Love Is a Sweet Addiction

The scar was between his thumb and index finger. It was a bite mark, and it indeed looked very ugly.

Terence moved his mouth, but he didn’t say anything.

The doctor beside Terence smiled and said, “That’s right. If you don’t like the scar, you can get rid of it later. Your hand will become beautiful again.”

“Got it. Thank you, doctor.” Terence nodded to the doctor. Then, he said to Esther, “Let’s go. It’s time to go back.”

“OK.” Esther stood up from the chair and walked towards the entrance of the hospital with Terence.

Just as Terence got in the car, his phone rang.

Terence glanced at the screen of his phone, and his face darkened. Terence clicked the answer button and said, “Mom, are you looking for me…? Is that so? Today…? Alright, … I’ll go with Esther later… OK, bye…”

After hanging up the phone, Terence turned to look at Esther. Esther was also looking at Terence, wanting to know what Gill had said to him.

Terence said, “Mom said that she was in Proley. She wants to have dinner with us tonight.”

“Mom is in Proley? Did she come here to see you?”

“Probably.” Terence glanced at Esther. Then, he said, “Do you have anything else to do? If not, we will go to the hotel directly.”

Esther said, “No, I don’t.”

Terence nodded. He turned the steering wheel and drove directly to the hotel where Gill was now.

When Terence and Esther arrived at the hotel, it was already dinner time. Gill was already waiting in the private room.

Before entering the private room, Esther took a deep breath.

Sensing Esther’s nervousness, Terence turned his head to glance at Esther. He said in a mocking voice, “What? Are you afraid to see my mom?”

“A little,” Esther said frankly.

Esther thought, “Mrs. Gibson suddenly came to Proley, probably because she wanted to ‘check’ whether I had taken good care of Terence. Last time, she was not satisfied because I didn’t transfuse blood to her. This time…”

Esther suddenly grabbed Terence’s arms and looked at him up and down. Then, Esther nodded and said, “Good. You still look handsome and energetic.”

“What do you mean by that?” Terence was puzzled by Esther’s sudden action.

Esther smiled and said, “I have to let mom see that I didn’t abuse her son. Well, I have taken good care of you.”

Looking at Esther, Terence was a little moved in his heart. Esther had taken good care of Terence, but Terence disfigured Esther’s hand…

“Don’t worry. You don’t have to be too nervous. Mom just came to take a look.” Terence raised his hand and held Esther’s shoulder, and he opened the door with the other hand.

After entering the room, Terence and Esther saw Gill at first sight. Gill dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, sitting on the sofa in the private room.

After greeting Gill, Terence and Esther sat down on the sofa opposite her.

As expected, Gill began to size up Terence the moment she saw him. After a long while, Gill said, “It hasn’t even been a month since we last met. Terence, you’ve lost weight.”

“Really?” Esther wondered. Esther also sized up Terence, but she didn’t think that Terence looked very thin. She thought Terence’s figure was quite standard. Perhaps it was just an excuse for Gill to complain that Esther hadn’t taken good care of Terence.

“Mom, you’ve made a mistake. I am no different from when I was in City R.” Terence smiled at Gill. Then, he changed the topic and asked, “Mom, you come all the way here, won’t Dad have any objections?”

“I’m here to see my son. What can he say?”

“Even if Dad doesn’t have any objections, you shouldn’t run around at your age,” Terence said, “Mom, you should take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that weak,” Gill smiled and said, “I came here to see you guys as well as the scenery of Proley. It looks pretty good here.”

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“Don’t worry, Lauren and the driver will accompany me all the way.”

After saying that, Gill looked at Terence again and said with concern, “We were so worried when hearing that you were sick again last time. What happened? Why did you suddenly get sick again?”

As Gill said so, her gaze swept across Esther. Obviously, Gill was questioning Esther as well.

Esther was stunned. Just as Esther was about to speak, Terence interrupted her and said, “It was nothing. Didn’t the doctor say that not every illness has a reason?”

“But there is always a reason for your illness, including the last time when you were in the Gibson’s house.” Gill frowned slightly. She asked, “How do you feel now? Is everything OK?”

“It has already been more than half a month. Everything is fine now.”

“That’s good. Be careful in the future. Don’t let yourself get sick again.” Gill nodded and warned Terence. Then, Gill looked at Esther and said, “Esther, did you hear that?”

“Yes, Mom.” Esther nodded.

Esther was a little touched because Terence had just protected her. If Gill knew that Terence got sick because he had been looking for Esther outside in the rain all night, Gill would definitely be so angry that she would punish Esther heavily.

After the meal, Gill claimed that she wanted to talk to Esther and let Terence go back first.

Terence looked at Gill and Esther, and he was somewhat worried.

Gill raised her eyebrows and asked Terence, “What? Are you afraid that I will eat your wife alive?”

“Of course not,” Terence smiled and said, “I just think that … it’s getting late. Esther should go back with me to have a rest.”

How could Terence not know what his mother wanted to talk to Esther? Gill just wanted Esther to persuade Terence to accept the paternity test and urge Terence to have children. In that case, Terence could return to City R as soon as possible.

But Terence had his own ideas and plans, and those were not something that could be changed by Esther’s persuasion.

“Don’t worry. I’ll get the driver to send her back. It won’t be long,” Gill said.

Since Gill insisted, Terence naturally couldn’t say anything more and had to leave first.

After sending Terence away, Gill and Esther went to the coffee shop downstairs and sat down. Without the presence of Terence, the smile on Gill’s face faded a lot.

Esther took a deep breath and asked respectfully, “Mom, what do you want to talk to me about?”

“What do you think?” Gill asked back.

Apparently, Terence was the only topic that Gill and Esther could talk about.

Esther started the conversation and said frankly, “Mom, I’m sorry. Terence is too stubborn and self-centered. There are many things that I can’t do.”

“You have really disappointed me.” Gill shook her head in disappointment. She said, “Since you already know why Terence was sent to Proley, why can’t you persuade him to go back and accept the paternity test?”