Since she had been prepared for the exam, Kathy did not go out for half a month until she received a phone call from the hospital. It turned out that her mother had been hospitalized.
Before Kathy could notify Joseph, she drove to the hospital first.
She found her mother’s ward. Before entering it, she heard an unfamiliar voice.
She stopped at the door.
“Follow me back to Country B.” The man’s tone sounded domineering.
“Fuck off.” Angela threw the pillow at the man.
Out of worry, Kathy immediately walked in.
Seeing the man in front of her, Kathy still felt he was like a stranger.
Her impression of him was vague, because the last time she saw him was many years ago. Back then, she was only three years old, but he had already abandoned Angela and her heartlessly.
A hint of hatred appeared on Kathy’s face and she turned her back to him.
“Angela, for the sake of your health, please leave with me, okay?” Maurice’s voice softened.
“My mother told you to fuck off. Didn’t you hear it?” Kathy turned around and glared at the man.
Maurice was not angry at all. He just looked at Kathy calmly.
“I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Kathy stared at his back, and her body trembled slightly.
That man was her father.
Her eyes had turned red, and she was trying her best to restrain her emotions.
“Mom, what’s wrong with you?” Kathy bent over and picked up her mother’s medical record.
It said that her mother was diagnosed with myocardial infarction, and further physical examinations were needed.
“I’m fine. It’s just an old problem,” Angela said softly.
“Why didn’t you tell me? I’ll go ask the doctor.” With that, Kathy wanted to leave.
Angela stopped her by saying, “There’s no need to make a fuss. I am getting old, and it’s inevitable that my health has declined. Just stay with me for a moment.”
Wearing a worried look, Kathy looked down at her mom.
She could tell that Angela was in a bad mood.
But why did her father suddenly come back?
She knew that Angela had always been waiting for him.
“Mom, he…”
“He’s divorced. He wants to take me back to Country B,” Angela interrupted Kathy.
Pursing her lips, Kathy held Angela’s hand tightly.
She could tell that Angela had been swayed by her father’s words.
But her mother was the only relative she had. She didn’t want to part with her.
“What’s your opinion?” Kathy asked nervously.
Angela closed her eyes. For more than twenty years, this was the second time that Kathy had seen her mother cry.
It was all because of that man.
She felt deeply sorry for her mom.
“Kathy, let me think it over.”
Kathy nodded, but she was very upset. If her mother wanted to leave with Maurice, she would be left alone.
She then thought of Joseph.
However, they were not a true couple, and Joseph had never been someone she could rely on.
After Kathy walked out of the ward, her phone kept ringing, but she didn’t answer it.
Downstairs was a Black Rolls-Royce. Maurice was waiting for her.
Kathy got into the car. She had no feelings for her father.
She didn’t look like Angela, nor did she look like the man in front of her.
Back then, she was still young. Before she could have a clear impression of her father, he had already left City N.
Kathy had never asked Angela about her father. She only knew that his name was Maurice.
“I think Angela has told you why I came back for her,” Maurice sighed.
“Yes. You want to take my mother back to Country B, right?”
“Her illness can only be cured if I stay by her side. She has never forgotten me,” Maurice said with certainty.
“Have you been in touch with my mother all these years?”
Maurice nodded.
It was within her expectation.
“If my mother decides to leave with you, I won’t object.”
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