Chapter 15 Debbie’s Framing Patricia
Patricia internal clock, caused her to wake up early. Randy had been so scared that she was going to leave again. He had refused to let go of her hand, when he fell asleep, and clung tightly to her clothes.
Patricia carefully opened his hand, cleaned it up, and started a video call with Charles, from the balcony. Charles seemed to be just waking up, yawning lazily, and without waiting for Patricia to ask, he automatically reported to her.
"Mommy, don't worry, Fannie and I are awake. Now we are ready to brush our teeth and wash our faces. Jade has made breakfast, and we are going to kindergarten after breakfast."
Patricia nodded; she was relieved. "How did you sleep when Mommy was away last night?"
Charles said kindly, "I'm not used to it. I miss you very much. But I know my brother needs you more. Mommy, you must make Randy, feel better quickly so that we can be reunited. "
His maturity made Patricia heartbroken. "Okay, Mommy promises you to cure Randy as soon as possible. Take good care of your sister."
Charles playfully made an 'ok' gesture towards her.
The two were about to continue their conversation when Randy suddenly woke up from a nightmare. "Mommy, don't leave, don't abandon me."
Hearing his frightened voice, Patricia's breath hitched. Charles also heard it and quickly said, "Mommy, is Randy awake? Go check on him, I'll go get ready for school."
"Okay, bye my love!" Patricia hurriedly ended the call and rushed into the ward.
Not seeing her, Randy, who was about to get out of bed to find her, froze as soon as he saw her coming in. He immediately stopped and as Patricia walked over, he immediately threw himself into her arms, tightly hugging her waist and crying with lingering fear.
"Mommy, I thought you left me!" Patricia gently patted his back, providing him warmth.
"Don't be afraid, Mommy will never leave you again!" After hearing his words, Randy finally calmed down a little.
Patricia noticed that Randy had become accustomed to being taken care of, even waiting for someone to brush his teeth and wash his face. She knew that this needed to change. She began with simple steps.
She prepared two cups and taught him step by step, how to fetch water, squeeze toothpaste, and then how to brush his teeth, wash his face, and put how to put cream on his face as well.
Randy wasn’t used to doing these things, even though he found them very strange. He followed Patricia, learning little by little. He was very smart and caught on very quickly. After learning, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
Patricia touched his little head and smiled, "Can we do things ourselves from now on? You're already four years old this year, you can't rely on others anymore."
Charles and Fannie, when they weren’t even two years old, started brushing their teeth, washing their faces, undressing, dressing, and organizing their personal belongings by themselves.
She didn't want Randy to be pampered and become a spoiled rich kid by the Langley family. Fortunately, Randy listened to Patricia's words and readily agreed to her proposal.
Patricia taught him how to undress and dress himself, to fold clothes, and make the bed. Randy patiently followed along and learned. When Martin came, he happened to see Randy folding the duvet.
The little guy was folding it very seriously, demanding sharp corners and a perfect square shape. If there was a slight wrinkle, he would start over until it looked perfectly square. Martin's eyes almost popped out in astonishment. He could hardly believe that this was his precious son.
After finishing, Randy proudly said to Patricia, "Mommy, look, did I fold it well?"
Patricia rewarded him with a kiss on his face and said, "Darling, you did a great job!"
As soon as Randy was kissed by his mommy, his fair little face instantly turned red, spreading all the way to his ears. He shyly lowered his head, not knowing where to put his excited hands and feet. Martin couldn't bear to watch any longer, afraid that if he continued, he would not be able to resist kicking Patricia out.
He coughed lightly to interrupt them and said, "I brought breakfast, hurry up and come eat!" As he spoke, he instinctively prepared utensils for Randy.
Patricia gave him a glare and said to Randy, "Randy, do it yourself."
Randy wasn't angry and nodded vigorously. He unscrewed the thermos lunchbox and took out the breakfast compartments inside, placing them on the tray. Although his movements were clumsy, he successfully completed the task.
Patricia gave him a thumbs-up and lightly stroked his forehead, saying, "Randy, you're amazing!"
Randy's little vanity was greatly satisfied, and he handed Patricia a fork, saying, "Mommy, let's eat together."
"Okay!" Patricia agreed with a smile, and the two of them began to have breakfast together. Martin, once again forgotten, wondered what was going on. Due to Randy's poor health, there were only a few light organic vegetables.
As he was putting the vegetables into his mouth, Randy's little eyebrows immediately furrowed. "It tastes bad."
Martin wondered if they really did taste bad, but Patricia took a taste and said, "No, it's not. The taste is quite good!"
Randy pouted and shook his head, saying, "It's not good, it doesn't taste as good as mommy's cooking. Mommy, I want to eat what you cook."
Patricia smiled and said, "Alright, mommy will go home to cook for you after work and then bring it to you! Mommy will cook for you every day from now on."
Randy happily hugged Patricia's neck and kissed her cheek. "Mommy, I love you!"
His lips were soft, melting Patricia's heart. "Just make do with this for now. Your stomach is not well, so you shouldn't go hungry."
Randy obediently nodded in agreement, his eyes forming crescents. Seeing how highly he praised Patricia's cooking, Martin couldn't help but swallow his saliva and couldn't resist wanting to taste it himself, to see if it really was as good as Randy said.
After having breakfast together with Randy, Patricia handed him over to Martin and went to work. As soon as she walked out of the ward, she found a crowd of people outside the door, everyone peeping inside.
When they saw her come out, they immediately and guiltily averted their gazes and pretended to chat with the people next to them.
Patricia faintly felt that something was amiss and furrowed her brows, asking, "The rounds are about to start, why are you all standing here?"
The patients scattered in a panic. Patricia returned to the office feeling puzzled. As she passed the nurse's station, the nurses seemed to be working on the surface, but they couldn't stop stealing glances at her.
It became even stranger once she got to the office. The colleagues who were enthusiastic towards her yesterday now avoided her like the plague, as if she were a ferocious beast.
At first, Patricia was quite perplexed. It wasn't until she received a message from Jade on WhatsApp, that things began to make sense.
‘Wow, Patricia, you're on fire!’ she sent a web link through to her. Perplexed, Patricia clicked on it and as soon as she saw the content inside, her face changed drastically, and the confusion she felt cleared up.
Immediately after, Jade sent another message, ‘Girl, you're amazing! You just came back and already beat up Debbie and taken your husband back. You're mighty, and I support you! A bitch like her deserves to be dealt with like this.’
Patricia's brows furrowed, and she replied, ‘Do you think I would do something so stupid?’
‘What do you mean?’
Patricia sighed, ‘Ever since five years ago when Martin disregarded my life and our child's, tying me up on the operating table, I gave up on him. Do you really think I would be jealous over a man like that?’
‘So, you've been framed?’
‘Clearly! The video was maliciously edited.’
Jade asked with concern, ‘Damn, who could be so wicked? What are you going to do?’
‘Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!’
Just as Patricia finished chatting with Jade, Debbie walked into the office with her hand wrapped in bandages, still wearing that pitiful facade on her face.
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