Chapter 5
Even though my heart was already destroyed, hearing my own child say those words over the phone still made my chest tighten with pain.
Disgusting blood.
Fine then. Don’t use it.
When Preston didn’t hear me respond, his voice got more impatient.
“What, a week isn’t enough? Fine, make it two weeks.”
“But I’m not keeping him with you permanently. Two weeks is my absolute limit.”
I laughed bitterly at his so–called generous offer.
“Your son just said he doesn’t want my dirty blood.” I said coldly,
“Make sure you remind him that every single drop flowing through his veins came from me.”
“If he doesn’t want to acknowledge me as his mother, then he can wait until all that blood drains out of him. Then we’ll have no
connection left.”
Then I hung up on him.
For the first time ever, I didn’t wait for him to end the call first.
But even after hanging up, I still felt like I couldn’t breathe from the pain.
They say there’s an invisible bond between mother and child – when he suffers, I suffer too.
After going back and forth in my head, I finally headed to the garage.
My foot kept pressing harder on the gas pedal.
A sick child can’t wait. If I stood by and watched my own son die because of my stubborn pride, I’d never be able to live with myself.
I kept repeating the same thing over and over in my mind:
This is the first time. And it’ll be the last time.]
He’s still my son, after all.]
[After this, we can be the closest of strangers.]
When I got to the hospital, Preston immediately grabbed my collar.
He stared at me with gritted teeth.
Chapter 5
“So you actually decided to show up!”
Before I could say anything, he shoved me toward a doctor.
“Take her blood! She’s the kid’s biological mother.”
Victoria was crying those perfect crocodile tears nearby.
Callum was kicking and screaming that everything hurt.
But when he saw me, his face filled with disgust.
“I don’t want it! I don’t want her dirty blood! She’s not my mom! My real mom is sitting right there!”
My heart felt like it was being pricked by a thousand tiny needles.
But I wasn’t going to beg for even a scrap of warmth anymore.
I said coldly:
“If you want to die here, I can leave right now.”
He’d probably never had someone look at him with such terrifying coldness before.
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