Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 55

His eyes were dark. "Can't it be for some other reason?"

"Such as?" I didn't deny the fact that I was testing him.

He pursed his lips. "I just want you to be healthy."

"Sounds just like a birthday wish for elders at home."

A thought crossed my mind and I smiled instantly. "Save that for next month at Grandpa's birthday banquet."

Wishing for my health.

Wishing for a hundred years of harmony with Jessica?

When the nurse came to dra?

1. up.

blood, as she disinfected my arm, I instinctively recoiled, my body tensing

I had been afraid of needles since I was little.

When I had fallen ill as a child, Dad would hold me, Mom would hold my other hand, comforting me during injections or blood tests.

even be

has been decent. I could handle common colds, and even with

still

I was scared, but I no longer had my

"Don't be afraid,"

C

the thumb gently rubbing

me, but it's me who will

it hurts, and I'll

half-crouched beside me. My heart seemed to fill up with something, mixed with a touch of sadness, and I couldn't help muttering,

so low that he couldn't hear what I said.

I shook

if spoken, would only embarrass me. They would be

I went to the ultrasound room arranged by

Ryan waited outside.

doctor applied a coupling agent, wiping me with tissues after each section.

was pounding faster

find out about my pregnancy sooner or later,

the doctor about my identity. As she looked at my abdomen, she smiled and said, "Mrs. Frost, you're pregnant. Did

my

very well. It's nine weeks. Look, you can already see the little hands and

"Really..."

and I saw the tiny life inside me. Tears