Warm Married Life: Mr. President Loves His Darling Wife

Chapter 512 - 511: Growing Further Apart

Bella Acker gently rubbed Ethan’s head and took his small hand.

The child leaned against her, his perpetually stern face finally relaxing, and soon he fell asleep by her side.

Only then did Bella Acker quietly ask, "Sunny, what’s wrong with Ethan?"

"He saw that you were gone for so long and hadn’t come back, he wanted to find you but I didn’t let him get out of the car." Sunny, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched his nose, "I might have scared him, sorry."

"It’s not your fault." Bella Acker shook her head, tenderly brushing back the hair stuck to the child’s forehead, saying, "Children who grow up in the orphanage all lack a sense of security, he’s just afraid that I’d abandon him."

As Bella Acker spoke, she felt a pang of heartache.

Having grown up in an orphanage herself, deep down, didn’t she also feel the same insecurity as Ethan?

She wanted to become a little stronger, even stronger, so she could have the right to stand beside Damian.

But when she felt she had finally achieved a bit, become a little more excellent, reality poured cold water over her, coldly and ruthlessly telling her that some things couldn’t be changed no matter how hard she tried.

Despite her earnest attempts to get closer to Damian, she ended up realizing they were drifting further and further apart.

Bella Acker’s eyes stung with an unbearable soreness, she lifted her head to keep the tears from falling.

After Sunny drove them back to the hospital and left, Bella Acker carried Ethan back to the ward, and gently settled him on the small bed in the room.

"Bella?"

Bella Acker was taken aback, "Aunt Sienna, did I wake you up?"

"No." Aunt Sienna breathed lightly, saying, "I was a bit groggy from sleep, just woke up a while ago. Did you take Ethan out?"

"Yes." Bella Acker covered Ethan with the blanket, then turned to Aunt Sienna’s bedside. "Do you want something to eat? I can go get it for you."

"It’s so late now, I don’t need anything." Aunt Sienna immediately noticed her swollen eyes, "Did you meet Mr. Sinclair?"

"Aunt Sienna, your priority now is to focus on getting better, don’t worry about my issues." Bella Acker didn’t want to talk about her situation with Damian, fearing it would only worry Aunt Sienna more.

"Oh, you child, you’ve always been like this since you were young, carrying everything yourself. Haven’t you heard that only noisy children get candy?" Aunt Sienna, feeling a deep sense of affection, sighed, but her poor health meant that speaking more would leave her breathless, "Huff! Huff!"

Bella Acker was startled, "Aunt Sienna, the doctor said you need to rest quietly, don’t get too worked up."

Aunt Sienna, having caught her breath, took her hand with difficulty, saying, "I’m just worried about you. When I’m gone, who will you have to confide in?"

Bella Acker’s eyes reddened at her words, but she held back the tears, forcing a slight smile, saying, "Aunt Sienna, that’s why you need to live a long life. Without you, who will take care of Ethan and me?"

"Alright, I’ll strive to live a long life." Aunt Sienna also managed a faint smile.

Bella Acker felt a sour pain in her heart, like it was pierced by needles, yet she kept smiling, gently chatting with Aunt Sienna until she fell asleep again.

In truth, she was aware that Aunt Sienna wasn’t drowsy from sleep, but too pained to truly rest.

But she couldn’t say it, only ask the doctors to use the best pain relief to ease Aunt Sienna’s suffering, willing to spend any amount of money.