5. Give In

"Your pregnancy is a little problematic; it looks like you took abortion medication." The obstetrician spoke after he checked Graze's condition. Graze immediately rushed to the hospital to be treated directly by an obstetrician. She didn't think that what her family doctor said was true; she had taken abortion medication.

“But how is that possible? I don't take that medicine at all; I really love the child in my womb." Grace still refuses to believe it.

"What did you eat and drink today?" The doctor confirmed it.

Grace repeated the sentence she had said to the doctor who examined her earlier.

"I just remembered that the juice I drank this afternoon tasted a little strange." Grace was finally able to remember after feeling a little calmer because she had been handled by an expert.

“Where did you get that juice?”

“My maid made it. Usually she does everything well; she is very obedient and obedient. I can't suspect it at all. I'm sure she would never intend to hurt me.” Grace tried to convince herself. The maid had never done anything wrong, so she couldn't suspect anyone carelessly.

“Call her here.” The doctor spoke firmly.

Grace called her maid, who was waiting outside the room. The woman immediately entered when she heard her name called. The only person who accompanied Graze to the hospital was her maid.

The doctor immediately interrogated her. The middle-aged woman answered a little nervously, but it was clear that she answered honestly. There was nothing suspicious about anything she did. Now it's clear that she wasn't the culprit.

“Was Claire in the kitchen when you made me juice?” Graze asked to confirm. Because who else could she suspect besides that woman? Apart from Claire, only Jackson wanted her to have an abortion. Meanwhile, when the juice was made, Jackson had not yet come home from work.

“Yes, ma'am. When I was about to deliver juice to you, she asked me to get shoes in her room. I refused, but she threatened to fire me. I'm sorry because I was negligent in my work." The maid said with great guilt.

Grace took a deep breath. She didn't expect Claire to go that far. She knew that Claire was not a good woman, but she never expected that Claire would plan an abortion on her womb without her consent.

Grace clenched her fists tightly, her jaw visibly tightened with mounting irritation.

“I suggest that you stay treated here tonight; you can go home tomorrow morning. I will give you medicine and vitamins to fertilize your womb." The doctor ordered before finally leaving the room.

***

Grace opened the door with a slight slam. Her body has started to recover this morning; her energy has also started to improve. She had been patient all night, waiting until morning so she could meet Claire. She wanted to make a calculation because Claire almost made her lose her future baby.

“Claire, where are you, damn it?!” Grace said, half-screaming.

Claire appeared with a smile on her face. She thought her plan had succeeded.

"So, you already know?" Claire asked calmly. She folded her arms across her chest, looking at Grace with condescension.

“Why are you doing this to me? This child is innocent; you shouldn't have mixed my juice with abortion pills! You know how precious my future baby is to me. You really have no heart.” Grace spoke with great emotion.

“I did it on purpose because you are stubborn. If you had immediately agreed to divorce without waiting for the child to be born, I wouldn't have had to do this. You're the one who forced me to do something reckless. How does it feel to lose a loved one? I know you love your future baby very much, so I deliberately targeted him to force you to withdraw quickly.” Claire said with a sinister smile on her lips.

“Damn! Luckily my baby survived!” Grace grabbed Claire's hair roughly. She couldn't be patient because her life was already at risk.

“Bastard! How dare you grab me!" Claire returned the hug that Grace gave.

“I will never let you hurt my future baby!” Grace grabbed even harder.

Hearing the commotion, Jackson came down the stairs neatly dressed; he was going to work this morning.

Seeing Jackson in the distance, Claire let go of Grace's hair. She slapped her own cheek, then dropped her body to the floor.

“It hurts, Grace! Please don't hit me again. I won't tell Jackson that you just came home because last night you slept with Shane." Claire groaned in pain, begging Grace for mercy.

Grace could only remain silent, confused by Claire's excessive reaction.

“Grace! What are you doing?!" Jackson's high-pitched voice echoed throughout the room. The man ran over, then helped Claire to stand up.

Grace took a deep breath; now she knew why Claire was suddenly acting. It turns out Jackson was there. She thought her husband had left for work this morning.

“I never knew you were this rude. Claire begged you for forgiveness, but you continued to beat her. Just because you didn't want to be caught cheating, you went that far." Jackson immediately took the blame without knowing what the problem was.

“Don't blame Grace, Jack. I shouldn't have interfered about her affair with Shane. I just felt sorry for you, so I reminded him to stop cheating. I thought she would listen to me, but instead she got angry and beat me." Claire said softly, her eyes filled with tears looking at Jackson.

“Why are you so heartless? If you had even a little of the kindness that Claire has, I wouldn't be so disgusted with you.” Jackson said sharply.

Grace was silent. She knew whatever explanation she gave would never be heard. So, she prefers to save energy by not defending herself.

“Sir, Mrs. Grace was in the hospital last night. She did not sleep with Mr. Shane.” The housemaid defended Grace. Because she couldn't bear it if her employer was treated unfairly, even though she knew what had happened.

"I know you're Grace's maid, but you shouldn't defend Grace even though she's wrong. I don't know how much money Grace gave you, so you never told Jackson about her affair with Shane." Claire put on a pitiful face.

"Don't interfere; this is none of your business." Jackson looked at the maid sharply.

“But, sir—”

“Did you hear what he said? This is none of your business, so do what is your business." Grace also spoke sharply. She doesn't need defense, because the truth will come out sooner or later.