True Love Deserves a Second Chance

Alexander looked at her, his eyes unable to hide a mischievous grin.

Sophia, furious, kicked him in the shin.

"Shut up! Alexander, if you dare make another dirty joke, I'll make sure you can never have kids again!"

Alexander clutched his shin, hopping around in pain.

"Sophia, we were a couple for a while. How could you kick me so hard? What if you broke my leg? What will you do for the rest of your life?"

"I'd rather kick you to death than have you buzzing around me like a fly all day."

As they were bickering, the door to the hospital room opened.

Sebastian stood at the door, grinning mischievously at them.noveldrama

Seeing Sebastian's schadenfreude, Alexander angrily jumped over to him.

Alexander punched Sebastian in the chest. "You finally decided to come back, huh? Do you know how much I've suffered because of you? I've been getting abused by this Firecracker every day."

Sebastian smirked. "If it were really abuse, you'd be thrilled. You're just afraid Sophia won't acknowledge you as her boyfriend."

"Why do you start mocking me the moment you come back? Didn't they fix your mouth when you were injured?"

As Alexander spoke, he punched Sebastian again.

His eyes, however, were moist.

Between brothers, some things don't need to be said. With just one action, Sebastian knew what Alexander wanted to express.

Seeing him like this, Sebastian said in a deep voice, "Thank you for making the trip to inform my family that I'm back. I won't call everyone individually. We'll celebrate once Paxon is discharged."

Alexander nodded knowingly. "Don't worry. Comfort Joey well. She's had a tough time lately, crying every day. It's made my Sophie lose a few pounds from worry."

Sophia, touched, glared at Alexander upon hearing this.

"Who's yours? Stop talking nonsense."

"Fine, you're not mine. I'm yours, okay?"

"I don't want trash."

"Sophia, watch your mouth. Who's trash? Explain to me how a dashing man like me is trash."

The two bickered as they left the hospital.

Sebastian closed the door to the room and walked over to Joey, hugging her from behind.

His chin rested on her shoulder, his deep, husky voice hitting her eardrums.

"Joey, I missed you and Paxon so much. When I was unconscious, I could always hear you crying. I was so scared that I would never see you again.

Luckily, I woke up and reunited with you. I'm so happy."

Joey looked at him worriedly. "Tell me the truth. How are your injuries? Are there any lasting effects?"

Sebastian looked down at her, his tone teasing. "If there are lasting effects, would you still want me?"

"No, as long as it's you, as long as we're together forever, I'll accept you no matter what."

Hearing this, Sebastian felt a pang in his heart.

He lowered his head and kissed her lips, his deep eyes fixed on Joey.

"Let me take a good look at you. I want to etch this face into my heart so I can remember it forever."

He reached out and gently caressed Joey's cheek.

He wanted to tell her the truth, but thinking about all the suffering Joey had endured,

he couldn't bear to.

He didn't want to ruin the happiness she had just found.

Paxon, seeing Sebastian and Joey kissing, giggled.

He turned his face away and said, "Daddy, you can kiss Mommy. I can't see anything."

He covered his eyes with his little hands but peeked through his fingers.

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"Is this what you call not seeing? Half your eye is showing."

Paxon laughed. "I just think Mommy has had a hard time. I want you to kiss her well, but I also want to kiss you."

Hearing this, Sebastian's throat tightened.

He bent down and kissed Paxon's forehead, saying softly, "You're still in a dangerous period and prone to cross-infection. I can't get too close to you. I'll kiss you when you're better, okay?"

Paxon nodded repeatedly. "When I'm better, you have to take me to the parent-child class. The kids all say you're dead and that I'm a child without a dad. I want to bring you to scare them."

"Okay, I'll definitely scare them."

After seeing Sebastian, Paxon's condition improved quickly.

In two days, his temperature returned to normal.

Three days later, Sebastian took them back to the Winters family mansion.

During Paxon's illness, neither the Winters family nor anyone else went to the hospital

to disturb them.

They wanted to give the family of three some private space.

Even Aurora held back her pain and didn't visit.

When she saw Sebastian again, Aurora reached out and gently caressed his face.

Her voice choked with emotion. "It's really you, Sebastian. You're really back. That's wonderful."

Seeing her so emotional, Sebastian immediately comforted her. "Grandma, don't cry. I'm back for good this time. We'll be together as a family from now on."

"Yes, we'll never be apart again."

Derek and Elise also came over and hugged Sebastian.

The joy of regaining what was lost was immense for them.

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Derek patted Sebastian's shoulder heavily. "It's a blessing for our family that you came back alive. But Joey has suffered a lot during this time. You need to make it up to her."

"I know."

"Good. I've arranged a dinner party tonight. Friends and family are coming. We should celebrate, and your family should make a formal appearance."

"Okay, thanks, Dad."

"Take Joey upstairs. Your mom has prepared outfits for you. See if they fit." Sebastian took Joey to their room.

As soon as he entered, he was startled by the decor.

The once cold, gray room had been transformed into warm tones by Joey. Everything from the curtains to the bedding exuded warmth and romance. There was even a family photo of the three of them on the bedside table. Seeing this, Sebastian's eyes grew moist.

He didn't know when Joey had done this or how she felt lying in this bed every day,

waiting for him to come back.

Was she broken or shattered?

Those days must have been agonizing.

Sebastian hugged Joey tightly, kissing her on the forehead.

"Joey, I don't know how to express my feelings right now. I just want to kiss you."

He leaned in to kiss Joey's lips, but she stopped him with her hand.

She looked at him with a smile. "Sebastian, I have something to give you."

She broke free from his embrace and took out a marriage certificate from the cabinet.

Joey handed it to Sebastian. "Honey, while you were gone, I secretly remarried you. We're legally married now. Are you happy?"