When she saw Fabian take a bowl out from the cupboard, she was suddenly filled with dread. Is he going to get me to drink another bowl of broth? Didn’t he see that half the pot had been finished?
Just as expected, Fabian filled up the bowl and placed it on the coffee table in front of Hannah.
“Drink it while it’s still hot.”
“Come on. I have just finished half a pot, and yet you still expect me to drink more? Do you think I’m a pig?” Hannah protested after glancing at the washbasin and verifying it was empty. Therefore, she was sure Fabian wasn’t aware that Amelia had shared half the pot with her.
“Drink up,” Fabian asserted in a dominant manner.
“I…” Just when Hannah was about to protest further, her eyes met with Fabian’s stern gaze. Gaping, whatever she had to say just wouldn’t come out.
Lifting the bowl up helplessly, she stared at the broth and grumbled in her heart. Why must he keep forcing me to drink? Doesn’t he know that drinking too much will cause me to throw up? Hmph! I should have poured it all away before you came home. Let’s see how you can force me to drink then.
Bracing herself, she gulped down the bowl of broth and burped at the end of it. “I’m done.”
When Fabian picked up her bowl and headed into the kitchen again, Hannah’s heart skipped a beat. What is he doing? Don’t tell me he is going to refill it? Damn it, is he trying to kill me? If he brings me another bowl, I will commit suicide!
The next moment, Hannah heaved a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her chest. Fabian had put the bowl into the washing basin and came back.
“There is something which you deserve to know.” After giving it some thought, Fabian decided to tell Hannah the truth.
“Hmm? What happened?” Hannah straightened her posture and asked when she saw how serious Fabian looked.
“It is about how you were abandoned when you were a child,” Fabian caught his breath and uttered.
“Actually, I already know. I didn’t lose my way and they were the ones who abandoned me. Don’t worry, I’m not that weak emotionally,” Hannah remarked without any emotion as if she was talking about someone else.
Fabian continued, “That isn’t what I was going to talk about.”
“Not that? What else can there be?” Hannah was curious as to what else could be worse.
“I’m sure you’re aware that your dad’s current wife isn’t your biological mom. She used to be your dad’s mistress before marrying him.”
Hannah was outraged by what she heard. Turning her head away, she scoffed, “He isn’t my dad. I don’t have such a heartless dad.”
“Let me finish.” Fabian paused before adding, “Actually, Felicia was the one who plotted your dad’s divorce with your mom. You were also kidnapped by her and abandoned. As for your mom, she fell into a depression because of that. Even after giving birth to your brother, her condition didn’t improve and she chose to end her life in the end.”
“What? Is what you say true?” Hannah questioned as she sprang to her feet emotionally.
“Calm down and let me finish.”
Furrowing his eyebrows, Fabian continued, “In the end, Leo still had a conscience. He donated ten percent of the company’s assets to charity in your mother’s name. Furthermore, he is telling the truth. Ever since you were lost, he had sent men to search for you and has never stopped doing so. Although he didn’t try very hard, he still did what he should.”
Fabian added, “When your brother fell sick, I was curious as to why didn’t he send Winson to Mercy Hospital. After all, they had the best equipment and doctors in the city. After sending men to investigate, I found out that the Blackwood family had interfered but I didn’t know who. My guess is that they are trying to kill your brother so that they can inherit his portion of the family assets.”
He was searching for me all this time? And never stopped in decades? Does it mean that I have misunderstood him?
