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Gary pointed at Jennifer and snapped angrily . As he turned to leave , Jennifer grabbed his arm , Gary wrenched his arm free and climbed into his car without hesitation Jennifer stood frozen , a storm of emotions playing across her face ,
Donald witnessed the whole scene , white knuckling the steering wheel . He felt angry and helpless .
Donald thought , ‘ I trust her with all my heart . Mier all her promises , she still meets Gary . She claims there’s nothing between them , but they’re all handsy with each other .
Lost in her thoughts , Jennifer didn’t notice Donald . Alter a moment of gathering herself , she got into the car . At the hospital , she hurried straight upstairs .
Donald stared intently at Jennifer’s retreating figure . Only after the rounded the comer did he approach Lucia at the nurses station and ask in a low voice , “ What did Jennifer just ask you ? ”
“ Dr. Nelson was asking about the pediatric ward . A child was brought to the pediatric ER with an upset stomach , likely from something he ate , Lucar replied .
Donald froze . He leaned closer and quietly asked Lucia , “ What’s the child’s name ? ”
“ His name is Michael , Lucia replied .
“ Michael ” The name struck Donald with a jolt of sudden realization .
Yes , Dr.
Yes , Dr. Lynn . Do you know this child ? ” Lucia asked .
Donald snapped out of his daze . “ it’s possible ,” he murmured . “ Thank you . ” He wasn’t sure if this child was Mike .
In the hospital’s pediatric ward , Hattie was scolding Teresa . “ How could you be so careless ? Michael is still so little , yet you let him eat so much . He had seafood , then fruit and orange juice right after . No wonder his stomach hurts . ”
Teresa hung her head , looking guilty . Usually , she was strict about Michael’s diet and never let him have too much food . But since they were leaving tomorrow , she had been busy packing in the bedroom and hadn’t monitored what he was eating
Another mother nearby had also brought her child in for stomach pain . She kept insisting frantically . “ It wasn’t on purpose . I love my child . He ate too much while I wasn’t paying attention . ”
Teresa offered no excuses . After letting Hattie finish , she admitted , “ It was my oversight this time . I promise I’ll be more careful next time .
Hattie thought , “ Teresa is so beautiful , but she came to the hospital with her child alone . I wonder why the child’s father didn’t come along
“ He’s stable now ,” Hattie said . “ We’ll monitor him for another day , and if there are no complications , he can gahome
“ Thank you ” Teresa replied .
As soon as Hattie left , Jennifer quietly stepped into the room . “ Is Mike alright now ? ” Jennifer asked . “ Dr. Zamora was just here , and since she knows me , thought it was better not to come in . ”
“ Nothing . ” Teresa sat alone at Michael’s bedside , her back turned to Jennifer .
Teresa said coldly . “ I only called you today out of sheer desperation . I was just too worried about Mike . Now that he’s stable , you can go . ” All she wanted was some time alone with Mike .
Jennifer paused for a moment , her gaze fixed on Teresa . “ Teresa , guess who I ran into on my way here ? Gary . And you won’t believe what he tried to do . He actually-
Teresa cut Jennifer off , “ Enough ! I don’t want to hear anything right now . All I want is to be with Mike . Please , leave . ”
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Jennifer turned and left without a word . The main fell silent once
Teresa buried her face beside the sleejii
| Michael , tightly clutching his tiny hand .
By the time Donald arrived , Jehnifer was already boarding the elevator going the apposite way . He headed upstairs .
Arriving at Michael’s hospital room , Donald found the door slightly ajar . Perting inside , he saw Teresa , as well as the sleeping Michael just as he expected Teresa was holding Michael’s hand so tightly
Donald frowned and thought , ‘ No one would look that worried unless it was her child . Besides , Mike took Teresa’s surname .
As Donald was lost in thought , Hattie walked over and said , “ Donald ? Aren’t you off duty today ! ”
Donald quickly steered Hattie aside to the windowsill and whispered , “ I’m just here to visit a child I know . Dr. Zamora , are you on duty today ? is Michunt under your care ? ”
“ He got an upset stomach . His mom looks pretty young and seems nice enough , but she’s far too careless . She let him gorge on food without ever watching him . His dad couldn’t even be bothered to show up , ” Hattie replied ..
“ So that’s how it is , ” Donald said . As Hattie mentioned , Donald’s eyes darkened with more suspicion ,
Donald wondered . ‘ Could Mike be Teresa’s child ? ‘ He suddenly remembered hearing Michael call Teresa “ Mom ” before . He’d even suspected that Teresa had secretly borne Jonathan’s child .
At one point , Donald secretly took hair samples from Michael , himself , and Jenniler for a DNA test. He wanted to find out if Michael was related by blood to the Lynn family . If the results were positive , it would mean Michael was Jonathan’s child .
Jennifer collected the DNA test report and told Donald conclusively . “ The child isn’t biologically related to you or Teresa . He’s just the son of one of Teresa’s friends . ”
Donald wondered , “Late at night , it was Teresa who brought him to the hospital . Could Jennifer have led to me ? Is Mike Teresa and Jonathan’s son ? Did she lie about the best results ? Why would she do this to me ? ”
“ Donald ! ” Hattie called Donald’s name several times before he finally snapped out of his dare , his expression still vacant “ Well , I’ll go make my rounds . Since you know Michael , why don’t you go check on him ? ”
“ Alright ,
thank you , ” Donald replied . As Hattie walked away, Donald sagged against the wall , feeling utterly drained ,
Donald wondered , ‘ Why would she do this to me ? What exactly is going on between Jennifer and Gary ? Why would she lie to me about the DNA test results ?
Such questions burned through Donald’s mind , each one more intense than the last . In the end . Jennifer’s name lodged itself deep in his heart like a dapper . Donald’s fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned while .
In the room , Michael stirred awake and , with a tiny voice , called out , “ Mommy ”
Teresa quickly dabbed away her tears and gently cupped Michael’s face . “ You’re awake , Michael . You gave me such a scare . She smiled softly . “ How are
you
feeling now ? Does your tummy still hurt ? ”
Michael nodded , “ My tummy doesn’t hurt anymore . Mommy , I had a dream , ” he said softly . “ A giant monster wanted to eat us up , and Mr. Lime kept helping us fight it off . ”
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