Avery pondered for a few seconds and decided to tell her son frankly, "Hayden, mother's situation is more complicated. Before your father accidentally hurt me, something was already wrong with me."

"Since something was wrong with you, why didn't you go to the doctor?"

"Mom was planning to go for the checkup after the New Year; otherwise, if the doctor said that I had to be hospitalized, I would have to stay in the hospital for the New Year. I'm okay with that, but you're probably not." Avery expressed her difficulties, "And the New Year was only seven days away." Hayden lowered his head gloomily.

His mother said the word 'hospitalize', and it seemed to him that her illness was rather severe.

After the waiter had served the dishes, Avery filled Hayden's plate with food.

"Hayden, I want to discuss something with you."

"Mother, you don't need to discuss it with me." Hayden took the chopsticks and said dully, "I will do whatever you want me to do."

"Hayden, mom will be fine. Mother