After Ivor left, I was tired and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was dark outside.When I sat indifferently in bed and didn't know what to do next, I stumbled across my health report on the bedside table. The baby's status was very good, although I was exhausted and fed up before, even I was diagnosed as undernourished and stressed for a long time.Does this prove that my baby is very strong?Maybe the baby really wanted to stay with me.I rub my abdomen, my feelings became soft. I felt the connection between me and my baby for the first time, and I felt the hope of a happy new family.I had dinner in my room later. I tried to eat more even though I was sick. Lilianna came after I finished my dinner.She stood at the door and looked at me. I could easily feel her eyes becoming unsympathetic.Well, anyway, she's always been an erratic girl. She may be angry with you but then become friendly with you immediately inexplicably. That's my experience.“Good evening, Lia, my lovely assistant
Third person's POV Bruce was sitting on the couch and relaxed his body. He tried to focus on the financial news broadcast on television, trying not to let himself be disturbed by the grumbling of his mother, who was sitting next to him. “Your father took away all the money and went looking for that bitch. He hasn't even spoken to me for two days,”Bruce's mother retorted. “That whore's son received a mansion from him just because he wanted to celebrate his birthday there.” She took a sip of tea, then looked at Bruce when he had completely focused on the financial news. His disregard completely exasperated her. She put her teacup down on the table, took the remote and turned off the television. Bruce frowned, looking at her. “Bruce, did you hear what I said?” She said. “Yeah, of course, Mom. My father is so generous,” he said casually. "What? What the hell are you thinking? He, my father, brought his family's money to a whore and her fucking son. And you're here, calm down and th
“I heard you had to go to the hospital, so I came to visit you,” Bruce approached me, shrugging his shoulders. “But the receptionist said there weren't any patients in the hospital named Lia Reyes.”I opened my eyes wider in surprise. I had been in this hospital for days, but my name still wasn't on the patient list?Maybe the hospital's system went wrong."How are you doing? What did your doctor say about your health condition? I was worried about you,” Bruce said. He looked worried.I looked away when I saw his worried eyes."No, I'm fine. I'm just overworked,” I said and tried to be natural. I didn't want anyone but me and Ivor to know that I was pregnant. If my parents knew that, everything would be terrible.Bruce sighed, I could feel that he was still looking at me, “Lia, you should love yourself more.” Then he sat down next to me, leaned back on the bench and closed his eyes.I relaxed, sitting comfortably. I didn't respond to Bruce, but he said nothing. The sun was already at
Ivor and I went for a walk in the hospital garden. We walked shoulder to shoulder, no one said anything that made the atmosphere between us was like a vacuum. I felt confused as to how to break the silence, but I quickly let myself focus on enjoying the walk.We went back to my room when I felt sleepy.Before Ivor left, he said while I was surfing my phone, “I'll come pick you up at the mansion tomorrow morning.”“What about your job?” I asked. Ivor is a hard worker, he usually starts his work at 6 am . “You don't have to pick me up, give me the address, I'll get there myself.”“But I'll be worried,” Ivor said. His voice was soft.I looked at him in surprise. Would he be worried? About what?“Come on,” I said.Ivor just laughed, “Good night, and I'll still pick you up tomorrow morning.” And he left.The next morning, he went to the hospital as soon as I had finished eating breakfast.“You're on time, I just finished eating my breakfast,” I said, and the guards escorted us to the car.
The atmosphere became awkward, and I wasn't in the mood to go for a walk, so we returned soon after.I assumed he would meet Anna, but he followed me into my bedroom.Ivor took a small book down from the bookshelf.“What is that?” I was curious.“Stories for babies,” Ivor said. “The doctor advises that it's good for the baby's development if their parents talk to them during the pregnancy.”It surprised me to have the baby books in the bookshelf. At first, I assumed that the books were purposelessly placed on the bookshelf before I moved in.I approached him and looked at the book that was in his hand.“Bonding with your baby during the pregnancy?” I read the book and took it from him. “Nice. I will try my best to build a good relationship with my child.”Ivor took the book back from me, he smiled and said, “Get in bed, I'll read it to you. This book is meant to be read to mothers before bed, and you won't feel sleepy if you read it yourself.”“Thanks, but don't worry, I'll know what
After finding a suitable location for the stone lotus, which was the coffee table, I fell asleep because I was tired. When I woke up, darkness had already fallen outside the window, but my room was still lit by the dim nightlight.But I hadn't turned on the night light before.I sat up and saw Ivor working at the coffee table. The blue light that emanated from his laptop showed me vaguely his serious face.“Ivor?” I called. And as soon as he looked at me, I asked, "What time is it?"“After nine o'clock,” Ivor looked at his watch, then he stood up and brought me a glass of warm water.“Thanks,” I took his drink and filled my throat while he turned on the light.“I heard you and Anna went out in the morning? Is it enjoyable?” Ivor asked, walking over to the coffee table and closing his laptop.My eyes followed his every move and quickly realized that the succulent plant that Bruce gave me had been replaced by another succulent plant.“Where's it?” I asked in surprise."What?" Ivor looke
“I didn't know it was a painting your friend gave you, so I replaced it with one that fits the room better,” was the response I got from Ivor.“Where is my painting?” I asked.Ivor looked at me and said, “At the warehouse.”Finally, I found it in an old storage box in the warehouse. The painting was placed at the bottom of the box and crushed by other objects, its glass frame also cracked.I pursed my lips as I saw the current state of the painting, “Well, at least the damaged consciousness is just the glass frame.”After the painting was taken to be repaired, I texted Bruce to thank him for the new painting.'You just like that picture?' Bruce texted.‘What do you mean?’ I'm confused.“What about the painting I gave you three days ago?” Bruce texted. ‘Do you like that one?’I was surprised when I realized that Bruce even gave me another painting. As I was searching for Ivor to ask about the other painting, I got a call from someone I never thought she would call me. That's my mother.
My lower abdomen was constantly throbbing, I hold my lower abdomen hopelessly and hoped that I can protect my baby.I didn't want to lose my baby.“Lia, are you okay?” a familiar deep voice mixed with a bit of anxiety rang out in my ears, then I felt someone carefully hugging me from behind.“Ivor?” I turned around and saw Ivor and said, “My lower stomach hurts, I want to go to the hospital, please take me to the hospital.”I could feel him kissing my head. Ivor picked me up and took me out of the cafe.“Stop, I won't let you leave. You have to abort that pregnancy and come back with me,”my mother shouted.“You, you-is that the baby's father? Is that him? He's the father of the child, isn't he?” I heard my mother's voice clearly.My whole body trembled when my secret was exposed, and I responded reflexively, “No, not him, he'll never be the father of the baby.” And then I lost consciousness.…I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw were the bright white ceiling panels. Memories of wh