“Charlotte.”
Jim could tell that Charlotte was behaving a little strangely. He furrowed his brows and lifted her chin.
forcing her to meet his gaze. “Don’t you like Harvey?”
There was a hint of questioning in his gaze, accompanied by hostility and coldness.
His gaze was so sharp that it felt like it would penetrate all her thoughts and reach her deepest desires.
She was a little terrified of this and did not dare to meet his eyes. Instead, she turned her head away and
said, “I never said I don’t like him.”
She sniffed and continued, “I’m just scared he won’t like me…
“After all, I had left Merchant City not long after he was born, and now that he’s already six, I’m worried
he won’t accept me…”
With that, she wiped her tears away and added, “I’m sure that he won’t like me, and …”
“Of course he will.” A hint of pain shot through Jim’s heart as he watched Charlotte cry. He pulled her into
his arms and said in a low, melodic voice, “Don’t worry about all this; leave it to me.”
As soon as he finished his sentence, the driver pulled the car to a halt.
“Alright.” Charlotte sniffed and lifted her head to force out a smile. “Even if Harvey doesn’t like me, I’ll
love him with all my heart.
“He’s your son…and so, he’s mine too.”
Seeing how earnest she looked, Jim curled his lips into a smile and gave her another hug before getting
out of the car.
When the two of them entered the hospital elevator after coming out of the parking lot, they bumped into
Bonnie and Christopher.
Inside the elevator, Bonnie was leaning on Christopher’s shoulder, her face as white as a sheet of paper.
Even though the journey here was not far, every step felt like torture for her.
At the start, she could still walk by herself and did not need to rely on Christopher at all.
However, soon the pain became too unbearable, and she had to lean against Christopher’s body and
walk that way.
However, she never thought she would bump into Jim at the hospital.
Jim and Charlotte never thought they would get into the same elevator as Bonnie and Christopher either.
Besides, Jim and Christopher had been friends for such a long time that they still had to greet each other
for old times’ sake no matter how awkward their current situation was.
Therefore, Charlotte had no choice but to get into the elevator with Jim.
The doors slid shut with a chime.
Inside the elevator, the sound of their breathing intermingled with each other.
Bonnie leaned against Christopher’s shoulder as she stared at the two newcomers with narrowed eyes.
At this moment, Jim had his arm around Charlotte, and the two of them looked happy and intimate.
“What a coincidence.” Charlotte glanced first at Bonnie, then at Christopher, smiling. “Are you guys heret
o bring Bonnie for a checkup?”
To Bonnie and Christopher, this sounded as though Charlotte was asking if they were there to check on
Bonnie’s wound.
However, to Jim, he misinterpreted it as an obstetric checkup. Feeling the atmosphere go silent,
Christopher quickly smiled and replied, “Yes, we’re here for a checkup.”
As he said this, he immediately pulled Bonnie closer to him and lifted his head to shoot Jim a somewhat
awkward look. “What are you here for, Jim?”
Jim furrowed his brows, but before he could answer, Charlotte replied, “We’re here for Jim’s checkup,
too.” Charlotte then sighed and feigned frustration.
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