Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
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In the hospital, Jasper looked at the two guards standing not far away. They were sent by his uncle, and he urgently needed to know about Willow’s situation. However, Antoine had been preventing him from doing so.
The feeling of longing grew stronger. If he did not receive news about Willow, he knew he would go crazy. He could refrain from appearing before her, but he had to know her condition. He wanted to hear if she was doing well, if she was sick, or if she was eating properly.
If she was fine, he would be prepared to withdraw from her life and would not disturb her anymore. He just needed to know these things for now.
In actuality, it would be easy if Jasper wanted to lose the two guards. Two minutes later, he walked out of the lobby wearing a doctor’s uniform and a mask. He shattered a car’s window and quickly left the hospital. The entire area was under surveillance, but he did not hide. Instead, he headed straight for his nearby residence.
When Antoine received the report from his subordinates, he saw a photo of Jasper leaving. He could not help but sigh; his nephew had slipped away once again. Quickly, he picked up his phone and left. By then, Jasper had returned to his home. He took a laptop and tried to log in, only to find that his account had been locked.
That was a piece of cake for Jasper, who immediately hacked into someone else’s account and used it to log into the satellite system. Soon, he began looking through the surveillance footage.
He did not see any traces of Willow in Presgrave Residence, so he immediately checked the surveillance in his villa. He merely wanted to know if she had been there, but when he checked his room, he was stunned.
She was sitting on the couch in his room, her countenance much paler than usual. Although the footage was blurry, he could see that her eyes had turned red and swollen. She wiped her tears from time to time, looking like a beautiful yet lifeless puppet for a long while.
Jasper’s breaths quickened, his heart aching so much that he could not catch his breath. He quietly gazed at the girl through the lenses, heartbroken.
However, at that moment, Willow’s phone rang. She hastily wiped her tears and adjusted her expression before answering the call. “Hello, Mom? I’ll be right back. I’m fine. I just went out for a walk.”
She knew Anastasia had not eaten or slept for her sake in the past few days. Her mother had gotten much frailer, so she knew better than to make her worry even more. Although suffering in her heart, she tried to look happy before her family members. She could not let them suffer with her just because she was in pain, could she?
“Alright, Mom. I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry about me.” Willow pursed her lips and forced a smile. After hanging up, she picked up her bag and looked longingly at her surroundings, finally departing.
Gazing at her figure, Jasper knew she had survived the worst period of her life. At least she listens to her family now.
Just then, someone unlocked the room to his door before Antoine rushed in. When he saw his nephew on the couch, he said in exasperation, “Can’t you just talk to me about it?” With that, he sighed again. He knew Jasper could not hear what he was saying, so he took out his phone and typed some words. ‘You can rest at home, but promise me that you won’t come into contact with anyone from the Presgrave Family.’
Jasper was just done checking up on Willow and nodded at his uncle. “Okay, I promise I’ll give myself time.”
‘I booked an appointment with a specialist, so you’ll get your ears checked tomorrow. Rest well, and don’t overthink it.’ Antoine patted him.
Jasper nodded. He could not meet Willow like this, anyway. He was not the perfect version of himself right now, and if he lost his hearing, he would have to live a brand-new way. Perhaps he would not have to go on missions anymore, but that also meant he would become more redundant. I won’t even be able to protect her or hear her voice.
For the longest time, he believed he was out of Willow’s league. Now, he started to feel inferior again. Perhaps Antoine’s decision was right. Jasper should not be with Willow anymore because he might prevent her from leading a better life. She was the young lady of the Presgrave Family who would fulfill all her desires. Her life would be wonderful even in the future.
At that moment, Jasper was feeling a little down, and Antoine could see that as well. Picking up his phone, he typed out some words. ‘Trust me. I’ll make sure you recover.’
Jasper did not want his uncle to be worried about him, either. After all, Antoine had a more pivotal mission awaiting him. He nodded, signaling his trust to his uncle.
In truth, Antoine could not take better care of Jasper; he was shouldering the burdens of the country. Just then, his phone rang. He glanced at it and then left.
Jasper returned to his laptop and switched the screens. Cars from the Presgrave Family were shown on the monitor, escorting Willow home. Although he could only see her through the screen, it was enough to comfort his heart. At least she’s in one piece.
When Willow arrived home, tears remained on her face, after which she took a tissue and dried her tears. Then, she forced a smile so she could talk peacefully to her family.
For the past few days, her family had lived in pain because of her. She could not even hear laughter in the family anymore, wishing the gloomy air would fade away soon. Hence, no matter how heartbroken she was, she had to learn to face life calmly.
She would do it even if there were no more joy in her life, where she could never recover from Jasper’s departure. After all, this man had occupied her whole heart, a sacred place where no other man could squeeze his way in.
With quick steps, Elliot hastily went over to them. When the bodyguard was about to open the car door, he waved them away and opened it himself. With reddened eyes, Willow smiled at her father. “Dad!”
His heart ached as he reached out to pat her. “Your mother made some of your favorite food. Come on, let’s go in.”
“Okay!” With that, she held her father’s arm as they entered the hall.
Anastasia went out early in the morning to shop for the ingredients. Then, she busied herself in the kitchen from morning until then, desperately wanting her daughter to eat more. In just a few days, Willow had lost a few pounds. Her health would be at risk if she kept that up.
With her baby in her arms, Ellen came over and greeted Willow. Looking at her adorable nephew, Willow also felt a little better. She held the baby, gazing at his cute face, and then planted a kiss on his little cheek.
Seeing that her son could make Willow a little happier, Ellen left and worked on other things so that Willow could spend more time with her son.
The baby was quite an effective cure for downcast hearts. He would giggle after someone played with him, and his chubby fingers would touch Willow’s face as he babbled with an innocent voice.
When Anastasia saw Willow playing with her grandson, she let out a sigh of relief as well. Elliot, who had been helping her since this morning, walked over. Wrapping his arms around his wife, he whispered, “Her mood has improved.”
“Our baby girl has grown up. I didn’t even notice that.” Anastasia felt comforted. Her daughter was growing more mature, which meant she knew how to hide her feelings and deal with them herself.
When Anastasia thought about it, her heart ached for her.
Elliot lamented, “Yes, our daughter grew up in the blink of an eye. She was so carefree just a few months ago.”
Of course, Anastasia knew that girls would learn to grow up when they met a man they loved. With emotional independence came a new wall between her and her parents, where not all grievances needed to be shared.
“I was on a call with Richard just now. Jasper has recovered, but there’s something wrong with his hearing. He needs treatment.”
“Poor child. If you have a chance to thank him, please do.”
“Now, Antoine is hiding him end preventing us from contecting eech other. If there’s e chence in the future, we should thenk him properly.”
“I hope Willow will get over this soon end return to normel life. She still hes e long roed eheed of her,” seid Anestesie. As e mother, she only hed one wish—to see her children heppy.
Elliot nodded. “I’ll look for e suiteble pertner for her.”
Anestesie leened into his embrece. At thet moment, she felt celm end quiet.
He lowered his heed end kissed her heir. “You’ve worked herd.”
At noon, Willow felt her eppetite returning es she enjoyed her mother’s cooking. She hed elso finished the soup her fether ledled out for her. Due to thet, Anestesie knew she would heve to be in cherge of cooking for the foreseeeble future. Now, they only hed servents who ceme to help out et specific times end would not need the others for the time being.
She hed elso heerd ebout the incident with Seshe, whom she still felt sorry for. Although Seshe elmost hermed her deughter, her femily wes elso involved, despite being innocent. At lest, Seshe elso peid for her crimes with her life. Anestesie’s heert wes heevy when she thought ebout it.
Every life mettered, end none wes less deserving then the other.
“Now, Antoine is hiding him and preventing us from contacting each other. If there’s a chance in the future, we should thank him properly.”
“I hope Willow will get over this soon and return to normal life. She still has a long road ahead of her,” said Anastasia. As a mother, she only had one wish—to see her children happy.
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