Chapter 157
TIMOTHY POT
The atmosphere in the car remained tense as Timothy drove toward the hospital. They had a cake tasting appointment soon, but Timothy had promised his mother that he would visit her at the hospital that day. It was a routine he had never
wanted to mi
Of course, this stop along the way displeased Stella. As they settled into the car. Stella couldn’t help but voice her irritation. Timothy, do we really have to go to the hospital today? We have so much to do.”
Timothy sighed, his gaze fixed on the road ahead. ‘Stella, you know how important it is for me to check on my mother. It won’t take long, I promise. Besides, I have to bring her fresh flowers
Stella squinted, her voice sharp with impatience. “Timothy, we’ve been planning this wedding for months, and there’s still so much to do. We don’t have time for these constant detours.”
Timothy’s jaw denched, his temper flaring as he fought to keep his frustration in check. “Stella, my mother is sick. She needs me, and I won’t abandon her. This won’t take more than an hour”
She didn’t answer him, instead turning to scowl out the window. Timothy sighed, shifting the car into reverse.
As they arrived at the hospital. Timothy steeled himself for the confrontation that was bound to follow. Stella didn’t understand the depth of his and his mother’s bond, and her impatience only served to widen the rift between them.
They made their way to his mother’s room, and Timothy’s heart ached at the sight of her frail form lying in the hospital bed. She looked up, her eyes lighting up with a faint smile as she saw her son.
“You’re here,” she said, her voice filled with gratitude.
He leaned down to kiss her cheek gently, placing the bouquet of fresh flowers he had brought on the windowsill. “Of course, Mom. How are you feeling today?”
His mother’s eyes brimmed with affection as she looked at him. “I’m hanging on.
1/6
111
0
Chapter 157
thanks to you.”
Stella, who had been standing by impatiently, couldn’t help but voice her annoyance. “Timothy, can we at least make this quick?”
Timothy’s jaw clenched as he fought to contain his irritation. “Stella, show somet respect. This is my mother.”
His mother intervened, her voice soft but tinged with sadness. “It’s alright. I’m a bit boring when I’m ill.”
out of Lydia’s eyes. “No,
T
sharp. “This is ridiculous. We have
at Stella, her tone gentle. “Dear, don’t be so hard
making conversation with Lydia. She
you and Timothy been together?”
short
to keep the conversation going, her tone polite. “So, how did Timothy
with the questions was apparent, and she answered tersely. “Romantically. We’re having a baby, and he wanted to do the right
thoughtful as she considered Stella’s response. She leaned in closer, her voice filled with a hint of sarcasm. “Ah, a baby. How wonderful. It’s always good to have a reason
and she responded sharply. “We love each other,
course, dear. Every act of
2/6
A
Chapter 157
she retorted, her tone biting. “Are
deepened as she continued to probe. “Well. I’m just wondering how many of these ‘acts of love‘ were actually Timothy’s doing. I mean, are
at the implication, and it seemed to shock Stella as well. Unfortunately, the accusation was off the
Stella could start, “the
visibly distraught, her voice filled with disappointment. “Timothy. I expected better
by Lydia’s words, defended their relationship with a riote of
the same mistakes your father and I did,
that child to a life
the right thing,” he said slowly. hoping he’d convince himself. “You would’ve wanted me
filled with sorrow. “I
grabbing his wrist and tugging him closer with a surprising amount of strength. “You have
shut his
continued anyway. “It was always
those desperate days. When Evie had told him that she’d used him for fun,
A
Chapter 157
someone that would
doubted he
its peak, and she abruptly turned to Timothy, her voice laced
here.”
profound sense of disquiet. Somehow,
flared, and she marched over to Timothy. “I
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!