Chapter 3

Sienna grabbed me and dragged me out of the house. "We're going to the hospital for an examination. If you're faking this, I'll make you pay for it!"

At the hospital, the doctor simply bandaged my wound before scanning my brain and declaring that he didn't see any issues.

The moment Sienna heard that, she angrily swung her handbag into my face. I felt my skin getting sliced open. I touched my face, and there was blood again.

"I knew you were faking it! You're so freaking disgusting, Cameron!" She grabbed me by the ear and hauled me out.

Howling in pain, I begged her to stop, but she refused to let go.

Frederic was waiting at the door. The moment he saw me, he asked concernedly, "His head is fine, right?"

"Of course," Sienna fumed. "He's just pretending."

Frederic fell to his knees in front of me once again.

"Cameron, I know you're pretending to be mentally challenged because you don't want me to take Sienna away from you, but I don't have a choice. I have three children, and they need their mother."

"You're a big fat meanie! You're the bad guy who ruined our family!" I cried out with a pout before punching him.

Sienna immediately rushed up and kicked me in the abdomen.

I crumpled to the floor and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Instantly, she was dumbstruck. Staring at me in disbelief, she exclaimed, "W-Why did blood come out of your mouth? Doctor! I need a doctor now!"

The doctor quickly arrived and rushed me into the emergency room. In my state of semi-consciousness, I heard him say, "His condition is highly unusual. While his body age seems young, many of his organs aren't working properly. His body temperature is also abnormally low."

When I woke up again, I was in a hospital room. Sienna was looking at me, her eyes red.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know freezing you would damage your body. But don't worry. I'll help you get better."

"I feel cold, Mommy."

The moment I said that, her expression fell again.

"Just how much longer do you intend to keep this act up, Cameron!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang. She took the call, and Edwin's voice came from the other end. "I have bad news, Ms. Green. Your son didn't wake up."

Sienna's phone slipped from her hand and hit the floor. Picking it back up, she said in a trembling voice, "I'll be right there."

She grabbed her bag and started heading toward the door. I climbed out of bed and followed her at once. "Did something happen to your son, Mommy? I can help you."

But she just hurried off without bothering to respond.

Once we were out of the hospital, I quickly got into her car. She sped all the way to the laboratory and ran inside as fast as she could.

I stayed hot on her heels and saw a young boy lying on a gurney, his face pale. Tears instantly poured down my face. I rushed over and hugged him tightly.

Off to the side, Sienna tearfully confronted Edwin, "Just what the hell is going on? Why did things go wrong with Noah?"

Head bowed, Edwin replied, "The system malfunctioned, Ms. Green. Your son woke up at some point in the ten-year period, but the system didn't detect that. He passed away then."

Sienna collapsed onto the floor, her expression despairing.

"Mommy, is this my younger brother?" I asked tearfully. "Did he get frozen like Daddy and me, too?"

Sienna slapped me three times in a row. Her eyes were bloodshot as she roared at me, "Our son is already dead, and you're still pretending to be stupid? Do you have no shame, Cameron?"

My cheeks were stinging. My vision started swimming. I had to prop myself up from the floor before struggling into a kneeling position.

"What did I do wrong, Mommy? Why did you hit me?" I wailed before crawling toward her, my voice pleading. "Stop hitting me, Mommy. It hurts. Mommy, I miss Daddy. Can you unfreeze Daddy?"

"Ms. Green, there's one more thing I haven't told you," Edwin abruptly piped up. "I just checked the system. It turns out that the system malfunctioned for Mr. Lewis as well, which has caused some damage to his brain."