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After Boyce Shawn drank the bowl of soup, he said, âMrs. Bernie, Iâll get you back.â
Elizabeth agreed to nothing and insisted on staying here. She said that if Armand Bernie didnât wake up in a day, she would stay here for a day, too.
Boyce persuaded her, âYou canât do anything here, and thereâs no place to rest. Theresa Gordon has to take care of Armand. Your legs are still not well and she has to take care of you; this would tire her out. I will take you back to the hospital.â
Elizabeth said, âI am not going back to the hospital. Iâm already well and I donât need any more treatment.â
âThen Iâll go do the discharge paperwork. You stay home tonight. Thereâs no place to stay here.â Boyce said.
Elizabeth didnât want to leave. Her grandson was unconscious and she couldnât sleep well.
âI want to stay here. If he wakes up, I can tell right away.â Elizabeth glanced at her grandson and sighed; he had lost quite a bit of energy.
Theresa said, âWhen he wakes up, Iâll report right away.â
Elizabeth looked at Theresa and finally agreed. Her legs were uncomfortable here and she could only pester Theresa to take care of her. She couldnât help much.
She told her, âIf she wakes up, you must let me know right away.â
Theresa said, âI will.â
Boyce nudged Elizabeth, while Jasmine Burke prepared the food container.
She didnât forget to glance at the bed.
She thought to herself that Armandâs concentration was really good, since he could pretend to be that way.
âWeâre leaving now,â Jasmine said to Theresa.
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Boyce put Elizabeth in the car to send her back to the hospital room.
Elizabeth said, âBoyce, I have to bother you with something.â
Boyce positioned her nicely and let Jasmine take care of her and said, âYou tell her what it is.â
âIâm being discharged from the hospital tomorrow, so you can help me find a maid.â
The house maid had already left, and she didnât like the hospital caregiver. Her legs were uncomfortable, and she couldnât take care of Armand Bernie, but she couldnât bother Theresa Gordon either.
Boyce said well, âAfter the discharge proceedings, Iâll take you to find one, and you can choose for yourself.â
Elizabeth said, âThank you.â
âThatâs not necessary. With my relationship with Armand, youâre my grandmother, too.â Boyce sat in the driverâs seat and started the car to leave the hospital and go to another one.
After sending Elizabeth back, Boyce said, âRest well. The doctor said that Armand has a good chance of waking up, so you donât have to worry too much.â
Elizabeth nodded, âMy only wish now is that Armand wakes up quickly.â
Boyce told her comfortingly, âHe will.â
After taking care of Elizabethâs business, he left with Jasmine.
Jasmine had been holding on; now, there was no one around, she wasnât afraid someone would find out, and she asked, âWhy did Armand pretend to be unconscious?â
Boyce didnât hide it from her and told Armandâs situation. Caught between two women and unable to choose, he then made this move.
âWhy canât Mrs. Bernie accept Theresa?â However, he saw that Elizabeth also liked Theresa.
Boyce looked at her, pursed his lips and climbed into the car. Jasmine sat in the passenger seat and turned to look at him, âCanât you tell?â
âNo.â
Boyce thought for a while and sensed that Jasmine was no stranger, so he told her about Theresaâs infertility.
Jasmine couldnât believe it. She opened her eyes wide: âTodayâs medical technology is very advanced. Many infertile women can be treated well.â
Boyce started driving the car and said, âThings are not as simple as you think.â
âThen tell me whatâs going on. If you donât say, I wonât know. Iâm your wife now, so donât keep it from me.â Jasmine bowed her head and leaned against his shoulder.
Boyce thought for a while and said, âI had already suffered a serious injury. At that time, she was already pregnant, and it was Armandâs child. Because of the injury, the child disappeared, and it also made it impossible for her to become pregnant. This cannot be treated by a doctor.â
âWas she injured because of Armand?â Jasmine probably guessed.
Elizabeth had said that Armand got confused and made mistakes, so she assumed it had something to do with Armand.
Boyce said yes.
âThen Mrs. Bernie should have accepted Theresa. For her to become like that, isnât it Armandâs fault?â Jasmine felt that Elizabeth was being unfair to Theresa.
âWhy? Clearly Theresa is the one who was injured and has to take it all on.â
âMrs. Bernieâs thinking is outdated, and Armand is the only son in the Bernie Family. She cannot accept the end of her lineageâ¦â
So, can they hurt people like that?
Jasmine felt that Elizabeth hurt Theresa. A woman who couldnât have children would surely be very sad, but Elizabeth was still like that, so how sad could she be?
Jasmine sat up straight and asked, âWill you be like that, too?â
Boyce didnât see it coming and asked, âWhat?â
âDo you like having children?â asked Jasmine.
Boyce then understood now, reached out and pulled her into his arms, âYou like to imagine things at a young age.â
Jasmine rubbed her hair in his ear, âTell me, if I canât have children, will you give me up?â
âThatâs what old people think. Armand can accept not having children, and so can I; if it doesnât work, we can adopt. If you donât like it, we can always live as two people.â
âWhat if I like children?â Jasmine raised her head; she liked children. If she had a son, she would raise him by her side. Loving her son for life, she would not let any harm come to him.
Boyce said, âThen we will have children.â
Jasmine asked smiling, âWhen will we have children?â
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