Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan) novel Chapter 156

Jimmy shook his head at Martha's inquiry. Biting his lip, he looked at her anxiously, without tears.
Before he saw his father, he always longed to see him.
He imagined what his father would be like, and how he would treat him.
As Jimmy mentioned the warm-hearted gentleman to his mother, he just told her that Stefan was a man of decency with a clear and logical speech.
But it turned out that he was his father.
No wonder his mother had told him he might be upset about seeing his real father.
Jimmy clenched his teeth. Tears stood on the rim of his eyes.
Martha perceived his emotion and stroked his head, feeling distressed for him.
"Are you disappointed about the fact that he is you father?"
"Not disappointed. I'm just sad."
Jimmy hung his head low and murmured.
With that, he winked. A tear fell down and became a little circle on the quilt.
Martha stiffened, for she could not understand why he was sad.
She knew Jimmy was trying to be mature, but he was still vulnerable.
Martha held him in her arms and asked in a soft voice, "Jimmy, can you tell me what you are sad about?"
Jimmy stayed in her cuddle and shook his head lightly.
He moved his lips to answer, but could not.
He told himself that a man should not be so vulnerable.
Still, he was not feeling well.
When Jimmy met his father for the first time, his father just left him alone in the police station; his father didn't even talk to him.
Why was his father so stupid as not to recognize him?
Martha had not got an answer for a long time. She didn't want to push him but patted on his back gently.
"Jimmy, if you don't want to tell me, it's OK. We'll stop there."
The little boy, nestling in her arms, shook his head instantly, and then muttered-
"He left me alone in the police station last time."
Listening to it, Martha stopped patting, at a loss for what to say.
Thus, this little boy was sad that Stefan didn't recognize him the first time they met?
At the thought of it, Martha just pulled a wry face.
The thoughts of children were always innocent and pure.
Jimmy felt that bad only because Stefan didn't know that he was his son and let him alone in the police station.
But how could Stefan know it as he had never met Jimmy before?
After all... He never expected that she would have a son for him.
Martha looked down at her son in her arms, who was watching her.
"He didn't mean it. He had not met Jimmy before, so he just treated you as a stranger."
Jimmy clasped his hands, pursed his lips, and said no word.
But Martha knew well about his thoughts and ideas and asked him patiently, "So... I will ask him to apologize to you. OK?"
Jimmy shook his head stubbornly. After a while, he held his head up and looked at Martha with a suspicion look in his eyes, asking seriously, "Is he my dad? Really?"
Martha nodded resignedly and answered solemnly, "Yes, honey. I didn't lie to you."
Again, Jimmy pursed his lips and closed his mouth.
He could not accept the fact that this good man was his father.
After Martha comforted Jimmy for a long time, she left the ward and left him alone to calm down.
As she walked out, she saw Stefan standing at the end of the corridor.
He was in a gloomy and lonely ambience, having his back to others.
An emotion flashed into Martha's eyes, but it soon disappeared. She moved toward him.
"Jimmy needs time to accept it."
Stefan turned to look at her, his eyes dark with unfathomable emotions.
Finally, he nodded and kept his eyes on her.
He wanted to explain, but he did not know how.
After a long while, his hoarse voice came out from his thin lips, "I didn't know Jimmy was..."
Before he finished, Martha seemed to understand his meaning and interrupted him-
"I know it."
She knew what he wanted to clarify.
However, it was not important. Even if Stefan recognized Jimmy was his son at the very beginning, the child would still be upset.
Stefan felt a bit sad and heartache due to Martha's indifference.
Jimmy was his son, but he didn't recognize him.
He even left a four-year-old boy alone in a police station. Jimmy must have been frightened at that time, wasn't he?
Frankly, he felt familiar with Jimmy at the time. Why... Why couldn't he be more patient with his child?
If he had not left Jimmy alone so soon, would Jimmy...
Would Jimmy forgive him right now and call him "dad"?
After a silence, Stefan spoke faintly, "When will he be willing to see me?"
Martha quietly observed the change in his expression. She knew that he was guilty and remorseful.
But, it was not the time.
Jimmy felt really disappointed in him. It seemed as if it would take him days to recover.
Her son had suffered much since childhood. If he didn't want to accept it, she would not force him.
But anyway, she had never planned to let Jimmy reunite with Stefan.
All she wanted was for Jimmy to be happy. After Martha kept silent for a while, she said calmly, "You can leave now. Come back here after three days."
Jimmy should have eased the tension then.
Stefan looked regretful. For the past years, he didn't know about his son and never took responsibility for being a father.
Now his son was there, separated from him only by a wall.
"I will be here. I won't leave my son anymore."
Martha looked up at him impassively.
Then she turned away.
It was none of her business, whatever Stefan wanted to do, only if he wouldn't hurt Jimmy.
...
In the Doyle Group.
When Jane was sorting through the papers, her phone rang.
It was so harsh that she stiffened for a while and knew who called her.
Because the ringtone was set specially for that person.
She stopped working and answered it.
Soon, there was a cold robot sound.
Her grip on the phone tightened suddenly. There was a strange glint in her eyes.
"The result of the bone marrow match will come in three days."
The person on the other end of the phone said something.
Jane replied respectfully, "Well, I will update Martha's movement to you."
Then the call was hung up.
After that, Jane leaned against the desk and looked down with her eyes dimmed. Nobody was able to read her thoughts...