Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
However, Johnson seemed to anticipate his intention and glanced at him, suggesting he should calm down.
It was precisely because of this glance that Byron suddenly remembered Johnson’s reminder to wait until the guests left before coming out so as not to frighten them.
He calmed down instantly, pulling his hand away from the door handle while fixing his gaze on the little boy again.
Seeing the face that all again, lost in thought.
resembled his, Byron frowned Before, Cora had asked him for Johnson’s contact way, claiming that her relative was ill.
So, this child was who she mentioned then.
Damn it. He had no idea his own child was ill and even deliberately made things difficult for them!
No wonder Cora’s eyes that day looked so sad and helpless.
The more he thought about it, the more Byron wished he could build a time machine to go back and teach himself a lesson…
On the other side, Cora’s attention was still on the large mirror after she greeted Johnson.
She couldn’t help but find this mirror strange.Martin was also curious about it.
He broke free from Cora’s hand and ran to the mirror.
Unlike other kids who made funny faces or posed in front of a mirror, he walked up to it, touched the surface, and lightly tapped it.
Sensing that the tap sounded strange, the little guy furrowed his eyebrows.
Unbeknownst to him, a magnified version of himself was squatting right in front of him behind the mirror.
As Martin frowned, although Byron’s eyes slightly reddened, he couldn’t help but smile.
This was indeed his child, so clever that he discerned the problem so quickly.
But soon, the smile froze on Byron’s face.
He saw the little guy clench his little fist as if about to smash the mirror.
Obviously, as he realized something was wrong, he wanted to see what was behind the mirror.
But if the mirror shattered, it would definitely hurt him.
As Byron fretted, Cora said,
“Martin, did you forget your promise to me? Come here. Dr. Watts will check on you.”
Her voice was particularly gentle and sweet, giving people a warm feeling.
This tone was exactly the same as the one he had overheard her use when she was in a video calling with Jerry in the hotel corridor.
It turned out that Cora was talking to Martin at that time.
When she went to the hotel, it was also for Martin…
Byron’s thoughts became clearer as he kept thinking, and he realized how utterly wrong he had been.Meanwhile, Martin returned to Cora’s side, and Cora began to discuss his symptoms with Johnson.
“Dr. Watts, this is my son, Martin. He’s three years old, and there doesn’t seem to be any problem with his physical development, but he still can’t speak.”
Cora continued,
“I took him to many doctors, and the results were identical. There’s nothing wrong with his ears, mouth, or vocal cords.”
Holding a flashlight, Johnson asked Martin to cooperate with the examination.
Perhaps because Martin had been through many examinations before, he was not afraid and obediently stayed in Cora’s embrace for Johnson’s examination.
Soon, the examination was over.
“There’s nothing wrong with his facial features. Now, let’s conduct a test.”
Johnson took out a sketchbook and asked Martin to draw on it.
Then, he turned to Cora and said,
“I need to ask you some questions. Please answer honestly, as it’s crucial for accurate testing and subsequent treatment for the child.”Cora nodded.
Then Johnson asked,
“Is Martin growing up in a single??arent family?”
Cora pursed her lips and glanced at Martin, who was busy drawing on the side.
Byron could tell from her expression that she was reluctant to answer the question.
However, considering Martin’s treatment, she eventually gave in.
Her voice was noticeably hoarse as she replied,
“Yes, Martin is growing up in a single??arent family.”
“Where is his father?”
Johnson inquired further.
“His father and I separated before he was born due to a misunderstanding…”
Given the follow??p treatment for Martin, Cora’s response was comprehensive, as she revealed the story of how she angrily told her ex??usband that she had the child aborted.
She also spoke about her initial thought of committing suicide after hearing news of her ex??usband’s death.
“But I couldn’t bear to do it, especially knowing how much he had anticipated Martin’s birth. So I went to Leucrest Townalone and gave birth to Martin there.
“After delivering Martin, I worked at a local medicine clinic to earn a living for us.
“Martin was more obedient than normal children, rarely crying or being unreasonable. I felt lucky about it at first, but as he grew up and couldn’t speak, I became worried.
“I couldn’t stand hearing people call Martin a mute. It hurt me deeply. They even used his inability to speak as an excuse to reject him from attending kindergarten…”
As Cora described the difficult years she spent raising Martin alone and people’s ridicule of Martin, she cried, almost losing control of her emotions.
Byron felt as if his eyes were burning.
He had never imagined that she had endured such hardships in the past four years.
If she hadn’t mentioned it herself, he wouldn’t have believed that this gentle and delicate woman had single??andedly raised Martin and grown stronger, facing the maliciousness of those around her.
The images formed in his mind from Cora’s descriptions felt like sharp blades piercing his heart…
Leaning against the mirror, he was filled with regret and affection for this woman.
When Cora finished her account, Johnson asked,
“As you mentioned before, your ex??usband is still alive. Do you have any intention of reuniting with him and living together with Martin?”
Johnson could sense the person behind the mirror was anxiously waiting for an answer.
And indeed, Byron desperately wanted to know the answer to this question.
Cora wiped away her tears and looked at Johnson.
But her answer was unexpected. Both Byron and Johnson were taken aback.
“I have no such intention at all.”
Johnson quickly glanced in the direction of the mirror andcontinued to inquire,
“Why?”
“He is getting married to someone else,”
Cora said.
Hearing her reason, Byron was ready to push the door open and explain to her.
But before he could act, Cora added,
“More importantly, I have decided to let go.”
Byron saw the look on Cora’s face, the one without any trace of love, the same one when she begged to see Johnson.
He realized it must have been his lack of a clear refusal to Nora’s arrangement at Nora’s celebration party that deeply hurt her.
Therefore, Cora made up her mind not to love him anymore.
Yet, despite the deep misunderstandings they once had, Byron hadn’t been able to let her go.
Now that all the misunderstandings were cleared, and he knew she had given birth to Martin and raised him so diligently, he was even more certain that he couldn’t let her
Johnson had no idea what Byron was thinking, but seeing it appear calm behind the mirror, he believed he had achieved his purpose.
So he declared,
“Well, I’ve asked all the necessary questions. Now let’s take a look at Martin’s artwork…”
Martin cooperatively handed him the sketchbook.
Johnson flipped through it, frowning and then relaxing his brow, which made Cora’s heart race with anxiety.
“Doctor, what’s the result?”
She asked.
Johnson looked through each page of Martin’s drawings once again and then smiled at Cora.
“Congratulations.”
Puzzled, Cora asked,
“Congratulations? Congratulations on what?”
“Congratulations on Martin not having any psychological issues, and his IQ is remarkably high.”
“But if Martin has no psychological issues, why hasn’t he started speaking? Other kids at his age can talk in long sentences!”
She felt so depressed whenever she saw other kids speaking fluently while Martin couldn’t even call her Mom.
“Children’s language development varies. It can also be influenced by genetic factors. If one of the parents started speaking later, it’s possible for the child to experience such delays.”
“Is that so?”
Cora thought she had learned to speak at a normal age.
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