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The woman kept talking while the man beside her grew a little impatient. "Alright, alright. We've been married for years. This isn't even your first pregnancy.""Hmph." The woman huffed, turned toward Liliana, and then glanced at Keith. "Young lady, are you newlyweds? First baby?"Liliana had not expected the woman to strike up a conversation. When she heard the question, she froze for a moment and then instinctively looked toward Keith.Keith smiled and held Liliana's hand. "Yes, it's our first. But we don't know for sure yet! We tested at home, but we came to the hospital just to make sure. We want to hear what the doctor says."He grinned. "She's been throwing up a lot.""Oh, then you're definitely pregnant," the woman replied cheerfully, eyeing Liliana from head to toe. "Your wife is beautiful. Trust me, you're expecting. I'm already on my second."Liliana felt embarrassed, especially after hearing what Keith just said. She could not help but lower her head. Keith's warm hand
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Liliana's test results came back, and it was confirmed that she was pregnant. For her, it did not feel like good news. Even though Keith had said that if she really was pregnant, they would get married right away, Liliana still felt uneasy.This child was not Keith's, and she did not want him to suffer because of it.After they left the hospital, Liliana's mood remained low. During the examination, the doctor directly asked them whether they wanted to keep the child.At the time, Liliana hesitated. Deep down, she did not want the baby. However, as a woman who was about to become a mother, she found herself wavering at that moment.Keith noticed her hesitation and immediately led her away from the hospital. Naturally, Liliana did not see the figure in the distance who had been watching her the whole time.Sean had only come to Central City Hospital that day because of work. In fact, it was not necessary for him to make the trip himself, but the hospital's director used to be one of
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Sean's name represented something powerful—authority. To have reached such a high position at a young age, he was someone countless people tried to curry favor with.Sean did not recognize the person in front of him. "And you are?""It's Jayla! Don't you remember me?" Jayla Radford smiled brightly as she looked at him. "We were classmates. I was also in Vista University's medical department, class of 2009."Only then did Sean study her more closely and nod. "Hello.""Right, I heard you opened a private hospital. What brings you to our hospital today?" Jayla was thrilled to run into such a big name and wasn't going to let this chance go to waste. "Oh, I work in the obstetrics department now."Sean narrowed his eyes and glanced down at the medical report Jayla was holding. His gaze abruptly locked on the name written on it. In one swift motion, Sean reached out and snatched the report from her hands. In that instant, his expression turned deathly pale.Jayla did not understand what
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"Hey, Sean!"Jayla did not know what Sean was doing, but when she saw how awful his expression looked, she decided not to follow him. "Sean, why did you take my patient's report?"Unfortunately, Sean had already walked too far away to hear her.Jayla stared at his retreating figure and sighed helplessly. "Forget it. I'll just rewrite it."Luckily, her memory was decent, and there should still be a copy saved in the system. Still, she could not help wondering to herself—did Sean know that woman? Otherwise, why would he react like that?Sean got into his car and drove straight to Liliana's apartment. He went on pure impulse without thinking why. By the time he arrived downstairs, Liliana and Keith had just returned and stepped out of their own car.On their way home, Keith had stopped at a nearby mall to help Liliana pick up some essentials.Liliana still had not decided what to do about the baby, but Keith seemed to take it for granted that she would keep it. He had purchased qui
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Sean had been waiting downstairs the entire time. Ever since Keith had gone up with Liliana, he never came back down. Sean sat motionless in his car, maintaining the same posture for hours.He kept his eyes fixed on the floor where Liliana's apartment was. First, the lights in the living room turned on. Then, after a long while, the lights in the bedroom lit up as well.His eyes, usually dark and emotionless, were now bloodshot. His hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly it seemed like he might crush it.Just when Sean thought he might lose control and charge upstairs, the lights in the bedroom went out.A long time passed before he saw Keith coming down with two bags of trash. After throwing them out, Keith did not go back up and left directly.Sean's cold, shadowed gaze remained locked on Keith until he completely disappeared from sight. Only then did Sean look away.Keith had no idea any of this was happening. Still, he could not shake the feeling that something was off t
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Liliana looked at the breakfast Keith had ordered and felt a lump rise in her throat as she quietly finished eating it.After lying at home for a while, her thoughts drifted back to the dream she had the night before. Alarmed, she quickly got up and opened her bag. However, the moment she unzipped it, her face turned pale as she realized she did not have her medical report.That report contained confirmation of her pregnancy, along with various notes and instructions, including her emergency contact information.If a stranger found it, that might be manageable. However, if someone she knew picked it up… What then?Panic rising, Liliana jumped to her feet. She thought hard and realized she had not gone anywhere else after leaving the hospital. The only possible place she could have dropped it was at the hospital. Without hesitation, she rushed back there.It was around noon, which was a relatively quiet time, so there were not too many patients. Jayla had just finished organizing h
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When Liliana heard that, her face turned pale in an instant. It felt as if a sharp blade had sliced through her chest. It was an ache that left her breathless."I understand," she said quietly. "I'll be taking my leave now. I won't disturb your lunch break, Dr. Radford."With her hand on the doorknob, she took a deep breath and quickly opened the door to leave the consultation room. But just as she stepped out, she bumped into someone head-on.Liliana staggered a little, kept her head down, and quickly sidestepped the person to walk away.Joanna blinked, startled by the sudden impact. She watched the retreating figure in surprise, narrowing her eyes slightly as if trying to make sure she was not mistaken. She stared for a while longer, frowning faintly."What are you doing here?" Jayla, who had just finished packing her things, looked up and saw Joanna standing at the door. She raised her eyebrows. "Aren't you working at Mr. Smith's hospital? What brings you here today?""I too
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"Oh, her? Just a patient. Why?" Jayla glanced at Joanna, who was still looking outside, even though the person had already left. "You know her?"Joanna smiled. "I think so. She looked familiar."She thought for a moment. Maybe not? Could she have mistaken her? Why would Liliana come to a place like the obstetrics and gynecology department?"What's her name?"Jayla raised an eyebrow. "Why? Trying to snoop on a patient's privacy?"Her tone was half-joking. Joanna did not take it to heart and laughed it off. "She's a student from Vista University too. I'm not sure if you remember her. I interacted with her once during the freshman orientation. Her name is... Liliana.""Liliana?" Jayla was surprised. Her impression of Liliana was still quite vivid, so she was a bit shocked. "She's really a student from our university?""Yeah. But we're not from the same faculty. You're such a model student, always focused on studying, so I wouldn't expect you to know her. You know me, though. I like
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"Don't forget that I was already with Keith before you and I... You know. It's normal for couples to be together like that, right? Did you really think you were the only one for me?""Liliana," Sean was clearly upset. "This isn't like you.”"No! Don't you know me well enough by now?" Liliana clenched her teeth, staring into Sean's intense gaze. She gathered her courage, balled her fists, and silently cheered herself on. "Keith is good to me. If it hadn't been for that slip-up with you, things between Keith and me would be even better now."While she said that, Liliana was inwardly apologizing to Keith.She had to lie to keep the baby. "If you don't believe me, just wait until my boyfriend gets here. You can ask him yourself. No guy would be okay with his girlfriend being with someone else. I never told him about us. I just thought of it as a mistake.""That's enough," Sean's voice was icy as he cut her off. He could not bear to hear Liliana talk about another man, especially when
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After Sean said those words, he immediately wished he could take it back. He saw Liliana’s face, which was already ghostly white, lose even more color.He tried to reach out and comfort her, but Liliana pushed his hand away. Her lips trembled as she spoke, and her hands were balled into fists. "What gives you the right to talk about my baby? Whether he's born or not, what's it to you?""Liliana." Sean was taken aback by her fierce words. "You know I don't love you. I've always thought of you as a sister. That night was a mistake, and you don't want to keep a reminder of it, right? This baby shouldn't be born.""Stop it!" Liliana could not stand his words. "Sean, how can you be so heartless? He's a living being. You can't just decide he shouldn't exist."Liliana let out a bitter laugh. "Oh, I get it. You're scared, right? You've always treated me like a sister, but now you've crossed a line with your 'sister’. Are you scared of the gossip? Or are you just afraid of people saying you
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A man's clear and calm voice rang out. Liliana fully awakened, blinking in surprise as she looked toward the speaker.It was Sean. It was actually him.Her face turned pale, and her fingers clenched the blanket tightly as she looked at him with a trace of fear.He was here. Did that mean he already knew about the pregnancy?Liliana bit her lip and slowly inched backward as though she were truly afraid of Sean.What she did not realize was that her reaction felt like a knife in Sean's chest. He thought that she did not want to see him and did not want him near her, which was why she instinctively pulled away.Sean stood there with a deep frown, his expression dark and unreadable. His eyes were fixed on Liliana.Her body trembled. Every time she thought of what Sean had said to her that day, she felt like she could not bear it.She bit down harder on her lip and tried her best not to look at him, as if lowering her presence could make everything disappear. She wished desperately
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"That was an accident." Sean gritted his teeth, clenching his fists tightly as veins popped across his knuckles.Peter glanced at him with slightly furrowed brows. "The first time might've been an accident. What about the second time? Sean, you're too deep inside to see clearly. Do you really know what you want?"Sean was about to speak again, but Tania came out of the ward at that moment. Sensing the tension between the two men, she raised a brow. "What's going on?""Nothing. Let's go," Peter replied, slipping his long arm around her and pulling her petite figure into his embrace, holding her close."Come on, we haven't even eaten dinner yet.""Oh please, it's your fault I came, and you didn't even show up until so late."Peter and Tania walked off, their figures disappearing into the distance. However, Sean remained where he was, rooted to the spot. It was not until his body began to feel stiff that he finally pulled himself together, composed his expression, and pushed the doo
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When Sean saw Liliana lying on the floor with a bright red pool of blood spreading beneath her, he had to admit that he had gotten scared. He had been scared that she might leave him just like that.Sean clenched his fists. "Take the pregnant woman to the ward."Tania hurried over. "Sean, is Liliana okay?"She saw the exhaustion all over Sean's face. "She's really pregnant? But she just lost so much blood… Is she…""She's fine. We stabilized her in time." Sean paused. "Both mother and child are safe."Only God knew that when he said those few words, a wave of emotion surged through him. It was so overwhelming it felt like it could drown him. He did not know how to describe the feeling. It was foreign.Tania let out a breath of relief. Although she was curious about how Liliana ended up pregnant, knowing that both Liliana and the baby were safe was enough for now. "Then I'll go to the ward and check on her.""The anesthesia hasn't worn off yet," Sean said. "She won't wake up toni
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Sean let go of her wrist. "She's okay. It's probably—"His face froze mid-sentence as his gaze landed on the red stain beneath Liliana. His expression darkened instantly. "Quick, get her to the hospital!"Tania also noticed the red stain beneath Liliana and her expression changed slightly. "What happened? Liliana, she…"Before she could finish, Sean had already scooped Liliana up into his arms. Without waiting for Tania, he rushed out of the apartment and down the stairs with Liliana in his arms.Tania's mind was still a mess. All she could picture was that pool of blood beneath Liliana. There was not a lot, but… was Liliana really pregnant?Was what Joanna said true?Then whose child was Liliana carrying? Keith's?Tania thought back to what Joanna had just screamed at Sean and found herself growing increasingly confused. As far as she knew, Liliana and Sean were not that close.Sure, they were both students from Vista University, but Sean had always been difficult to approach.
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Tania opened her mouth, momentarily stunned by the hostile air radiating off of Sean. Though she was not sure why he was acting so violently, she was the first to snap out of it.She stepped in front of him. "Sean, now's not the time to waste on her. We don't even know what's happened to Liliana yet."Sean finally released Joanna and gave a slight nod. "Let's go."The moment Sean let go of Joanna's wrist with visible disgust, Tania pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her hand as if she had touched something filthy. Then, she tossed the handkerchief aside.Her eyes swept over Joanna's pale, shell-shocked face. With a slight smirk, unreadable in its intent, she gave Joanna one last glance before catching up to Sean.As for what Joanna had just said, Tania did feel some doubt, but she was sharp enough to know she would not get anything worthwhile out of Joanna.Once she got in Sean's car, she turned to him. "There's something you're not telling me, isn't there?"Sean di
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"Sean, you've gone too far."Lennox could not hold it in anymore. "Joanna just likes you. If you don't feel the same, you could've just rejected her."Sean let out a cold snort. "If that worked, do you think she'd still be here? With a brain like that, some people are destined to be pets their entire lives."His words were harsh and unforgiving. "Just because my mother likes pets doesn't mean I do. Joanna, take care of yourself."Joanna bit down hard on her lower lip. "Sean, how can you say that? That's not what I meant. I just—""Enough. I'm not interested in hearing your nonsense."Tania glanced at Joanna and grinned, which only made Joanna's resentful gaze land sharply on her. Tania raised her brows, about to retort, but her phone suddenly rang. She reached into her bag, saw that it was Liliana's number, and quickly answered. "What's wrong, Liliana?""Tania, help me.""What happened, Liliana? Where are you?"Tania's expression changed instantly. "Hang on, I'm coming right n
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"Sean, you misunderstood. I'm not after any of that… I just… I just like you!"Joanna, humiliated in front of everyone by Sean and Tania, could hardly bear the embarrassment. With so many familiar faces watching, the sting cut even deeper.She bit down on her lower lip, her hands clenching tightly into fists. To some, like Lennox and the others, she looked pitiful—like someone others might feel sorry for. However, her performance did nothing for Sean and Tania.Lennox suddenly spoke up. "Hey, I know your family's rich, Sean, but that doesn't mean you get to humiliate someone like this! Yeah, sure, Joanna likes you—but is it wrong to like someone?"Sean frowned slightly and raised his head to glance at Lennox. He did not say a word, but Lennox immediately took a step back, instinctively swallowing hard.Damn, he was a grown man, and he actually flinched at Sean's stare.Scared into silence, Lennox said nothing more. Neither did anyone else.Edgard, ever the smart one, had known f
