Chapter 58: Waddling Bug

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Waddling Bug

Once Liam left the room he went downstairs.

Everyone sitting downstairs in the living room raised their heads simultaneously. Isabella was faster on her feet than all of them. She ran to Liam’s side, supporting him downstairs. This time Liam did not refuse either, because his head was suddenly very dizzy, a wave of nausea constantly threatening to spill over, difficult to ignore.

Isabella had barely supported Liam downstairs when he turned and stepped quickly into the bathroom on the first floor, bending over retching. His stomach contained nothing but water, he vomited out both green and yellow bile. Mr. Hall immediately told the butler to call the family doctor, also telling the servants to clean Liam’s former room again.

Actually the servants cleaned it periodically so the room was still very clean, they only needed to open the window for ventilation.

Once Liam finished vomiting his entire body went limp like a noodle, leaning entirely against Isabella. Benjamin stepped forward to scoop him up sideways in his arms. Alexander said hurriedly:

"Take him to his room quickly."

He walked in front, Benjamin carried Liam following behind, everyone in the house also followed their steps. Liam was laid down on the bed, his face pale white, his entire body in a stupor. The family doctor was quickly called. Seeing the person needing examination was the second young master who had been missing for a month, the doctor was clearly stunned for a moment. He quickly pushed his doubts aside, concentrating on examining Liam.

When the scanner scanned Liam’s health indicators, the doctor looked at Mr. and Mrs. Hall in astonishment, clearly not knowing whether he should speak or not. Isabella asked anxiously:

"Doctor, how is my younger brother? And the baby, is the baby alright?"

Hearing that, the doctor immediately said: "He is only suffering from physical exhaustion due to overfatigue. You only need to let him rest fully and supplement his energy with synthetic milk. The baby is also very healthy, the second young master’s pheromone index is extremely stable as well."

Benjamin spoke up: "My younger brother cannot stand the smell of synthetic milk, is there any other way?"

The doctor nodded: "Then feeding him energy-rich fresh food will do as well. You should cook it a little soft because his stomach is currently empty."

Isabella and Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief, thanking the doctor. Meanwhile, the three Hall family members had turned to stone right on the spot. Only now did the two Martinez siblings remember they had not told them Liam was pregnant.

Having seen the doctor out, the whole family stood in the room looking at Liam sleeping soundly. Mr. Hall turned to look at the Martinez siblings with a reproachful gaze:

"He is pregnant, why did you two let him take an express ship? In a situation like this, you could completely have told us to come to your place personally."

The two Martinez siblings also reproached themselves greatly. Benjamin rubbed his forehead, saying:

"We tried to stop him but could not. His temper is as stubborn as a Waddling Bug."

The Waddling Bug, exactly as its name suggested, moved extremely slowly yet was very stubborn. It often crossed the paths vehicles traveled on, waddling step by step, probably managing to inch forward half a meter a day. Furthermore its skin was thick, even heavy weapons could not pierce its body. People could only use battleships to hook it around the middle, dragging it off the ground.

Hearing this comparison, Alexander was at a loss for words. He muttered: "It is not to that extent..."

Actually he had to admit, whenever Liam had decided on something, even ten battleships could not pull him back. For example the time he held scissors to his own gland, or this time running away from home.

"What is wrong with him?" A weak voice transmitted from behind. Everyone turned their heads back to look, seeing Elijah standing barefoot holding onto the doorframe, tilting his head to look inside.

Mrs. Hall stepped forward immediately, her eyes red as she said: "Why are you dressed so thinly, and walking barefoot too."

Alexander immediately took off his own coat, wrapping Elijah up like a cocoon. Elijah did not answer Mrs. Hall either, only lifting his chin toward the inside, asking again:

"What is wrong with him?"

Alexander answered: "Liam was just too tired so he fell asleep."

Elijah did not probe deeply either, seemingly only asking for the sake of asking. He tilted his head over again, looking straight at the two Martinez siblings standing beside Mr. Hall. Benjamin’s and Isabella’s complexions were both much better compared to a year ago, especially Benjamin’s. The sickly color on his face seemed to have receded considerably.

Remembering their indulgence for Liam through the livestreams, Elijah’s nose stung again. Transferring his hatred for Liam onto the older brother and sister was wrong of him. Regardless they had not done anything wrong to him at all. The hateful person was that disgusting biological uncle.

Elijah lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions churning in his heart.

"If there is nothing wrong I am going back to my room." Elijah said. He took off the coat to return it to Alexander, turning around silently to return to his own room. Alexander sighed, chasing after him, bending down to scoop him up sideways.

Isabella and Benjamin unconsciously wanted to chase after them, but having barely put a foot out, they pulled it back. Mr. Hall looked at the two of them:

"Rest first, wait a few more days then talk to him later. The fact he was willing to step out of his room today means he has probably thought things through. Do not worry too much, do not feel guilty either, just take good care of Liam."

Having finished speaking, Mr. Hall patted Benjamin’s shoulder once, subsequently turning around to step out of the room. Alexander had also just left Elijah’s room, Mr. Hall calling him to follow him into the study. Father and son stayed in the room the entire afternoon, not knowing what they discussed.

Toward evening, Isabella personally went down to the kitchen to cook with the chef. Fortunately the other day when going to the Capital planet, while tidying up the items in the kitchen, she had conveniently stuffed a bag of rice blocking the walkway into her spatial bracelet and forgotten to take it out. Now it was perfectly timely to have something to cook porridge for Liam.

Thinking the Hall family people had perhaps never eaten porridge either, Isabella cooked a large pot of meat porridge. With the Hall family chef there, Isabella’s cooking work was much lighter.

The porridge she cooked now was very delicious, having been praised by Liam many times, therefore Isabella was extremely confident. When the porridge was done, Isabella ladled out two bowls. She told Benjamin to take one bowl up to coax Liam to eat, as for the other bowl, she hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind to bring it to Elijah’s room.

Arriving in front of the door, Isabella knocked, saying timidly: "Elijah, it is your older sister. Can I come in?"

Inside was extremely quiet, Isabella felt a little disappointed. At this moment, the door was opened from the inside again, Elijah standing at the door looking at her with a complex expression. He stepped aside, saying:

"Come in."

A hint of joy appeared on Isabella’s face, subsequently she stepped quickly into the room as though afraid Elijah would change his mind. She set the porridge on the bedside table, subsequently casting her eyes to evaluate the room a little.

The room Elijah stayed in currently was very spacious, even more spacious than the three siblings’ three former bedrooms combined. The room was decorated in light orange tones, Elijah’s favorite color. The interior furnishings were also extremely luxurious, such as that bed for instance. The blanket on the bed was made from the silk of a certain insect, very difficult to obtain therefore the price was very expensive.

Looking at this scene, remembering the shabby room Elijah used to stay in before, Isabella felt ashamed again. Elijah sat down on the bed, asking:

"Do you need something?"

Isabella returned to her senses, looking at Elijah for a moment, only then pulling a chair to sit down, picking up the bowl of porridge. She said:

"The butler said you have not been eating fully these past few days, only taking nutrient fluid IVs. This is meat porridge I cooked, try eating a little."

She scooped a spoonful of porridge, blowing on it until truly cool then bringing it to Elijah’s lips. Elijah lowered his eyes, staring fixedly at the spoonful of porridge, not moving at all. Isabella’s gaze gradually shifted from expectant to disappointed. A long while later, when the arm Isabella used to raise the spoonful of porridge was aching completely, Elijah finally opened his mouth, taking the spoonful of porridge into his mouth. Isabella’s eyes lit up, she asked softly:

"How is it? Is it edible?"

Elijah chewed the porridge slowly in his mouth then swallowed it gradually, only then answering: "It is alright."

Isabella was overjoyed, hurriedly scooping another spoonful of porridge blowing on it until truly cool then feeding it to Elijah. Just like that, the two siblings one feeding one eating, the full bowl of porridge quickly saw the bottom.

Isabella took out a mandarin she had kept in her spatial bracelet unable to bear to eat, peeling the skin then separating each segment, removing all the seeds inside then feeding it to Elijah.

The first time Elijah got to eat such a strange fruit, the sweet fragrant flavor on the tip of his tongue made his eyes narrow unconsciously in complete satisfaction.