Louis heard this and his lips curled slightly. A hoarse voice came from his lips.
"What's on the table?"
Jane suddenly remembered that the nurse had warned her that Louis had donated too much blood, so his body was very weak now and needed to be taken care of properly. Especially in terms of diet, he could only eat something light.
She looked at the food on the table and answered softly, "Oat porridge, boiled egg, and taco."
Louis looked at Jane again with a softer gaze. His lips lightly parted, "I want some porridge."
"Okay."
Jane responded softly. She quickly got up and picked up the porridge on the table before walking towards Louis. Finally, she sat next to his hospital bed.
She reached out to support the shelf on Louis' bed when he weakly looked at her.
"I'm too weak now; I'm afraid I can't even hold a spoon," he said.
After hesitating for a while, Jane blushed as she said, "Then shall I feed you?"
"Um," Louis replied happily as he gazed into Jane's eyes meaningfully.
When he received Vivian's paternity test report result later on, he would tell Jane about it.
By then, he would grant her a grand wedding. He would give them both, mother and daugter, a warm home where they would be happy together forevermore!
Jane was moved deeply and became more gentle towards him now because Louis risked himself by donating blood for Vivian
But she still couldn't shake off one doubt deep down inside: Is Vivian really Louis' daughter?
...
It was five o'clock in the afternoon when Vivian slowly woke up in an antiseptic ward that day.
As soon as she woke up, she saw her mommy sitting beside her bed wearing protective clothing.
Her dry lips swelled up as she struggled to call out, "Mommy."
Jane heard this and tears welled up in her eyes as she excitedly held onto the girl's hand.
"Vivian! You're finally awake!"
"Mommy... Why am I here?"
Vivian lying on the hospital bed looked puzzledly at her mommy with big eyes full of confusion.
Jane was momentarily stunned but quickly regained composure.
"You were sick, so we brought you here. But don't worry. Your illness has been cured already! We'll be able to leave soon!"
Vivian nodded gently, then held onto her mommy's hand tightly once again
"Mommy, I had a very long dream," she said.
"I dreamed of an old man smiling at me and telling me that I could run and play with other kids just like them."
Jane reached out to touch her child's head, her voice choked with emotion as she spoke again. "Yes, soon enough you will be able to play with other children just like them."
Jane spent a lot of time talking to Vivian in the sterile room. By the end of it all, Vivian was dozing off.
But Jimmy was still holding on. She waited for her daddy but he hadn't come yet and she was getting anxious.
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