Chapter 496 Making Antonio Cough Up Blood
"I don't know why you and Mommy ended up like this, but since she made such a heavy decision, it must be your fault." Brian frowned, "But no matter what happens, don't hurt her anymore."
In Antonio's heart, he didn't know whether to feel relieved or something else. So, Sarah didn't tell Brian everything, did that mean she once wanted to keep this family together? But this possibility made Antonio feel even more regretful.
He wiped his face and slowly said, "Brian, you know how much I love Mommy. I would never do anything to betray your mommy or our family."
"We just had some problems before, but believe in Dad, Dad will never let our family break apart, okay?"
Brian looked into Antonio's eyes and opened his mouth, but remained silent and didn't ask anything else.
The father-son duo were silent for a long time. Antonio's anesthesia wore off, and his stomach began to ache faintly. He covered his body with a blanket and clenched his left fist against his stomach, pretending nothing had happened.
Brian lowered his head, thinking for a long time.
"I... believe what you said."
A glimmer of light flashed in Antonio's eyes, "Brian, do you really believe Dad?"
Brian nodded.
In this period of time since recognizing Antonio as his father, Brian had been very happy. His happiness came from Antonio and Sarah. He didn't understand adult feelings before and thought that if you liked someone, you shouldn't make them sad.
But now he understood a little. The reason why love felt sad was because it was too deep. The deeper the love, the deeper the hate. Some misunderstandings need to be resolved.
Brian knew that Sarah liked Antonio very much, so he still hoped that their family could be like before.
"I believe you, but I must see Mommy. I'm very worried because I can't reach her."
Antonio pursed his lips, "Okay, I'll arrange for you to meet."
At this time, Brian's phone rang with a video call, it was Harper.
"Bro, why haven't you come back yet? We are all waiting for you; we’re so hungry."
Upon hearing Harper's little angelic voice, Antonio's heart softened.
No matter what, he couldn't let this family break apart! He couldn't let his children become children without parents...
What he owed to Sarah; he would repay with his life.
Brian smiled at his sister, "Okay, I'll be back soon. I’ll bring you delicious food."
Ethan asked over the phone, "Bro, I want to eat the pasta that Dad brought us last time; do you know where it is?"
Brian glanced at Antonio, then nodded, "Okay, I'll hang up now. I'll be home soon."
After hanging up the phone, before Brian could say anything, Antonio had already gotten out of bed.
"What are you doing? You need to rest now." Brian's brows furrowed with anxiety.
Antonio, propping himself up, shook his head, "You don't know where that pasta is; I'll go with you to buy it, then go home."
Brian wanted to say something, but Antonio had already changed his clothes.
The white shirt, stained with the blood he had vomited last night, was now wrinkled.
The doctor's words echoed in Brian's ears - "If he wasn't sent to the hospital in time, he might have died."
With a pale face, Antonio tugged at his shirt and smiled, "And, I need to go home and change my clothes, right?"
Brian didn't refuse anymore.
"Let's go, Brian." Antonio reached out and ruffled Brian's hair. But compared to usual, this affection felt more careful and tentative.
When the two returned home, the children couldn't hide their joy at seeing them come back together.
"Go and eat. Dad has something to do and will go out for a while. You stay at home and behave, remember to listen to your brother." Antonio delivered Brian safely home and then left.
Brian hurriedly followed, looking at Antonio hesitantly.
Antonio sat in the car and didn't get out, "Brian, Dad is going to find your mom first; we need to have a good talk. We can't argue in front of you, right?"
Brian didn't really want to ask Antonio where he was going. Although Antonio was pretending that everything was fine, he could see.
He clearly had such severe stomach pain that he couldn't stand straight...
But in the end, Brian didn't say anything, he just nodded silently and watched Antonio leave.
The driver turned the car around, and it wasn't until they had driven a distance away from the villa that Antonio finally couldn't bear it and collapsed onto the car seat.
"Mr. Valencia, are you okay?" The driver was startled, "I'll take you to the hospital right now."
"No need."
Antonio gritted his teeth, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, "Give me the painkillers the doctor prescribed."
"Mr. Valencia, you can't keep relying on painkillers like this. It will cause problems. You just had surgery."
"Give me the medication."
Antonio insisted, and the driver, seeing this, didn't know how to persuade him.
He could only follow orders and handed the medication to Antonio.
Antonio took the pills, his hand shaking as he held the water bottle.
He held onto the car seat, his fingertips turning white from the pressure.
Ten minutes later, the painkillers finally started to take effect, and Antonio was finally able to catch his breath.
He didn't have time to linger in the hospital.
Brian now demanded to see Sarah. If the children found out what he had done, the situation, which was already gradually heading towards collapse, would be completely untenable.
The driver parked the car at the race track and helped Antonio out of the car.
"Mr. Valencia, are you really okay? Should I tell Mrs. Valencia to accompany you to the hospital?"
Antonio shook his head, feeling sorrowful in his heart. The current Sarah, who wished he was dead, would never care about his health.
"You wait here for me; don't let anyone approach."
Antonio pushed the driver away, straightened his clothes, and pretended as if nothing had happened, then opened Sarah's door.
Bang!
Before Antonio could even step in, a pillow was thrown at him.
Following that, breakfast dishes, lunch boxes, the lamp on the table, tissue boxes, and anything else that could be thrown, were all hurled in Antonio's direction.
"Antonio, let me out!"
Antonio didn't move. He bent down to pick up the pillow and dusted it off.
"If you don't like these meals, have them replaced."
"What do you want? What will it take for you to let me out?"
Sarah walked up to Antonio and forcefully pushed him.
Antonio took a step back to steady himself, "Sarah, eat something first. I have something to say to you."
"I have nothing to say to a beast like you! If you won't let me out, then get out!"
Sarah clenched her fists and repeatedly pounded on Antonio's body, using all her strength in her near loss of rationality.
In the midst of her punches and kicks, a punch landed on Antonio's stomach.
With that, Antonio couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
"Cough!"
Antonio quickly held onto the table and coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.
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