Chapter 551 - Custody
While in Aberdeen, Jack stayed in the most luxurious 5-star hotel in the city. Although he really wanted to live in the same house with Anne and their son, but Jack held back. He didn't want to make Christian hate him if he insisted on living together.
Talking about Christian, Jack was sure that the child was his son. Without doing any DNA testing, Jack was sure that Christian was his flesh and blood, apart from having a facial resemblance to him.
"We'll see, Anne, I'm sure you will be happy to come to me when I take Christian. I'm sure of it," said Jack to himself.
Because Erick and Nicholas had not returned from the hospital, Jack finally decided to sleep first. He also gave a strand of his own hair to be compared with Christian's hair which he accidentally left in his clothes while holding the adorable baby.
If Jack usually had a hard time falling asleep, this time the man fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Even in his sleep, he smiled. Something he had not been doing for the past three years. Meeting Anne, the woman who had driven him crazy all along, had made his life so much better. Moreover, seeing his son growing well, Anne really took good care of their child. And this was what stopping him for not taking Christian away immediately. He didn't want to make Anne sad.
While Jack was very happy, the opposite happened to Anne. Tonight, she could not sleep peacefully. This afternoon when they came back from the shop, Anne, Linda and Paul were surprised by the presence of ten men dressed all in black standing around their house. It was certain that the ten people were Jack's subordinates, who were asked to guard them from running away. Jack seemed to be able to read what was in Anne's mind. So he immediately ordered his men to be on guard, so that Anne wouldn't do anything reckless. Jack certainly didn't want to lose Anne and his son again this time, he was too smart to make the same mistake.
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Knock...knock…
"Are you asleep Anne?"
Linda's voice came from the front door of Anne's room softly.
"Not yet, Linda, wait a minute, I'll be out." Anne immediately answered quickly.
Christian, who was disturbed by the sound of his mother's voice, seemed to be squirming in the bed, thus making Anne again gently pat his buttocks again so that the handsome baby finally fell asleep again in his sleep.
After making sure Christian was really sleeping, Anne then got out of bed to meet Linda, who was waiting anxiously for her at her bedroom door.
"Is Christian asleep?" Linda asked quietly.
"Yeah, the kid fell asleep right away after I read the story. What's wrong, Linda?"
Linda smiled. "Let's talk on that couch. I'm afraid if we talk here it will disturb Christian's sleep."
Anne nodded her head. She then closed the door to her room and walked towards a sofa in front of her room, following Linda who had sat down first.
"Why haven't you slept yet? Is Paul not asleep either?" asked Anne quietly as she sat beside Linda.
"Paul has been sleeping since 30 minutes ago, he seems very tired. That's why he didn't know when I got out of bed. I couldn't sleep, Anne. Thinking of Jack's men around our house makes me unable to close my eyes, I'm afraid if I sleep, you and Christian have been taken away by them," answered Linda honestly with teary eyes. "I don't want you to leave us, Anne, I'm used to you and Christian, sob… I can't go on with my life without Christian."
Anne pursed her lips, gently wiping Linda's tears that were already streaming down her face. "Christian and I aren't going anywhere, we'll always be together. Throw that thought away from you."
"But Jack, he..."
"Our relationship ended three years ago the night he kicked me out, Linda. How could I go back to him? We are no longer related, and about Christian, you don't have to worry. I will defend him with my life I've been fighting for Christian since the first day we stepped out of Jack's house that night. So he has no right over my son, let alone taking him away from me," said Anne at length, cutting Linda's words.
Linda's tears were pouring down her face when she heard Anne's words. She suddenly hugged her body tightly. "I don't want to be separated from Christian, since the doctor told me that I can't conceive a baby, Christian had been a new spirit for me, Anne. I can't imagine how I have to live my life if I have to be separated from him, I just can't, Anne, sob."
Anne patted Linda's back gently many times, trying to calm her down. Anne knew how Linda felt. That was why she kept reassuring Linda that she and Christian were not going anywhere. Anne was well aware that Christian's presence was a new spirit for Linda. Anne had just returned to her room after almost two hours talking to Linda on the couch.
"Give us strength, God, please don't separate us," said Anne softly as she wrapped her arms around Christian's body.
Not long after, Anne finally fell asleep. She went to sleep following her son, who was already huddled in her arms, like a baby koala looking for warmth.
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< Marks @The Manor >
Jack woke up from his sleep when his cell phone suddenly vibrated. Since Anne left, Jack always woke up when he heard noises around his bed. That was why he usually turned off his cell phone when he went to sleep, but he was too tired, he finally forgot until finally he woke up. Jack lazily checked his cell phone, trying to find out who was calling him. His glazed eyes opened wide when he saw the email that came into his cell phone.
"So Christian really is my son! How dare you lie to me, Anne," Jack said quietly with an indescribable smile.
In Jack's hand there was still an email from the doctor saying that he was Christian's biological father based on the match between the two hair samples. After confirming that Christian was his son, Jack immediately contacted his private lawyer in Switzerland. Jack wanted to prepare all the files regarding custody of Christian, even though Anne currently had rights over Christian, Jack was sure that with a valid law, he could take Christian from his wife.
"We'll see tomorrow, Honey, I wonder how much you love, Christian." Jack thought to himself as he finished speaking with his private lawyer in Switzerland.
To be continued
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