You More Than Anything In The World
Chapter 532

Tim was unsure what to do when Arissa unexpectedly wept in her sleep.

The little boy wiped the tears off her cheeks as he had no idea how to console her. He also patted her back gently like how she did to him earlier. "Don't cry, Ms. York!"

"Ms. York, please don't cry!"

Tim repeated the same line over and again because he had never comforted anyone before.

Arissa eventually calmed down and stopped crying when she felt the child was next to her.

"I love you, Sweetheart-" After mumbling a few sentences, she fell asleep once again.

Tim whispered with blushed cheeks, "I like you too!"

After making sure Arissa was out like a light, the little boy carefully crawled out of her arms and covered her in a blanket.

He then washed his face and went to the ward next door.

He noticed Mary had fallen asleep even though she was still on an IV drip. Shaun, who was supposed to accompany Mary, was sleeping like a log on the couch.

Tim sat by the bed and gently stroked the back of her hand with a catheter.

Mary woke up and was surprised to see the boy sitting next to her. "Tim? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be taking your nap?"

"I've taken my nap, Grandma!" Tim answered steadily.

He was not used to taking naps since he had to work during the day, but having Arissa by his side, he managed to sleep for nearly thirty minutes.

"Come closer!" Mary adjusted her position on the bed and gestured for Tim to sit closer.

"No, Grandma. I'm scared of knocking over the needle!"

"Come on, get up here now. I want to talk to you!" Mary looked at him and called him over.

Tim crawled up, lay next to Mary, and hugged her.

Mary smiled and embraced the little boy.

"Tim, Ms. York is your mommy, and she's the woman who gave birth to you. You mustn't blame her for dumping you. You have to understand that she didn't do it on purpose!"

Mary lowered her eyes to look at the child in her arms. Though she was a little surprised to see how calm he was, she decided to explain to him what had happened.

Mary explained, "You see, someone sabotaged your mom, and there was nothing she could do back then. The woman, who wanted to marry your dad, locked your mom up because she wanted to snatch the baby after she had given birth."

"Your mom eventually gave birth to six babies. That woman decided to take the first two babies away-and that was you and Gavin. She decided to dump you when she realized you were ill and believed you might not make it. That was why she only brought Gavin to your dad," she added.

Mary continued, "Your mom and the remaining four children had a rough time, too, as that woman was trying to kill them. Your mom sustained a severe head injury, so that was why she couldn't remember how many babies she had delivered."

"Mr. Frank told me when your mom first learned about you, she suffered an emotional breakdown and was admitted to the hospital for quite some time. After she felt better, she started looking for you." The elderly woman heaved a sigh as she could not imagine the pain and struggles Arissa had gone through as a woman.

She also could not believe how wicked the woman was. Not only did she snatch the children away from Ms. York, she even wanted to finish them off.

Tim was struck dumb. What Ethen told Mary was exactly the same story Benjamin had told him.

Mary gazed into Tim's eyes and continued, "Your mom was utterly upset and felt it was all her fault when she told me about it. I'm a mother, too, so I could tell she loves you very much. But there was nothing she could do back then because someone sabotaged her. Please don't blame your mom because it's not her fault!"

"I'm glad I've rescued you and raised you. Otherwise, your mom will live in sorrow for the rest of her life. There's no mother in the world who doesn't love their children, Tim, because children are our flesh and blood," the elderly woman added.

Tim felt he was about to tear up. "Grandma!"

"Your mom loves you very much. You can feel it, can't you?" Mary held him even tighter.