish looked delicious and smelled wonderful. However, something was weighing on Christina’s mind. She forced herself to eat a few mouthfuls before she put her fork down.
Nathaniel frowned and said, “Christina, you should eat some more. Even if you’re not worried about yourself, you should still think of the baby in your womb. I don’t want to see either of you get hurt.”
He sighed before continuing, “I would go crazy if that were to happen.”
Nathaniel had been busy for the past two days and seemed to have lost some weight. Though Christina was worried about Lucas, she also felt bad to see Nathaniel like that.
“Sorry. I’ll do my best to take care of myself.” Christina picked up her fork again and divided the food into two portions. She pushed one portion of the food to Nathaniel and said, “I can’t finish all these by myself. You should eat with me.”
Nathaniel’s lips curved into a resigned smile. “Okay.”
They had just finished eating when they received good news from Lucas’ ward. He was finally awake after sleeping all night.
Christina threw herself onto Lucas’ hospital bed and embraced him. Sobbing, she said, “Lucas, you scared me to death.”
Tears filled Lucas’ eyes when he saw how worried Christina was. “Mommy, I’m okay. Don’t be sad. It’s not good for the baby.”
Julia hurried to persuade Christina, “Lucas is right. It’s good that he’s awake now. As his mother, you should take good care of yourself and make sure nothing happens to you. Otherwise, Lucas would start to worry about you again.”
She then shot a look at Nathaniel.
Nathaniel approached Christina and stood behind her. He helped her sit on the bed before handing her a handkerchief. “Lucas will recover after some rest. What we should do next is to find the mastermind behind the incident. We can’t let Lucas suffer for nothing.”
Christina blew her nose and quickly regained her composure. “I’m sorry for making you all worry.”
Charlie replied, “We’re a family. You don’t need to apologize to us. We’ll leave you to yourselves. Camila is still at home, so your mom and I will go back and accompany her. We’ll come back later to visit you and Lucas.”
Julia reminded them of a few things before she left with Charlie..
The two elders of the Hadley family did not plan to interfere much, as Nathaniel would handle things on his own. Naturally, if he needed their help in the future, they would not stand by and do nothing.
Lucas was the heir to the Hadley family. Since the other party wanted to take Lucas’ life, Charlie would not let the matter go so easily, let alone Nathaniel.
Only Nathaniel, Christina, and Lucas remained in the bright and spacious hospital room.
Lucas’ wide eyes were filled with anticipation as he stared at Christina’s stomach. “Mommy, can I please touch your belly?”
It was natural for a child to be curious. Lucas asked the question because he felt Christina’s tummy seemed to have grown bigger.
Christina held his hand and placed it on her protruding stomach. “Go ahead.”
Lucas’ eyes sparkled with determination despite only gently touching her stomach for a few seconds. “Hello! I’m your older brother! I’ll protect you in the future!”
Christina smiled in response. She held Lucas’s hand and said, “You’re going to be a great older brother.”
Nathaniel pulled a chair to sit beside the bed. He broke the harmonious atmosphere by saying, “Lucas, I need to solve something, but I need your help to do it.”
Lucas stared at Nathaniel. He was smart enough to know what his father meant. “Daddy, are you investigating the person who poisoned me? What is it? I’ll tell you everything I know.”
We’ll respect
Christina and Nathaniel exchanged glances before Nathaniel gently said, “If you feel uncomfortable or don’t want to answer the question, you can ask us to stop. your decision.”
Lucas replied, “I’m a big boy. I’m not scared.”
A glint of approval flashed across Nathaniel’s eyes. He dived right into the topic and asked, “Who gave you the red box in your school bag?”
Lucas pondered it momentarily before answering, “I don’t know who put it in my bag. When I noticed it, it was already inside. I did ask my cla*smates, but they said they didn’t know either.”
Nathaniel had retrieved the footage of the surveillance cameras at the kindergarten and went through them, but he did not find anyone suspicious. Before the incident, no one else touched Lucas’s belongings except his teacher, who placed a water bottle inside his bag.
The full-time nanny caring for Lucas and Camila also underwent a detailed interrogation. The footage from the surveillance cameras at home showed everything was normal. Who the heck put the box into Lucas’ school bag?
Christina and Nathaniel were disappointed at the lack of evidence. Suddenly, Lucas yelped in realization as he smacked his head.
“I remember now. One day, when Camila and I got off school and were waiting for the driver to pick us up, a bad woman came over to us. She was so mean. She wanted to take me and Camila away, but we didn’t let her. She tried dragging us, which caused me to drop my school bag. She helped me to pick up my things and ran away in a hurry after that.”
From what Christina knew, Anya disliked Lucas and Camila. With how prideful and arrogant Anya was, it was impossible that she would help others to pick up their fallen belongings. Not taking the opportunity to kick the belongings was already considered Anya being tolerant.
Anya’s behavior was clearly unusual.
Christina asked, “Lucas, apart from that, do you remember anything else?”
Lucas glanced at Christina and Nathaniel and shook his head. “Nothing else, Mommy.”
Christina flashed him a smile. “That’s okay. You’ve done a great job. What do you want to eat? I’ll ask someone to send it here. You need to rest after eating. I’ll stay here and accompany you.”
The effect of the medicine on Lucas’ body had yet to disappear completely. He was fighting to keep his eyes open since he talked so much after waking up. “I’m not hungry. I want to sleep.”
Nathaniel helped him lie on the bed and pulled the covers over him. “Sleep, then. You can eat when you wake up.”
Lucas had been receiving IV nutrition drips for the past two days. Hence, he had no appetite.
to eat.
Christina waited for Lucas to fall into a deep sleep before she followed Nathaniel back to her room next door.
Christina clung onto Nathaniel as she declared confidently, “Nathaniel, you and Lucas are hiding something from me.”
Just now, when they were in Lucas’ room, Christina saw through the interaction between
She did not ask about it on the spot because she was worried about Lucas’ condition.
Nathaniel did not expect to hide it from her forever. He sighed and took a seat on the side of the bed. While he ma*saged Christina’s calves, he slowly said, “I didn’t tell you about it because I didn’t want you to feel troubled.”
Christina felt comfortable from his gentle ma*sage. She narrowed her eyes and stared at him. “Can you tell me now?”
Nathaniel pulled the covers over her and continued to ma*sage her through the soft blanket.
“Before Lucas’ incident, Anya had gone to the kindergarten several times to look for him and Camila. She would occasionally give them snacks and gifts, but Lucas wasn’t pleased and threw everything away. However, Anya refused to give up. She hired someone to get Lucas’ phone number. She wanted to use him and Camila to persuade you to forgive all the Gibson family’s wrongdoings and return to the family.”
Anger bubbled within Christina. She bit her lip and firmly said, “I don’t want to forgive them. I also won’t leave Lucas’ and Camila’s safety in their hands again.”
Nathaniel stared at her fixedly but did not respond to what she had said.
“I’ve sent the box to the lab for verification. Anya’s fingerprints are on it, but it’s not enough. evidence to prove that she’s related to Lucas’ poisoning.”
