At this time, little Tyler ran over and asked, “Mom, what about me? Can I help mom?”
Thelma smiled with a motherly love, “Tyler can help mom taste if it’s delicious.”
Tyler obediently went over. Thelma picked up a small piece, blew on it, and offered it to her son’s mouth. He ate it and smiled happily, “Delicious.”
Although she knew her son would praise her no matter what, Thelma was still happy to hear it.
Seeing Mr. Sam still standing there, she also picked up a piece and offered it to him, saying, “You try it too.”
Samantha was still in the kitchen, and Thelma fed him without hesitation. Noah felt a little embarrassed, but he pretended to be calm and ate it, saying, “Not bad.”
Thelma was happy, poking his face, “Husband loves it.”
Noah: “…”
What the… She’s being so mushy with her sister here.
Noah lightly coughed, covering the blush creeping onto his face.
Leon entered at that moment, carrying several large boxes of gifts. Thelma saw him in the kitchen and immediately greeted him, “Officer Leon is here! Oh, no, I shouldn’t call you Officer Leon , I should call you brother-in-law.”
Leon put down the gifts and responded, “Mm.”
Thelma: “…”
Thelma shivered and whispered to her sister, “Is my brother-in-law so aloof?”
Samantha said, “Don’t mind him. He’s a conversation ender. He’s not aloof, just cold.”
Thelma didn’t take it seriously and nodded with a smile.
In fact, both Thelma and Samantha misunderstood Leon. He wasn’t cold or aloof; he was just embarrassed to be suddenly called brother-in-law. When embarrassed, he usually ignored people.
Tyler was very happy to see Leon and hopped over to him, happily saying, “Uncle, I can call you uncle from now on, right?”
Leon patted his head, “Yes.”
Thelma plated the dishes, and dinner was almost ready. Everyone sat down at the dining table. Thelma served the child’s rice when her phone rang.
She looked at it; it was an unfamiliar number, but she recognized the area code—Mapleton city.
The only person she knew in Mapleton city was Chris. Thelma knew it was related to Chris. She didn’t want to answer, but the phone kept ringing. After thinking for a while, she finally picked up.
“Is this Miss Thelma?” A strange female voice came from the other end.
“It’s me, who is this?”
“This is Sky Hospital in Mapleton city. Miss Thelma, are you Mr. Chris’s daughter? I’m contacting you on behalf of Mr. Chris. Mr. Chris suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and needs surgery. We need a family member to sign the consent form. Mr. Chris asked us to contact you, so I want to ask when you can come to our hospital?”
Chris had a cerebral hemorrhage?
“You’ve got the wrong person. Although I’m Chris’s daughter, I cut ties with him years ago. I can’t sign for him, and please don’t call me again.”
Thelma hung up.
Samantha asked, “What’s wrong? Something happened to Chris?”
Thelma shrugged, “He said he had a cerebral hemorrhage and asked me to sign. I don’t have time to run over and sign for him.”
Chris was quite miserable now. A few months ago, he divorced Susan because she was pregnant.
Logically, Susan’s pregnancy should be good news. Chris, at his age, having a child late in life, should be happier than anyone else, and shouldn’t be divorcing at this time. This brings us to an incident that happened many years ago.
At that time, Thelma’s mother was seriously ill. Chris, her ex-husband, went to visit her. Thelma’s mother sent everyone out, leaving only Chris in the ward. She was near death, and Chris, knowing he was guilty, thought she had something to say. He stayed, especially since he wasn’t wary of a dying person.
Unexpectedly, after everyone left, Thelma’s mother beckoned him. Chris thought she was going to give her last words and hurried over. However, as soon as he got close, Thelma’s mother used a cruel and vicious move—a grappling technique.
With all her remaining strength, she squeezed his testicles tightly. Chris writhed in pain, but no matter how hard he tried to remove her hand, she wouldn’t let go, until she finally passed away. Only then did he pry her hand open.
Chris’s testicles were crushed and rendered useless. At that time, he had only been married to Susan for a short time, and their relationship was very close. Moreover, if Susan knew he had become impotent, he couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t leave him, so he didn’t tell anyone, and he certainly didn’t have the face to do so.
