Chapter 83
“I am your dad, not this stranger, Zoe!”
Felix’s high–pitched yelling frightened the innocent kid, Zoe was riveted to his spot like a scared kitten. Scolding him like this was insane, nobody should raise their voice at young kids as such traumatic moments could scar the hearts of kids of tender age.
I was about to give him a piece of my mind when Felix started coughing, gasping for air, James rushed to call the duty doctor. Bright and I shot up, standing by his side to help him. But the doctor asked us to wait outside.
Zoe was in tears as we walked out of the room, he cried out.
“I am so sorry, mommy. I didn’t mean to hurt dad. He is sick because of me.”
His teary eyes melted my heart, I crouched down and wiped his tears with tissue paper.
“Don’t cry, Zoe. It’s not your fault. Your dad is already sick, that’s why we are here to visit him.”
Felix was recovering from heart surgery, so stress and anger were lethal for him. The doctor stabilized his condition
and advised us.
“Please try to keep him away from stress and tension. He should be relaxed and happy to heal smoothly.”
James’s accusing glare aka ‘it was your fault‘ fumed me, it was like he and the doctor were suggesting that Felix’s condition worsened because of me. If he wasn’t in the hospital, I would have told them that Felix had jeopardized my life, I was just repaying him in installments.
Anyway, I went to see him alone this time, his exhausted look forced me to use a soft tone.
“Felix, you must take a rest and follow the doctor’s advice. Don’t worry about Zoe, he is a child. I will talk to him
later.”
Felix looked at me intently, listening to my assurances. He uttered only one question to respond to me.
“What is Jane’s relationship with Bright, Drielle?”
The bitterness of Felix’s previous stunt to blackmail me from prison hung the tension in the air, suffocating me. I felt uneasy to discuss this topic with the person who slut shamed me because of my life’s choices.

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