The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 216 The Encounter

"Then let's wait and see." Aron put out his cigarette and walked away. Left alone, Becky could not

control herself any longer. She sank to the floor and gathered her arms to hug herself. The crushing

defeat was too much to bear and she had no idea how to start over after this.

Becky left the hospital with puffy eyes, not knowing that Wendy had been following her. Wendy saw

what just happened between Aron and Becky and she knew that she could use Becky for her next plan.

She followed her secretly, just a few steps behind Becky. They should not be seen together. Wendy

had a small opportunity to catch up with Becky when she got out of the hospital, but a familiar figure

suddenly came out of nowhere. Stunned, she just froze where she was standing.

With Joanna's surgery done, Arthur was ready to leave the hospital. He came early in the morning to

pay the Chief doctor a courtesy visit and wanted to leave quietly, but all the doctors who knew him

came to see him off.

"Doctor Zhao, I do not know who to consult on complicated medical issues after you leave."

"Exactly, Doctor Zhao's leaving is so sudden, we still have a lot to learn from you."

"All right, ha ha." Arthur laughed. After Joanna's surgery, he still had his personal matters to handle.

The whole family was going to move back to the city, so he had to look for a nice house. He had also,

finally talked to Autumn. "If there's something you don't understand, just call me, and I will tell you all I

know in a heartbeat." Arthur replied to the other doctors with a smile, "I will come back to visit some

time, and maybe it would be your turn to give me checkups."

"You are healthy, and you will live a long life." A nurse said.

Arthur just smiled and continued, " I always think that people should accept the fact that they are

getting older. I know that I'm old and I'm not going to run away from that. Now I would like to spend time

with people my age. You may also visit me if you have time, I will definitely give you all a warm

welcome."

"Don't worry, Doctor Zhao. We will surely come and see you." The doctors and nurses did not hide their

affection and admiration for the good doctor.

Then Arthur turned around, ready to leave when he saw a petrified Wendy standing in the corner of the

room. Though they had not seen each other for years, Arthur easily recognized her at first sight. He

frowned. Wendy was still responsible for what happened to his son.

At first Wendy just thought it could just be a familiar face. She wasn't sure if it was him after all these

years, but when she saw Arthur frown, she knew it was him.

She panicked for a moment. Wendy did not think herself guilty but she still felt responsible for Bowen.

After all, he did die because of her.

As for Arthur, Wendy had feared him since the day Bowen brought her home.

As Wendy had coveted the Zhao family property, she dreaded Arthur quite a lot. Now, after such a long

time, they met again. She wanted to leave but couldn't move her legs. As much as she tried, she could

not take a step.

She could only watch Arthur walk up to her and stand towering in front of her. He said calmly, "It's been

a long time!"

"Father..." Wendy opened her mouth but got embarrassed when Arthur frowned some more.

Immediately she realized that she addressed him incorrectly. She tried to correct herself, " Mr. Zhao."

"Do you have a minute? Since we haven't seen each other in ages, why not go for a chat?" Stupefied

and mouth open, Wendy could not refuse. She could only nod her head. She suggested a place, " I

know there is a cafe nearby, shall we go there? But Ii can only stay for a short while, my daughter is still

in the hospital......"

"Fine." Arthur nodded slightly. At the cafe, they ordered two cups of coffee. The usual feisty and Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

aggressive Wendy was tame and submissive. Silence loomed over them for what seemed like hours.

Arthur did not open his mouth, nor did she dare.

"We..... haven't seen each other for more than twenty years, have we?" Arthur finally spoke, then took

a sip of coffee. He was amused by the awkward look that Wendy had, nodding repeatedly and sitting

still.

She had the same look, like the first time Wendy came to the Zhao family house with Bowen - like a

frightened little rabbit. Back then, she seemed harmless, both to humans and livestock, but in truth she

was a woman with deep intentions.

"Yes......" Wendy replied meekly to Arthur, " We have not met since I left home with Bowen, in which

case...... it has been almost 25 years. I didn't expect to see you here, and you are......"

Back then, Wendy had long known that the whole Zhao family was moving abroad. She was so sure

that they were going to abandon Bowen. With no promise of a comfortable life, she decided to leave

him and went with Simon.

But she never dreamed that she would see Arthur back home again.

"There's a patient in the hospital who required a complicated surgery, so they asked me to come and

perform it. I've been back for some time, but I didn't expect to see you here. You're about to..." Arthur

had not heard the news that Yvonne was hospitalized. He had never thought that he would meet

Wendy there, but here they were.

"My daughter is sick." Fearing that Arthur would misunderstand, she explained hastily to him, "No, I'm

not talking about Bowen's child, but...... my younger daughter. The older girl, Autumn she...... is doing

well."

She was telling the truth.

"Autumn, so her name is Autumn." Arthur savored the meaning of the name. He didn't like it. The name

had a tone of sadness of the wind and falling leaves.

"That's right, it's the name Bowen gave to her." Wendy said. "She is 25 years old, just got married two

months ago, and is now doing well."

She wanted to tell Arthur the current situation of Autumn and to prove that she had never mistreated

her.

No matter what, Autumn was still Arthur's grandchild, and whether the Zhao family would accept her,

Wendy would definitely not take the risk of annoying Arthur.

"This time you are back...... for good?" Wendy looked at Arthur in front of her. Although he did not say

the main purpose of his return, she could feel that it must have something to do with Autumn.

"Yes." Arthur nodded slightly, and then said to Wendy, "I'm old now. People always say that leaves fall

close to the root. When I was abroad, I always wanted to come back and see Bowen, and see my

grandchild whom I have never met, I've talked to my wife about it and we have made the decision to

return here. I'm moving back first and when I've arranged everything, they will come together."