Chapter 85

“No. That’s not possible.”

He quirks his head. “Stop me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your former husband would have s*x with you.”

Yes. All the time.

Sometimes multiple times. Daily.

I gulp.

My hands instinctively go to my stomach.

Adam’s gaze goes to the cooler across the room where he’s storing my chemotherapy then back to me.

“I, uh, can’t take the drugs to ki ll the ca ncer without k illing my baby.”

He frowns. His eyes are so kind. But the pity I see there… it ki lls

“This particular ca ncer…no.”

I tug out my hair tie and twist my hair.

bites his

say I put off treatments. If I can carry the baby to five or six

keep the baby in NICU. But the statistics for premature births are quite good.” Adam frowns. “But if you forego treatments that long… the ca ncer will have spread completely. You’d be down to days left on your life, and even if we

going to pu

papers. I’ve clearly unnerved him. “I’ll confer with Dr.

still his hand. “Hey. We both knew this was a longshot.

going to di e, but I can’t

pregnancy transfers of a fetus or embryo are very rare

either takes or it doesn’t. You already have a successful pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at four or five months, we can do more with a

to

time?”

the baby. But if you delay your treatments that long,

won’t be

before the transfer of my father’s powers that have also boosted the aggressiveness of the ca ncer, it

need to abort. We can start treatments. There is still a chance that we

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

positively

shocked myself. “Hey, Adam, can we keep this information between ourselves for a

draw together. Not for the first time, I wonder what my life would be like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child? Would I

to say. Everything happens

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