Chapter 120

If he said she was gone… he couldn’t bear to say it and also couldn’t bear the thought of her being dead.

right?

And if he did say it, surely Elijah would be heartbroken, right? It might even send him into shock.

“I get it now,” Elijah suddenly said.

Tarquin asked in a rush, “You get what?”

“Mommy’s dead.”

“What???!”

Elijah, staring towards the doorway, said dully, “She must be in heaven. I wonder if she’s lonely up there?”

Alarm bells went off in Tarquin’s head!

Was his son… thinking of joining his mother in heaven?

Tarquin, sensing the dangerous turn of thought, said sternly, “Elijah, don’t let your mind wander. Your mom isn’t dead, she’s alive and well!”

“How do you know?”

“I… I found some information about her.” Tarquin was forced to put on a grim face and lied to his own son.

Elijah’s eyes lit up, “Really? Where is she? Why don’t you bring her back? Or take me to see her?”

“It’s not the right time yet. Just wait a little longer.”

Elijah frowned, “Are you lying to me?”

“No! I really have her information, but we’ve been apart for so long that we can’t just bring her back out of the blue. It might startle her.” Tarquin bit the bullet and said it.

“So when can I see her?”

“Soon.”

“Tomorrow?”

“No, that won’t do.”

“The day after?”

“That won’t work either.”

Seeing Elijah’s frown deepen, Tarquin said, “Let’s wait for spring.”

Elijah looked at him and after a moment said. “Okay! I’ll wait for spring!”

Relieved that his son believed him. Tarquin let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

“Then you be a good boy and take care of yourself. You need to eat well and sleep well.” He said.

09:41 “Okay!”

That night, Elijah ate his dinner and went to bed without fuss.

Tarquin sat by his bed, his head throbbing with worry.

Elijah’s condition was getting worse. His words today obviously hinted at suicidal thoughts.

If he ever became convinced that his mother was dead, he would surely want to join her in heaven.

Today’s lie had worked, but when spring came and Elijah’s mother was nowhere to be seen… the consequences were unthinkable.

Time was running out!

He had to find a way to cure Elijah before spring arrived, or at least stabilize his condition.

Tarquin watched Elijah for a long while, tucked in the corners of his blanket, and then stepped out.

The butler Heath was waiting at the door, “Is the young master asleep?”

“Yeah, don’t go in and disturb him.”

“Right, right. Oh, when will the young master get better? I heard that little Corbin from the Denton family is all better now, even went out for dinner.”

“Huh? Corbin?”

“Yeah, it’s all over the internet. Today Mrs. Denton and Mr. Denton took Corbin out to The Jinpeach Restaurant, and he looked so happy in the arms of their nanny.

Mrs. Denton and Mr. Denton were beaming with visible joy, and even the old Mr. Denton made an appearance.

These past years, because of Corbin’s illness, Old Mr. Denton was rarely seen in public, always looking morose.

There were plenty of whispers behind the Denton family’s back, but today, they finally had their moment of triumph.”

In this day and age, envy was a common affliction.

The Denton family, being wealthy, attracted their fair share of green–eyed monsters.

After Corbin fell ill, those envious of the Denton fortunes began to talk, “What good does all their money do? Their child is still sickly!”

“The Dentons must have committed some terrible sin in a past life for Corbin to be ill now –

karma!”

“God is fair. They got the money in exchange for their happiness.”

it’s There were even those who cruelly claimed that Corbin would never recover, that he wouldn’t live past ten years old.