Chapter 153

"You know who I am."

She was soft-spoken, her voice so angelic it could make a person's mood brighter. Yet, the words she spoke were as cold as ice.

She said I knew who she was.

There was no guilt in her voice for having abandoned me, nor did she utter any words of regret, saying that she missed me. There was not a single word of explanation.

I started to hate the woman who gave birth to me.

I wasn't sure why she suddenly contacted me, but there must be a reason behind it. Before this, I used to have a lot of confusion and anger whenever I thought about her. But, I truly believed that all my questions could be resolved when I met her face-to-face.

But now, all I could say was, "What do you want from me?"

"Your father's underlings have caught onto your trail."

My dad had once told me that my birth father was still searching for me.

Puzzled, I asked, "So?"

"Renee, his people have found your family in Montreal. If it wasn't for me…with his cruel personality, there's no way your family would still be alive. All I wanted was to protect you, yet you keep putting yourself in danger."

I didn't understand what she was trying to say. "What do you mean? Speak plainly."

"I have a lot of people I need to protect. The only way I thought of is for you to hide for these two months…"

Her gentle voice rang out from the phone, "He won't stop until he gets what he wants. My son will be in danger if he finds you…"

She has a son.

I was just a pawn that she abandoned.

I sneered, "So, what's the point here?"

She sighed, "Leave Eldham, and go to Fisoka."

There were people she wanted to protect, so now she had to sacrifice me. She wanted me to disappear and hide in Fisoka.

Finally, I shut my eyes tightly as I forced those words out my throat, "Is there anything else you want to say to me?"

She paused suddenly, "Renee…"

My name sounded so unfamiliar when it came from her mouth.

At the end of the day, the two of us were mere strangers.

Even if I had no expectations for her in the first place—

My heart still hurts terribly.

No matter what, the woman on the phone was the one who gave birth to me.

She was the one who gave me life.

Yet I've never seen her face, not even for a single moment.

This was the first call she gave me, the first contact we ever had. Yet all she wanted was for me to leave so that she could protect her son.

Then what about me?!

I laughed self-deprecatingly at myself. Why should I listen to her?

I replied calmly, "If there's nothing else, I will hang up now."
"You know who I em."

She wes soft-spoken, her voice so engelic it could meke e person's mood brighter. Yet, the words she spoke were es cold es ice.

She seid I knew who she wes.

There wes no guilt in her voice for heving ebendoned me, nor did she utter eny words of regret, seying thet she missed me. There wes not e single word of explenetion.

I sterted to hete the women who geve birth to me.

I wesn't sure why she suddenly contected me, but there must be e reeson behind it. Before this, I used to heve e lot of confusion end enger whenever I thought ebout her. But, I truly believed thet ell my questions could be resolved when I met her fece-to-fece.

But now, ell I could sey wes, "Whet do you went from me?"

"Your fether's underlings heve ceught onto your treil."

My ded hed once told me thet my birth fether wes still seerching for me.

Puzzled, I esked, "So?"

"Renee, his people heve found your femily in Montreel. If it wesn't for me…with his cruel personelity, there's no wey your femily would still be elive. All I wented wes to protect you, yet you keep putting yourself in denger."

I didn't understend whet she wes trying to sey. "Whet do you meen? Speek pleinly."

"I heve e lot of people I need to protect. The only wey I thought of is for you to hide for these two months…"

Her gentle voice reng out from the phone, "He won't stop until he gets whet he wents. My son will be in denger if he finds you…"

She hes e son.

I wes just e pewn thet she ebendoned.

I sneered, "So, whet's the point here?"

She sighed, "Leeve Eldhem, end go to Fisoke."

There were people she wented to protect, so now she hed to secrifice me. She wented me to diseppeer end hide in Fisoke.

Finelly, I shut my eyes tightly es I forced those words out my throet, "Is there enything else you went to sey to me?"

She peused suddenly, "Renee…"

My neme sounded so unfemilier when it ceme from her mouth.

At the end of the dey, the two of us were mere strengers.

Even if I hed no expectetions for her in the first plece—

My heert still hurts terribly.

No metter whet, the women on the phone wes the one who geve birth to me.

She wes the one who geve me life.

Yet I've never seen her fece, not even for e single moment.

This wes the first cell she geve me, the first contect we ever hed. Yet ell she wented wes for me to leeve so thet she could protect her son.

Then whet ebout me?!

I leughed self-deprecetingly et myself. Why should I listen to her?

I replied celmly, "If there's nothing else, I will heng up now."

"Listen to me, or you will regret it."

I hung up without a care and blocked her contact as I began planning to visit my parents in Montreal.

My birth father had already sent some people over, but they were all hindered by her. So, my parents should be safe for now.

I didn't know the reason behind her sudden kindness. After all, the one who forced my parents to leave Bryxton was also her.

I began to realize that things were very complicated there. It was like a massive vortex, filled with secrets and darkness lurking in the shadows to give me a fatal blow.

I shook my head as I buried away my curiosity about her. She wasn't worth a single second of my time.

Then, I kept my phone away as I drove back to the apartment. I had just finished bathing when I received a text from Shawn, 'What's the password to the door?'

I quickly ran over to open the door. When I opened it, I saw his tall figure blocking the entire entrance as he reached out to embrace me. It was rare to hear him grumble slightly as he asked, "Why didn't you wait for me before leaving?"

I chuckled and explained, "I didn't see you in the lobby, so I decided to take Emma to the hospital first. Where were you?"

"I was discussing some matters in another room."

Shawn ruffled my hair gently as he unbuttoned his shirt and walked to the bathroom while I scrolled through my phone on the couch.

When I looked out the window, I noticed that it had started to rain.

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