Chapter 1051 She''s Hiding Behind This Door
Mavis waspletely bewildered by this. Her son hadn''t seen her in five years, and she was wearing a
mask. How did he recognize her at first nce?
As she stood there stunned, Alistair clung to her and whined, "Mommy, are you here to take me to
heaven?"
Mavis didn''t know what to say.
It seemed that Alistair wasn''t thinking clearly at the moment; it was just a coincidence or a guess.
She rubbed his soft little head and spoke softly, "Alistair, I''m a nurse from the hospital here to check
your health. Can I finish the exam first?"
Alistair sniffled and pouted his lips as he shook his head. "You''re not a nurse; you''re my mother! You
look exactly like my Mommy in the wedding photo with Daddy! I can never forget what you look like!"
Did Anthony show their son their marriage certificate? He must have seen Mavis''s face more than once
for their son to remember so well.
Was it guilt? They got married without even having a wedding or taking wedding photos. Anthony
probably only had one photo of Mavis on their marriage certificate.
"Mommy, I miss you so much! Daddy misses you too! Every year on my birthday, Daddy takes me to
the temple to kowtow before your picture and tells me how beautiful of a ce you went but couldn''t
As he spoke again with tears in his eyes as if he were dreaming out loud, Mavis stiffened all over
because of what he said and couldn''t snap out of it for quite some time.
Ring~
It was Lyra''s message alerting her about time constraints so that Paloma or Reba wouldn''t see
them together.
She immediately snapped out of herplex thoughts and continued measuring Alistair''s blood
pressure while casually asking him about how Anthony treated him these past few years.
At the mention of Anthony, Alistair pouted even more, "Daddy... he doesn''t love me anymore..."
Thinking about this made him sad again as he buried himself into Mavis'' arms while crying softly.
This also made Mavis teary-eyed as she asked gently, "Why do you think that way? Does your father
treat you badly usually?"
"He''s super mean!"
Alistair let out a sob, as if he had found a shoulder to cry on. His voice was soft and whiny as he
but then he left me there and went back to work."
"He likes Spencer more than me. Every time he talks about him, it''s all praise. He says I''m stupid and
dumb, but Daddy never praises me..."
He sat up in anger and then leaned on Mavis''p again. He grabbed her hand and ced it on his little
butt while vividly describing the situation, "I get scolded all the time for not listening or behaving well,
then Daddy... smack! Smack! Smacks me hard!"
"Waaahh... It hurts so much..."
He rested his head on Mavis''p while crying uncontrobly. Tears kept streaming down his beautiful
blue eyes as if trying to express all of his sorrows from these past few years. "I don''t want Daddy
anymore..."
Mavis listened to him cry with a broken heart.
If it weren''t for this huge injustice that her son suffered through, how could he have been hurt like this?
She should have known that Anthony didn''t love her; how could she expect him to love their son?
She felt an urge deep inside her heart - she wanted nothing more than to take her son away from
Crana immediately.
But now was not the best time.
If he was taken away from the hospital right now, they would be monitored constantly by the Cahan
family. They would be caught before even reaching the airport.
She couldn''t make any rash decisions at this point; she held onto her son tightly instead - expressing
five years worth of longing without saying a word.
"It''s okay if he doesn''t love you because there are many people who do love you in this world - your
mother, great-grandmother... they all love you."
But... but what he really wanted was his daddy''s love!
Alistair became increasingly helpless with each passing thought until finally letting out an anguished
plea, "Mommy, can we go together into heaven? Maybe when we''re there, I won''t feel sad anymore..."
Mavis'' heart broke even further upon hearing those words just as Lyra called again,
[Anthony is at the hospital now; he has arrived at the parking lot already so pleasee out quickly.]
Mavis immediately became nervous once again; she had no choice but let go of Alistair who looked
extremely wronged by everything that happened. "Mommy, you don''t want me either?"
Her heart twisted painfully upon hearing those words yet still managedfort him by rubbing his tear-
stained face gently.
"I''lle back tomorrow. I''ll tell you stories and y with you too! Will that make you happy?"
"You promise?"
"I promise – pinky swear! And remember only puppies lie!"
Alistair finally believed in what Mavis said after hearing about puppies lying, which made him release
his grip on Mavis, allowing himself rest back onto bed once more.
She quickly organized the medical supplies and carried the tray out of the room. Just as she stepped
out, she heard a ding from the elevator nearby.
Anthony''s face was cold and he wore a well-tailored navy blue suit. He walked out of the elevator with
casual steps. Five years had passed, but it seemed like nothing had changed for him except for his age
increasing. His face was still extraordinarily handsome, making it hard to look away.
But Mavis didn''t want to stare too long. She quickly lowered her head and walked in another direction
away from Anthony. The distance between them was only ten meters, but it felt like they were
separated by an ocean of unfamiliarity.
There weren''t many people in the corridor, only three or four nurses and doctors passing by
asionally. Anthony noticed that one nurse came out of his son''s room, thinking that something might
be wrong with his son, so he looked up at her and said, "Miss, wait a minute."
The corridor wasn''t crowded at all, but Mavis didn''t stop walking as if she hadn''t heard anything;
instead she quickened her pace. N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
Anthony stared at her slender figure from behind and felt a sense of familiarity rising in his heart.
Despite most of her blonde hair being covered by a nurse''s cap, he felt uneasy about something not
being right here.
He frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice, "Stop."
Mavis tightened her grip on the medical tray in hand; feeling nervousness creeping up into every cell of
her body - how could things go wrong this fast?
Stopping now would mean exposing herself before Anthony; therefore she took a gamble on running
away as fast as possible instead.
Anthony immediately chased after her down the hallway where they ran for about one minute without
Mavis looking back once. Finally, she disappeared around another corner, leaving Anthony behind
without any trace except for an empty hallway ahead.
The entire hallway was empty except for safety exits which could hide someone easily enough, so
Anthony''s expression became serious while pushing open one such door. Suddenly, Lyra elegantly
emerged from inside surprising both parties equally upon seeing each other there unexpectedly.
"What are you doing here?"
"What are you doing here?"
They both asked almost simultaneously while looking surprised at each other''s presence there together
alone like this, which made Lyra smile first before exining herself,
"I went upstairs to see Spencer. Since it''s only one floor anyway, I thought taking stairs would be faster
than waiting for an elevator... And what about you?"
Anthony rxed his previously tense eyebrows slightly, while casually exining himself too.
"I''m just like you. I hate waiting around so I decided to take safety exit upstairs to check on Spencer
myself."
"Let''s wait untilter then," said Lyra closing safety door behind them both before continuing, "He just
fell asleep again so if we wake him up now, he''ll probably get cranky."
Anthony stared at her as she closed the door, his jawline stiffening and his expression bing
serious.
As the door was about to shut, he forcefully reached out and held it open. "I just saw a suspicious
nursee out of Alistair''s room. I called out to her and she ran away nervously. I''m worried that she
might be working with those kidnappers who are seeking revenge."
Lyra looked surprised. "What? These people are so brazen that they dare toe here despite the
hospital''s security measures? Did you catch her?"
"No," Anthony replied, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. "I suspect that she is hiding behind this safety
corridor door right now. What do you think, Lyra?"