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I said, “I might take a short break for a while.” I figured that after giving birth to my baby, I would probably have my hands full,
so it would be best to wait until the baby was older, and then I would go find a job.
“That’s a good idea.” Lexie thought for a moment. Then she said, “After all those years with Trystan, you deserve some time off. Fortunately, I’ve saved up some money over the years for us to spend!”
I couldn’t help but laugh. I said, “Don’t worry. Even if I divorce him, I’ve got savings!” Arnold left the villa, and I wouldn’t sell it even if Trystan gave it to me after we got a divorce. As for the company shares, I hadn’t decided what to do with them yet.
After chatting with her casually, I hung up the phone and looked at the scenery quietly by the floor–to–ceiling window while putting my arms around my chest.
I indeed needed to think about what I was going to do with my life.
For some inexplicable reason, I felt chill. I rubbed my arms and looked back for a coat when I saw Trystan standing behind me with a rigid posture.
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I was startled and broke into a cold sweat. “You … didn’t go to
work?” I didn’t know how long he had been standing there or if
he had heard me talking to Lexie.
He looked at me, his eyes dark and gloomy. “Going somewhere?”
His question stunned me. It seemed that he had heard
something. “What do you mean?” I feigned cluelessness, feeling
guilty uncontrollably.
Seeing him close to me while looking sullen, I was a little panicked, and I did not know what to do for a time, so I simply
clutched my lower abdomen and said with a frown, “My
stomach hurts!”
Then I squatted down to complete the act.
He paused. Then he came to me, pulled me up, and frowned. “We’ll go to the hospital!”
I felt speechless.
I figured that I had dug my own grave.
“No…”
I rejected him too soon, and he squinted. His gaze as he looked at me turned more meaningful. “Evie, it seems that you really are against the idea of going to the hospital.”
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“No…” With that, I looked sad. I looked at him and said with red-
rimmed eyes, “It just reminds me of how helpless and afraid I was while lying on the operating table.”
His body clearly stiffened, and after a long while, he whisked me out of the bedroom.
I thought he was taking me to the hospital, so I tugged at his sleeve and said with teary eyes, “Trystan, I really don’t want to go to the hospital!”
Besides, I didn’t have a stomachache anyway.
“Let’s go down and get you something to eat!‘ He glanced at me, and there was coldness mixed with a bit of helplessness in his eyes.
For a time, I actually had mixed feelings. Yesterday, he helped me out, and today, he compromised. Somehow, I felt that he wasn’t that impassive.
Humans were greedy creatures. Once one had a taste of something, one would crave more, and such desire always turned into possessiveness.
After seating me at the dining table, he went into the kitchen.
After a while, he came out holding something.
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To my surprise, it was a sweet soup that was good for women
who had gone through abortions. I looked at him with mixed
emotions in my eyes. He glanced at me indifferently and then
said in a low voice, “Lanny will come over to check on you later.
You don’t have to go to the company for the time being. The
project with Dr. Foster has come to an end, but you still need to
bear the losses due to the delay you caused. You don’t have to go
to the office today. Just rest at home”
With that, he put on his coat, took the car keys, and walked out
the door.
I was stunned and thought, “Since when did he start treating me
differently? After he learned that I was pregnant?”
For a long time, all I could do was stare at the sweet soup.
When Lanny came over, I was still absent–minded.
He frowned as he looked at me. “You don’t have to eat this if you
don’t want to. You may eat whatever you like. The fetus isn’t
that fragile.“‘
His voice jolted me out of my stupor, and I looked up to see him
standing by the dining table with his medical kit in hand while
looking at me.
I got up quickly and said, “You’re here.”
He blinked in surprise yet said nothing more. He opened his kit, took out some medicine, and handed them to me. “Take this 3 times a day for 21 days. Don’t drink alcohol from now on, as it might cause fetal growth retardation or malformation. Also, you might need to start going for pregnancy checkups at the hospital.”
I nodded, took the medicine in his hand, and said, “Thank you.”
He was about to leave after instructing me, yet he hesitated and looked at me. “In your current state, I don’t think you’ll be able to leave just yet. Perhaps you could be honest with Trystan. Since he wants to keep the baby, I’m sure he’ll handle
everything!”
I knew what he meant. By saying “everything“, he meant Janet.
I didn’t know much about Janet, as I had never asked Trystan the things between him and her. Yet now, I couldn’t help but look at Lanny and blurt out, “Trystan must really love Ms. Reese!”
Lanny walked toward the couch, sat down, looked at me, and said, “This has nothing to do with love. If you really want to be with Trystan, tell him the truth. He has his own way of
handling things.”
I didn’t ask the question out loud. Everyone had their own way
of thinking, so I didn’t know what Lanny meant. All I knew was that the baby belonged to me alone.
Trystan didn’t love me to begin with. If Arnold were still alive, I could probably stay by Trystan’s side for a few more years thanks to Arnold, yet he was gone. I didn’t have much faith in continuing to hold onto Trystan.
Risking my baby to do it wouldn’t be a wise choice.
Silence spread. After a while, I said, “Since I’m pregnant, I’m
afraid I’ll have to trouble you for a while. As for everything else, I have my own plans. Thanks, Dr. Dennis.”
He probably thought I ignored his words, so he frowned slightly and said nothing more.
He sighed, “I have something to do later on. Remember to take the medicine. I’m leaving.”
After seeing him off, I didn’t eat the sweet soup Trystan cooked for me, as my stomach felt slightly upset. Perhaps it was because I was still in the early stage of pregnancy, I didn’t have any morning sickness, yet I really didn’t have an appetite.
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I had just gone back to the bedroom and lay down when my
phone rang. It was a strange number, and I picked up the phone.
After a while, the person on the other end of the line said, “It’s
me, Janet.”
I blinked in surprise and then frowned. “How may I help, Ms.
Reese?”
“Let’s talk. I’ve texted you the address.”
Before I had the chance to say no, she had already hung up.
I couldn’t fathom why Janet came to me now.
Yet I figured it had something to do with Trystan.
What made her think that I would agree and meet her, simply because she asked me to? Looking at the address she had sent, I took a screenshot and sent it to Trystan along with the words, “Ms. Reese wanted to meet me, but I was afraid that I might get worked up and end up punching her again, so I declined.”
Soon, Trystan called me after I texted him.
I picked up the phone and leaned on the balcony railing while enjoying the scenery outside. Then I said in a carefree voice, “Yes, Mr. Compton?”
After saying that, I could almost see him frown. “Where are you?” he asked in an unhappy tone.
“I’m at home.”
“OK.” He paused briefly. Then he said, “Rest well at home!”
I nodded. “OK.”
