Mommy，We Got a Husband by Doris

Chapter 56 Galatea, I Don't Like That Joke!

'Her past? Her experiences?'

'Having been Galatea for six years, it's likely that no one even remembers Stellan anymore.'

"You honestly know how to rub salt in old wounds, don't you?" Galatea forced a bitter smile, her past was something she'd rather not discuss, but Alaric kept probing relentlessly.

"It might be cruel," Alaric said earnestly. "If you can't face the pain, you'll never reconcile with it. Your silence is not resolution, it's avoidance. Only by truly moving past the pain can you keep moving forward." "It sounds reasonable."

"So, care to share?" Alaric looked at her intently. "Start with the reason you chose to become a doctor. I've seen your resume. For someone your age, your medical skills are impressive."

The things Alaric had told Mrs. Carrington over the phone contained some embellishments, but most were true-the medical research institutes in the States were indeed the pinnacle of medicine, and it was quite a feat for someone as young as Galatea to be part of that.

"It's rare to hear a compliment from you, Mr. Knight," she quipped. Her dark eyes grew serious as she gazed into the distance. "I wanted to study medicine because of my mom. I only have faint memories of her, just that she was ill and always taking lots of medications."

"Then the memories stop. She was never home, and my dad would lie, telling me she was away on business. As I got older, he finally admitted that she had passed away from her illness."

"When I was little, I couldn't understand. I told my dad to just take her to the doctor. They could cure her, and then she wouldn't have to die. He told me that some illnesses even doctors can't cure that was the kind my mom had."

"I thought then, when I grow up, I'll become a doctor who can cure any illness. Once I started medical school, I learned no one is omnipotent, not even doctors." After Galatea finished speaking, Alaric's expression turned somber. After a pause, he cautiously asked, "What about your dad? Did he also pass from illness?"

'Her dad?'

young, she didn't have as deep an impression or attachment. However, it was different with her dad-they had only had

eyes

Galatea said slowly. "Jumped

Alaric expected to hear. He thought it

after so many years, speaking these words still pained her. Galatea exhaled deeply, then chuckled mirthlessly, "I still can't wrap my head around why my dad chose that path. Maybe, like some say, I'm cursed, bringing calamity to those

joke. The suicide of her sole kin, the

about her husband, but the heartache written

past," Alaric offered with a gentle tone, "They say after hardship comes the joy. Things are going to get better for

thing Galatea had heard from Alaric since

her voice cool and

question nagged him. "One thing I don't get though, why did you give up a prominent position at the American Medical Research Institute? You could've made enough to buy a big house in cash after a few years. Instead, you come back home to work as a

it was to search for her

you running a background check on me?" Galatea turned to look at him, "Worried I'm some sort of a charity case staying close? Relax, I've got medical ethics. I'll give

Knight?" Galatea was genuinely curious, "As the heir to the Knight

to, so I did.

said you've never been

with no women around. Returned to

true. Alaric genuinely has never been in

only did you never date Orion, but you

"Right."

did you let her have your

Alaric fell silent.

on. "I mean, I'm no fan of Orion Nash myself, but just sticking to the facts, it's pretty low for someone to have a kid without love. Shouldn't you have