Shelly laid on the couch and felt as though she had lost all hope.Her family was still in debt, and she was barely making ends meet. If she was indeed pregnant, she would have another mouth to feed.'Oh, God! This is a disaster! If anything can go wrong, it will!' she thought.She lay still for a while before sitting up.Feeling thirsty, she poured herself a glass of water and regained her composure.She started to research what people did when they found out they were pregnant without a partner, and the comments on the internet seemed to be divided into two situations.If the person in concern was a student:[Tell your family, and get an abortion! Don't be afraid that your parents will be mad at you. Your parents are the only people who will help!][Tell your boyfriend, and see what he thinks. If he wants the baby, you can keep it. An abortion can severely damage your health!]If the person in concern had graduated:[If your boyfriend is willing to bear the responsibility,
The hospital was not open at this hour.She sat down on the couch as the image of Hayden's face filled her mind.Hayden might not remember her, but she remembered everything about him.Though Hayden's company was not based in Aryadelle, he was born and raised in Aryadelle so news about him had never been far from Shelly's ears.He was an extremely talented businessman with great looks and a powerful family background, so he tended to draw more attention to himself than actors in the entertainment business did.Shelly unlocked her phone and searched for Hayden's name on the internet and was instantly greeted by countless articles about him.The latest news reported that Hayden had returned to Aryadelle to be at a family member's funeral.Shelly clicked on the article and realized that Hayden's aunt had passed away.Since the funeral had taken place the day before, Hayden should still be in Avonsville.'So what if he is in Avonsville? Am I supposed to just go and tell him that I
"Are you married? If you don't want the child, we will need the signature of the father to proceed with an abortion," the doctor said.Shelly could not possibly get Hayden to sign the paperwork for her because she had no means of reaching him."Can't I just sign it myself?" Shelly asked. "I'm not married, nor do I have a boyfriend.""You must be really careless, then! You can get a family member to sign it for you. You won't be able to proceed with the procedures today, so you will need to make an appointment," the doctor continued. "Why don't you go home and consider your options?""Do I have to get my family to sign it? They aren't in the same city." Shelly was reluctant to inform her family about this as her parents would be devastated.The doctor shot her a look. "Get the father of the child to sign it, then. Without anyone to sign the consent paper, who's going to take responsibility if something goes wrong during the surgery?"Shelly knew that the doctor was merely advising
Shelly had considered everything.She concluded that she could not keep the child and had to keep her pregnancy a secret from her family and colleagues."What is it? Do you need money? How much?" Courtney asked."No. It's not that. Let's just meet and talk!" Shelly could not bring herself to talk about it over the phone."Alright. Are you at the apartment now? I will drop by later.""Sure."Forty minutes later, Courtney arrived at the flat, and Shelly was waiting with a home-cooked meal.Courtney's lips curled into a smile. "Shelly, it's not even time for lunch yet! What's so important that you can't talk about it over the phone? I'm itching to know."She sat down in a chair and stared at Shelly.Shelly poured her a glass of water and sat down next to her. "Courtney, we don't have any mutual friends, and you don't know my family, so you are the only one I could think of to ask," Shelly said seriously. "I'm pregnant, and I want an abortion, but the hospital requires a third par
Shelly wavered at Courtney's words.Hayden was a brilliant man, and she could not help but wonder how his child would turn out.However, it would be a torment for the child to be born into a family that struggled to make ends meet, and if the child could choose, they might not want to be born into the world only to suffer.If she chose to give birth to the baby, the baby would be considered Hayden's illegitimate child."Look, you are hesitating." Courtney studied Shelly's face. "Reconsider, Shelly!""I've thought about it for days, but I can't afford to give birth to the baby. I don't have the time or money. I can't work while taking care of a child... nor can I get my mom to help on that front. My mom is ill, and my brother is just going into university..." Shelly said hysterically. "This isn't the right time to bring a new life into the picture.""Shelly, you are thinking too much. Your mom is recovering, right? Which means your dad can go back to work soon. Once he starts work
It was a cloudy day, and there was not a soul in the street so when a car stopped outside the mansion, the servant immediately headed toward the gate. "I didn't hear that we were expecting guests!"The bodyguard went over as well.It was a taxi, and once the car door opened, the servant and bodyguard froze at the sound of a baby crying.It had been years since the sound of a baby crying had been heard in Elliot's mansion.The bodyguard immediately opened the gate and went outside to survey the situation, and the servant hurried after him.A middle-aged woman with a baby in her arms stepped out, and since it was snowing, the woman had wrapped the baby tightly in a blanket."Who are you?" the servant asked curiously. "Do you know the owner of this place?"The woman shook her head and said, "Is this Elliot Foster's house? I'm here to deliver a baby. The security guard didn't want to let me in and only made an exception when I said that this baby belongs to the Fosters."Both the b
"You are Avery Tate, right? This baby belongs to your people... If you want him, you need to pay me," the woman said to Avery. "The person who sent me told me that you would pay me if I handed the baby to you. Just look at the weather today! It's not easy for me to travel all this way with your baby!"The servant hurried over and placed the jacket across Avery’s shoulders, just in time to hear what the woman had said. "We don't even know whose baby this is yet! Bring the baby's mother here to talk to us!" The servant was firmly on Avery's side.Avery and Elliot had had a harmonious marriage, and they had four children together.'Why would there be an illegitimate child out of nowhere? How will Avery accept this? How are Avery's children going to take this?' the servant thought."There's no point in you arguing with me! I'm just here to deliver the baby. If you refuse to pay me, then... I won't hand the baby over," the woman said angrily, dumbfounded that they felt no pity for the b
"Mr. Foster, don't you feel sorry for this baby? If you don't want him, I guess I will just send him to an orphanage." Feeling as though she was freezing, the woman intended to leave with the child, as she gambled on the chance that Elliot would not have the heart to abandon a baby."Stop right there!" Elliot roared. "Who handed you this baby? Did she say anything else apart from asking you to deliver the baby?"The woman stopped. "She didn't say anything else! She just said that you would pay me if I delivered the baby here. Had I known that this is how you all would be treating me, I wouldn't have come. I'm just a milk delivery worker. I don't know anything else."Elliot was speechless.The bodyguard noticed the troubled look on his face and said, "Mr. Foster, just let her leave!"The bodyguard knew that Avery would never allow the baby to stay and would likely still be furious even if the baby was sent away.This was proof that Elliot had been cheating on Avery, and any woman