Chapter 140

If Christina's brain hemorrhage ever clears up and she remembers everything, she's going to be livid.

Who could stand being so close to their enemy, living like a married couple?

"Walter, is the soup not to your taste?" Gabrielle noticed Walter's discomfort and quickly took the soup away. "If you don't like it, don't force yourself. You haven't been sleeping well, so don't push yourself to eat things you don't enjoy."

"The soup has onions in it, and the taste is a bit strong," Walter said, trying to come up with an excuse.

Luckily, Gabrielle bought it. "Don't eat it then. After I finish dealing with these mosquitoes, I'll make something you like and bring it to your room."

"Thanks, Mom." Walter greeted Nicholas and then moved to sit on the couch.

Everyone was deceiving Christina, and no one was telling her the truth. He couldn't just join in on the lies.

He had to tell Christina the truth today.

After dinner, William spent some time with Christina before heading to the study for a video conference.

Christina, feeling bored, decided to take a walk in the garden to help digest her food.

This was a perfect opportunity, and Walter quickly followed her.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he called out her name, "Christina, I need to talk to you."

"What do you want to talk about?" Christina turned around and smiled at him.

She looked so happy, and Walter felt tormented inside.

He knew how much Christina had suffered recently, and now that she was finally happy, he had to be the one to shatter that happiness.

He really couldn't bear it.

If Christina had permanent amnesia, he could convince himself, but that wasn't the case.

She could remember everything at any moment.

So it was better to let her know the truth sooner.

"Have you ever suspected that all of this is fake? That your relationship isn't as good as it seems, and that you actually want to leave him?" Walter hadn't even finished speaking when Christina's smile disappeared.

Her eyes scrutinized him, "That's not funny at all. He's so good to me, why would I want to leave him?"

Besides, everyone around her told her that William loved her deeply, even her parents said so.

And William acted that way too.

Of course, she believed what she saw with her own eyes. She couldn't just believe someone who suddenly appeared and said otherwise.

"He's only pretending to be good to you. He used to treat you terribly. Trust me, you need to leave now. If you wait any longer, you won't be able to leave." Walter had another concern he didn't voice.

He feared William might take advantage of the situation and deliberately get her pregnant.

After all, in everyone's eyes, they were about to get married, so a pregnancy would be seen as a joyous event.

But it wouldn't be the same for Christina.

"You're really funny. Why should I believe you?" Christina's frown deepened. "Are you saying this because of your mom, Gabrielle? Are you trying to take advantage of my amnesia and treat me like a fool?"

She knew her mom and Gabrielle never got along, always at odds with each other.

Walter, being Gabrielle's son, would naturally side with his mom, so it made sense that he wouldn't want to see her happy.

Walter's heart ached. "My mom does have a bias against you, but I'm not like that. Trust me this once, I'm the last person in the world who would hurt you."

"Then you need to show me some proof. I can't just believe you based on your words, especially when what you're saying is completely different from what I see." Christina's suspicion still dominated her thoughts.

Just as Walter was trying to find a way to prove himself, a familiar voice interrupted.

"Christina, what are you two talking about?"

It was William.

Walter's alarm bells went off. Wasn't he supposed to be in the study for a meeting? How did he come out so quickly?

Could it be that William was already on guard?

If so, it would be much harder to tell Christina the truth.

"Nothing much, we just ran into each other in the garden and chatted a bit." Christina walked over to William and naturally linked arms with him. "But what about you? Why did you leave your work to find me? Can't you be away from me for even a moment?"

She made a casual joke.

But William nodded, "A meeting can't compare to you."

"You're such a sweet talker, I don't believe you." Christina playfully scolded.

Walter's heart bled.

But there was nothing he could do now. In front of William, he couldn't say anything. This was the most excruciating torture.

"Let's go, I'll walk with you in the garden." William wanted to take her away.

Christina shook her head, "No, let's go back. I don't want you to delay your work because of me. Besides, I just came out to walk off my meal, and this is enough."

"I knew my wife was the most considerate, always thinking of me." William delivered another blow to Walter.

How dare he call Christina his wife, how dare he!

Watching them walk away, Walter's mouth filled with bitterness.

On the way back, Christina thought about what Walter had said, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

She wanted to ask William, "By the way, how's your relationship with Walter?"

"It's okay. We're family, so we get along on the surface, but we're not particularly close." William had suspected that Walter wanted to say something to Christina.

Now, hearing her question, he was certain his suspicion was correct.

Walter indeed had bad intentions.

"Christina, if he says anything to you, don't believe him. You can tell me, and I'll handle it."

"What could he say? We just chatted a bit. You know I can't remember anything, so I wanted to ask you first." Christina didn't believe what Walter had said.

But she couldn't just betray him immediately. She needed to find out the truth first. If Walter was lying, she could deal with him then.

William didn't ask further. As they went upstairs, they ran into Gabrielle coming down.

He said, "Christina, you go back to the room first. I need to get something."