In the hospital room, Stefan waited for Martha to calm down before speaking. "When I followed the nurse out earlier, she tried to hit on me," he said.
"Thank goodness I have self-control and left the room quickly."
Martha understood why Stefan had looked so gloomy when he first came back into the room. She looked at him with a hint of admiration in her eyes. "Mr. Harrison, you're quite charming; everyone seems to want you."
Stefan raised an eyebrow and wrapped his arm around Martha's waist, leaning in close to her ear. His voice was low and seductive as he spoke through his lips, "But I only want you."
Feeling his warm breath on her face made Martha blush slightly. "Stop it," she said as she pushed him away.
As she turned her head away from Stefan, she saw their son lying on the bed staring at them with big eyes.
"Mommy!" Jimmy exclaimed with a mischievous grin on his face.
Martha paused for a moment before blushing even more at being caught by their son while flirting with Stefan.
"Jimmy... when did you wake up?"
"Just now," Jimmy replied happily as he felt overwhelmed by love from both of his parents who were always there for him no matter what happened.
Martha glared at Stefan who had caused this awkward situation but then quickly shifted her attention back to Jimmy's condition.
"How are you feeling? Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt yet," Jimmy replied confidently, knowing that anesthesia was still working on him so he couldn't feel any pain yet.
Martha gently touched Jimmy's head and comforted him. "The anesthesia hasn't worn off yet; your leg will start hurting soon."
"Don't worry, Mommy. I'm not afraid of pain," Jimmy reassured her with a smile full of happiness!
Then he put on a serious expression and thought to himself, "I must protect my mommy well!"
Martha touched Jimmy's messy hair with pity. "Jimmy, you need to rest well even if you don't want to feel pain. The doctor said that you need at least three months of recovery for this condition."
Jimmy pouted when he heard this.
When he fell, he felt his leg hit the rockery wall and it hurt. At that moment, he knew that his leg would be injured but didn't expect it would take so long to recover.
He thought, "Doesn't that mean that I can't go with Mommy and Daddy to Z country?"
He nervously looked at his mommy and asked tentatively, "Does this mean I can't go with you to Z country?"
"You can go to Z country but only when your feet is almost healed," Martha said smilingly as she looked at her son lovingly.
Last time Louis came for the wedding, he told many stories about Z country which made Jimmy really want to visit there. If Martha told him now that they couldn't go, she was afraid her son would be upset.
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