??Chapter 8: She is Still Alive
Chapter 8: She is Still Alive
The kiss was completely unexpected.
She was dumbfounded. She couldn’t make any sense of Max’s actions.
Her mind was a blank. She just stared at Max in wide-eyed shock.
Max kissed her with unusual fervor. It was rough and unrestrained as if absorbing her into himself.
This lasted for over two minutes.
Just as she was about to run out of breath, he released her.
Mary’s body had been stiff throughout. Max had a tight hold of her waist and chin.
“You lied yesterday, right? Being in a coma, having amnesia. All that you ntioned yesterday were all because of Jason. You wanted to hide him from , right?”
Max spoke in a hoarse voice. He was confident that he was right.
Mary didn’t explain. She thought there was no need to.
Her son was already four years old. She had raised him by herself for four years. During all those years, she hadn’t gone out with any man.
Other than that night when she had physical relations with Max, she had not had any intimate contact with anyone else, much less a kiss.
After she heard his question, her mind was in a ss. She didn’t know how to answer him.
Max waited for her response, but Mary didn’t speak. He thought he had asked sothing sensitive.
He believed that Jason was his son and it was ti to clarify what happened that night.
Thus, he tightened his grip on her waist and chin.
The heat from his palm seeped through Mary’s clothes, emanating on the soft skin at her waist.
“Why didn’t you tell ?” Max asked with a stern voice.
“Max.” Mary stared mockingly at Max’s handso face and said slowly, “Let go of .”
Real anger appeared in Max’s eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, “I believe Jason is my son. Do you want
to take him for a paternity test before you admit he is my son? You must have be the one with
that night!”
“You used the wrong word.” Mary sneered, “You shouldn’t say ‘one’. That night, I wasn’t the only one who slept with you. Don’t you know that?”
“No, that’s impossible. I saw only you that night. If not, tell
what happened back then. Tell
what I should know.”
Max suppressed his anger and controlled his strength.
Mary frowned in pain. “Max, let go of .”
Max finally let go of her chin, but his hand remained on her waist.
Their bodies were pressed against each other.
Although the strange feelings stirring within her was diluted by anger, it still made Mary uncomfortable.
Mary raised her hand and gently touched the chin that had been pinched by him.
She said in an impassive voice, “That was an accident. I’ve learnt to let it go. Max, you don’t need to concern yourself with it anymore. You can be Jason’s uncle if you want.”
“Do you think that’s possible? Letting my son call
‘uncle’?”
Max laughed in anger.
Mary sensed the coldness in his laugh and replied provocatively, “Why is it impossible? Do you want to take Jason away from
and make Sandra his stepmother? Max, let
make this clear. I brought Jason back not for you to take him away or for him to call soone else mom.”
Mary paused for a second.
She added, “If he wants a father, I’ll marry soone and find a father for him.”
“How dare you!” Max looked at Mary with a scowl.
She wanted to marry another man and find a stepfather for Jason?
“Of course I can. Actually, there is a man I’ve liked all these years. Furthermore, he hasn’t been in a relationship for a long ti. He hasn’t even held another woman’s hand. He’s waiting for .”
Max’s face was drained of all color.
He stared at her with dark and sharp eyes, and enunciated each word carefully, “I won’t find a stepmother for Jason, and I won’t allow you to find a stepfather for Jason. Also, stop telling him that his father is dead.”
He stressed the last sentence.
It was a warning.
Earlier, Jason had said that his father had died a long ti ago.
Max cald himself down and said, “If you don’t want to bring Jason back to the Gastons’ residence, you can stay at your house with him. You’ve seen the villa and you can move in anyti.”
“Sure.” Mary agreed.
Max narrowed his eyes.
That was her ho.
Although he had bought the villa for her, when she thought of the circumstances surrounding her parent’s deaths, she felt that she was not at all indebted to Max.
Mary’s phone rang.
She glanced at Max.
She took out her phone, and seeing the caller ID, her eyes brightened.
She picked it up in front of him.
“Hello.”
“Mary, are you free tonight? Let’s have dinner together.”
A clear male voice sounded from the phone. Max, who was only two steps away, could not hear the contents clearly but he knew it was a man’s voice.
His handso face darkened.
He recalled the man she had ntioned. The man who was waiting for her.
Mary’s voice was soft and pleasant. “I have a dinner party with my colleagues tonight. Maybe another day.”
“Okay.”
They chatted for a while before ending the call.
Seeing Max stare at her with a dark expression, she said calmly, “Max, I’m going back to work.”
“Mary Co.?” Max asked her tentatively.
He had known about Mary Co. before, but he had never expected it to actually be her company.
He had guessed that Mary might be working near the Gaston Group. Otherwise, Jason wouldn’t have ca here from Mary’s office.
Mary admitted frankly, “Yes.”
“Alright. Wait for
after work.”
Max had already cald down. His anger had subsided, and he returned to his usual indifference.
Even his tone was calm.
Mary walked to the door and looked back at Max who was a few ters away.
His gaze was still on her.
She blinked and said calmly, “Don’t tell Jason that you’re his father.”
Max felt a little agitated. “Why?”
Mary replied, “Because he saw your wedding photo with Sandra. Max, I hope you don’t ruin my son’s image of his father.”
With that, she left the office without looking back.
In the office, Max closed his eyes and then opened them again. There was nothing but coldness.
…
In the hospital’s VIP ward.
Sandra stared at the photo on her phone for a few seconds.
Her face darkened as she flung the phone to the floor.
She gritted her teeth and said, “It’s true. Mary is still alive.”
It had been five years.
For the past five years, she had always believed that Mary had been blown to pieces that night.
No, it exploded after she had been played with by the n.
However, she didn’t die and even brought back a bastard child.
Has she brought Jason to et Max?
At this thought, Sandra’s blood ran cold and she panicked.
What if Max believed Mary’s words?
“Hand
the phone.” She ordered her assistant.
“Miss White, your phone is broken. Please use mine.”
Disdain flashed across Sandra’s eyes. However, this was an urgent matter.
She had no choice but to use her assistant’s phone first.
She then placed her SIM card into the device.
After quickly dialing a number, Sandra cald herself down. The call was picked up imdiately, and the gentle voice of a middle-aged woman ca through. “Hello, Sandra. I just ca out of the elevator. I’ll be reaching your ward soon.”
Two minutes later, Sofia Garcia, Max’s mother, was sitting in front of the hospital bed. She held Sandra’s hand and asked with concern, “Sandra, what did the doctor say? You need to rest for a long ti, right?”
Sandra thought of what Max had said about delaying the wedding date indefinitely. A plan ca to her mind.
Shaking her head, she smiled and said, “Mrs. Gaston, it’s not that serious. I can be discharged and recuperate at ho now.”
Sofia asked, “Really?”
With an agenda in mind, Sandra replied, “Yes, but my mother has been very busy preparing my dowry for . I don’t want to go ho and inconvenience her.”
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