Love's New Bloom

Chapter 204

Chapter 204 Lack of Maternal Love

Unexpectedly, she’d run into Sean at the hospital where she least expected it of all places.

Erin quickly lowered her gaze, concealing the trace of astonishment in her eyes. Seeing the bouquet of flowers by her feet, she understood Sean’s intention. He must have come to visit Alana.

Applying some force. Erin pushed him away. Then, she said in a rather formal tone. “Sir, you can let go of me now. I’m fine.”

When Sean saw Erin’s eyes, he was already somewhat mesmerized. Hearing her voice, he couldn’t help but softly call, “Erin-” Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Erin’s body stiffened, but Sean still held onto her. Her tone indicated that she was getting annoyed. “Sir, please let go of me!”

Her gaze turned cold, and in an instant. Sean released her, but he could still feel her warmth on his palms. He felt a bit embarrassed as he said, “I’m sorry… Your eyes and your voice really resemble a friend of mine.”

A faint gleam shimmered in Erin’s slightly lowered eyes. Her heart palpitated violently. In the hospital room earlier, not even Chandler had noticed anything special about her. On the contrary, Sean was the first to notice.

Erin didn’t speak and kept her gaze lowered. She lifted her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on her dress. She could sense that Sean had

been observing her every move.

The more he did that, the more she needed to appear composed. Erin raised her head to look at him again. “Sir, it was my fault for bumping into you earlier. I apologize for it. I have something to attend to, so I’ll be leaving. If you need compensation for your flowers, I won’t object. Please let me know the price.”

As Sean listened to her words, he casually glanced at the bouquet on the ground and immediately squatted down to pick it up. The exquisite and handsome face he’d once possessed was no longer as fair as it used to be. Now, Sean’s skin had become tanned due to his

two years of military service, so he exuded a masculine charm now.

His short haircut complemented his features and looked natural without any hair gel. There was a fresh scent of soap coming from his

body, and his casual denim outfit added to his relaxed demeanor.

“Miss, there’s no need to compensate for the flowers. I just have a question I’d like to ask you,” he said with a serious expression.

Erin adjusted the position of her bag strap on her shoulder and glanced at him. “Please go ahead.”

Suddenly, Sean moved closer to her by three inches. Erin instinctively leaned against the wall, her eyes showing a hint of nervousness.

With his eyes narrowed, he softly asked, “Are you sure we haven’t met somewhere before?”

That inexplicable sense of familiarity puzzled him. Why did this woman have eyes and a voice so similar to Erin’s? While such

resemblances weren’t unheard of, having two distinctive similarities in one person was way too coincidental. As such, it made him wonder what the odds were of them being the same person.

Erin smiled politely and answered confidently. “Now that you mention it, I also feel a sense of familiarity. I just remembered… You’re the renowned action film director, Sean Dunn, right? I believe many people know you.”

Although her words sounded like praise, Sean couldn’t detect any sincere flattery or an attempt to establish a connection. It had been many years since he last encountered such an aloof woman. Involuntarily, he thought of Erin again.

Back then, Erin was also someone who cared more about people than money.

Faced with this unfamiliar yet familiar woman, Sean suddenly felt weary. He couldn’t bear to let his thoughts linger on the person called ” Erin“. However, this woman before him reminded him of his missing friend so effortlessly. Sean suddenly took a step back and started to walk away.

He was obviously leaving, so Erin no longer bothered to look at him and started to go her own way.

She’d barely taken a step before his voice sounded from behind her. “Miss, have you ever thought of acting in a movie?”

Based on his memory, he was certain he’d never seen the woman in front of him appear in any film or television work, not even in a minor advertisement. With her exceptional appearance, it would be a pity if she didn’t enter the entertainment industry.

Erin didn’t turn around as she said, “Thank you, but I’m not interested.”

him.

At that moment, she began to feel a slight headache. The scene she witnessed between Chandler and Alana had drained her of almost all

her energy.

Sean watched as Erin walked away, and he couldn’t help but feel a mix of complicated emotions. He muttered to himself, “This is really strange Even her back looks similar to Erin’s.”

Three days later at 10 am, Erin arrived punctually at the CEO’s office in the Frost building.

Kyle, who had shown her in, had already closed the door and left.

Chandler was sitting in his leather chair, carefully going through the resume Erin had prepared. After he was done perusing it, he looked at her past artwork on the computer. There wasn’t a single piece that was related to Erin’s previous works; all he saw were the new pieces she’d created during her time in the Garden of Eden.

As she waited for him to be done, Erin looked around the entire office. Everything had changed here. All the furniture in the CEO’s office had been completely replaced, and even the decoration style was completely different.

The current office resembled the style commonly adopted by the average business senior executive. It crudely screamed, “I’m the boss.

and I’m rich.”

Erin sneered inwardly. She was just like this refurbished office, where everything had been left behind in the past.

Chandler’s life had entered a whole new stage. His wife, Alana, was pregnant, and they were about to welcome their own child. Whereas she only had Asa. She was no longer the past Erin, so she would enter her son’s life with this new face and a new identity.

But, in Asa’s life, there was a father figure who controlled everything–Chandler. Even if Erin didn’t want to see him, she couldn’t work around the fact that he was Asa’s parent and guardian. She could only do

her best to face him like he was any other person.

“Miss Eastwood, I’ve already reviewed your work. I must say, you are at a very advanced artistic level, and I can see that you have spent a

lot of time honing your art. However, your ability to draw isn’t exactly your forte. The reason I agreed to interview you is twofold: first, it’s

because of our mutual friend, Roman; secondly, it’s because you understand child psychology, and this is important for Asa.”

Chandler had already stood up as he said that. He walked toward the window wall and stood before it. His tall figure and straight back reminded one of a dominating mountain. For some reason, as Erin looked at his back, she could a profound sense of loneliness coming

from him faintly.

Chandler continued, “Asa’s mother has been missing for seven years. This caused him to develop autism at the beginning. Later on, thanks to the companionship of his aunt and my wife, his lack of maternal love was temporarily appeased. Aside from his maternal grandmother and aunt, he also has my wife. He finds it difficult to accept strangers, so at the beginning, he might dislike you or even hate you. I hope you’re mentally prepared for that.”

He’d already turned around when he said that, and his deep, astute eye stared directly at Erin, who was sitting on the sofa. Startled by his sudden glance that was directed at her, Erin didn’t dare meet his gaze. She lowered her eyes and looked at the glass coffee table, her heart beat faster and her breath became slightly unsteady.

Chandler made his way toward her with long strides, and Erin replied with a slight frown, “Mr. Frost, rest assured. I will do my best to guide Asa.”

She kept her head bowed and didn’t return his gaze. Soon, Chandler’s leather shoes came into her line of sight, and as he got nearer, Erin couldn’t help but feel more and more nervous. The faint tobacco smell she used to smell on him from the past had completely disappeared; it was replaced by the fresh and naturally pleasant scent of lilies.

Lilies were her favorite flowers, and she wondered if it was just a coincidence.

Chandler sat down beside her. With a distance of about ten inches between them, they were in close proximity. This was far closer than the usual distance Chandler maintained with most people. He gazed at her with an extremely complex expression. She seemed somewhat nervous, but her tone was calm. Of course, he’d already noticed how similar her voice sounded to Erin’s.

The resemblance was so striking that he started to have crazy hallucinations that the woman sitting next to him was indeed Erin. His silence and his slightly erratic breathing made Erin’s heart race. She could even feel the hairs on the back of her neck stand.

fixed in another dimension.

An actress? This was something Erin hadn’t expected.

She looked up and asked, “Which actress?”

Chandler stared into her eyes and replied. “Her name is Erin Lane. She is the biological mother of my son, Asa.”