Chapter 759 - Doting Mothers (1/2)

Last night, Darren listened to Xiu's chatter until late at night. Since the time she woke up, she kept rambling about random things. It was as if she really felt like she had slept for years and only now got the chance to speak again.

What Darren didn't know was that Xiu indeed felt like it had been years. And her need to speak this much also had a reason. She had a dream that she was stuck underwater. Everything before her was dark and she couldn't breathe. When she opened her mouth to call out for help, water gushed into her body and made her feel suffocated. She didn't know how long she was stuck underwater but she knew she couldn't call for help. It made her feel helpless.

Even after waking up when she recalled that dream, it felt so real. As if she had really experienced it before. But she was certain she hadn't. However, the dream still left her shaken.

Last night, she had slept while talking as drowsiness came over her. Now, that she woke up, she was again feeling like she had a lot more to say. But before anything...

She looked at Darren's bed and whined, ”Little tiger is hungry.”

Darren's hoarse voice rang out, ”Are you sure it's the little tiger who is hungry?”

Hearing his voice, she smiled, ”I'm sure.”

”Regi!”

Darren looked over and saw his mother who seemed to have aged a lot in just two days. Francesca ran over to his side but didn't dare to touch him in fear that she might touch somewhere she wasn't supposed to.

”Mama, don't start crying again. I'm absolutely fine,” said Darren when she saw her eyes brimming with tears. It was really distressing to see her like this.

Francesca still choked up, ”How can I not cry? Do you even realize how scared I was?” She looked over at Xiu and went on, ”You both are all I have. What if something happened to you both? How am I gonna survive?” With her trembling hands, she held Darren's hand and added, ”Every minute had been so stressful for me. I kept worrying about you both and here you're telling me not to cry?”

”But Mama, you can see yourself, we are fine now.” Even though it was difficult for him to talk, he still did to dispel his mother's worries.

”It's good that you're both fine or else...” she stopped right there at a loss of words. She really didn't know what to say.

”Mum,” Xiu called out. ”You can hug me if you want. I'm offering hugs again.”

Francesca chuckled at Xiu's words and walked to her side before she hugged her tightly, ”Baby, you're okay?”

Xiu patted her stomach saying, ”Baby is absolutely fine.”

Francesca poked her head, ”I'm talking about you, silly!”

”Oh... I'm also fine. Just a little bit hungry.”

Francesca rubbed her head lovingly, ”Your dad is making breakfast for you.” Xiu was stunned for a moment as she continued, ”Don't look so surprised, Xin Zemin had been asking your doctors the whole night about what you can or can't eat. Then he even asked Nora about what you like to eat. And he even made a list of nutritious dishes that according to your liking.”

”Wow! My Sweets is getting special treatment. What about me?” Darren looked at his mother. ”You didn't even think about me, Mama.”