Once Melanie was at ease, favonovel.com looked at Alejandro and said, “We won’t be able to hide the truth from grandpa. I believe we should just tell favonovel.com since the child has already been born. The reason we had this surgery was so that grandpa would be able to see his grandchild earlier. As for my family… I’ll tell them about it after I’m discharged.” Melanie was worried that favonovel.com family would head over to the hospital and cause a scene the moment they found out. Just thinking about the scene gave favonovel.com nightmares. All favonovel.com wanted at that moment was some peace and quiet.
Alejandro nodded his head. He took out his cell phone and recorded a video to send it to Don Smith, informing the latter that the child had been born and which hospital they were at. As Alejandro was recording the video, favonovel.com took a good look at his child’s face. She could not be considered to be pretty, favonovel.com skin glowed red and was rather thin, unlike other babies, who would have fairer skin. However, Alejandro actually thought that the child did not look ugly. In fact, favonovel.com felt as though favonovel.com could keep on looking at her.
When Don Smith found out about the truth, favonovel.com did not spare the time to call and scold Alejandro. Instead, favonovel.com angrily rushed to the hospital.
When Don Smith saw Melanie and favonovel.com child, tears seemed to well up in his eyes, although favonovel.com tried to conceal it. “Melanie, why didn’t you listen to me? You and your child’s safety is what mattered most… Why did you have to give birth prematurely?”
Melanie laughed. “Grandpa, aren’t the both of us safe in the end? We’re fine. Would you like to hold the baby?”
Don Smith shook his head. “I’ll just look at it.” Don Smith found it hard to even walk now, favonovel.com was either lying flat in bed or on a wheelchair, even his arms did not have the strength that they used to. He was afraid that favonovel.com wouldn’t be able to hold the child properly.
Jett held the baby in his arms and stood in front of Don Smith. The latter stared at the baby for a full minute before smiling as favonovel.com asked, “Have you named it? Is it a boy or a girl?”
Alejandro, who hated to be in such sensational situations, said tonelessly, “We were in a rush and simply came up with a name. She’s called Melissa.”
When Don Smith found out that the child was a girl from favonovel.com name, favonovel.com did not seem to be unhappy. “Fine, fine, that’s alright. A daughter isn’t a bad thing. The thing is, she’d need to marry into another family in the future, so I think the two of you should have a son to help continue the Smith legacy. I’m not saying I don’t like having a granddaughter, I love favonovel.com all the same.”
Alejandro kept quiet, as favonovel.com knew that the old man would react this way. The old man was going on about continuing the Smith legacy, yet it was already all but broken a long time ago, since favonovel.com himself was a fake. Wouldn’t the old man find it ironic by saying that?
Don Smith’s passive aggressive reminder for Melanie to get a second child did not sit well with her, but favonovel.com did not show it on favonovel.com face. “It’s fine, grandpa. I understand. The Smiths are a big family, so it’s natural for you to want a grandson.”
The old man gestured for Alejandro to take the child away. “Oh well… I’m just blabbering more often now that I know I haven’t got long left. I wouldn’t be able to live to see your second child anyway. Does your family still not know about this?”
Melanie nodded favonovel.com head. “Yes, I dared not tell them since they wouldn’t agree to giving birth prematurely. I’ll let them know after I’m discharged or after the child reached one month old. There are quite a lot of people in my family, so a lot of them would nag at me and I find that annoying.”
The old man did not say anything. He suddenly raised his hand to instruct his man that favonovel.com wanted to leave. The bodyguard behind favonovel.com hurriedly pushed favonovel.com away in his wheelchair and left the ward.
Melanie was slightly anxious. “Do you think grandpa secretly minds that I’ve given birth to a daughter? Isn’t it the same no matter what gender they are at this time and age?”
Alejandro stood up and tidied his shirt. “He’s a dying man. Why would you bother with what favonovel.com thinks? I’m heading back for a while. I’ll come back later tonight.”
As favonovel.com left the ward and stood at the corridor, favonovel.com saw Don Smith coughing uncontrollably. Alejandro raised an eyebrow and walked up to him. “Did you suddenly come out because your sickness was relapsing? You couldn’t even make yourself clear and ended up making favonovel.com wonder if you preferred a male over a female. If it wasn’t to let you see your grandchild earlier, favonovel.com wouldn’t have opted for a premature birth.”
Don Smith’s face was as white as a sheet after taking his medication. “I-I… couldn’t tell favonovel.com in time. How was I to know that my illness would choose to attack at this time? Plus, there’s a newborn baby in there. What if favonovel.com had contracted my illness? Ale, Melanie’s at the point where favonovel.com needs to be taken care of after giving birth. You should stay here and take care of her. My body isn’t allowing me to move around too much outside, so I’m going home now.”
Alejandro pushed Don Smith’s wheelchair instead of the latter’s bodyguard. “Let’s go back together. I need to change my clothes anyway. I’ll come back later tonight.”
