"This means that...the child she had been pregnant with was not yours, but..."
"It was yours," Christopher said, staring intently at Jim. "The only person Bonnie has ever loved and been intimate with was you. As for me and her...
"It has only been my wishful thinking since the start, and she never liked me back at all."
Jim was holding his glass so tight that his knuckles had turned white. "She...was pregnant with my child?"
"Yes." Christopher sighed. "In the past, I used to think that you and Charlotte were meant to be since both of your lives had been intertwined since young when you first met at the orphanage.
"Therefore, I thought that...even if I lied to Bonnie about you and made her abort the child, it'd still be for your good. After all, there was no way you and her would ever be together again, so what was the point of keeping the child?
"However, I never thought that..."
He closed his eyes and let out a bitter chuckle. "I never thought that Charlotte had been lying all along."
He lifted his head to glance at Jim. "Are you still going to track down Number-9?"
Jim nodded in reply. "I'm already searching for her."
"You shouldn't." Christopher curled his lips into a bitter smile. "Bonnie loves you more than anything. Not only did she give birth to Harvey for you, but she even aborted the second child because of you.
"You should know that...her health hasn't been at its best lately. She shouldn't have gone through with the abortion at all, considering how difficult it had been for her to even get pregnant in the first place.
"However, because you had lost your memories and chose Charlotte over her, she lost all hope in your relationship and therefore decided to abort the child despite the health consequences.
"She's a good person, so you should stop trying to look for Number-9 and cherish what you have right now instead."
Jim let out a sigh but did not reply.
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