Chapter 660 - 14.56

'Daddy, Arte wants to meet Mommy… Arte is scared….' 

Clarke slowly lost his humanity before finally regaining some of his sanity when he heard Artemis' voice. 

Artemis had Gaius' face.

Well, baby Gaius face.

Clarke took a deep breath and hugged Artemis while patting Hermes, who was sitting beside him. 

"Mommy will be okay, don't worry…." Clarke said, trying to pacify the kids and his own heart. 

Even the strongest man on earth could feel pain, and he always felt a terrible pain whenever it involved his beloved wife. 

'Wife… please don't leave me. I… I don't know what to do without you,' Clarke begged in his heart as he waited with the kids. 

One hour…

Two hours…

Three hours…

It took four hours until the door in the emergency room was opened, and the Doctor came out while wiping the sweat on his forehead. 

"Doctor, how is my wife?!" Clarke asked hurriedly. 

The Doctor continued wiping his sweat and then stared at Clarke with eyes full of judgment. 

"Something inexplicable happened to Mr. Gaius Gaist. His heart completely stopped every ten minutes and then started beating after. The cycle continued for almost four hours until we could save his life."

"He is currently resting and will be moved to the regular VIP room. There are no symptoms of illness or internal damage in him, but… Mr. Clarke Gaist, you should pay attention more to your wife."

"After four hours, he suddenly woke up and grabbed my hand. Then he begged me not to call you because he's afraid to disturb your work. He also asked if the kids cried before fainting again. He continued worrying about his family, not even taking one moment to think about his own life."

"I know that you might be a very busy man… but you should also pay attention to your wife and your children. They are the ones who dragged Mr. Gaius Gaist to the ER."

Clarke's heart was shattered, knowing the Doctor basically said he was an ignorant husband who didn't care about his wife. 

There was no rebuttal in it though, it was true that he got so busy, he basically forgot that he had his beloved family waiting for him. 

He tightened his hug on Artemis and nodded, "I'll make up for my mistake, Doctor. Thank you for saving my wife."

**

Gaius opened his eyes slowly. His head felt heavy, and his body was even heavier. But the moment he fully opened his eyes, he saw his children and Clarke looking at him full of worry. 

"MOMMY!"

"WIFE!" 

Clarke and the kids hugged him tightly, especially Clarke, whose hands trembled when he could feel the warmth of Gaius again. 

"W—What happened?" Gaius asked confusedly.

"Mom, your heart was not beating!" Hermes said. 

"Mommy, Arte is so scared! Arte still wants to be with Mommy!" 

"Huh?" Gaius was even more confused. His heart stopped beating? The last thing he remembered was he finished preparing for dinner. 

He looked at his husband, demanding an answer.

"Wife… you fainted, and your heart stopped beating for every ten minutes in four hours. The Doctor cannot explain what happened to you… did something happen in our apartment?"

"…"

Of course, Gaius couldn't say that he gave Reed a blowjob. He did that because something strange happened to his body.

Maybe his heart stopped beating because of shock…

Gaius dodged Clarke's eyes and said, "I don't know either…."

"Ah, at least you're safe now, wife. Please tell me if you feel anything. I… I could not forgive myself if you got hurt. And if you left me first… then I might… I might…"

[Pupa: He might snap.]

[Pupa: Clarke is as unstable as Reed, probably even worse since he has been restraining himself for so long. He became a superhero because that's what his adoptive parents taught him.]

[Pupa: He already felt tired to be the good guy at some point, and then Gaius Gaist enters his life and becomes his most important drive right now. He is extremely dependent on Gaius. Without Gaius on his side, I bet he will be even crazier than Reed.]

[Why are you saying all of this now?]

[Pupa: Just a warning. I'm literally trying my best to put your soul back to Gaius' body.]

[Well, who would've expected Gaius' body to literally expel me out. He must've hated Reed so much.]

[Pupa: It's a sign that Gaius truly loves Clarke even though the one residing in his body right now is you.]

[Pupa: which is weird because the body assigned to you should only be compatible with the master of the world.]

[Yeah, I was shocked when my soul floated around every ten minutes. But all is well now, right?]

[Pupa:… why would you wake up so suddenly, and then rambled about how you don't want to disturb Clarke's work and worried about the kids?]

[Hehe, to add to the drama, of course. Don't you see the guilt in Clarke's face? That'll teach him not to ignore or yell at me!]

[Pupa:… how vindictive can you be? What if you're the main character of a story, and your readers see you like this?]

[What? It's called being real ah! Do you want me to act so righteous and kindhearted to my readers?]

[Pupa: Now that you mention it, I don't think I want to see you acting so righteous. It doesn't fit you at all.]

[Hmph! Told you.]

"I'm sorry for making you guys worry. I don't know what's happening, but I'll be careful with my health."

"No, you should call me instantly when you feel something wrong, okay?" Clarke insisted. "You shouldn't push yourself too far!"

"O—Okay…" Gaius nodded reluctantly. 

"Mommy! Arte will stay with Mommy! Arte doesn't want Mommy to leave!" 

"I'll stay with you too, Mom!" 

Gaius smiled, "You guys can stay a day or two until Mommy gets discharged."

"I—I will stay—" Clarke wanted to take care of his wife too, but Gaius suddenly refused. 

"You have a more important thing to do, Husband. Your work cannot be delayed, so it's fine," Gaius refused. Honestly, he also wanted to stay with Clarke. But he kept remembering about what he did with Reed and got so guilty, he couldn't even face his husband.

Clarke was heartbroken when his beloved wife refused him. He thought Gaius didn't want him to stay because he cared more for his work rather than his wife.

"What do you mean, Wife? I also want to take care of you, guard you, and not worry about work. I can tell Gaia to handle it for a few days. She knows what to do—"

"Gaia?" Gaius frowned. He never heard of this name that actually sounded similar to his. He knew almost everyone in Clarke's office because Clarke always told him about the staff.

Clarke gulped when he realized that he misspoke, and the timing couldn't get worse than this. 

He shook his head and said, "I—It's nothing, Wife…."

"Who is Miss Gaia you're talking about, Husband?" Gaius asked suspiciously. 

"I—'ll tell you later, okay? You've just woke up from a terrible situation."

Gaius' suspicion roused judging by Clarke's nervousness. But the kids were here, so he nodded but kept it in his heart.

He started worrying whether Clarke was doing something behind the close door.