Chapter 4: Can I Keep Them

The both of them remained silent for some time before Millicent suggested, "Margret, the test isn't one hundred per cent sure, how about we go to the hospital?"

Margret eyes lit up, she sprang up on her feet and said anxiously. 

"you are right, Millicent, we can't be too sure that the test is true, let's quickly head to the hospital"

Millicent sighed ruefully, she didn't expect Margret to buy such nonsense, Margret quickly dressed up, "Millicent, why are you still not ready? let's leave quickly"

Millicent looked at her strangely "you can't go out like this, what if paparazzi discover you again, we will be in deep trouble"

Margret looked at her and nodded "you are right, Millicent, I can't go out like this"

Millicent could see the sorrow beneath Margret's eyes, but she hid it well, the two of them disguised themselves and went to the hospital by public transport.

The moment the two of them arrived at the hospital, they went to the doctor's office, after a thorough test, both of them were asked to return after a few days.

Some days later, the two of them came back to the hospital and headed directly into the doctor's office.

"Miss Owen, there is a fifty per cent chance that you are pregnant," the doctor said.

His words were like a detonated bomb in Margret's ears, she opened and close her mouth. She was rendered speechless.

"Doctor, can you keep this matter confidential? I don't want anyone to know about her pregnancy" Millicent told the doctor.

The doctor shifted uncomfortably in his chair "of course, I will do just that"

Millicent and Margret left the doctor's office in a terrible mood, the moment they left, the doctor's phone rang.

"Madame Agnes, she is pregnant," he said into the phone's receiver.

"That lowlife isn't worthy of bearing my grandchildren, you know what to do, doctor, make sure an illegitimate daughter of the Owen family doesn't use her wild seed to get into my family"

"I will do just that, Madame Agnes"

Margret and Millicent were not aware of the phone call or the conversation, the two of them sat in the sitting room looking sad.

"Margret, are you planning to abort the child?" Millicent inquired the question she was itching to ask.

Margret rubbed her stomach unconsciously, she looked at Millicent with determination "I won't do that, Millicent, the child is innocent, my unborn child is not the one who hurt me, I can't harm an innocent child for doing me no wrong"

Millicent smiled widely "you are right, Margret, the child deserves to live"

A rare smile appeared on Margret's face, which stunned Millicent, she also smiled, praying secretly for her friend's happiness.

Nine Months later, Millicent took Margret to a private hospital.

"Millicent, do you think here is safe? and no one is going to know about it?" Margret asked nervously.

The hospital looked deserted, and it felt like a ghost town, just the way Margret instructed Millicent.

"I think this is the best place, I paid a lot of money to book the entire place, and also arrange a few doctors, the media haven't gotten a wind of it, let's go in, there is no need for you to worry" Millicent assured.

Margret nodded, the two of them entered the small hospital, and two doctors approached them.

"Miss Owen, and Miss Ferguson, you two are here?"

"umm..." Margret hummed and didn't say anything else, Margret was led away for check-ups, while Millicent was offered a seat to wait.

A faint smoke started coming from the pigeonhole, and Millicent dosed off.

Margret was quickly transported to the labour room.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she became tensed "what is going on?"

One of the men disguised as a doctor removed his nose mask and said sternly "cooperate with us Miss Owen, we don't have any intention of hurting you, if you refuse, your friend will die, and you won't be leaving here alive either"

Margret tensed up "please, Millicent has nothing to do with this, are you here to kill my unborn child?"

The men exchange glances and shook their heads, and one of them said coldly. "we are here to take away the child, and if you want to live, you have to agree with us, that you will leave Houston and never return, the life of your friend is involved, Miss Owen"

Tears slipped down Margret's eyes, "I agree" she said after taking a deep breath.

Margret was pushed into the labour room.

"Push Miss Owen, you are about to give birth to the baby"

Margret gritted her teeth and did as she was instructed, the cry of a baby rented the air.

One of the men retrieved the child "good, good, a baby boy" 

"There is still a child" the doctor exclaimed in shock.

"No, not just one, it is two!"

Margret shut her eyes, her face was pale like a sheet, and her lips were dry. "can you at least keep the two babies, I promise never to appear in Houston in my entire life"

The men looked down at Margret, they talked amongst themselves "Miss Owen, we will hand over two of the triplets

 to you, you have to cooperate with us, you are leaving Houston, tonight and never to return"

Margret fainted in the process, she was unaware of what happened afterwards, when Millicent woke up, she discovered that the entire private hospital was empty.

"What is happening?" she mumbled.

She quickly regained her senses, and was alarmed that outside the hospital was dark, she quickly rushed towards the labour room.

"Margret!" 

"Margret!!" she called out to her friend and pulled the labour's room door, and entered inside.

The entire place was deserted, and stained with blood, Millicent began to panic and search the entire place.

"Margret, where are you? I am sorry for leaving you all alone, please talk to me" she wailed.

"The police, the police" she mumbled incoherently, and dashed out to get her phone.