Crashing into an Old Flame
Chapter 263: Brother?

Chapter 263: Brother?

Maxim could feel the cold sweat on her back even through the layers of her white blouse. He instinctively held her closer to himself, her expression unsettled his chest.

’’Sign the papers. Right this instant,’’ Louis snapped at Maxim when everyone in the room remained silent, ’’Or else, I...’’

’’Or else, you will cut yourself and die here?’’ Diana did not know how she found her voice but when she opened her mouth, there was an edge of hardness in her tone that wasn’t there earlier, ’’If you are discharged, with your condition and antics, you might lose your life outside and then, your people will come blaming this hospital, the doctors and the staff members who are innocent and have nothing to do with the life that you are willingly playing with.’’

"People who self-harm do it in secret to numb their mental pain. In fact, shame and guilt make it hard for them to tell anyone else that they harmed themselves. They don’t try to manipulate people and seek attention by harming themselves like you nor do they do it to threaten others.’’

How many years was she scared to leave her mother’s side despite the abuse she suffered just because she was afraid that her mother would be too lonely and hurt herself? And how long did it take for her to realize that her mother was too selfish to harm herself? That it was just a part of her ploy and tactics to let things go her way. It took her a long time. Almost her whole teenage and even more.

’’You said you care about your son’s forgiveness and the way you are...’’ Diana shook her head, ’’It will be a blessing if he even wants to see you.’’

Louis’ hand trembled and his eyes showed conflict for a split-second. But in the next moment, he pressed the scissor harder till the tip dug in the shallow cut, and drops of blood fell on the white sheets, ’’I don’t care. Discharge me right now or... I...’’ the hand holding the scissor trembled when the pain registered in his body and his face turned pale, ’’I...’’

’’You will die? You are too cowardly for that,’’ A cool voice interrupted his words as the door to the VIP ward opened and Logan stepped inside the room.

’’Who are you? What do you know?!" Louis snarled at the intruder but his lips parted when his gaze landed on the face. His grip on the scissor loosened almost immediately and his hand lay limp on the side.

Losing the pressure, the scissor fell from the wrist, leaving his hand bleeding profusely.

With a signal from Maxim, a nurse quickly stepped forward to dress the wound. She touched Louis with a hint of wariness but it was as if Louis had frozen. There was no visible response from him even when his hand was touched or his wound was handled.

He just dazedly glanced at Logan.

’Daddy, Grandpa keeps saying that I look like you when you were wrong. A pity that I don’t like your beard at all. Will I inherit that too? Which girl would like me at school?’

’Daddy, I want to be like you when I grow up.’

’Daddy, you are my superhero.’

’Daddy, did you make mommy sad? She was crying and said that you made her cry but I told her it’s impossible.’

’I hate you.’

’I don’t want to see you. Ever again.’

’Why?’

Logan stepped towards Maxim, his cold gaze did not linger on Louis a moment longer than necessary, ’’Discharge him. Write your instructions down. A group of military doctors would take care of his condition accordingly back in Beijing.’’

’’Who are you? How dare you lay instructions on our Boss’ condition?" A young subordinate of Louis; was irritated with Logan’s attitude.

’’Shut up!’’ Louis snapped without taking his eyes off Logan. It was as if he was scared that if looked away, he would miss something.

The cold expression did not match the sunny boy that he once knew but that face. He could not be wrong about that face.

Diana looked at Louis and then at Logan. Despite how disheveled Louis appeared, a few similarities were evidently visible between both the people’s features. Almost like a carbon copy.

Maxim glanced at Logan and after a thought, he opened his mouth to speak, ’’Are you related to the patient?"

’’His son. Biological,’’ Logan said in a robotic voice as if it was the weather he was talking about, not his father.

But those cold and emotionless words made Louis’ eyes well up with tears.

Elder Qin sensed the situation and despite his shock, he immediately cleared the hospital room after the nurse finished dressing Louis’ wound.

Apart from Louis, only Logan, Maxim, and Diana were left in the room.

Just a few minutes had passed since the room was cleared when the door opened again.

’’I knew you were up to something when you asked the driver to drive us to the hospital and sent Father and me away with an excuse. It seems like my little nephew has a girlfriend he is visiting secretly...’’ Qin Zehan trailed off when he sensed the solemn air in the room and Logan’s stiff face, ’’Or perhaps a secret lover that I was not supposed to chance upon? Don’t worry, our family is not particular about such things. You can marry whom you lo...’’

The charming smile on Qin Zehan’s face dropped when his gaze landed on the person on the hospital bed.

Silence reigned the room again.

Louis looked up at Qin Zehan. Conflicting emotions swirled in his eyes. Along with endless affection, there were countless grievances in his eyes as he looked at the man.

One could not say how long passed until Qin Zehan opened his mouth.

’’Brother?" there was a hint of disbelief in his tone as he looked at the bruised and battered man, unable to blend the image of him with the tall and proud person in his memory.

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