---- Chapter 8 I brought Nyla back to Monhutton. She was very timid at first and only dared to eat a little. Every time 1 asked her if she was full, she would always nod obediently. ''Mom, I eat very little." Later, I found out that she was afraid that I would abandon her if she ate too much. I was heartbroken. She was like a puppy that had been abandoned countless times. I was twice as good to her. I wanted to give her a lot of love and make her feel safe. Once, I made a cake for her, and she secretly hid a slice. It had already gone bad by the time I found it. 1 told her she could not eat it anymore, but she still wanted to. She said that as long as it was a cake made by me, she would be willing to eat it even if it would upset her stomach. Her innocent words warmed my heart. Ihad already become a surgeon. Although I was busy with work, I still insisted on making a cake for Nyla ---- every day. Such days went on for a month, and Nyla finally understood that cakes would always be available. She could never finish! She finally got tired of it and asked me in a whisper, "Mom, can we not have cake tomorrow?" I could not help laughing. The little one finally made a request. Nyla became more cheerful under my doting care. I sent her to school. She was not very smart, but she was hardworking. She kept making progress, so I was relieved. In contrast, Jasper was quite smart, but it was a pity that he was unwilling to study hard. Every time I tried to educate him, he would throw a tantrum. The thought of Jasper put me in a momentary trance. Thad not thought of him for a long time. Life had been hectic but fulfilling. I fought against the Grim Reaper with a scalpel every day. I almost forgot ---- that I had been a housewife for eight years. At the beginning of those eight years, I was quite happy. Felix was nice, and Jasper was very attached to me. I was willing to spend my life like that forever. Later, they seemed to get used to my kindness as the days went by. They began to pick on me and even no longer needed me. I turned around and left after I had had enough of the disappointment. I thought I would never see Felix and Jasper again. Three years later, I met Jasper on the operating table. At this point, I had completely detached myself from my previous life. I calmly performed surgery on Jasper. During the postoperative ward rounds, he held my hand and called me 'Mom' in his sleep. I did not understand why he had changed. Whenever I coaxed him to sleep in the past, he would dream of Maeve and hold my hand while calling out, " Ms. Leighton, you're my favorite." He adored Maeve. Why would he dream of me?