Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 599

Amelia squatted down. “Do you remember what I’ve told you, Tony?”

Tony said: “You told me that Granny and Granddad would be too worried for Uncle Spencer to be in a good mood, and for me to behave myself. I was! All I wanted was to just say hello to them.”

At his words, Amelia felt a trace of resentment in her heart.

“The hospital’s no place for a young child, Amelia,” Dominic added. “It smells strongly of medicine. Your mother and I have to take care of your brother. Take Tony home. When Spencer feels better, all three of us will go to see Tony.”

Amelia’s fist loosened.

“Tony is your grandson, Dad,” Oscar said. “Don’t you miss him at all?”

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Dominic’s face.

“Oscar, don’t get me wrong,” he replied with a sheepish grin. “I think Tony is too delicate like a doll. Having come from a small place, we haven’t seen much of the world. I’m afraid that our blunt ways will scare him.”

Melanie gave Tony a complicated look. “I’m going in to check on our son, Dominic. Forgive me for not being good enough for such an exquisite grandson.” Without another word, she strode off into the ward.

Dominic was even more embarrassed.

“I’d better go in and check on your mother, Amelia.” Dominic also made an excuse to enter the ward.

“Grandpa and Granny don’t really like me, do they?” Tony asked quietly, looking hurt.

“It’s not like that, Tony,” Amelia said patiently. “They’re just worried about Uncle Spencer. I promise to bring you to see them once he gets better, all right?”

Tony looked at his mother with bright eyes and made the lie much more difficult for her to tell.

“I’m sorry, Tony,” Amelia said guiltily. I shouldn’t have brought Tony to the hospital. I didn’t know that they are cruel enough to ignore a child’s feelings to this extent.

Tony placed his little hand on Amelia’s face. The warmth of his hand spread through her skin into her bloodstream.

“If you will just say the word, Mommy, I will make Grandpa and Granny love me,” Tony assured.

Amelia felt warmth in her heart.

“You don’t need to,” she replied with a smile. “I know you are a good boy. There is no need to aggrieve yourself for me.”

Tony wrinkled his sharp little nose. “But Mommy, I don’t like it when someone makes you feel bad.”

Oscar picked him up with such suddenness that Tony gave an exclamation of shock before staring at Oscar. “What are you doing, Big Meanie? Let me down.”

Oscar looked down at him from full height. “Watch your tongue, little man. I’m taking you and your mother out for a big dinner at this delicious restaurant I found. You’re going to love the food there. After that, we can go to an amusement park. Haven’t you always wanted to ride the Ferris wheel?”

Like a charm, Tony’s attention was indeed diverted.

Oscar took his wife and son for a drink before proceeding with the plan of the restaurant and then to the amusement park.

Accompanied by Oscar, Tony went twice on the Ferris wheel. Even after the rides, he was still very excited. Half an hour later, however, he approached Amelia with his hand on his stomach. “My tummy hurts, Mommy,” he groaned. “I want to go to the toilet.”

Oscar picked him up immediately and the family of three hurriedly looked for the bathroom.

It was nearly an hour later when Tony emerged. His little face was pale, and his legs were shaky.

Amelia opened a bottle of mineral water for him as she fussed, “Are you all right, Tony?”

“I’m hungry, Mommy,” Tony said morosely as he clutched his deflated stomach.

Her worries dissipated in an instant, Amelia could not help laughing.

She wiped Tony’s brow with a clean handkerchief. “Come, let’s have something delicious to eat.”

Oscar drove them to another restaurant. Unexpectedly, Tony went to the toilet again right after their meal.

Thoroughly alarmed by that point, Amelia and Oscar took him to the hospital as soon as Tony finished using the toilet.

After examining him, the doctor turned to his parents with a stern gaze. “The child ate too much, too quickly. As his parents, it is your responsibility to manage your child’s portions. Children have weaker immune systems. It’s very easy to overwhelm their capacity for digestion if you aren’t careful.”

Amelia was beside herself with worry. “Is it serious, Doctor?”

“Thankfully, it isn’t,” the doctor said. “I’ll give him a jab, then prescribe some medicine to aid in digestion for when he goes home. However, prevention is better than cure. You have to pay attention to Tony’s diet lest this happens again.”

Amelia nodded vigorously.

After Tony had gotten his jab, Amelia followed Oscar to collect Tony’s medicine. She was very distressed for Tony who was leaning on Oscar a little sadly.

She was so distressed that she almost burst into tears. “Oh, you poor boy. You must be feeling awful! It’s all my fault for not paying closer attention to what you were eating. If I had stopped you from having ice cream earlier, you wouldn’t have had a stomachache. It was my carelessness that had caused you such pain.”

Tony’s eyelids fluttered as he gazed up at her. “I’m fine, Mommy,” he said weakly. “I just want some ribs, but the doctor said to only let me have soup instead. I feel sad at the thought of not being able to have meat.” Amelia could not help laughing as she was completely mollified by the way he batted his eyelashes in defeat.

Tony chuckled too. “You’re most pretty when you smile, Mommy. Cheer up, I’m fine. In fact, I will be completely okay after eating some chicken nuggets.”

Amelia’s worries disappeared. Her heart melted into a puddle at such a lovely comment by her son.

After Oscar drove his wife and son back to the apartment and tucked Tony in, Julian called.

Oscar picked up at once. “Hey, Julian.”

“Oscar, didn’t you arrange for Tiffany to meet with me to talk about the adaptation of her fantasy novel?” Julian said on the other end of the phone. “I have already selected the location. Can you come over now?”

“Tony has had a bad stomach,” Oscar replied succinctly. “Come to my house instead. We’ll have the meeting here.”

“Tony has had a bad stomach?” Julian asked concernedly. “Is he okay?”

“He’s fine now. We’ll talk about it when you get here.”

“All right, then. I’m on my way.”

After Oscar hung up, the doorbell rang.

Amelia went to open the door and found Tiffany standing outside.

“How did Tony’s stomach flu happen, Babe? How is he? Is it serious?” Tiffany anxiously grabbed Amelia’s hand and blurted out one question after another without giving her time to respond.