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Chapter sixty seven.
"When i found out about your pregnancy, i told you to abort the child because I wasn't ready to become a father," Edric continued, "But you refused."
"But.. But I remember telling you that i was scared." May reminded him, "I couldn't abort the child. By the way, you recommended a quack doctor and I couldn't risk my life. What if something had gone wrong? Like my womb got damaged and I couldn't get pregnant again, would you have accepted and married me?"
"May, you could've just swallowed the contraceptives I gave to you. It could've prevented you from getting pregnant.."
May rolled her eyes at him, "Well, you shouldn't have eat it raw then."
"May, I didn't invite you to my room that night.
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