Female Novel
Chapter 7
afraid she would involuntarily project her hatred for Liliane on this innocent child. However, there wasan inexplicable jolt in her heart when Felix approached her. She wanted to be close to him for noreason. “You… Why are you here?” Esther asked in a hoarse voice. Felix’s clear eyes glittered whenhe saw that she was awake and answered, “Ma’am, you’re awake?” Esther touched the boy’s cheekand asked softly, “You’re alone?” “Daddy and Mommy went to work!” Felix tried to climb up to her bedclumsily, but he was too short. Thus, he was unable to do so despite several attempts. Esther could nothelp carrying him up. “Ma’am.” Felix looked so alike to Bradley, yet he was so innocent and guilelesswhen he spoke. Esther was in a conflict to ignore him, but she could not hold back from patting andhugging him. “Thank you for saving me.” Although Esther had not done the bone marrow matchvoluntarily, she felt happy when she heard Felix thanking her. What wrong had the child done? Lilianewas the one at fault! “You’re very cute.” Felix lowered his head and said disappointedly, “I’m not at all.”“Who said that?” Esther asked in puzzlement. “If I’m cute, why do Daddy and Mommy want a divorce?”Esther could not steel herself when facing such a cute and innocent face. She also could not transferher grudge toward Liliane to Felix. “Your daddy and mommy aren’t divorced.” Felix looked up andasked, “How do you know?” Esther racked her brain to make up a lie that would not be easily exposed,but the photo on her blanket swiftly attracted Felix’s attention. He pointed at the twins and called out inglee, “Pixie and Tinkerbell.” “Felix, do you know them?” Esther asked carefully. Felix nodded. “They’remy best friends.” Esther grabbed his arms emotionally and urgently asked, “Where did you get to knowthem, Felix? They…” Felix was always ill, so he was very thin. Esther’s urgency hurt him. Hescrunched up his nose and cried tearfully, “Ow…” Esther quickly let go and took a deep breath. Shepressed down her overflowing emotions and toned down her voice to sound softer. “Felix, can you tellme where you’ve met them?” Felix pointed at the peach blossom tree at the back in the photo. “It’sSunflower Welfare.” Overwhelming delight swept over Esther. She could not care less that Felix washer enemy’s son as she hugged him tightly. Felix actually blushed when Esther hugged him sosuddenly. Esther held the boy’s face and kissed his forehead. “Thank you, Felix!” Felix was stillblushing from the kiss as his eyes twinkled. “Are you Pixie and Tinkerbell’s mommy?” “I am.” Esther
sobbed with a nod as her eyes became wet. “Why aren’t you living with them then?” Esther wasrendered speechless despite Felix’s innocent question. She could not tell him that it was because of hismother that she had spent five years in prison. She also could not tell him that she had loved andtrusted the wrong person when she was younger, causing her to lose everything now. “Felix, I’ll livewith Pixie and Tinkerbell from now on.” Esther thought of the bodyguard outside her door and had anidea. “Can you help me?” “Sure!” Felix nodded seriously. Esther wanted to visit her mother’s tomb, butthe bodyguard did not allow her. She could not possibly leave the hospital openly. “I want to see Pixieand Tinkerbell at Sunflower Welfare. Can you stay in my room and say that I’m sleeping when thebodyguard comes?” Felix patted his chest confidently and promised, “I’ll make sure the mission isaccomplished.” Esther’s heart melted at the sight. She did not expect a vile woman like Liliane to beable to give birth to a kind and pure kid like Felix. “Thank you, Felix.” Esther pulled Felix into a tighthug. As Felix breathed in Esther’s fragrant scent, he was inexplicably happy. Esther let go of him andwent into the bathroom with a suitcase. She was going to meet her daughters for the first time, so shewanted to meet them looking her best. Jasper had good taste, and all the clothes in the suitcase werebranded. Even so, the skinny Esther looked fragile in these expensive dresses, as if she would be gonewith the wind. She braided her hair to the side and wore a sleeveless silk dress inside, putting on athin-knitted cardigan on the outside. The size 36 ballet flats felt slightly tight on her feet. She pulled outa stick of lipstick and dabbed it on her pale lips in front of the mirror, looking much better in color. WhenEsther opened the bathroom door, Felix praised her with sparkling eyes. “Wow, ma’am, you’re sobeautiful.” Esther’s uneasiness was eased a little. “I’ll be going off now, little Felix.” Felix saluted herwith his chin up proudly. “Go, go.” Esther’s hospital ward was on the third floor. It would be unrealistic tojump to the garden on the first floor from here, but she could slide down there using the sewer pipeoutside of the balcony. Felix stood on tiptoe by the balcony, waving excitedly when he saw that Estherhad landed safely. Esther clutched her bag and waved back at Felix who was on the balcony from thegarden. She was eager to meet her daughters, barely able to wait for a second longer. She hailed acab outside the hospital hastily. “To Sunflower Welfare, please!”novelbin