Chapter 5

Jamie was rushed to the emergency room after he and Candace were dropped off at the hospital. The attending doctor from the emergency department wrote up a bill for Candace and asked her to pay the medical fee. Jamie was a premature baby, so he had to use imported medication. The medical bill totaled around 2,000 dollars. After Candace got married, she resigned from her job so she could stay home and dedicate all her attention to caring for Shawn. As a result, she only had about 20,000 dollars in her savings account. She had already spent most of it on Jamie, so she was essentially broke. She rummaged around in her bag for the black card Shawn had given her in the past. But when she tried using it, she realized that the bastard had canceled the card. She resorted to calling everyone on her contacts list, but nobody was willing to lend her a hand. In the end, Candace had no choice but to call Shawn. The call went through within seconds as Yelena's voice echoed through the receiver. "Candace, what's up? Shawn is taking a shower." Before Candace could respond, the sound of Yelena's giggling sounded from the other end of the line, and there came the unmistakable clatter of the phone falling to the floor. "Why are you in such a hurry, Shawn? I haven't dried my hair yet—" Wanton noises echoed through the line. Disappointed, Candace hung up. As she was wondering who else she could ask to borrow money from, the attending doctor, Zayne Pearson, offered to foot the bill for her. Candace was shocked, gratitude bubbling in her heart. She nodded at him gratefully and said, "Dr. Pearson, thank you for saving me and my child's life that day, and thank you for helping me out again today. Once I sell my marital home, I'll return the money to you." "You don't need to rush to return the money to me." Zayne looked at her compassionately. "You're still recovering, so you can't afford to catch a cold. Take good care of yourself and don't take any unnecessary risks. After all, it took us an entire day and night to save you and your child in the operating room." Warmth welled up in Candace's heart as tears began to fall. A doctor she had only met a handful of times was willing to extend a helping hand to her, but her own husband deemed it fit to punish her and cancel all her cards. Worse yet, Shawn didn't care one bit about Jamie. He was too busy fooling around with his lover. There was no point for Candace to be "Mrs. Hamilton" anymore. The title was completely worthless as it didn't command any respect. In fact, it was more of a joke than anything else. "Mrs. Hamilton, you should refrain from crying during the postpartum recovery period. You may develop issues with your eyes if you do," Zayne said gently. "Stay strong. I need to return to the emergency room." Candace wiped away her tears. She chewed on her bottom lip before saying, "I will live well for Jamie's sake." "Oh, that's right. Mrs. Hamilton, our hospital has developed a new medication that has shown promising results. Do you not plan to inform Mr. Hamilton?" Zayne asked. "This medication is able to repair damaged nerves in the brain. It should be able to help Mr. Hamilton regain his memories faster." "You can tell him that after Jamie's one-month birthday celebration the day after tomorrow," Candace said. Two hours later, Jamie's high fever was finally under control. She cradled him close to her, her tears dripping onto his small face. Zayne said that if they had arrived at the hospital just ten minutes later, Jamie would have suffered irreparable brain damage. Jamie had only been four and a half pounds when Candace gave birth to him. He had spent half a month in an incubator just to stay alive. Shawn had only dropped by once when Jamie was discharged from the hospital. He had looked at Jamie with disdain in his eyes for about three minutes before he took his leave. Shawn's unwillingness to help Candace today had nearly caused Jamie to become a cripple! It was clear that Shawn was unsuited to being a father. Candace became determined to make Shawn regret everything he had done today when he finally regained his memories. She wanted him to suffer heart-wrenching pain every single night and be tormented by his conscience for as long as he lived. As she brought Jamie downstairs with her to retrieve his medication, Shawn, Yelena, and Nathan entered the elevator that she was in. Shawn was carrying Nathan and was all smiles when he said, "You don't need to be frugal with my money, Lena. Just choose the most expensive dental filling for Nathan. 1,800 dollars is only worth a leather belt to me." Candace lowered her gaze to hide the glaciers in her eyes. Would Shawn still be willing to fork out so much money for Nathan when he regained his memories? She was impatient to witness the scene of him breaking down in tears when he realized what he had done.