My Sweet Second Marriage (Eudora and Amos)
Chapter 872

In the ward, Harley reeked of alcohol. After entering the ward, he saw Cutie Pie lying on the bed and staggered towards him. "Let me take a look at my son..."

Thea grabbed him immediately and stopped him, "He's asleep. You reek of alcohol. You shouldn't be near him!"

Harley stopped in his tracks. He lowered his head and gave himself a whiff. Then, he took a few steps back.

"You're right. My son is in poor health. I shouldn't stay here. I'll leave now! I don't want him to suffer because of me!"

Thea felt helpless and sighed, "Where are you planning to go?"

She was worried that he would cause trouble outside because he was drunk!

"There is a sofa over there. Can you go over and lie down there? I'll get you some water!"

Yet, Harley was still trying to leave. His actions made Thea anxious and she roared at him.

"Harley Louis!" Almost immediately, the air fell quiet. Harley gave in and headed straight for the sofa.

Thea heaved a sigh of relief. She turned around and went to pour a glass of warm water for him.

"Here, drink this! Didn't you quit drinking a long time ago? Why are you drinking again?"

Harley took a sip of water and started complaining.

"You're asking me why I went drinking? Do you know why? My wife is going to divorce me! It's a divorce, do you hear me?"

Thea frowned and sat down beside Harley.

"Isn't a divorce perfectly fine? When you were married, you had to return to your wife and child every day. Your wife was depressed and even constantly nagged at you! To make matters worse, her child is ill and has always been a hindrance to you. You could go back to the good old days after you get divorced, hooking up with pretty women and..."

Thea said with a wry smile.

However, the next second, Harley interrupted her.

"What are you talking about? What do you know about me? I'm happy that my wife nags at me and is possessive over me. Stop saying nonsense!" Thea was stunned as Harley suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Wait, who are you? Why are you here? Get out of here! If Thea sees us, she'll misunderstand. Leave!"

Thea was speechless and frowned, "Don't you hate her? She said such harsh words to you. Why do you still care about her feelings?"

"What are you saying? What do you know? Isn't it normal for couples to quarrel? You don't need to worry about us!"

Thea just stared at him.

"Forget it, just rest!"

After that, she got up and walked towards the hospital bed. Behind her, Harley rolled on the sofa and fell onto the ground with a plop.

He was so drunk that he didn't realize that he had fallen onto the ground.

Then, he crawled over and grabbed hold of the leg of the table. Without knowing it, he curled up and fell asleep again.

Thea sighed and went back. When she was about to reach out to wake him, she heard him whispering something.

When Thea came close to him, she heard him muttering to the table as if it was his wife.

"Honey, you've lost weight again. It's my fault.

I didn't take good care of you and Cutie Pie. That's why Cutie Pie is sick. I didn't mean what I said in the afternoon. I don't want to divorce you! I can't bear to be divorced with you!"

Thea's heart ached. Her hand froze in the air.

He said that he couldn't bear to divorce her. Did he really think that it was easy for her as well?

She just didn't want to be a burden to him. He had already done too much for her.

After watching him in silence for a while, Thea finally calmed down again. She reached out and helped Harley up. Just when he was finally on the sofa, Harley wrapped his arms around her. "Thea. Thea, I love you."

Thea's cold heart warmed up in an instant.

She also loved him! She loved him very much!

The next day, Harley felt a splitting headache when he woke up. He hadn't drunk so much for a long time. It was as if he had gotten into a brawl with a gang.

After lying there for a few seconds, he remembered the argument he had with Thea the day before and opened his eyes quickly.

The snow-white wall in the hospital came into view. Soon, he realized that there was someone in his arms, and his heart tightened. Fortunately, he saw Thea's sleeping face the next second. For the past few days, Thea was busy taking care of Cutie Pie. She was exhausted and hadn't been able to sleep well.

Now, she was sleeping soundly on his chest. She didn't wake up even though Harley had shifted a bit.

Harley looked at her for a while. Then, he closed his eyes again peacefully.

Yet, the beautiful dream ended soon. Cutie Pie woke up. After receiving treatment in the hospital, he felt much better.

He had got up by himself and stared at Harley.

"Dad..."

His tender voice was filled with joy.

Harley wasn't lying. All this while, he had loved Cutie Pie as if he were his own biological son.

Cutie Pie was the same. Children were quick to know who treated them well.

In Cutie Pie's heart, Harley was his father.

For the past few days, Cutie Pie did not see Harley every time he woke up because Thea and Harley had been quarrelling. Hence, he missed his father very much. When he woke up and saw him today, he was extremely happy.

His little yelp woke Thea up. She sat up hurriedly. When she realized that she had fallen asleep in Harley's arms, she coughed awkwardly.

"I'm sorry."

Harley masked his gaze and said, "It's okay."

The atmosphere became a little strange suddenly. Cutie Pie shouted again, "Dad, Mom..."

Both of them raised their head at the same time and sighed together.

They looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Thea rushed over and hugged Cutie Pie, cooing, "Cutie Pie, are you hungry? I will prepare something for you!"

Cutie Pie shook his head and reached out towards Harley, requesting, "Dad, hug me..."

Harley's heart tightened and he stammered, "Can... Can I?"

Ever since Thea said Harley wouldn't care because Cutie Pie wasn't his biological son, he felt like a thorn in his heart, constantly pricking his feelings. Without Thea's consent, he did not dare to step forward.

After all, they were just talking about getting divorced the day before.

"Dad!" The little fellow called out to Harley again. Harley looked at Thea eagerly, seemingly asking for permission.

Thea secretly sighed and finally consented, "Since he's calling you Dad, why are you still hesitating?"

Harley was relieved and felt happy, beaming as he said, "Okay, okay..."

However, he didn't move at all. Thea was speechless and asked, "Why are you still on the sofa? If you don't come over now, I won't let you hug him!" "I'm coming... I'm coming..."

Harley said anxiously, "But my legs are numb because of you. I can't move!"