Chapter 3Never to Return

Quinn remained in the hospital for three days before her injuries from the car accident mostly healed.

During those three days in the hospital, she saw Charlotte update her social media every single day, each one featuring Daniel and Levi.

On the first day, they made a homemade cake, and Levi fed the very first spoonful to Charlotte.

On the second day, they went camping in the countryside. At night, the two of them held Levi between them inside the tent to look up at the starry sky.

On the third day, the two of them accompanied Levi to an art class. The theme of the lesson was "My Mom", and Levi drew a portrait of Charlotte.

It was not until the day she was discharged that Daniel and Levi finally showed up with Charlotte in tow.

Looking at Quinn's visible, unhealed wounds, Charlotte offered an apologetic smile. "Quinn, I'm so sorry. These past few days have been extremely busy, so I only had time to come to the hospital today."

After speaking, she paused, a subtle glare of scrutiny hidden deep in her eyes as she studied Quinn.

"Levi told me you were in a car accident. How are you feeling now?"

As soon as those words left her mouth, both Daniel and Levi visibly grew tense. Quinn knew they were testing if she had recovered her memory.

"The doctor said I can be discharged. However, I still can't remember anything. Who are you?"

She maintained a blank and bewildered expression as all three people opposite her let out a collective sigh of relief.

Levi took the initiative to hold Charlotte's hand and introduced her to Quinn.

"Nanny Quinn, this is my mom."

Quinn paused in the middle of handling her discharge paperwork.

Even though she had known long ago that Levi wanted Charlotte to be his mother, hearing that word "Mom" with her own ears still caused an uncontrollable surge of sharp pain in her heart.

The child she had nearly risked her life to give birth to had accepted another woman as his mother without the slightest hesitation.

She raised her eyes to look at Daniel, who remained silent at the side.

The moment the man's gaze met hers, his usually steady eyes revealed a rare hint of discomfort before he shifted his gaze away.

The mockery in Quinn's eyes deepened at the sight of her husband standing to the side, tacitly allowing their son's behavior.

How truly pathetic.

Quinn suppressed the ache in her chest and managed to force out a single low "Mm" from her throat.

After finishing the discharge procedures, the group got into the car together.

In the back seat, Levi chatted happily with Charlotte about his favorite animated show, their interaction as natural as a real mother and son.

Quinn sat in the passenger seat and closed her eyes, pretending she heard nothing.

Once the car came to a complete stop, Quinn realized that they had not gone home. Instead, they had arrived at an amusement park.

Levi could not wait to drag Charlotte out of the car, his small face filled with excitement.

"Mom, hurry! I haven't been here in so long! I want to ride the bumper cars with you!"

Hearing this, Quinn froze for a second before a bitter smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

When Levi was three years old, she had often brought him to the amusement park. Each time, he would excitedly pull her along to try every ride in the park.

Back then, Levi would look at her with bright, adoring eyes. "I love coming to the amusement park with you the most, Mom! I'm the happiest kid in the whole world!"

She did not know when it had started, but after that, whenever she brought up the amusement park, Levi would only say, "I don't want to go. The amusement park is so boring."

She had thought that Levi was simply sick of the rides at the amusement park.

However, looking at it now, it was not that the amusement park had lost its appeal to him. He was simply sick and tired of her, the mother who accompanied him there.