Chapter 483 Relieved
At the sight of my resoluteness, my mother’s frown deepened. I had a hunch it never occurred to her that I would be so relentless this round.
Undeniably, I used to fulfill their requests by all means regardless of how absurd they were. Hence, it never came to their mind that I would stand my ground that round.
“I’ve got to get going as I still have something on. You can give me a call at any time if you need any help. If it’s too tiring for you to take care of Dad alone here, I can hire a nurse for you,” I added placidly.
No doubt, I was still looking for a job and tended to have spare time at home. If my father was hospitalized years ago, I would surely volunteer to look after him in the hospital. Nevertheless, I did not feel like facing my parents at the moment.
After realizing that they had been making use of me without treating me as their daughter, I did not know how I should face them. Finally, I talked myself out of swallowing my pride and continuing to fulfill their request. I had sacrificed a lot for them like a fool throughout those years.
Dumbstruck, my mother gaped at me for a long time. I bet they could not believe that I would have treated them in such a nonchalant way one day.
I turned and left the ward right away, giving no hoots to them. Meanwhile, Michael followed behind me without uttering any words.
I was thankful to have him by my side at the moment. Otherwise, I doubted if I had the courage to face all these.
Deep down, I knew he would be by my side despite what I had been through. That was why I could get a grip of myself this round.
I was very much relieved by the time I stepped out of the hospital again. Apart from that, I could not resist giving a silent sigh that I should have made such a decision long ago.
“Amaury’s birthday is just around the corner.” Holding my hand, Michael changed the topic abruptly. Wearing a look of sheer gentleness, he gazed at me with smiling eyes. I bet he must be thinking of cheering me up so I would not dwell on the disgruntling moments related to my parents.
Right that instant, I finally remembered that Amaury’s birthday would be a few days later. If he did not mention it, I would have forgotten about it for sure.
As Steven’s matter had been bugging my mind recently, I only realized that I had almost forgotten about such an important date!
Snippets of the moments when I gave birth to Amaury a year ago suddenly flashed across my mind. I could easily break out in cold sweat when I recalled the excruciating pain that I had gone through.
Nevertheless, I felt all my endurance at that time was paid off by the inexplicable contentment with Amaury gradually growing up by my side.
“They will hold a birthday party for him, won’t they?” I asked curiously.
In our village, the villagers usually held a feast and invited many guests whenever a baby turned one.
“Yeah! I foresee many will attend the birthday party on that day,” Michael replied casually and turned to look at me.
“Is there anything you like, or anywhere you feel like going? I should thank you for bearing me such an adorable and intelligent son,” he asked me with sheer affection in his eyes.
A surge of satisfaction welled up from within me in an instant. I actually did not need anything else. To me, it would be the best gift to have him love me from the bottom of his heart.
“Nothing. I’d be happy as long as the three of us can spend the rest of our lives happily together. In fact, it’s my biggest wish at the moment,” I mumbled.
Ever since my reunion with Michael and our son after parting with them for one whole year, I cherished every second spent with them.
All the other expensive gifts meant nothing to me. The others might be thinking that I was being pretentious by saying so, but that was exactly what I was thinking at the moment.
“I’m sure we’ll be together forever.” Holding my hand tightly, Michael reassured me as if he could read my mind.
When we were back at the Shaw residence, everyone from the Shaw family was seated on the couch in the living room. I presumed they could not sleep well when my own father fainted at the doorstep the night before.
The moment we stepped into the living room, they advanced toward us and asked apprehensively, “Anna, how’s your father doing?”
“His condition has stabilized. Don’t worry. He’ll be fine after taking proper rest,” I assured.
Even though my family was not on good terms with the Shaw family, we were still in-laws. Thus, I knew they were being sincere with their words of concern.
“Ah! We’re relieved to hear that. What happened last night was worrying indeed. Anyway, we are at fault too. If we didn’t instruct the security guard to block them at the doorstep, he wouldn’t end up in that state.” Lincoln looked at me guiltily, thinking that they had to be responsible for what had transpired the previous night.
“Dad, you don’t have to blame yourself. It has nothing to do with you. You didn’t do anything wrong.” I reassured him.
Even though my father was hospitalized, the Shaw family did not do anything wrong. After all, they only paid Steven back in his coin for what he had committed.
Lincoln let out a deep sigh. “Anna, I hope you won’t blame us for being steel-hearted. We never intended to be on a bad term with your family. But sorry to say that your brother should pay the price for what he had done. If not because of him, Michael’s mom wouldn’t end up unconscious in bed for one whole year.”
I could still remember vividly how he had treated me when he claimed that I was the culprit.
Josephine was important to him, just like how much I meant to Michael. Thus, I could understand his persistence in settling the score with Steven. If I turned out to be the one lying in the hospital because of him, I guessed Michael would not think twice about doing so too.
After all, Steven should have a taste of his own medicine for what he had done. It was impossible for him to turn over a new leaf without any punishment. If he escaped this round, I was afraid that he might commit other ruthless deeds again.
“Dad, you don’t have to explain to me. I understand why you’re doing all these, and I don’t blame you at all.” I flashed him a faint smile, hoping that it would ease his guilt.
“Enough of that. Let’s drop the subject. Anna is exhausted after a sleepless night. Let her go back to the room to rest,” Michael said nonchalantly with knitted brows, as though he knew that I did not feel like talking much about the topic.
After going through so much within such a short span, I was physically and mentally exhausted. For the time being, I was looking forward to lying on the bed and having a good night’s sleep.
No doubt, Michael was still quite influential in his family. Lincoln zipped his mouth upon hearing Michael’s words.
After we were back in the room, I flung myself onto the bed and closed my eyes right away.
Soon, I fell into a deep slumber after relieving myself from the tension accumulated over the previous night.
I had had a good night’s sleep. When I woke up, night had fallen.
I was surprised that Michael had been staying by my side, reading all the time while I was sleeping soundly earlier. He did not step out of the room at all.
