Love Worth Fighting For

261 Big regret

Anne, who originally intended to invite Jack to have lunch together, was surprised by the presence of her loved ones who had gathered in her husband’s room, with cheerful steps and lips reviewing her best smile. Anne approached Jack’s study. However, all of her best smiles vanished as soon as she heard the serious conversation going on in the room.

Anne’s whole body felt weak when she learned the fact that Areez Floyen, the person who had been included in the criteria for the best husband candidate for Suri, turned out to be the person most responsible for all the grief that befell her family during the three years when Suri disappeared, not to mention the addition of information if the girl was wearing a mask. What Suri initially thought was Elena turned out to be the one who saved her from the real kidnapper. Anne was so shocked at all this horrific information, she almost fell to the floor if she didn’t hold on to the wall right away.

Anne squeezed her left chest tightly. “Elena, please forgive us, dear.”

Anne’s tears streamed down her face, her memory returned to Elena, the biological mother of her beloved granddaughter, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. While Anne was thinking about Elena, Christian suddenly came out of the room. Anne, who didn’t want her whereabouts to be known by everyone, rushed into hiding, Anne didn’t want to make things worse if anyone found out she was in the office.

As soon as Christian gets into the elevator, Anne does the same. After wiping her tears, Anne rushed to the elevator that the employees used to get off. Some employees who use the elevator were surprised when they saw their boss’s wife in the elevator, they had doubts because they thought they were using the elevator wrong. But after Anne spoke, the employees finally got into the elevator, joined the lady to go down to the lobby.

When Anne gets out of the elevator, Christian’s car sped off into the busy streets of Geneva. Her chest felt tight again seeing what her favorite son was doing, with holding back tears Anne rushed out of the office to go back to where Luna was. Edward, Anne’s personal driver, immediately brought his car to the lady who was waiting for him.

“We’re back at the hospital, Eddie.”

Edward looked straight into the rearview mirror to see the lady sitting in the backseat. “Is Miss Luna...”

“Luna is okay,” answered Anne quickly. “My husband is very busy this afternoon, which is why I wanted to go back to the hospital.”

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The unsuspecting Edward nodded his head slowly, without daring to ask again, Edward then drove his car to the children’s hospital where Luna was in accordance with the instructions of the madam who was trying to hold back her tears from spilling. Anne, who had been sitting quietly in the back seat, tried not to cry, she didn’t want outsiders to know about the troubles going on in her family. Even though neither Edward nor the other bodyguards would dare to open their mouths, Anne still tried to restrain herself from sharing the hurtful information she had just heard in the office.

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Like a madman Christian drives his car at high speed to the hospital, at a time like this the only place he wants to go is where Luna is. Realizing that he had been so cruel to Elena made Christian want to hug Luna, the baby who should be laughing freely without having to feel the pain of being injected with a painful needle.

Christian continues to curse the stupidity he did to Elena one year ago, tears of regret continue to flow from his blue eyes that already look so puffy. Knowing that he had been lied to by his beloved sister who he loved more than his own life made Christian even more devastated, he was really very disappointed and angry at Suri. If only Suri wasn’t the one who did that, maybe he could vent all his disappointments by directly teaching her a lesson. But because the one who betrayed him was Suri, his only biological sister, Christian couldn’t do anything.

“Elena...Elena... I’m sorry honey, I’m sorry.”

“If I had been more patient at that time and did some research first, maybe this wouldn’t have happened. Luna wouldn’t have been born prematurely and Elena wouldn’t have left me like this,” Christian croaks, his lips quivering as he speaks.

Because the traffic light that stopped his car turned green, Christian drove his car back to the hospital. Right now, Luna was the only person who could calm all the feelings that were churning inside him. Betrayed by the person he loved so much left Christian devastated. Now he understands why in the past Kainer had reminded herself not to pamper Suri too much, but it really hurts to be let down by someone we really care about. And that’s how Christian is feeling right now.

“You really let me down, Suri,” Christian murmurs in a hoarse voice that sounds so heartbreaking. “You have the heart to hide the truth for months to protect Areez, the one who has held you captive for three years. You have the heart to make us all hate Elena, a completely innocent person. You have really disappointed me in you, Suri.”

Christian’s grip on the steering wheel tightens as the name Areez leaves his lips, a silver-haired man who has the same eye color as Elena. The man he had hated since his first meeting a year and a half ago in South Australia turned out to be the main criminal he wanted to find after he found Suri in Auckland.

Once at the hospital, Christian immediately jumped out of his car which was still in front of the main entrance. A security guard who was on duty could only watch what Christian was doing, without saying much, the security guard then moved the young master’s two-door car to a special parking area for the Clarke family who are now the owners of the children’s hospital.

Christian’s arrival shocked Romaria, who had just come out of Luna’s treatment room, the woman who previously served Elena was shocked when she saw Christian’s condition. Knowing Christian long enough to let Romaria know if something wrong has happened to her.

“What happened, young master?” asked Romaria carefully.

Christian’s eyes are still wet looking at Romaria sadly. “Can I meet Luna inside?”

Romana nodded slowly. “Of course you can, sir. But you still have to wear sterile clothes when you go inside.”

“Thank you, Romaria,” Christian replies hoarsely, with a slightly dragged Christian rushing into Luna’s treatment room.

Assisted by a nurse who is always on guard in the VIP room, Christian wears special clothes before meeting Luna. Although Luna’s condition has begun to stabilize, the Health protocol must still be carried out. As soon as Christian enters Luna’s room, Christian’s legs immediately lose balance causing him to fall on the floor. Romaria who was watching from outside gave a small scream when she saw Christian fall.