As Hayden wanted to call her father, she was stunned that her father just called a nurse.
“How long have I slept?”
Bentley sat up from the bed and leaned against the bed frame as if he wanted to get off the bed.
Hayden quickly rushed over to support him, but he pushed her away, “It’s fine, I can do it myself.”
With that, he got off the bed by himself and looked for his shoes. Then, he reached his hands to the end of the bed and slowly walked towards the balcony.
“The weather seems nice today?” As he walked to the balcony, Hayden quickly went over to help him open the door.
“Thank you.” Bentley nodded and went to the balcony, “The air is quite breezy. It seems that it has rained earlier.”
As he said that, he suddenly stumbled and tripped over a chair.
“Dad!” Hayden exclaimed.
Bentley managed to stand firm constrainedly. He turned around in surprise to look at Hayden.
“Hayden?” He was stunned, but he suddenly felt dizzy.
Hayden quickly stepped forward to support him, “It’s me, Dad. You’re already this sick, why didn’t you tell me anything on the phone?”
Bentley was surprised, but he also felt joy, “Come, sit down. What do I have to say? It’s normal to get sick as we grow older. My condition is much better than others. It doesn’t hurt or itch, I just feel a little inconvenient at times. It’s not a big deal.”
Hayden felt even more unpleasant listening to Bentley’s words.
“Why did you move to the nursing home? Didn’t anyone from home come to see you?”
“Your aunt is busy with the company affairs, and Chelsea is getting married soon. They’ll come over to visit me occasionally. By the way, has Chelsea sent you her wedding invitation?”
Hayden hesitated for a moment, “Yes.”
She did hear of Chelsea’s marriage, and Alayna was the one who told her about it. She had many friends. Most of them had already received Chelsea’s invitation, but she as Chelsea’s sister didn’t receive any invitation from her at all.
However, Bentley was still sick now. She didn’t want him to be angry, so she casually lied about it.
“Chelsea has been spoiled by her mother since young. I knew she had a bad temper and enjoyed playing tricks, but she was your sister after all. You’ll be there for my sake, right?”
“I will.”
“That’s good to hear.” Bentley nodded happily and held Hayden’s hand, “I knew you didn’t like Chelsea and her mother. You just didn’t bother to fuss about them for the sake of me. You’re a sensible child, just like your mother.”
“You still remember my mother?”
Of course, how would I forget her?” Bentley seemed to have thought of the past as he looked at the sky. He felt many emotions surging up his mind and his voice was hoarse, as if it was filled with guilt and regret.
“I still don’t know how I should face your mother down there.”
Hayden sat at the side and did not comfort him, because she knew nothing was suitable to be said at that moment.
Hayden accompanied her father at the nursing home all afternoon. When she got home, she only felt that the house was empty, like a huge box without any warmth.
At that time, Bentley thought that he had met his true love and decided to give up his wife who started a business with him from scratch, but there was nobody by his side right now. Children didn’t mean anything! Children's thoughts had never been in the same parallel space with their parents. Only your lifelong partner could stay by your side forever, but it was really difficult to find a soul mate that suited yourself.
Had she found the one for her?
Hayden’s heart throbbed at the thought of this. After sitting in the dark for a long time, she suddenly figured out something and quickly took out her phone to book a flight ticket. Then, she went downstairs with her bag and directly took a taxi to the airport.
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