Without dwelling on it any longer, I slipped the phone into my back pocket and walked out of the morgue.
The family members of the dead had been consoled and they were sitting on a bench waiting for results. I didn’t look at them and quickly left the place.
The hospital the she-wolf had mentioned was the children’s hospital downtown, near the Royal Hospital. It was about half an hour away from here.
The sun was high in the sky now. I couldn’t transform into a wolf, or I would become conspicuous. I had to hail a taxi instead.
I relaxed my body when I got into the car. All my muscles felt sore. But this was not the time to sit back. According to the she-wolf, only Arron was in the hospital, which meant that Beryl was not with him. They must have gotten separated.
Arron and Beryl were always attached at the hip. So how would they get separated? What had happened to them on their way here? I wouldn’t know what had gone down until I saw Arron.
I sighed dispiritedly and called Beryl again, but no one picked up.
The robbery-gone-wrong this time was indeed very shocking. The radio playing in the car had reported it several times in a few minutes. Each time it came on, I listened carefully, but only heard information about adults, not kids.
Soon, I reached the children’s hospital. I inhaled deeply and went to see Arron.
Harry’s POV
After disconnecting the call, Joanna came closer to me with a calm expression and said, “The boy’s mother just called.”
She studied the little boy on the bed, who was still unconscious, and frowned slightly, seeming to be slightly worried.
The little boy was very cute, but right now, his entire body was wrapped in gauze and he looked like a mummy, which emphasized just how badly he was injured.
I couldn’t help but grumble, “The kid’s parents are so irresponsible. How could they leave a kid out there alone? If we hadn’t happened to pass by at the right time, he would have surely died. When his parents arrive here, we must make them promise that this can’t happen again.”
“This child’s mother said that he had sneaked out. His mother didn’t know about it before, and they belong to the border pack. The border is far from here. No one would expect their kids to secretly follow them,” Joanna glanced at me and said softly.
I scoffed, not believing the mother’s reason. “She is just making an excuse. Even if she’s telling the truth, that only makes her a terrible mother! I mean it’s a kid, not a hamster. How could his mother not notice that he was following her? It is a long journey, so she should have brought her kid with her anyway! It must have taken her at least ten days to get here and get back. How could she stay away from her kid for so long? I will definitely not do such a thing!”
When I would become a father, I would take my children with me everywhere. I wouldn’t leave them at home.
The boy lying in bed looked to be only four or five years old, but he was determined and brave.
Joanna didn’t respond. She tugged her hand out of mine and sat on the edge of the bed to tuck the little boy in.
I also got my indignation under control and silently watched Joanna fuss over the little boy. She was very gentle now, not as cold as she was in front of others.
My heart twitched and I felt a little sad.
Five years ago, when Sylvia just left, everyone in the empire labeled her a traitor.
I knew the truth, but couldn’t reveal it. After she left, our team never came together again. It felt like Sylvia had disappeared from this world.
It was like a sudden storm blowing a tray of sand away. We couldn’t go back to where we used to be anymore.
All of our friends began their new lives. Some worked harder and some got married.
I had no reason to stay in the capital, so I went back to my pack.
I was depressed for a long time. During those dark days, Joanna had stayed by my side.
We fell in love with each other, slept with each other, and did all the activities a couple would do. But Joanna didn’t agree to marry me.
I was troubled for a long time and tried numerous tactics to get her to agree.
But her stance was firm. She just refused to get married.
She even once told me that if marriage was really so important to me, she could break up with me so I could find someone else to marry. Her words baffled me to the extent that I even started wondering if she really loved me.
But when we were together, I could sense that she really loved me.
She was willing to do many things for me, but she didn’t want to marry me.
So I began to reflect on myself. Was it because I was too terrible that she didn’t want to marry me?
It was only when we had gone for a routine physical examination that I learned she had been drugged by Noreen since childhood, leaving her unable to bear children.
Joanna was steadfast in refusing to marry me because she didn’t want me to waste my time on a woman who couldn’t give me any children.
Harry’s POV
After spending so much time with Joanna over the past few years, I knew just how soft-hearted this stern-looking she-wolf was. And she loved kids so much.
Being infertile was undoubtedly a great blow to her.
But that didn’t put me off at all. I loved her and I wanted to be with her for the rest of my life.
Although I was the son of an Alpha and needed to have a scion to inherit the pack in the future, this reason was not enough to make me leave Joanna.
I understood her concerns and worries. I also felt sorry for her, which made me more determined to protect her for the rest of her life.
No matter how heartless she tried to show herself to be, I wouldn’t leave. I pestered her shamelessly all along. As it was, since I’d decided to marry her, I wasn’t going to let her go, no matter what.
Three years ago, Joanna regained her original identity and surname with Laura’s help. She then went back to her pack and became their new Alpha. So I renounced my identity as the heir of my pack and followed her. My father was so enraged that he even wanted to cut all ties with me.
Over the past two years however, he was not that angry anymore and even sent people over to try and persuade me to come back home.
But I wouldn’t go with them. I loved my wife above everyone else. If I couldn’t have her by my side, the power and money were meaningless.
The intimacy between Joanna and me had increased over the past few years. We lived together, and did everything together, like we were joined at the hip. Even then, I could sense some misgivings on her side, but very few were left. I simply had to work harder to convince her. With time and actions, I could prove that we could live happily together even without children.
As these thoughts ran through my mind, I automatically walked closer to Joanna and stroked her gorgeous hair lovingly.
She raised her head in surprise.
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