Inside the hospital ward.
Dorothy was still lying on the bed motionless and was as pale as paper. She had been unconscious for over sixteen hours.
Credence pushed himself on the wheelchair back towards the bed. He lifted the blanket and took a look at Dorothy’s body. He noticed that her feet were swelling up again, and moved to massage them.
Credence moved his wheelchair towards Dorothy’s feet. He helped her take off her socks and he rolled up her pants. Then, he reached out and gently held her right foot, and began to carefully massage it inch by inch.
“Honey, am I using enough strength? Does it hurt when I massage your legs like this? Are you comfortable?”
He must have tickled her as he massaged her leg, as her toes had curled up even though she was unconscious.
She seemed so tender.
When Credence held her leg in his hands, her skin felt as smooth as cream.
He gulped and felt his throat tighten. When he thought back on the times where he would force himself on her, her toes would curl up helplessly just like they are now.
The more powerless she was, the more domineering he felt. He had an indescribable sense of conquest in his heart, it felt really good.
This man who had not had s*x for such a long time could not help but lick his lips. His gaze was deep and dark. A long-lost feeling of hot-blooded desire rushed through his body as he held his breath.
Credence gritted his teeth and forced his desires away.
Everything is a mess right now! These thoughts he hoped to act on were simply too inappropriate!
However, ever since the first time he touched her body, she would always be able to entice him. It made him addicted to her, and he had no desire to touch any other women.
He couldn’t think that anymore, it was not appropriate.
Credence suppressed those thoughts and looked away from Dorothy’s smooth toes. Choosing to instead focus on her swollen belly. He tried to picture what the child in her womb was doing right now. He used this to calm down any lingering thoughts in his mind.
However, his tense body and restrained breathing, could not stop him from getting an erection.
If she was healthy, and if the baby inside her was also healthy, then it shouldn’t be a problem for them to have s*x when she was only four months into her pregnancy.
Credence narrowed his eyes as he looked up at Dorothy’s calm face. He muttered to himself, “Honey, hurry up and wake up, okay? Little Credence and I need you!”
However, there was no response.
When Jonathan walked in with Belle, he saw Credence trying his best to massage Dorothy’s legs. He was a little moved by this but also a little upset. But then, he got angry and shouted out. “Dorothy, Credence was injured in a car accident, and he almost lost his legs. He’s miserable enough as it is. So wake up already. Stop torturing him!”
Humph, women looked gentle on the outside, but when they wanted to be cruel, they could destroy a man down to his very core.
Jonathan shouted, he shouted for quite some time. When he saw that Dorothy still wasn’t moving, he frowned, gently pushed Belle towards the bed, and coaxed her softly. “Belle, your mommy has been asleep for a long time. If she continues to sleep, it may be bad for your little brother. Be good and call for her. Just say that you have a headache and your hands and feet are sore. Tell her that you are in such great pain that you are about to die.”
Belle nestled on Dorothy’s shoulder and turned her head to look at Credence. Her eyes were red. “Daddy, why do I need to lie to Mommy and say that my body hurts? Did something happen to Mommy? Can Mommy still open her eyes and look at me?”
Credence was silent for a few seconds. He slowly smiled at the little girl. “Belle, don’t listen to Mr. Jonathan’s nonsense. Mommy is fine, but she’s just very tired and needs a long rest. When she’s rested enough, she will open her eyes to look at you. She’ll also read you our favorite comic books like before.”
“Really?”
Credence nodded solemnly and said, “Really.”
Belle believed him, and a happy smile appeared on her face. She tiptoed over and slowly touched Dorothy’s bulging belly. Suddenly, she said. “Little brother, be good. Be good. Stop kicking all the time. You almost broke Mommy’s tummy by kicking so hard.”
Right after she said that Belle turned around and threw herself into Credence’s arms. She blinked her beautiful blue eyes and laughed. “Daddy, do you want a little boy or a little girl? I don’t mind either, though I would prefer a little brother. The baby in Mommy’s womb has to be my little brother, right?”
Credence lovingly caressed his daughter’s little head. Just as he was about to agree with her, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him.
Marvin dashed in. “Credence, the Sherman family just came in a while ago. Yezoo, Juelz’s uncle, said that he wants to see Dorothy, but I refused. I’ve arranged a temporary holding room for him to wait in. Ysabelle isn’t with him though. She went to look for Leilani, she said that she had something to ask her about.”
Jonathan’s lips twitched, as he raised his eyebrows. “Marv, Yezoo, and Ysabelle are likely Credence’s in-laws. You should be more respectful of them in the future.” He said this jokingly.
Marvin gave him a heavy look and said, “Getting to the bottom of this is more important. Now isn’t the time to worry about these things.”
Credence pressed his eyebrows, and a cryptic smile appeared on his lips. “Jonathan, get a doctor. Order Mr. Sherman and my wife to have a paternity test done.”
Jonathan was flustered. “Then, Leilani… I mean, what about Dorothy’s supposed mother?”
“We are not in a rush for that yet.”
Credence placed Belle on the ground and motioned for Marvin to push him out. As they walked, he said, “Put Ysabelle and Leilani together in a room. They must have something they want to say to each other, Marvin and I will be listening in.”
It turned out that he had planned for everything. Credence was waiting for Ysabelle and Leilani to reveal the truth.
If Leilani could reveal the relationship between Ysabelle and his father, then it would be beneficial for him as well.
For Dorothy’s sake, he’d stop looking for someone to be accountable. However, he had the right to know the truth. He needed to know why his mother, who was very healthy, could suddenly die from a sudden heart attack.
As Credence was being pushed out by Marvin, no one noticed that one of Dorothy’s fingers had moved.
…
Marvin pushed Credence into the elevator and stared at the flashing red indicator lights. He wasn’t sure what to think of their situation. “Credence, if…, I mean, what if your father really had something to do with Dorothy’s mother? Moreover, what if Dorothy’s mother had something to do with your mother’s death? What will you do then?”
Upon hearing this, Credence narrowed his sharp eyes and frowned. “Actually, I’m hoping to learn that she had nothing to do with the death of my mother.”
“But what if she does?” Marvin asked in a low voice.
“We will have to wait and see! For the sake of my wife, perhaps I will just have to live with it!”
Marvin pushed Credence out of the elevator. He walked along the long empty corridor towards the regular wards.
The light above Credence was blindingly white. It revealed his expressionless face.
When they reached the door, it was ajar. He could hear the loud chattering of the two women inside.
Credence looked up and gestured to be silent, he motioned for Marvin to push him into the opposite ward.
In the next ward, a laptop had been prepared. On the screen was a video which was displaying Ysabelle and Leilani arguing!