Chapter 22 — The Husband's Secret

Lawyer Trinh pushed out the psychological evaluation report. Submit more records of opening the door late at night, a camera forged signature, a statement of denial from the hospital, Aunt Khuong's testimony, and even a police report about the fake gas test last night. The coordinator looks at each page one by one. The room became absolutely silent. Tham Nghien's lawyer several times wanted to drag the story back to the father's visitation rights. Lawyer Trinh only said one sentence. "We do not deny the right to visitation." "We object to allowing the child to be taken elsewhere when the risk of sampling has not been eliminated." The coordinator asked Tham Nghien. "Do you promise that, without the mother's written consent and medical compliance, you will not conduct any sampling, testing or take the child to any hospital?" Tham Nghien raised his head to look at me. There was fatigue and tension in his eyes. Finally he said. "I commit." My mother-in-law immediately panicked. "Tham Nghien!" The coordinator looked at her. "Please do not interrupt." Lawyer Trinh added. "The commitment should be recorded in the provisional arrangement document." Finally, the provisional opinion was formed on the spot. Tham Nghien can visit Yuanyuan once a week in the designated observation room. Two hours each time. There is always a third party monitoring. Do not take it to another place. Do not collect any specimens. Do not arrange any medical tests. If violated, the mother has the right to request a temporary suspension of visitation. Hearing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. But before this breathing could stabilize, Tham Nghien's phone rang. He glanced over, his face suddenly pale. He stood up suddenly, his voice changed. "I have to go now." I didn't ask. But when he looked at me, there was a collapse in his eyes. "Tham Du has gone to the emergency room." My heart sank. I followed to Minh Duc Hospital. Don't take Vien Vien with you. I go alone. I told myself, I'm not leaving to give in. But I went to see clearly how much they forced a child. Outside the emergency room, Aunt Khuong sat on a chair, crying without a sound. My mother-in-law stood against the wall, holding her rosary in her hand, muttering to herself. Tham Nghien leaned against the wall, her whole body seemed to be drained of strength. A long time later, the doctor came out. The child is temporarily stable, he said. But the next step must be to quickly determine a treatment plan. My mother-in-law suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of me. Everyone in the hallway was stunned. She grabbed the hem of my shirt, her voice harsh and trembling. "Diep An, I beg you." "Let Vien Vien come just once." "Just once." I took a step back. Tham Nghien wanted to pull her up, but she pushed her away. "If you don't agree, I will kneel and die here." I looked at her. I suddenly don't hate this kneel. I just feel cold. Because she didn't kneel to me. She was kneeling and worshiping Yuan Yuan's body. At this moment, a woman's voice rang out at the end of the hallway. "Don't kneel on her." "The one who deserves to be kneeled is the Tham family." I turned around. A gray-haired woman was standing there holding on to the wall. She held an old luggage bag. Aunt Khuong suddenly stood up. "Aunt Lam!" The woman looked at me, her eyes red. "You are Diep An, right?" "I am Lam Van Duong's aunt." She put a report in front of me. "I have been looking for you for a long time." "I finished the in-depth assessment of Tham Du two years ago." "The results are appropriate." She looked at Tham Nghien and my mother-in-law. Her voice trembled. "I didn't expect you guys to hide it from me and let the child get this sick." 20 As soon as Aunt Lam's words ended, it was as if someone had drained the sound from the hallway. My mother-in-law was still holding the hem of my shirt, her whole body stunned. Tham

Nghien was the first to react. He walked over, staring at the report in Aunt Lam's hand. "What did you say?" Aunt Lam slapped the report on his chest. "I said, two years ago I had an evaluation done." "The doctor said I could continue the procedure." "But after that the hospital couldn't contact me." "When I called you back, the phone number had changed." She looked at my mother-in-law. "It's you who told me that Tieu Du was cured." My mother-in-law was sharp. her face changed. "You're lying." Auntie Lam smiled faintly, tears falling from her eyes. "I lied?" "Then do you dare say, why didn't you let me see Tieu Du that year?" "Do you dare say, after Lam Van Duong left, you took the child from the old house, not even letting me take a shirt?" Aunt Khuong stood next to her, her voice trembling. "Old lady, Auntie Lam came that year." "She told the security guard to stop her. said that the Lam family brings bad luck." My mother-in-law suddenly turned around. "Shut up!" Aunt Khuong was not silent this time. She wiped her tears. "I've been silent for five years." "I watched Tieu Du grow up, and I also watched you guys hide every single thing." "I can't stay silent anymore." Tham Nghien held the report, her hands shaking. He turned to the last page, saw the conclusion and signature on it, his face turned white.