I Want to Talk to Ceres

Johny came to the hospital and felt distressed about Swedum. Swedum was getting weaker. "Daddy, am I going to die?" Swedum looked at Johny and asked. Johny sat by the bed and shook his head. "Nonsense. You will be fine." "But a nurse said I could not be cured. She said that I was dying. Daddy, is it true? And does it mean I will leave mother, Kody, and you?" Swedum’s eyes were full of tears. Johny was speechless. He didn’t know what he could say. Johny felt extremely sad as long as he thought his little boy might die. Johny had lost a child. He couldn’t afford that again. And he was willing to do anything to save his child. "No, Swedum, you won’t die. Trust me, okay?" "Daddy, if I die, don’t tell mommy. Mommy will be sad about that." Swedum smiled at Johny. Johny’s heart ached when he heard these words. And he couldn’t imagine how Ceres would feel when she heard that. "Daddy, I miss Kody. Can I see him?" "Okay, mommy will bring him here." Ceres and Kody came here soon. And they stayed here and accompanied Swedum all the time. Swedum was so weak that he fell asleep after talking with them for a while. Ceres looked at Swedum with sadness. She tucked him in and kissed him on his forehead. Then she followed Johny to the room next door. "Have you found anything?" Ceres asked. Johny nodded. "It was Kirs who did it. When you gave birth to Swedum, Kris wanted to kill him at the beginning. But he finally changed his mind. He decided to use the chance to look after you and Swedum to get closer to you." Ceres shivered. "And that’s why he poisoned Swedum from that time? He thinks I will fall in love with him because he cares about Swedum and me? And he has a perfect plan to kill Swedum with the poison when he doesn’t need to use Swedum anymore?" Johny knew Ceres was smart and could figure out the truth with his hint. "That should be the case." Johny nodded. "No! That can’t be true!" Ceres shook her head. It was hard for her to accept the truth. She didn’t expect Kris to be such a bad guy. She had thought Kris loved her and was willing to look after Swedum and her because of that. Johny did not say anything. He could understand Ceres. After all, Ceres had regarded Kris as her family member these years. No one would stay calm after knowing such a cruel truth. "What are you going to do?" Ceres asked. "I have already found out where he is. I decided to meet him." "I’ll go with you!" Ceres said. Johny refused. "You should stay here and take care of Swedum and Kody. I can meet him alone. Swedum and Kody need you." Ceres compromised because she knew Johny was right. "Alright, I will stay here with Swedum and Kody. I will wait for you." Johny then left and came to find Kirs. In the prison. Kirs looked lifeless. He was so different from before that Johny could hardly recognize him. Kris had been here for more than a year. And he had to stay here for about nine years. It would twist him even more. After all, the prison was a little dead. Life in prison made Kris feel hopeless. And he didn’t want to waste his life here. "7748, someone wants to see you." The corrections officer came over and shouted. "Alright, sir!" 7748 was Kirs’s prison number. The corrections officer was used to calling him like this. Kirs followed the guard prison and wondered who would come here for him. He hadn’t ever had any visitors before. His family and friends had already abandoned him. Thus, Kris was a little surprised when he saw Johny. He smiled at Johny. "I didn’t expect that you would come here and visit me. Are you here to laugh at me? Are you happy now?" Johny kept a straight face. "I am not here to waste my time. I want to know what you did to Swedum." When Kris heard Johny’s words, he was stunned for a while. Then he burst out laughing. He realized he could use it. "Be quiet!" The corrections officer roared. Kirs stopped smiling and said, "Johny, do you know what this is? It is what’s called retribution! Karmic retribution!" "Did you poison him?" Johny asked with indifference. "Yes! Are you surprised? It is a little gift I prepared for you." Kirs replied with a smile. Johny clenched his fists to control himself. Otherwise, he may kill Kris at that moment. "I wanted to kill the poor boy at the beginning. He is your son. I don’t want to raise him. But I changed my mind after I thought it over. If I helped Ceres look after Swedum, she would be willing to be with me. After all, Swedum needs a dad. "So I didn’t kill Swedum. I treated him as my own child to let Ceres know how much I cared about her and Swedum. But I will never like Swedum. So I poisoned him not long after he was born. It will kill him when he is five years old. And then, Ceres and I will have a happy family with our own children." Kirs had planned everything well, but he never expected that Ceres had never fallen in love with him. She still loved Johny as before! "Johny, Why? Why does Ceres love you so much? I will never forgive that. Thank God! Swedum is dying. Do you feel distressed? I am so happy about that!" Johny didn’t care about these words. He said calmly, "Just name your price as long as you can tell me how to save Swedum." "No. I will never tell you that. I can’t wait to see how sad you will be after Swedum dies." Kris laughed out loud. Johny kept a straight face all the time. He knew Kris would not agree to save Swedum easily. After all, Kris had nothing now. And that kind of person would prefer others to be unhappy like he did. It was hard to make a deal with such people. "Don’t you want to leave here?" Kris stopped laughing because of Johny’s words. "As long as you tell me the way to save Swedum, I can help you to escape from here. Besides, I can provide the money to help you start your business again. Are you satisfied with these things?" Kirs sneered. He put his hands on the table and clenched his fists. He then stared at Johny fiercely. "I don’t want to talk to you. I want to talk to Ceres!"