With that in mind, Joyce simply tucked her hair behind her ear and kept quiet.

Having recalled something, Stanley asked all of a sudden, “Have you taken care of the discharge procedures as I asked you to?”

“Huh?” Joyce froze and looked up at him before shaking her head. “No, I haven't.”

The look on Stanley's face turned gloomy instantly. “Why not?”

“I forgot,” Joyce mumbled softly with her head held low.

Stanley pursed his lips and pressed on, “I told you during the day to get it taken care of as soon as possible, didn't I? Why didn't you do as I said? Did you actually forget, or are you just putting up an act?”

“I really did forget about it! It wasn't done on purpose!” Joyce explained while waving her arms at him.


As though to see if she was lying, Stanley stared long and hard at her.

When he noticed the nervous and terrified look on her face, however, he let out a helpless sigh and said, “Okay, I'll let this one slide.”

Joyce's eyes lit up when she heard that he was not going to pursue the matter any further. “Thank you, Dr. Quinn!”

Stanley simply whipped out his phone and tapped away without saying a word.

Joyce stared anxiously at him while standing next to the bed.

“Why did you want me to stay in the hospital, Mr. Quinn? The doctor only let me stay so I could recover better and safely give birth in the future. You—”

“What are you trying to say?” Stanley asked with a frown while looking up at her.

Joyce took a deep breath as she continued, “You never wanted me to give birth to this baby, right? You don't like him, so why would you want me to stay in the hospital? Doing so would only ensure the baby's safety.”

The corner of Stanley's lips twitched slightly. “That's what you're trying to say?”

“Yeah... I've been meaning to ask you why you suddenly agreed to let me keep my baby. I was happy when you said I could keep the baby without sending my father to prison, but I just had a bad feeling in my gut. I didn't think you genuinely wanted me to keep the baby,” Joyce replied.

“Why would you feel that way?” Stanley asked with his arms crossed.

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