One Night Stand With That Beggar

“Mrs. Granger…” Harley called after her hurriedly.

Eudora frowned and said, “Please don’t refer to me that way.”

She had clarified about it countless times. Since she was already uncomfortable with it from the very beginning, Eudora knew that she needed to draw a line now.

Harley parted his lips and finally changed the way he referred to her.

“Miss… George.”

“Yes, what can I do for you?” Eudora was polite to Harley but she kept her distance.

“Something bad happened,” Harley explained in a hurry, “Could you come with me to see Amos? Please?”

Eudora frowned and said, “If it has anything to do with him, then forget it. I have nothing to do with him anymore.”

“I know that Amos might have crossed the line, but he has his reasons. He threw up blood the night you left. He has been lying in the hospital for the past week, but his condition is not improving at all. I am begging you, please go and visit him!”

Eudora was surprised. She thought that she did not have any more feelings for him but her heart still skipped a beat when she heard that he had vomited blood. However, she still shook her head.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“He should get a doctor if he’s sick. I’m just a designer, not a doctor. What’s the point of me going? You’d better go back!”

Then, she turned to leave.

Harley stopped her again and said, “Eudora, must I explain it so clearly to you? Think about it, why did he suddenly behave differently? Before Wendy died, she told him that you were the girl who rescued him from the basement. She said a lot of harsh things to him too. Amos was mean to you because he did not know how to look you in the eye anymore. Now that you know the truth, isn’t it too harsh to say that he is at fault?”

So that was what happened. Eudora finally understood but she got even angrier. “It was Amos’ choice. Since he had chosen to run away from me, then I won’t chase after him!”

After that, she seemed to recall something and she continued.

“Oh, by the way, I’m getting married. Don’t tell me anything about Amos in the future!”

This time, she really left.

Harley was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why was she getting married so quickly?

He got into his car hurriedly. He needed to tell Amos immediately about this.

…

Clint Zuckerberg was watching over Amos Granger when Harley suddenly barged into the ward.

“How is he?”

Clint shook his head and replied, “Still the same.”

Harley was angry and he said, “Did the doctors check on him yet? What did they say?”

“The fever is not going down. The doctor said that it was not a physical problem. The doctor said that we should help him solve whatever problems that were bothering him. Perhaps he would only recover then.”

Harley’s anger grew.

He pushed Clint away and said with a serious face.

“Amos, I know that you understand the situation too. How much longer are you going to act like this? To be honest, I’m really disappointed in you. If you were like this back in Brooklyn, I would never have befriended you. No matter when or where, you were and will always be a very powerful man to me. Didn’t you pull through even when you received news about Eudora’s death? Then, why can’t you handle this? Why can’t you get over it? Eudora doesn’t even mind but why can’t accept it?”

The man on the bed remained motionless. Meanwhile, Clint quickly pulled Harley away and said, “That’s enough, President Granger is still running a fever!”

“Fine, I’ll shut up. Do you think I wanted to do this? One last thing, Eudora is getting married to Christopher. You’re going to regret it if you continue lying on the bed like this!”

After that, Harley left.

Clint was taken aback. Eudora was getting married? That was so sudden. However, Harley did not look like he was joking.

Clint quickly went after Harley and closed the door behind him.

It was so quiet in the ward that even the sound of a fallen needle could be heard.

After a long while, the person lying on the bed moved his fingers. He slowly opened his eyes.

She was getting married?

…

On the other hand, Eudora did not see Juju when she arrived at the school gate to pick Juju up. She asked the teacher, who in turn, told her that Juju was there just a moment ago.

Eudora recalled Juju’s kidnapping incident and became extremely nervous. Both Eudora and the teacher starting looking for Juju and they found her in a small toy shop near the school.

Juju was staring at a Lego toy in front of the counter.

Eudora heaved a sigh of relief and she scrambled to hug Juju.

“Juju, how could you come out on your own? You scared me.”

Juju did not speak and she continued to stare at the toy. Eudora said doubtfully, “Do you want that toy? Mommy will buy it for you!”

Eudora was about to walk over to ask about the price.

However, Juju reached out and pulled Eudora. “I want to play with Dad… Uncle Amos.”

Eudora’s heart sank. She recalled that Amos often played Lego with Juju in the past.

There was a hint of bitterness in her heart and Eudora quickly replied, “Mommy can play with you too. If you like it, we can buy this!”

“No!” Juju ran out immediately and Eudora hurried to follow her. She held her hand.

After a moment of silence, Juju suddenly said, “Mommy, are you really going to marry Uncle Christopher?”

Eudora told Juju about her decision to marry Christopher the day after she agreed. Juju was quiet and she did not cry nor make a fuss. Hence, Eudora thought that Juju had given her silent approval.

However, Eudora did not expect Juju to bring this up again.

Eudora pursed her lips and said, “Do you not like it? Uncle Christopher is very kind to you and he was with you since you were little. He will definitely be the best father that you will ever have in the future!”

Juju retorted immediately.

“I only have one Daddy!”

Eudora was helpless. She really wanted to tell Juju that Uncle Amos was not her father. However, she caught herself before she said it out loud. Somehow, it sounded like self-deception.

…

Christopher Gellert came looking for Eudora. However, neither of them were around. He thought that Eudora must have gone out to pick Juju up from school, so he headed straight for Juju’s school.

He heard what Juju said as soon as he arrived.

“I only have one Daddy!”

Christopher was surprised and he felt his heart ache. He thought that he would be irreplaceable after accompanying Juju for so many years. However, in the end, he was still no match for Juju’s biological father.

It was no wonder people had always said that blood would always be thicker than water.

“Christopher?”

He snapped out of his thoughts and said smilingly, “Are you done for the day? Great, I’ve prepared a lot of ingredients, so let’s cook together tonight!”

“Okay!” Eudora nodded. She turned to Juju and said, “Juju, greet Uncle Christopher.”

“Uncle!” Juju’s crisp voice sounded pleasant. However, Christopher had always felt that Juju’s voice would sound better if she was willing to call him ‘Daddy’.

It was a pity that Juju only reserved that for Amos.