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Chapter 230 It Broke His Heart
Chapter 230 It Broke His Heart
Half an hour later, Jimmy started to wake up. He blinked his eyes and regained consciousness.
The doctor checked on him and announced he was out of danger and could be transferred to the ward
for observation and recovery.
The nurses moved him from ICU to the general ward. Meanwhile, Rupert went talk to the attending
doctor.
Stefan and Martha were left in the ward. They waited on either side of the bed.
Jimmy struggled and opened his eyes slowly. He looked sleepy maybe because the anaesthetic hadn't
worn off.
"How are you doing, sweetheart?" asked Martha softly.
Stefan simply looked down at Jimmy.
Jimmy blinked his eyes and felt good to see his parents when he woke up, but...
"I'm OK, Mommy. The surgery is done, right?" asked Jimmy confusedly.
"Yeah, it is. You're so brave! The surgery was very successful. You know what, you can live like any
other kids from now on!" Martha choked with sobs.
Stefan looked up at her and saw her eyes red with tears.
"Bravo! Mommy! I can go to the kindergarten, right?" said Jimmy weakly but happily. His pale face
looked much better out of excitement.
"Yes. I'll stay with you no matter what you want to do," said Martha. She held Jimmy in her arms,
stroked his hair and felt soft-hearted.
"Really? Anything? Um... I wanna go to the amusement park. I wanna eat something that I have never
tried before. I wanna go to the beach..." Jimmy began with his imagination.
Stefan watched them, smiled but said nothing.
He felt bad to hear Jimmy's simple wishes. These were the common things that every child could do in
their childhood, but to Jimmy... it was only the beginning.
These were gonna be new experiences in his life. He was too sick to do any of them before.
Stefan looked down, and thought he owed Jimmy a lot. He'd missed his fatherhood in the past four
years and Jimmy had missed lots of fun. He swore he would make it up to him.
"I'll take you to wherever you want to go." Suddenly, Stefan said and tried to touch his face.
But Jimmy cowered back and avoided it.
Stefan's hand froze in the air.
He was stunned, and couldn't understand why Jimmy suddenly rejected to be close with him.
He had called him "daddy" before the surgery. Why did he change so abruptly?
Stefan was confused and looked at Jimmy curiously. But Jimmy avoided making eye contact with him,novelbin
curled himself into Martha's arms and refused to look at him again.
It had stung him. He put down his hand and looked very disappointed.
He couldn't figure out the reason why Jimmy had changed so fast. But Jimmy's indifference did break
his heart.
"I... I gotta go."
"Have a good rest," said Stefan, though he didn't knew if he would get the response.
As expected, he got no reply. Stefan was down and turned around to leave.
Martha saw everything. She knew how much Jimmy counted on Stefan and how much he wished to
bond with Stefan before the surgery. It was clear that they were getting closer day by day. They couldn't
fake it.
But Jimmy had just refused Stefan's touch, which had also confused Martha.
She saw Stefan leave with disappointment and sighed helplessly.
The ward was silent for a few moments after Stefan left.
Martha looked at Jimmy in her arms and saw him staring into the direction where Stefan had left. He
tried to hide it and looked away with guilt.
"OK. Sweetheart. What's wrong?" asked Martha. Obviously, Jimmy had something on mind. She
thought she had better ask and figure it out.
"I..." Jimmy hesitated and apologized, "Sorry, mommy..."
Sorry?
"For what?" asked Martha confusedly.
"Because..." Jimmy pouted and said, "I called him 'daddy' before the surgery. I was so afraid that I
would die and wouldn't have the chance to do so, so... I called him 'daddy'."