Punishment

"Mr Li…"

When Alvin came over, I had just opened my mouth.

"Cousin," he said, not looking at me but at Dr Kevin beside me.

I was astounded.

It's such a small world.

In fact, I should have known better when Dr Kevin introduced himself as Kevin Li.

Not just any ordinary person on the street bore the surname of Li.

I suddenly realized that Dr Kevin was aware of my illness and pregnancy. He and Alvin were family.

Will he…

Was it too late to pretend not to know Alvin?

I was terrified and looked imploringly at Dr Kevin. He felt my eyes and looked sideways, reassuringly shaking his head.

Did that mean he wasn't going to tell Alvin?

Before I could unwind, Alvin's cold voice called out, "Jill."

In a hurry, I glanced at him and noticed that his expression was difficult to distinguish between joy and anger. "Where have you been?" he asked, frowning. "You got your hair wet."

Then he lifted his hand to brush the last drops of water from my fringe and drew me to his side by the neck.

My entire body