Chapter 421

"Xara, is Jacob Sanderson your son?" Esther asked the question that had been lingering in her mind. All this time, Xara had been avoiding the fact that she was not a qualified mother and escaping from the influence of the Sandersons. "Yes." Xara took a deep breath and said, "He's my son." Esther then recounted her meeting with Jacob, including how she had discovered that Jacob would read The Little Prince before sleeping. The book was quite old, but he still read it, and there was even a photo of Xara in it. "Esther, you mentioned that Jacob said he just wanted to feel a mother's warmth before he dies?" Xara asked with surprise. "How could he be sick? Steffan basically holds power there. How could he just watch Jacob become sick?" "Xara, you're a doctor. You know you can't always have everything go your way, even with money. I'm uncertain about Jacob's illness, but his father must have resorted to the church hospital as a last option, despite being aware of its issues." Xara long