A Night with Gideon novel Chapter 20

He stiffened in his stance when he met Gideon’s emotionless eyes. He was looking at her with those cold eyes and his face was emotionless, telling her that she’d done something wrong and unforgivable.

“Son, it’s good that you’re here. Summer has been given medicine but the doctor said to observe the child’s platelets. It’s dengue,” his mother interjected.

Only then did he come to his senses and remembered his son. He quickly approached Summer who was sleeping in the hospital bed. She covered her mouth when she saw her baby was pale. Even her lips, which used to be red, are now almost gone color “Your boss’s son is here. He was the one who helped us earlier to bring

Summer here to the hospital,” her mother added. “He also gave blood to my grandson.”

He didn’t look at the mother, he was just looking at the child. From the tone of his speech, he knew that he had suspicions about who Gideon was in his son’s life. He just doesn’t want to be led.

She was also somewhat afraid of what Gideon would tell her about their daughter. He doesn’t know how it happened to be here now? Does it know? Probably, yes. “Good afternoon, Ma’am, Sir. I just need to inject medicine into Baby’s IV,” said the nurse who came in. “May I see the medicine?” Gideon’s voice was emotionless and full of authority, giving the nurse no chance to say no. He extended his hand. “I was in the military and medical field for years.”

“No problem, Sir.” The nurse gave Gideon the medicine bottle which the latter checked. 1 He nodded after a while. Silence enveloped the entire room as the nurse approached the IV attached to Summer.

He took the child’s hand that was not attached and kissed it tenderly. Her eyes were watering again because she felt like she had neglected him. 3. Dengue? Didn’t Jessica and some of her Montessori classmates also get dengue? He should have assured the school staff first that the school is clean and there is no threat of disease. He shouldn’t have come in when his son probably had a fever earlier.

She should be there for her and take care of her. “Sister, Summer is fine. You better go home and change your clothes. We will take care of this first. ” He simply wiped his tears and stubbornly shook his head “I’m just here. I will watch over him.”

“Caius is right, Son.” His mother approached him and held him by the shoulder. “You’re pale also. It’s better to get out of the hospital first to get some air. Maybe you too will be attacked by your anxiety.” “No, Mom. I’m just here next to my son.” He quickly wiped away his tears with a shaking hand. “I can do it.” “Your brother is right.” Gideon was

standing firmly beside the sofa that Caius was sitting on. “I’ll send my men to look and take care of her. The doctors are well in this hospital.” 1 “Alright, Son. Go home first. You just got off your flight right?”

He bit his bottom lip hard and wiped the tears that fell down his cheeks again.

“I’ll drive you home. I will wait for you outside.” Even if he didn’t look at Gideon, he knew that he wanted to ask and tell him a lot. He must be mad at this very moment. It only stopped exploding because his mother and brother were there. 1 By the way how his jaw clenched and his fist formed into a ball, he knew that when they were together, it was not unlikely that he would hurt her. He heard the door open and close. His mother held him on the shoulder so he looked at her. 1 “Ma,” he said like a child, his eyes red and wet as well as his cheeks. 1 “That’s him, isn’t it?”

His voice was still calm. He bit his lower lip and nodded shyly. “He has a right to know, Son. Even if what you did four years ago was wrong, he still has the right to know that Summer is his daughter.” He put the back of his hand to his nose and stopped himself from sobbing. Why do the events coincide? “I’m scared, Ma. B-Maybe…”

“Shh…. That’s natural, Son. But you know you can’t escape that fear, right?” ,

He held his mother’s hand while the other one remained holding Summer’s hand.

“Go ahead. Go home first. Summer is fine again, we’ll take care of Caius. Doctors don’t leave him alone. Later, one of the three doctors who looked at Summer will return. You nurses are going back and forth here to monitor Summer.”

What three doctors? It’s a lot. He gave Summer a firm peck on the forehead before resting his face on the small of her son’s shoulder, just enough to keep her from weighing him down. “Mommy will come back, I love you so much. I’m sorry if I wasn’t by your side earlier,” he softly whispered and caressed her hair. “I have many questions to ask. But put that young man first.”

He nodded and hugged her. “Thank you, Ma for watching over Summer. To everyone.” He nodded and hugged her too.

He took his carry-on suitcase and went out. He grimaced when he saw his appearance in the passing mirror. The hair is not properly tied, some of it is loose and up. Her skirt was not in the right place too as well as her blouse.