My mom’s face changed for a second, but she quickly beca serious again. "I’m just worried you’ll get in trouble again. So, no matter what, don’t get emotionally tangled up with Damon again, okay?"
"Mom, you think I went to see Damon today, don’t you?" I countered.
My mom stayed silent.
I rubbed my forehead. "I’ve already told you that Damon is helping investigate Ethan . Do you think we don’t need to et? Or communicate?"
"You can communicate over the phone," my mom said in an unreasonable tone.
My mom used to be very understanding, but then she was being stubborn about Damon.
It seed like she would have had cut ties with right away if she found out I was with Damon.
"Mom, I’m tired. I’m going to rest." I didn’t want to explain anymore, so I just headed upstairs. Luckily, my mom didn’t make things difficult for ; otherwise, I would have really lost it.
What was breaking wasn’t just the pressure from my mom, but also the turmoil inside . I was scared of my mom’s probing because I knew I couldn’t make a decision.
If I really had no feelings for Damon, I should be calm and composed.
That night, I couldn’t sleep peacefully. I got up early and went to work without having breakfast because I didn’t want to sit face-to-face with my mom. I was scared she’d ask again.
I had breakfast alone outside. Luna called quite early, sounding very excited. "Eliana, I managed to book another consultation with Dr. Snow. Are you coming with today? You can ask her to prescribe you sothing to help you put on so weight."
"When?" Every ti Snow was ntioned, I felt weird and kept thinking of her scrutinizing gaze.
"In the afternoon. I didn’t expect her to take patients so soon again. I was mad that Ariel snatched the last slot, but I have to bear with it for my second child." Luna sounded like a mom who loved showing off her kid, not just brag, but also want to have another one to enjoy the joy of parenting.
I agreed without thinking too much. "Alright, just let know the exact ti and place. We can et there."
"Great!"
In the afternoon, I went to the address Luna gave . Dr. Snow didn’t seem to have a fixed workplace. Sotis it was a guest house, sotis a hotel, but they were all high-end.
That ti, no one snatched the consultation slot, so Luna and I got to see Dr. Snow smoothly. She was all covered up, wearing a mask and even sunglasses.
It was quite cold in the room, and I shivered.
"You don’t seem to be in good health." Snow’s attention was on , and she suddenly suggested, "Do you want to check you too?"
Luna answered for , "Of course, she’s always feeling weak, and she’s so thin. No matter how much she eats, she doesn’t gain weight. Do you have any way to help her?"
Snow smiled under her mask. It was a strange smile. We couldn’t see her expression because of her mask and glasses, but we could tell she was smiling.
"Of course, but the dicine might taste bitter. Can you handle that?"
"As long as it helps conceive my second child, I’m willing to try anything!" Luna answered confidently.
I didn’t say anything. For so reason, I had a bad feeling about that woman. I didn’t want to believe her so easily.
Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Snow didn’t ask anything else. Instead, she let Luna sit down and started her check-up. I was sitting on the sofa, watching them and listening to their conversation.
Just then, I heard a boy’s voice from another room complaining in English that he had lost his ga.
Upon hearing that, Snow turned her head and said to the door, "Leo, you promised Mommy you’d study Spanish after playing. Did you forget?"
The boy replied awkwardly, "I know, Mommy."
I also looked at the door, but no one ca out. I just heard the boy reading out loud in Spanish as he studied. He sounded about six or seven years old. So, he was still very young.
"Let’s continue." The boy’s obedience seed to put Snow in a good mood, and her voice beca gentler. "Lie down and lift your little. need to check your lower abdon."
Luna lay down as instructed and cooperated with the check-up.
I quietly watched Snow’s every move. She was about 1.6 ters tall, skinny, and had loose, shiny hair. From the skin and hands she exposed, I could tell that her skin tone was bright.
I was sure I didn’t know that person, but I couldn’t help looking at her more.
After a while, their conversation ended. Snow didn’t say much; she just started writing prescriptions. That thod seed very primitive and simple. Luna curiously leaned over to look but was stopped by Snow.
Snow smiled and said, "I’ll have soone prepare the dicine for you. You just need to cook it and take it three tis a day. About half a month should do it."
It seed to be a secret prescription, and Luna happily nodded:
After writing Luna’s prescription, Snow suddenly looked at again. "You don’t look well. Don’t you want to try? I don’t an anything else. I just need money because I just got back to the country, and my consultation fee and dicine are expensive. Do you want to try?"
I frowned, then relaxed. "Alright, let’s give it a shot."
Snow imdiately ca over and sat next to . I noticed a tattoo on her hand, a capital letter L.
I was focusing on the letter, and Snow seed to notice my attention. She calmly replied, "This L is the initial of my son’s na, Leo."
"Right, you’re a great mom." I realized my rudeness. Even though I had doubts about her, I didn’t have any solid evidence. There was no need to scrutinize every detail about her.
There was a hint of laughter in Snow’s voice. "Yes, my son is my everything. I raised him with my own hands. He’s the result of all my efforts."
"What about his father?" I couldn’t help but ask.
" and his old man have had our share of beef, so we’ve never really been together," Snow said with a hint of regret. "Now the kid wants to et his dad, so I hopped on a plane back, hoping they could et up. If I can give him a full family, I’ll make so compromises."
Luna and I exchanged looks, not expecting that kind of backstory for Dr. Snow.
I wondered who the father of her kid could have been.
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