Chapter 7

Felix approached Esther as softly as possible and gently placed a lollipop beside her pillow, saying, "Pretty madam, the medicine is bitter, but with the lollipop, it won't be." Esther had already woken up before Felix came in. She hesitated to interact with him because he was Liliane's child, fearing she might project her hatred for Liliane onto this innocent boy. However, there was an inexplicable jolt in her heart when Felix approached her. She wanted to be close to him for no apparent reason. "You... Why are you here?" Esther asked in a hoarse voice. Felix's clear eyes sparkled when he saw that she was awake. He replied, "Ma'am, you're awake?" Esther touched the boy's cheek and asked softly, "Are you alone?" "Daddy and Mommy went to work!" Felix tried to climb to her bed clumsily but was too short. Despite several attempts, he couldn't do it. Esther couldn't help but lift him up. "Ma'am." Felix looked so much like Bradley, yet he was so innocent and sincere when he spoke. Esther struggled to ignore him but couldn't resist patting and hugging him. "Thank you for saving me." Although Esther had not voluntarily done the bone marrow match, she felt happy when she heard Felix thanking her. What wrong had the child done? Liliane was the one at fault! "You're very cute." Felix lowered his head and said disappointedly, "I'm not at all." "Who said that?" Esther asked in puzzlement. "If I'm cute, why do Daddy and Mommy want a divorce?" Esther couldn't hold back when facing such a cute and innocent face. She also couldn't transfer her grudge toward Liliane to Felix. "Your daddy and mommy aren't divorced." Felix looked up and asked, "How do you know?" Esther tried to come up with a lie that wouldn't be easily exposed, but the photo on her blanket immediately caught Felix's attention. He pointed at the twins and called out in glee, "Pixie and Tinkerbell." "Felix, do you know them?" Esther asked carefully. Felix nodded. "They're my best friends." Esther emotionally grabbed his arms and urgently asked, "Where did you get to know them, Felix? They…” Felix was always ill, so he was very thin. Esther's urgency hurt him, and he scrunched up his nose, crying tearfully, "Ow…" Esther quickly let go and took a deep breath. She suppressed her overflowing emotions and softened her voice. "Felix, can you tell me where you met them?" Felix pointed at the peach blossom tree in the photo. "It's Sunflower Welfare." Overwhelming delight swept over Esther. She couldn't care less that Felix was her enemy's son as she hugged him tightly. Felix actually blushed when Esther hugged him so suddenly. Esther held the boy's face and kissed his forehead. "Thank you, Felix!" Felix was still blushing from the kiss as his eyes twinkled. "Are you Pixie and Tinkerbell's mommy?" "I am." Esther sobbed with a nod, her eyes wet. "Then why aren't you living with them?" Esther was rendered speechless despite Felix's innocent question. She couldn't tell him that it was because of his mother that she had spent five years in prison. She also couldn't tell him that she had loved and trusted the wrong person when she was younger, leading to her losing everything now. "Felix, from now on, I'll live with Pixie and Tinkerbell." Esther thought of the bodyguard outside her door and had an idea. "Can you help me?" "Sure!" Felix nodded seriously. Esther wanted to visit her mother's tomb, but the bodyguard wouldn't allow her. She couldn't possibly leave the hospital openly. "I want to see Pixie and Tinkerbell at Sunflower Welfare. Can you stay in my room and say that I'm sleeping when the bodyguard comes?" Felix patted his chest confidently and promised, "I'll make sure the mission is accomplished." Esther's heart melted at the sight. She didn't expect a vile woman like Liliane to give birth to a kind and pure child like Felix. "Thank you, Felix." Esther pulled Felix into a tight hug. As Felix breathed in Esther's fragrant scent, he was inexplicably happy. Esther let go of him and went into the bathroom with a suitcase. She was going to meet her daughters for the first time, so she wanted to look her best. Jasper had good taste, and all the clothes in the suitcase were branded. Even so, the skinny Esther looked fragile in these expensive dresses, as if she would be gone with the wind. She braided her hair to the side, wore a sleeveless silk dress inside, and put on a thin-knitted cardigan on the outside. The size 36 ballet flats felt slightly tight on her feet. She pulled out a stick of lipstick and dabbed it on her pale lips in front of the mirror, looking much better in color. When Esther opened the bathroom door, Felix praised her with sparkling eyes. "Wow, ma'am, you're so beautiful." Esther's uneasiness eased a little. "I'll be going off now, little Felix." Felix saluted her with his chin up proudly. "Go, go." Esther's hospital ward was on the third floor. It would be unrealistic to jump to the garden on the first floor from here, but she could slide down there using the sewer pipe outside of the balcony. Felix stood on tiptoe by the balcony, waving excitedly when he saw that Esther had landed safely. Esther clutched her bag and waved back at Felix, who was on the balcony from the garden. She was eager to meet her daughters, barely able to wait for a second longer. She hailed a cab outside the hospital hastily. "To Sunflower Welfare, please!"