Chapter 4

Brooklyn grabbed Samantha suddenly. "What did you do?" "Ouch! Brooklyn, you're hurting me!" Samantha put on a pitiful face immediately. Hearing the commotion, Christopher rushed into the ward and pried Brooklyn's fingers off Samantha. His voice was filled with suppressed anger. "Brooklyn, aren't you ever going to stop?" Brooklyn's nails left several red marks on Samantha's forearm, which made Christopher frown. He took Samantha's hand and asked, "Are you in pain? Let's get it disinfected." Meanwhile, Brooklyn shouted in a panic, "Christopher! Take Robert for a full body checkup first! He doesn't look too good!" Nonetheless, Christopher didn't even spare them a glance. Brooklyn was on the verge of losing her mind when she saw Robert's deathly pale face. She took deep breaths to force herself to stay calm. While pressing the call button frantically, she asked Robert gently, "Robert, did they do anything to you?" Robert's body swayed before suddenly collapsing to the floor, whispering, "I just ate a little snack… Mom, I'm fine." He scrambled to get up, but he couldn't muster the strength, no matter how hard he tried. Brooklyn got off the bed and tried to help. However, she couldn't even carry him due to her broken arm. At that moment, she despised Christopher with all her heart. Doctors rushed in and took Robert to have his stomach pumped. They found blood pressure pills in his stomach and immediately admitted him as an emergency case. Brooklyn could only watch as multiple tubes of blood were drawn from her son's small body while getting infused with numerous bags of fluid. She wished she could suffer in his place. At that moment, Christopher arrived in a hurry. He was stunned when he saw his son in critical condition. A rare trace of pain showed in his eyes. "What happened?" Brooklyn gritted her teeth and shouted, "Something bad happens to Robert every single time he goes out with Samantha! Are you really going to keep pretending ignorance and tolerate her?" Christopher furrowed his brows. "You're being paranoid again. Robert's my son. Would Samantha hurt him? She cares so much about him." However, he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsher once he saw the disappointed look on Brooklyn's face. Christopher pulled her into a comforting hug. "Alright. I won't let Robert be around her anymore." Then, he turned to admonish Robert. "Don't just eat anything strangers give you. Understand?" Brooklyn pushed him away. She no longer held any expectations for Christopher. That night, she called Natasha while Christopher was away and got in touch with a trustworthy private investigator. Brooklyn instructed, "I want you to help me investigate two things. First, how did my son ingest blood pressure pills? "Secondly, I want a full report on Samantha's life abroad. I want every detail on everything she did. Dig up everything about her!" The reason Samantha dared to be so arrogant was that she was confident of Christopher's support. Now, she would strip Samantha of that confidence completely. Over the next few days, Christopher did not go to the office. Perhaps out of guilt, he stayed at the hospital to care for Brooklyn and Robert. He made sure they were fed and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. If Robert cried, Christopher would hold and comfort him for an hour without complaint. Seeing that Brooklyn's emotions remained downcast, Christopher kept pushing back his work schedule to spend time with them. He showered Brooklyn with all the jewelry and accessories that she used to like as if they grew on trees, but she didn't even crack a smile. It wasn't until the board director called Christopher personally to urge him to stick to his work schedule that he finally left the hospital. Before he left, he spent a good ten minutes giving the housekeeper detailed instructions on how to care for them. The hospital staff remarked enviously, "I've never seen such a considerate husband." Brooklyn merely gave a faint smile. All his attention and care reminded her of their past when they were still a loving and inseparable family. However, she knew the truth deep down. As soon as Samantha was involved, Christopher would lose all reason and shatter that illusion of happiness with his own hands. It would happen over and over again, without any end in sight. Like right now… Samantha turned up again and said that she felt guilty for causing trouble despite her good intentions. She wanted to stay and take care of Brooklyn and Robert. Christopher immediately forgot about the promise he made to Brooklyn earlier. "Brooklyn, just let Samantha stay and take care of you two. Otherwise, she won't be able to sleep from guilt." After saying that, he left to go on a business trip.