Semua Bab I Searched the World for You: Bab 31 - Bab 39

"Quentin, you and Lauren have been married for five years without having children. Now she's left without a word. Divorce her. I won't clean up the mess you've made, but this baby must be born!"His father's firm tone sent Quentin into a panic."I will never divorce Lauren! She's just angry. Once she calms down, she'll come back..."His mother couldn't believe that after everything Lauren did to the Hale family, her son still longed for her. She cut him off."Come back? What difference would that make? Hasn't she hurt you enough? She's just like her mother. After leaving like this, why would she ever return? “Do you want to end up like her father, spending the rest of your life in a psychiatric hospital?"The words from his own mother cut Quentin to the heart.He clenched his fists. His face went pale, but he stubbornly refused to accept what happened."She'll come back. We spent so many years together. She couldn't just leave me!""Quentin, please face it. She even put her affairs

Once Zoe moved into the Hale house as the mother of Quentin's child, she gradually began to look healthier.The Hales had lost much of their fortune, but they still had more than enough to care for her during her pregnancy.Zoe visited Quentin upstairs every day. She brought him desserts and fruit and spoke tenderly to him, hoping their past together might soften him.Instead, he threw out everything she brought. Several times, he broke out of his locked room and tried to force her to go to the hospital for an abortion.Zoe was so frightened her legs nearly gave way. After that, she no longer dared bring up their past in front of him.The days passed, and her belly slowly grew.At every checkup, the doctor said the baby was healthy. Both families were delighted and looked forward to the birth.Everyone except Quentin.He spent two months shut in his bedroom, away from the sun and almost everyone else. He drank all day until he could barely stand.His father was so furious at the si

The days passed, and soon it was April.On the evening of the sixteenth, Quentin finally agreed to go to the courthouse the next day after his mother kept urging him.Zoe was so happy when she heard that she barely slept.The next morning, she found Quentin in a sharp suit, his hair carefully styled. Her smile grew even brighter.She sat down at the dining table, one hand on her belly. She suddenly wanted orange juice, but no one answered when she called for the housekeeper.Quentin glanced at her and went into the kitchen.A short while later, he returned with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and set it in front of her.It was the first kind thing he did for her since she became pregnant.Zoe was so touched she nearly cried. She spoke to him playfully."Quentin, I knew you only acted cold. You care about me after all."Quentin didn't answer.He kept his eyes fixed on the glass of juice.Zoe thought he wanted her to taste it, so she quickly took a sip.She was about to compl

But wherever Quentin looked, he had nowhere to go.He only wanted to be with Lauren.He had no idea where to find her.When the light outside the emergency room went out, a nurse came to speak with the family."She took a large dose of medication intended to end the pregnancy. Although she vomited soon afterward, the baby was still exposed to it. “We recommend ending the pregnancy because of the possible risks, but she refuses. We wanted to discuss it with you."Quentin's parents felt their hopes sink and pressed for answers."What could the medication do to the baby? Isn't there anything else you can do?""I'm sorry. We don't have enough clinical data to know what effect it may have. The baby could be weaker, or there may be no ill effects at all. To be safe, we still recommend ending the pregnancy."Even after hearing the doctor's advice, Quentin's parents couldn't bear to give up.They thought it over for a long time and finally decided to take the chance and support Zoe's decision

Quentin's father took his son's hand, grief and despair in his voice."You don't even recognize your father. Do you still remember Lauren Ingram?"Quentin couldn't understand what he meant.He caught Lauren's name and thought she finally came back. He jumped up and tried to rush out.The nurses hurried to stop him and coaxed him back into bed."Be good. Lauren will be back tonight. You promised Lauren this morning you wouldn't make a fuss today, remember?"As Quentin's father watched them soothe his son like a child, he knew his last hope was gone.He walked slowly out of the room, his back bent. A nurse followed and called after him."You're Quentin Hale's father, aren't you? Can you tell us who Lauren Ingram is? Could you ask her to come to the hospital? It might help him."Lauren?Quentin's father looked back at his son, who slowly grew quiet, and shook his head."I don't know."He left the nurse with those words and made his way downstairs.As he passed through the hospital court