Husband

Chapter 33 

“Just say if you agree. As for what it is, you’ll know after Neil is cured.” Vera was long disappointed with Carlos. She didn’t want his money or his life. She just wanted Carlos and Vera to suffer. 

“I won’t do anything illegal.” Carlos stared deeply at Vera. Vera felt familiar but also unfamiliar to him at the same time. 

“Nothing illegal. You can chill out.” Vera was worried Carlos might not keep his promise, so she made him sign a written agreement. Vera knew such a written agreement had no legal effect, so she added, “If you can’t keep your promise-” 

“There’ll be a blood feud between your family and mine,” James interrupted sternly. 

“I will never treat anyone from your family again,” Ramon added. 

“Relax. I’m a man of my word.” Carlos knew he might have to pay through the nose, but he couldn’t care less. He would agree to anything to have Neil cured. 

Things were settled after a long discussion. Ramon would stay while Vera would come between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to assist Ramon in treating Neil. 

Neil didn’t want Vera to leave but knew she had to. Samuel had been scared today and was still waiting for Vera to comfort him. Neil felt sorry for Samuel, so he had to let Vera leave. He begged Vera to come earlier tomorrow. 

Vera did not want to leave either. However, she had three children and had to take care of them equally. 

Carlos felt a pang seeing Vera leave with James. He watched their car pull away from the driveway in the darkened study and stood there after they were long gone. No one had a clue what he was thinking. 

“Mr. Monroe?” Adam knocked on the door and entered. Seeing Carlos’s lonely silhouette in the moonlight, Adam felt sad. Since Vera died, Carlos had never been genuinely happy. 

“Speak.” Carlos looked away and turned on the desk lamp. 

“I have looked into it. The kindergarten had mangoes for lunch this month. Quite a lot of it. Mr. Neil liked it at first, but he’s gotten a bit sick of it lately,” Adam reported. 

Vera had said Neil could have eaten too many mangoes lately and developed an aversion. Carlos sent Adam to the kindergarten where he found it to be true. 

The missing whorl on Neil’s head had also been found somewhere else. Vera told him that changes in children’s hairstyle might change the location of the whorl. Carlos chose to believe her temporarily. 

“Mr. Monroe, are you sure Mr. Neil is back?” Adam was still concerned. 

“Aren’t the results back?” To be safe, Carlos had Adam send DNA samples to several testing agencies. The results were the 

same. 

“Then it should be right,” Adam naturally hoped Neil was safe and sound. 

Carlos added, “I’m not sure who the other one last night was, but I’m sure the one we brought back from the hospital today 

is Neil.” 

Adam was confused. “What do you mean?”