Catelyn's actions were faster than her thoughts as she pressed the answer button without thinking any further."Cat? You're finally willing to answer my call!" Ezekiel was overwhelmed with surprise as he continued, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you..."Catelyn pursed her lips, and after a long time, she said flatly, "I have an ectopic pregnancy, so you don't have to bother trying to abort my baby in the future.""Ectopic pregnancy?" Ezekiel's voice suddenly rose, sounding entirely baffled."Yes." Catelyn covered her face in pain and cried, "I'm in the operating room now, and I'm going to have surgery soon. Are you satisfied now?"Ezekiel remained silent for a while. "You're my daughter, so why would I feel better seeing you suffering? Are you sure that your pregnancy is ectopic, however? The report I got at that time showed that the gestational sac appears to be in the uterine cavity.""What did you just say?!" Catelyn clenched the phone tightly with her mind blown.
If it was shocking that her pregnancy was found to be 'ectopic', then finding out that everything was forged by Cedrick at this moment was no less than a catastrophe.'It was him after all…Dad didn't lie. It was Cedrick who's deceived me…'"If it wasn't for Master Cedrick's request, how would we dare make such a life-and-death decision? Madam, please believe me!" begged the doctor, still explaining herself.Catelyn stabilized her precarious body and sneered coldly, "If you violated your professional ethics as a doctor just because someone threatened you, what's the difference between you and an executioner?""I—I'm sorry…""Do you know why he wants to abort the child?""Master Cedrick didn't say anything. He only said that we needed to forge a report that said you have an ectopic pregnancy so you'd agree to remove the child surgically."Catelyn stretched out her hand to caress her lower abdomen. Her eyes were filled with determination, adamant in not letting him succeed regardle
It was not the woman's beauty that attracted Edwin.This lady, Noah Sinclair, was his first love.Due to Edwin's parents' tumultuous marriage, Edwin used to be rebellious when he was in his early twenties. To run from the quarrels of his parents, he went abroad to study alone.While abroad, he met Noah.She, too, was an exchange student, and they spent wonderful moments together while studying. Later, Sylvie told Edwin to return to America, and he brought Noah with him.He wanted to take her to meet her parents and marry her, but the moment Noah knew that he was the grandson of Granny Atherton, she incessantly asked him for money. At that moment, he accepted this due to his belief that men should earn money for their wives to spend.Unfortunately, she crossed the line.When he came home on one fateful day, he stumbled upon Noah having sex with a man 20 years older than her in the luxury suite he bought for her. According to Noah, she had no father growing up, so she longed to be
After a while, Edwin whistled indifferently and casually replied, "I only look at the results, and I don't want to know the process. Besides, I want to tell you that I'm married. Do you think I'm still pining after you?"'M—Married?!' Noah's eyes widened in sheer shock."You're lying to me so I'd give up. Many reporters stalk you the moment you leave your house every day. If you get married, how can there be no news?"She refused to believe he was married.Edwin sneered, full of anger. "Whatever floats your boat. Anyway, I have a wife.""Your family probably arranged for this, didn't they? You don't love her, right?" spoke Noah, rather sad and helpless. "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have left you, but I can't help it. Your father came to threaten me with my Mom's safety. If I hadn't broken up with you, my Mom would've died!"Eddy, I love you! The scene you saw in the suite years ago was fake. I spent a thousand dollars on that just to break up with you."Edwin clenched his fis
Cedrick had thought of staying at Atherton Manor so that he could take care of Catelyn.Oddly enough, after returning to the manor, Catelyn lost weight quickly over just a few days, and all the new clothes Joanne had bought for her looked too loose on her.Whenever she ate, she would only take a few bites before she would run upstairs and lock herself in the room, not allowing anyone to get close.This time was no different; Cedrick was locked out of the door.He knocked on the door repeatedly, hoping she would open the door to let him in. After returning from the hospital, she had been acting abnormally, shutting herself in the room all the time, and he had no idea what she was doing.After he finally got in, he noticed that her face was pale.He wanted to stay by her side all the time, talk to her, and make up for the pain of losing a son, but she always turned her back against him whenever he was before her, and she even rolled up the quilt and pretended to sleep.This time,
Catelyn feebly grabbed Joanne's wrist before she could run, whimpering, "No! Don't tell Cedrick! I didn't have a miscarriage at all; the baby's still here. It's Cedrick who wants to trick me into killing the baby..."Joanne's mouth widened in shock."W—What? Master Cedrick wants to trick you into killing off your child?"Joanne thought that Cedrick cared about her and the child the most, more than anyone else. The day he found out that Catelyn was pregnant, he was elated for several days. Even if he did not show it, everyone could tell that he was looking forward to the arrival of that child.There were several times she found Cedrick looking through books for a suitable name for the child."I wished that this was a lie, too…but it's all true. The doctor he bribed told me this. I don't have an ectopic pregnancy at all, yet he threatened the doctor to make me believe in that."Catelyn took Joanne's hand and pinned her last hope on her, her lips trembling slightly. "Listen to me. I
As it turned out, Edwin did not know why Cedrick wanted to kill the fetus.Instead, Joanne noted that Edwin had been rather preoccupied.She liked to hug something or would place her legs on something when she slept at night to feel at ease.She and Edwin lived in the same room in Atherton Manor, which meant they shared the same bed.For two nights in a row, Joanne vaguely heard the sound of rustling. She noticed that Edwin would go to the balcony to make a phone call one night.His figure seemed to be a little restless.Joanne did not even realize that she stared at his back at the phone for more than half an hour.When Edwin came back from the balcony after making the phone call, she immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.Edwin closed the balcony door lightly, feeling slightly cold due to the night air.There was a heater in the room. He planned to sit for a while before lying on the bed but inadvertently noticed that Joanne's beautiful fan-like eyelashes we
Edwin leaned over to kiss Joanne's lips again when all of a sudden, his phone screen lit up again, buzzing and vibrating.It was an unsaved number. Several incoming calls were received over the period.Alas, they were immersed in intimacy and did not notice this whatsoever....The effect of the antiemetics was a bit better than Catelyn expected. In the beginning, she infused two bottles of nutrient solution, and her mood turned better. She also regained some of her energy and was able to eat.The doctor said that the severe morning sickness was related to her mood.Thus, for the sake of the child, she must be strong.Even if she could not eat, she had to force herself to. While she could only have soup and soft food initially, she could drink milk and eat a few hard foods after a few days.Joanne, too, felt relieved as Catelyn's condition got better."Cat, you should eat more." Joanne kept buying food for Catelyn and handed another sandwich to her.That would be the third sa