At this moment, the sound of an ambulance could be heard from outside. Mooresa felt a great sense of relief. "We should hurry and take the child to the hospital. After all...Julissa isn't a professional..." "Yeah, Harley looked like he was about to lose his life just now. Who knows if the emergency medical efforts can save him?"
Julissa looked at her with lips curled into a sarcastic smile.Mooresa felt a strong sense of unease.Had she become a different person? Harley was greedily embracing Julissa, breathing in the scent of his mother. He had no idea what the adults were saying. All he knew was that he was in his mommy's arms, which was warm and smelled wonderful.
Suddenly, he heard his father's voice from above, "Let's go. Off to the hospital."Harley subconsciously held Julissa even tighter, like an octopus, not wanting to let go of her at all.
Julissa noticed Harley's grip, understood his reluctance, and softly cooed, "Be a good boy, Harley. Go to the hospital with Daddy for a check-up." Only after hearing Julissa's words did the little boy reluctantly let go of her.
He was afraid of infuriating his mother.Yet, the moisture in his eyes persisted as he gazed at her longingly, "Mommy... Can you come with us, please?"
"No!"Cerillo, holding the child, retorted. Julissa showing up for this birthday party was already a grand act of grace. It was impossible for her to accompany her child to a place like a hospital. He might as well not offer hope in the first place.Cerillo was holding their little one, clearly seeing the sadness etched on his face. His own countenance grew darker as he turned around to leave. Unexpectedly, Julissa said, "Okay, Harley. I'll go with you."
Everyone was stunned. What did she... just say? Julissa ignored the stunned crowd and asked Cerillo, "Is it okay?"Cerillo's steps halted. Julissa stepped forward, looking at Harley's pitiful appearance. Her heart could no longer bear it. She asked again, "Is it okay?" Cerillo did not turn around, leaving only his stoic back facing Julissa. Just when Julissa felt that Cerillo would not agree, she heard him utter coldly, "Do as you please."
With that, he walked off speedily with the child toward the door.Guests automatically made way for them, whispering and murmuring amongst themselves. Julissa hurriedly chased after him, following behind Cerillo.
Haisley was shocked beyond belief. "Did I see that right?" Didn't Julissa usually despise her brother the most? In an attempt to sever all ties with him, she even hated Harley! She used to be fearful of having the slightest relationship with him or with the Harvey family. What was wrong with her?
Half an hour later, at Prime Hospital... Julissa was at the hospital accompanying Harley for a checkup. Despite Cerillo being right beside her, she did not dare to glance at him. The brutal treatment she had received upon waking was still fresh in her mind. The sour ache in her thigh clearly reminded her that she had just been fiercely invaded by this man not long ago. Although they were husband and wife and shared a son named Harley, their relationship was far from intimate. In fact, they could be described as being like oil and water.
When she saw Cerillo standing up for her in her dying moments,Julissa was truly surprised. Julissa thought that it was perhaps because Cerillo felt sorry for her. As Julissa was lost in thought, she suddenly heard a low, heavy voice from a man not far away, "Who let you out?" He obviously had chained her by the bedside. Julissa pressed her lips together, ambiguously saying, "You didn't lock it well, but it also took me a long time to break the chains."As she said this, she tucked her already bruised arm further behind her.
Cerillo's eyes darkened slightly, and he rubbed the fingers under his sleeve gently.
He had noticed long ago that there was a large patch of broken skin there, along with large rings of bruises.
He quickly averted his eyes and said coldly, "Harley had an allergic reaction. Was that your doing?"Julissa affirmed calmly, "It wasn't me." Cerillo took one step closer. "To protect Harley, everyone in the family kept his fruit allergy a secret. lf it wasn't you, who else could it be?" Julissa knew that her daily behavior did not allow people to trust her. She took a deep breath and muttered, "I don't know, but...it was not me. Harming Harley doesn't do me any good..." "It doesn't?" Cerillo sneered darkly. Julissa was struck dumb. In her past life, only after Harley's death did she find out that Cerillo had known she was planning to elope with Garvit. This piece of news was personally told to him by Garvit on the day they eloped.
Back then, she was so smitten with Garvit that she chose to ignore many obvious signs.Much later... She found out that she was just a tool Garvit used to exact revenge on Cerillo. Cerillo stared at her. His dark eyes seemed to carry a cold sting. Julissa was feeling somewhat unnerved, instinctively wanting to take a step back. Cerillo raised his hand, his rough palm cupping her face immediately. He was not the least bit gentle, causing Julissa to furrow her eyebrows in pain.
"I do not know what are your intentions for staying, but if you dare to harm Harley ...'
" Julissa, her face feeling the pain from the pinch, shook her head vehemently. "Impossible!" Cerillo squinted his eyes.
"Harley is my son. In the future, I'll be a good mother!" As if he had heard the biggest joke ever, his eyes were filled with derision.
At that exact moment, Julissa's phone rang.
This ringtone... Clearly, it was exclusive for Garvit! Cerillo's heart sank. Indeed, he saw Julissa pick up her phone. Garvit's avatar flashed across the screen. Cerillo suddenly felt very ridiculous. He actually had a moment where he thought that she would truly turn over a new leaf! By now, it seemed very likely that Garvit, his father's illegitimate b*stard, once again found ideas to make him miserable. Julissa was nothing more than an executor. Irrational rage surged within Cerillo.
Suddenly, he flung Julissa away as if he had touched something vile. "F*ck off!" Julissa whimpered in pain, but she dared not provoke this madman. She quickly got up and ran out of the room. When she picked up her phone and saw Garvit's contact photo, a deep hatred erupted in her eyes. Garvit was the cause of all her misfortune and nightmares.
She clenched her phone so tightly that her veins began to bulge. But quickly, she forced herself to calm down. She took a deep breath and decisively turned off her phone.
When the doctor came out of the examination room, Julissa immediately went to meet him.
"Doctor, how's my son?" The doctor asked, "May I know who was the one who performed first aid on the child just now?" Hearing this, Julissa felt a cold grip around her heart. Her nerves tightened, and she anxiously responded, "It was me... Doctor, did something go wrong somewhere?"