Byran truly felt for his sister. He knew that Ellinorâs years-long search for Theo while single-handedly raising three kids was no easy feat. And now, they had finally found Theo, but he had lost his memory and was living with another woman.
Anyone would be devastated by such a turn of events.
No wonder his brother was sneaking into the hotel, trying to avoid any possible emotional distress for Ellinor.
Byranâs plan had backfired.
Now, not only did he have to worry about his sisterâs emotional state, but he also feared his brotherâs wrath.
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Deep in thought, Byran followed Balfour and Ellinor into the car, heading towards the kindergarten to pick up the kids.
Sometimes he forgot that Baber was adopted by Theo and his biological sister, Patricia. After Patriciaâs mishap that led her to jail and Theoâs disappearance, Ellinor had been the one raising Baber over the years.
He knew that Ellinor treated Baber as her own without any discrimination, something that not many women could manage.
She was such a good woman, yet her love life had been full of hurdles.
Ellinor sat in the middle. Her mind was seemingly somewhere else. Balfour, worried about his sisterâs mental state, rested his arm on her shoulder, considering whether to comfort her.
Byran also wanted to comfort his sister. He attempted to hold her hand, but he was rejected.
Her hand was cold. She didnât want their pity.
Her current state was just a reflection of the irony and absurdity of the situation. She felt like a joke!
She had given birth to three of the manâs children, yet she was the last to know.
Meaning, the entire Blanchet family, Ida, and Chase had conspired to keep her in the dark, not letting her know she had lost a child.
And back then, when she was in labor, she felt like she had seen Theo in the delivery room. She even bit him hard on the arm. That wasnât a hallucination.
It really happened. She had seen Theo, and he had stolen the child she had just given birth to from the delivery room.
Now, according to Balfour, he had lost his memory. He couldnât remember why he had taken a child, or whether it was even him who had done it.
He lost his memory, huh?
Could he just absolve himself of all past promises because he had lost his memory?
He might be in a wheelchair now, but he seemed quite comfortable and content with Sophia.
Perhaps he didnât even want to regain his memory.
Or maybe his memory loss wasnât even real.
Whatever! The most important thing was her son.
That was her son. One of the kids she had carried for nine months and given birth to. How dare he take the child to raise him with Sophia?!
How dare he!
Whether that man had really lost his memory or whether he would recover it, none of these mattered to Ellinor now.
What mattered most was to safely get her son back. That was her son, and he belonged to no one else.
If that man wanted to be with Sophia, then fine! But her child was definitely off-limits!