President's Substitute Wife

Simon, who didn’t want to interfere, couldn’t stand it.

He came and said, “Michelle, let them in.”

“You’re helping them. This woman...”

“Come on, don’t make trouble in the hospital. It’s disgraceful.” Simon was fretful.

I could see from his expression that he didn’t like Michelle.

Sean took me and I went in with them.

In the ward, James was in the only bed. He was intubated. His hands were being injected and there were countless medical devices next to him.

His eyes were closed and his face was wrinkled and his skin was sallow.

In fact, I met him not long ago, but James seemed to have suddenly aged by several decades.

Lester asked Sean, “is grandpa asleep?”

“You have to call him great-grandpa.” I reminded him.

Now Lester called Sean dad. So he should call James great-grandpa.

James opened his eyes when he heard us talking. He saw Lester and he opened his cracked lips. “Lester, here you are.”

His voice was hoarse and weak.

Lester nodded.

Sean brought in a chair. Lester sat in a chair and looked at James. “Grandpa, great-grandpa, what’s the matter with you?”

Lester changed the name.

“I’m ill.” James said. He understood why he called him that.

“Then you should listen to the doctor’s advice and take injection and medicine. You’ll be well soon!”

Lester was young. In his world, he didn’t know that there were many kinds of diseases.

He thought James had a cold and a fever. As long as he took medicine and had an injection, he would recover.

to him, James couldn’t help smiling. “OK, I’ll

touched James’s hand. “I’ll see you when you are well.”

“OK.” James nodded.

his old eyes became

looked up at us and said, “Sean, Becky.”

“Grandpa.”

him and

James. To be honest, I was sorry. I didn’t hurt him but it started with

I did have something

at James and said, “Grandpa

James looked up at me and opened his mouth. “I don’t blame you. I did those things, so I should be ready to

looking for Ming. I will ask him to

Sean said.

grudge. I know his mother better than you. He may not live well after I left, or he wouldn’t do it.”

James reminded me of what Ming said that night.

Was it

Did Ming really have such a miserable childhood?

Neither of

three of us and said, “I’m dying. I can’t care about the future. You can do whatever you want.”

are you

the chair and asked.

James looked at him and smiled. “I’m

I see you again?”

“You may not...”

understand. “What do I do

Lester’s small hand. “When you grow up,

you.” Lester grabbed James’s hand with both hands. “Mom said I’m smart. I won’t forget anything.

“OK.” James nodded and looked at the two of us. “You have to live happily...”

“Grandpa Jessop…”

I was sad.

“I’m sorry. The visiting time is over. The patient

“Great-grandpa, we’re leaving. We’ll see you again!”

Lester and James met only a few times, but they

go. Next time we’ll

went out, he kept looking back and

been looking at

His eyes were

out of the ward, Michelle had already left.