Seeing him in sadness, Luke asked worriedly, “Mr. Hans, what happened to you? Is Estelle still unwilling to forgive you?”
“She shouldn’t forgive me,” Cristofer said briefly.
“But you two love each other so much, and you’ve been together so many years. And the two of you have a daughter. Can’t you be reconciled with each other for Yvonne? Maybe I’m old and can’t understand young people’s thoughts. Alas. What happened between you and Estelle over these years?” Luke said helplessly.
“It’s all my fault.” Cristofer took a deep breath and asked, “Is Yvonne awake?”
Speaking of Yvonne, Luke couldn’t help but smile, his eyes full of tenderness. “Yes. She woke up early in the morning. Little Yvonne is really good and quiet. Generally speaking, when babies are hungry, they will cry. But Yvonne is different. She only makes cooing noises and waits for me to feed her.”
Hearing this, Cristofer felt gratified and felt warm. “I’ll prepare milk for her.”
****
Three days later, Cristofer received an email.
‘Hi, Mr. Hans. I’m James, the lawyer of Miss Hudson. I’m writing to tell you that I’ve been entrusted with negotiating with you and going through the divorce procedures on behalf of Miss Hudson.’
Cristofer still remembered James. They had met once in the hospital, and he knew that James had been taking care of Yohan in Ameris.
He scrolled down to find the phone number of James’s law office and dialled the number without hesitation.
The phone was quickly picked up. “Hello, this is James.
“Hello, this is Cristofer.”
“Hold on,” James said and walked to the balcony.
Then he came straight to the point, “Hello, Mr. Hans. When will it be convenient for you to go through the divorce procedures?”
Cristofer frowned. Without answering his question, he asked, “Are you... Mr. Mysterious?”
“What? Who’s Mr. Mysterious?” James said in confusion. “Mr. Hans, I’m sorry. I didn’t get it.”
‘He’s not Mr. Mysterious,’ Cristofer concluded in his heart. Somehow, he felt a little relieved.
“Nothing,” Cristofer replied to him. “Are you still in Ameris?”
“Yes. But if you have time to go through the divorce procedures tomorrow, I’ll return to Hadale immediately,” James said.
“Could you let me see my son?” Cristofer asked with pleading and eagerness. “Thank you for taking care of Yohan in the past five years. I’ve known that I’m his biological father. I... want to see him.”
James asked suspiciously, “Who said he is your son? He isn’t. If you don’t believe me, you can have a paternity test in whichever hospital in Ameris.”
Cristofer sighed and suddenly understood everything.
No wonder Vincent said that the paternity test showed that Yohan was not my son. It turned out that James tampered with the result of the paternity tests.
“Estelle told me about it,” he responded calmly.
James was a little surprised and said, “What? She told you Yohan is your son?”
“Yes, Estelle told me everything, and I’ve agreed to get divorced from her. I just want to see my son. I know the truth. Thanks to you, Yohan has been taken good care of these years. I... I owe him and Estelle too much,” Cristofer said.
James was stunned by his attitude. “Mr. Hans, when I saw you in the hospital before, you were totally different from now.”
“I’m sorry.”
“You don’t need to apologise to me. You owe me nothing. Besides, I take care of him for the sake of Estelle, not you. I like Yohan very much and am willing to take care of him. He is optimistic and adorable, and I feel happy living with him.”
Cristofer fell into silence and was lost for words. After a while, he apologised again, “I’m sorry.”
“It’s meaningless to talk about it now, Mr. Hans. When you are available, please let me know, and I’ll go back to help Estelle complete the divorce procedures. After you two get divorced, she will have nothing to do with you. So please don’t disturb her and Yohan anymore. That’s all. I still have work to do. I’ll hang up now,” James said, then hung up the phone.
Cristofer was stunned and stared blankly at the phone for several seconds before he put away his phone and continued to work.
After a while, he received a call from Vincent.
“Mr. Hans, Miss Abrams called me again,” Vincent said on the other end of the line.
Cristofer asked expressionlessly, “What did she say?”
“She asked me if you blocked her. She called you many times in three days but couldn’t get through.”
“Yes, I blocked her. Anything else?” Cristofer said coolly.
Vincent, who didn’t expect Cristofer would reply to him so bluntly, was a little stunned. Then he said, “Well, I see. I’ll call Miss Abrams back and tell her about it.”
“Vincent,” Cristofer thought of something and said. “Tell her that I will go to her place tonight.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Besides, you can also block her. Tell the receptionist not to answer the phone if she calls our company in the future.”
“Got it, sir.”
It was already afternoon when Cristofer finished the work piling up in the past three days.
After that, he played with Yvonne for a while and was in a better mood.
Later, he asked Luke to look after Yvonne and drove back to the apartment he had bought for Gretchen.
‘Everything should be finished between us,’ he thought.
As soon as he opened the door, he smelled a burning smell.
“Cristofer, you’re finally back!” With red eyes, Gretchen walked out of the kitchen in an apron. “I wanted to cook for you, but I’m not good at cooking. The dishes were burnt, and my hands were also scalded. Look, there’s a big blister on my hand...” Gretchen said with an aggrieved look.
Cristofer glanced at her unwounded hand casually and said coldly, “If you can’t cook, then don’t do it anymore.”
Gretchen followed him to the living room and asked softly, “Cristofer, will you be disgusted with me and think that I’m good for nothing?”
“No.”
“I thought you didn’t want to see me,” Gretchen said gently. “I called you many times these days but couldn’t get through. Did... Did Estelle take away your phone secretly and block me?”
Cristofer sat on the sofa and closed his eyes, feeling weary and helpless. “Gretchen, even if Estelle doesn’t want me to contact you again, she won’t apply such a stupid method.”
As soon as he finished his words, he suddenly realised something. Then he stared at Gretchen with wide eyes and said, “You took away my phone secretly and blocked Estelle before, right?”
Being stared at by him, Gretchen felt a little uneasy and had a guilty conscience. The next moment, she pretended to be aggrieved again and sobbed, “I did that because I’m afraid that you will reconcile with her and abandon me. I’ve been with you for so many years. I just want to marry you as soon as possible and don’t want others to get involved in our relationship, especially your ex-wife.”
“How did you know the password of my phone?” Cristofer asked.
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