Chapter 13 As Rod listened to the harsh accusations , his nonchalant face gradually turned cold . Ivys mother , afraid that the father and son would start arguing again , quickly intervened and changed the subject . The child had to socialize for work and drinking a little alcohol was also unavoidable . Why did you scold him ? Rod , are you feeling unwell ? Why dont you go wash up first , and Ill make you some sobering soup . The great mood was ruined , and Rod lost his patience to play along with her . He left a remark and went upstairs . After taking a cold shower , Rods stomach started to ache . He endured the discomfort and searched through the cabinet , only to find an empty box of stomach medicine . Frustrated , he angrily punched the table . Cold sweat mixed with water droplets flowed down from the forehead . Rod gritted his teeth and wiped his face , revealing a hint of coldness in his eyes . He was about to go downstairs to the hospital when he pushed open the door and coincidentally bumped into Ivys mother , who was carrying a sobering soup upstairs . As soon as she saw him , she immediately handed over the tray in her hand , her tone full of concern . Rod , drink the soup , otherwise you will definitely feel uncomfortable . I will talk to your father , you just rest well . Rod gritted his teeth and put on a nonchalant expression , nodded , and carried the tray back to the room . As the door closed , his hands uncontrollably trembled , causing the hot soup to splash out , quickly filling the entire room with its aroma . Chapter 13 1/5 He couldnt help but collapse on the ground , looking at the steaming bowl in front of him , but he didnt reach out . After the pain had subsided a little , he picked up the bowl and stumbled into the bathroom , pouring the soup directly into the toilet . As Rod watched the golden soup being washed away by the water , he felt that his stomach had improved a lot . He casually threw the bowl into the sink , leaned against the wall and walked into the room , and then fell onto the bed . The wet hair , which was not dried , quickly soaked the blanket . He lay motionless on this damp bed . I dont know how long it had been , but the torment that plagued him finally dissipated . He opened his crimson eyes , picked up his phone , and called his mother who was far away in Mycelira . One after another , only the endless beeping echoed in the room . His mother did not answer his call , she only sent a message . Sorry , Ms. Prescott is in a meeting . I will inform her immediately to call you back as soon as the meeting is over . It was still the secretary who sent it . Rods eyes welled up with tears as he read word by word . It was not until 11 oclock in the evening that Maggie Prescott called and asked him what was going on . One sentence made Rod silent . He looked at the date circled on the calendar , his voice hoarse . Mom , in a few days , it will be my birthday , can you come back … I had work that day and I told my secretary what I wanted , she would prepare it for Chapter 13 you . Its also getting late here , so you should rest early . Ill hang up first . Maggie didnt give her son another chance to speak and hung up . Work , always work . Staring at the darkening screen , Rod tightly clutched the blanket , his fingers drained of color from the tight grip . He didnt want to cry out loud , so he took a pillow and tightly covered his nostrils , suffocating himself until his face turned red . He didnt let go of the pillow and get up until the clock on the wall pointed to twelve oclock . After washing his face in the bathroom , he turned off the lights in the room and then quietly left through the door . Walked to the other end of the second floor . This time , Rod opened the last rooms door without using a key . His extremely gloomy mood finally eased a little . The room was much quieter than usual , without the air conditioning on , and it felt a bit stuffy . The jasmine incense that is usually lit every day was not lit today , and Rod was somewhat uncomfortable . He walked to the edge of the bed with ease and reached his hand into the blanket . But only found an empty hand . He bent down and reached out to the other side , but still didnt touch anyone . Is the person not here ? At this time , you still havent returned home at night ? As soon as Rod thought about this possibility , his face turned ugly . Chapter 13 3/5 He took out his phone and found Ivy , sent a question mark . One second later , the phone made a ding sound . Not instantaneously replied messages . But it was not the sound of a message being received , but rather the sound of a message being rejected . Looking at the red exclamation mark on the screen , Rod realized that Ivy had not let him out yet . Still angry ? Wasnt this morning fine ? Rods restless heart grew even more impatient , so he could only curl up into a ball and lie in bed . Smelling that familiar fragrance , his tightly furrowed brow slowly relaxed . Drowsiness gradually surged as well . Chapter 14 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!