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.

would even

and even with severe ones, I could

was still afraid of

I had already grown up. I was scared, but

"Don't be afraid,"

C

hand, the thumb gently rubbing the back of my hand as he comforted me. "I'm

it's

me when it hurts, and I'll

my head, looking at the man who used to always tower above me, now half-crouched beside me. My heart seemed to fill up with something, mixed with a touch of sadness, and I couldn't help muttering, "But you can't

was so low that he couldn't hear

I shook my

only embarrass me. They would be better kept buried in

draw, I went to the ultrasound room arranged

Ryan waited outside.

me with

heart was pounding faster

about my pregnancy

had told the doctor about my identity. As she looked at my abdomen, she smiled and

I pursed my lips.

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

"Really..."

I saw the tiny life inside me. Tears streamed down my

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