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James was equally concerned, but he was only a servant and could do nothing about it.

-Well, don’t dawdle, the master is still waiting down there.

“Sooner or later, the Lord will have to know. You can hide it for a while, but you can’t hide it for a lifetime.”

-But…

Pilar couldn’t help but feel worried and anxious at the thought of what would happen to the little boy. But there was nothing she could do, not even if she wanted to protect him. In the end, she was just a servant.

-Oh, little one, how you are destined to be so miserable.

He was born to a mother and father who didn’t want him and to the only family he had left who wanted to raise him coldly only as an heir. Had he been a less intelligent child, he could at least have continued his life in the Moya family, but instead…

-Well, don’t hesitate any longer.

Jaime looked at Pilar and frowned urgently.

-Poor thing.

Pilar looked down at the child in her arms with compassion, murmuring pity, but could only carry him down. She couldn’t stop her legs from wobbling at the thought of Gerard’s rage.

The child in her arms is innocent and obedient, allowing Pilar to hold her.

He should have been a sweet child with a delicate look, but he seemed demented because of a birth defect.

If he were a healthy and active child, how much more adorable he would be.

-What’s going on, so slow?

Gerardo, clearly disgusted, looked at Pilar and Jaime, who had finally come downstairs, with a sharp look that took his breath away.

Pilar took the child in her arms and took a step towards Gerardo.

-Sir, the little one was just sleeping, so….

-All right, bring the baby here so I can see him.

Gerardo interrupted Pilar impatiently, frowning at the order.

-I…

Pilar looked down at the child in her arms, her face full of doubt. Her reaction made Gerardo even more upset and his face darkened.

-I told you to bring the baby to me, didn’t you hear me?

Surprised, Pilar hurried to pick up her expression and approached with the baby in her arms.

Since the child’s birth, Gerard had only seen him a few times in total. All he had in mind for this grandson was to nurture him as his heir, and he had no feelings.

Picking up the boy, Gerard flashed what he believed to be a friendly smile and held out his hand to tease him.

The child in her arms did not react at all.

Gerard, even if he didn’t know it, sensed something was wrong and frowned.

-What’s wrong with this kid? Why does he look so dumb? He’s going on eight months and he still doesn’t respond at all to being teased.

The more I thought about it, the more Gerardo’s face got grim.

-Jaime, get the GP to come and have a look.

-Yes, sir.

Jaime left at a brisk pace and Pilar hung her head, not daring to breathe.

Gerard had not yet realised the seriousness of the problem, but thought that the child in his arms was not well and that was why he was not in a good mood. After a few more moments of teasing, he still did not respond and Gerard became a little impatient.

Pilar stood silently to one side, watching Gerardo’s every move in silence.

Seeing her impatience, his heart stuttered.

“Lord doesn’t like the little one at all. If he knew something was wrong with the little one, what would happen?”

Soon Jaime arrived with the family doctor.

-Hector, check the boy and see what’s wrong with him.

-Yes, sir.

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-Sir, in this little boy’s case, you’d better take him to the hospital to be checked. I’m not a paediatrician and it’s a bit difficult to check what’s wrong.

Gerard frowns in disgust.

-Is something wrong with the child?

Sir, I suggest you take the little one to the hospital for a full check-up.

This statement had confirmed that something was wrong with the child.

Gerardo’s face was grim and terrifying as he looked at Pilar and moaned.

-What’s wrong? Pilar, you’ve been in charge of the little one all this time, haven’t you noticed anything wrong?

Pilar’s body shuddered and her face turned pale.

-Sir, I… he little…

Pilar’s lips stuttered, but she couldn’t get a complete sentence out. Looking at her, what Gerardo couldn’t understand.

-How dare you hide something so big from me! Pilar, have you eaten your rules in a dog’s belly after working for my Moya family for so long? Jaime, liquidate her salary and let her go!

-Yes, sir.

In the face of Gerardo’s thunderous anger, Pilar did not dare to say a word in his defence.

Jaime quickly settled Pilar’s salary and gave her a double.

-I’ve added an extra month’s salary to this. You’re old, so it’s good to come back and enjoy the happiness of your children. It’s late, I’ll ask the driver to take you back.

-Thank you.

Pilar thanked him profusely and left with her things.

After saying goodbye to Pilar, Jaime stayed in the courtyard for a while before returning.

-Gather your things now and take him to the hospital to be checked.

Gerardo couldn’t wait a minute and ordered with a sour face.

Jaime was silent as preparations were made and several people made their way to the hospital during the night.

They went to the Moya family’s own hospital.

After all, the fewer people who know about the baby, the better. And Gerardo did it to keep the secret, not realising that it would save the Moya family’s face.

Because her great-grandchild, in whom she had placed so many hopes, turned out to be a person with cerebral palsy, and not only that, but also a person born autistic.

-This can’t be!

A child with cerebral palsy would be humiliating enough in Gerard’s eyes, let alone an autistic child.

This was unacceptable to Gerardo.

His face was sombre as he looked at the doctor examining the child.

-Mr. Gerardo, the test results are absolutely certain and it is impossible for us to be wrong. The child’s condition is now of the most complicated type, but if we start scientific treatment now, it can still make some difference.

-What does it mean that it can still do some good? Can this condition, can it be cured?

The doctor was afraid of Gerardo, but did not dare lie to him.

-Although autism can be cured, there is nothing that can be done for cerebral palsy. With systematic treatment and training, the most that can be done is to make him or her a little more flexible and intelligent than other children with the same condition.

-I mean, is there no way to eradicate it completely?

-This one… Yes.

When the doctor finished, he couldn’t help wiping a cold sweat from his forehead.

There was nothing I could do about it, I was just being honest. Who knew the baby of the Moya family would have this disease.

Gerard looked forlorn, as if he had aged several years in an instant.

It was clearly not so long ago that she was smugly berating Orlando and mocking him. But the next moment, his great-grandson, on whom he had pinned so many hopes, had become disabled.