The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 459

Chapter 459

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had been crying, but once Winterfeld him, his tiny hands clutched tightly at her protective gown Gradually, his rubbed his title face against her chest, letting out a few soft, pitiful Siffles.

anid-step.

er moved through his eyes.

and nurses in the isolation room froze too.

door first opened, they hadn’t realized who Chris had brought in. The visor of the protective soot was clear, but rene had met Winter before.

had been trending online before, but the story had come and gone quickly. As medical staff, they hadn’t paid much ntion to it.

was only when she approached Richie, and Chris allowed her to reach for him, that they understood. Then she said, “I’m Mommy,” and every one of them was stunned.

After keeping the truth hidden for so long, they had assumed Chris wouldn’t tell her that Richie was alive right now. At the very least, they thought he would wait until after the bone marrow transplant, when they could be sure the child was stable

Compared with a whole year, another month or two wouldn’t have seemed that long.

But Winter’s condition clearly wasn’t right. Something must have happened, something even Chris could no longer control. Winter had eyes only for Richie. She didn’t care how anyone around her reacted.

But her body was far too weak. After walking that short distance, she was already unsteady. The moment she stumbled back, an arm tightened around her waist. Chris’s hand steadied her firmly.

“Sit down first, okay?”

One hand supported her, while the other gently protected Richie’s head. Chris looked at her tear-streaked face, and the hand at her waist tightened slightly.

Winter pressed her trembling lips together as tears fell silently. She nodded and let Chris guide her to sit beside Richie’s little bed.

The medical staff quietly stepped aside.

Looking down at the child in her arms, Winter felt her whole heart ache. She wanted to hold him tighter but she was afraid of hurting him or scaring him.

She didn’t know that Richie was trying hard to lift his head against her chest to look at her.

He was too W

couldn’t

head w

kept drooping, and it took so much effort just for him to see her face. Winter had never held a child before. All she could do was gently support his little

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