Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 154

Stefan's expression made Rupert smile more ironically.
He looked at Stefan coldly, who was dispirited, and questioned rhetorically, "When she was dying in the operating room, where were you?"
Stefan's eyes were clouded with gloom; a tumult of feelings fought for supremacy on his face.
At that time, he only cared about Hollie and never thought of Martha on the operating table.
What was more, he just thought Martha would be fine after the operation, but it turned out that she was dying then.
Martha, who loved him with her soul and heart, must have been desperate at that moment.
Stefan's pupils contracted suddenly again. The contents of the video came back to him - her screech, her desperate eyes.
He caused her trauma while Rupert saved her life.
He was in no place to be angry with Rupert.
At that moment, guilt and remorse filled Stefan's eyes.
But Rupert only felt Stefan's guilt absurd.
"When she was diagnosed with blood cancer and pregnancy, what did you say to hurt her?"
Stefan clenched his fists at the question.
At that time, he told Martha that she could not and was not worthy to have his baby.
But...
He assumed that she simply did not want to donate her bone marrow to Hollie and made an excuse.
Unexpectedly, the person who had been lying to him all the way was Hollie!
Next, Rupert questioned him again in a louder voice-
"You thought she was so heartless to not save her younger sister. But have you considered if she could withstand the suffering?"
"To give birth to the child, she refused chemotherapy and bore the pain. In front of her, there was the unfathomable abyss of death. She clawed her way to save the child. Now, Stefan, do you still reckon that you're qualified to regain her love?"
"I know you've always mistaken our relationship. I admit that I love her. But we never have an affair."
"Only a sordid man treats his wife as dirt."
Stefan stepped back suddenly; His lips turned pale.
He couldn't contradict Rupert at all, because he knew that he had never trusted Martha and made clear who he really loved.
In his memory, Martha was a cruel and malicious woman who abused her younger sister.
Stefan looked down at the ground with a mixture of emotions in his eyes. His impassive but handsome face betrayed a pallor.
Rupert did not think it was painful enough for Stefan. He moved a step nearer to Stefan, and gave him a critical blow-
"Stefan Harrison, do you love Martha genuinely?"
Stefan could not speak; he felt a lump in his throat.
Did he love her?
If so, why did he hurt her then?
If not, why did he feel hurt at present?
He moved his lips and was about to speak. Rupert, however, burst out laughing.
He looked at Stefan with a touch of bitterness.
"I love Martha, so I protect her and I'm willing to do everything for her."
"But you, only show her your selfishness and coldness. You only hurt her."
Stefan remained silent and frozen.
He looked at Rupert with his deep-set eyes. He felt a real pang.
Rupert was so right that he could make no retort.
Four years ago, he had never treated Martha tenderly.
Now it was contemptible of him to keep her around him in the name of "love".
No matter what, an unscrupulous man like him didn't want to lose her.
The rims of Stefan's eyes were slightly red. He didn't say anything with his lips pressed into a grim line.
After a long while, he opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "I will spend the rest of my life making it up to her. I will never give up, even though she hates me forever."
Rupert looked at him decisively, "I won't let her go this time."
"She used to love you, so I just protected her silently and didn't go beyond her will. Now that she no longer loves you, I can pursue her."
At his words, Stefan looked sullen and stared daggers at Rupert all of a sudden.
He squinted at Rupert with his cold eyes and said in an extremely sullen tone, "Say again?"
"You almost got divorced. As a man, I have the right to pursue the woman I love, don't I?"
Rupert was not frightened at all. He looked at Stefan calmly and posed a rhetorical question.
Stefan's pupils contracted. His expression became more and more horrible.
"I won't divorce her."
Rupert frowned slightly. He knew Stefan would say so.
However, it depended on Martha.
What she suffered would never be obliterated by any compensation.
Stefan wanted to make it up. Would Martha allow him to do so?
Rupert sneered and went past Stefan to walk to Jimmy's ward.
A few moments later, Stefan turned and trotted after him.
They arrived at the ward door one after another.
Rupert looked askance at Stefan and said, "The child is right in here."
Then he turned away.
Gazing at Rupert's receding figure, Stefan felt a mixture of feelings.
Before he came to the hospital, he desired to see his child.
But now, he suddenly lost his courage to open the door.
He did want to see the child he had never met, but he was afraid that...
He was afraid that the child would ask him "who are you" when they met for the first time.
How should he answer the question then?
He had been absent from his child's life for four years and had him suffer a lot from his childhood.
It was the first time that Stefan had been so cowardly.
He was neither a good husband nor a good father.
After a moment's hesitation, he grasped the handle and repeatedly loosened his hold...
In the ward, it was totally different.
Jimmy was waiting for so long that he felt a bit sleepy, yawning from time to time.
He looked at his mother with half-closed eyes and touched his little tie.
"Where is he?"
Martha didn't know what to say. She looked at Jimmy with mixed feelings.
She had hurried here because she was worried about Jimmy. She wondered if Stefan and Rupert would quarrel.
Her eyelids drooped with a touch of sadness.
Just then, there was a sound outside the door.
It was slow and quiet, while Jimmy grew excited.
The little boy propped himself up and stared at the door. Her large eyes were full of animation.
Was it his father?
It must be he!
The door was opened slowly in Jimmy's expectation...
Stefan opened the door in a nervous mood and stepped into the ward.
He was stunned when he saw the child in bed.
Only astonishment remained in his eyes as he saw Jimmy's face clearly.
As well, the boy looked at him with his large eyes wide in shock.
Soon, it called up Stefan's memories.
It was the boy!