All Chapters of A Mother's Bond: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I still felt uneasy. "But Jacqueline is Ethan's grandmother... Should we really trust that old woman? She didn't ask for money, but what if she's after something else?" Jasper thought it over. "It's Wednesday today. That's when my mom usually goes to see her cousin in the hospital. Let's follow her and see what's going on before we decide. We still have time." Jasper drove me to the entrance of Central City Hospital. Ten minutes later, we saw his mother get out of a taxi and go to the inpatient wing immediately. We followed her quietly. She clearly was familiar with the layout and went straight to a room in the special care unit. Through the window in the door, I saw an elderly man lying with his eyes closed, hooked up to all kinds of medical equipment. Jacqueline picked up a towel and began wiping and cleaning his body, murmuring as she worked. "I've found a way to save you. Just hold on a little longer. You'll be better soon. You'll be just like you were before..." I bi

Jacqueline's voice almost cracked on the other side of the call. "He's my grandson! Why would I hurt him? Did an old woman give you those candles? Hair down to her shoulders and a mole on the left side of her face? You can't trust her!" She even knew who had given me the candle. Fear slowly grew inside me. I held my phone tightly, my voice shaking but firm. "Don't try to fool me. Ethan's been getting better these past few days." "That's just a last burst of energy before he dies! Lynn, listen to me. Put the candle out right now! I'll be there any minute. There's still time to save him! If you don't, you'll regret it!" Before I could answer, Ethan let out a terrible scream. He shot upright in bed, the color slowly draining from his face as his eyes went empty again. Jacqueline heard him over the phone. "Something's wrong with Ethan, isn't it? Put the candle out! Hurry!" Panicking, I ended the call and rushed to his bedside, calling his name over and over. He sat rigidly on the

Jasper forced himself to his feet as he listened to my question. "I'm not unhappy. I was just scared. I was afraid you'd kill my son..." I smiled bitterly. "My son... You sure know how to choose your words, Jasper. Which son were you afraid I would kill?" He avoided my eyes. "What are you talking about? Ethan's fine now, so I have to go. I'm busy at work..." I blocked his path. "You're in a hurry to see your other son, aren't you?" He shook me off impatiently. "Lynn, have you lost your mind? Ethan's finally better and now you're the one acting crazy? My son is right here. What other son would I be going to see?" I picked up my phone and held up a photo. In it, Jasper had his arm affectionately around the shoulders of his childhood friend, Amanda Smith. She held a little boy. He was only about three, but his eyes, eyebrows, and expressions were already almost identical to Jasper's. I gently tapped the boy's image on the screen. "You were going to use Ethan's soul to save t

When the police came in, I handed over the footage from the bedroom security camera. "They just admitted they tried to kill my son." Jasper came to his senses and grabbed my arm. "Lynn... No, Honey, I just wasn't thinking straight! Don't do this. Ethan's fine, isn't he? Tell them that! Please!" It was quite ironic to hear him call me honey, there was a mockery inside of me. When I first agreed to date him, he would call me honey all day, every day. After we got married, he stopped. He even refused to let me call him honey. "It's too cheesy. Why not just use our names? We both have nice names," he said. Only when Amanda called him "honey" on the phone did I understand. He had never thought it was too cheesy. He had simply saved the endearment for someone else. I pulled my hand free, my face blank. I did not want to say a word. He and Amanda's mother, Celia, cried and shouted as the police took them away. Jacqueline's eyes reddened as she fell to her knees in front of me. "

Ethan climbed out of bed, rubbing his eyes. "Mommy, why are you and Grandma crying? Where did Daddy go?" I pulled him into my arms, thrilled to hear him speaking so clearly again. "I'm so sorry, Ethan. I almost hurt you… I almost lost you." He patted my back. "I'll always be with you, Mommy. You'll never lose me." Jacqueline wiped away her tears. "Take him to the hospital for a checkup. We need to make sure this doesn't leave him with any lasting problems." I drove her and Ethan to the hospital. While he was being examined, something occurred to me. "Jacqueline, is one of your cousins a patient here?" She looked startled. "How did you know?" "Jasper told me. He said you and your cousin used to be involved, and you were stealing Ethan's soul to save him." I watched her face as I spoke. After everything that had happened over the past few days, I couldn't trust anyone completely. I knew Jasper and the others had tried to hurt Ethan. But what about his mother? What if they