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

since then, my health has been decent. I could handle common colds, and even with severe ones, I could just

still

up. I was scared, but I no longer had

"Don't be afraid,"

C

the thumb gently rubbing the back of

here with me, but it's me who will feel the

it hurts, and I'll bear the pain with

now half-crouched beside me. My heart seemed to fill

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

I shook my

even if spoken, would only embarrass me. They would be

the blood draw, I went to the ultrasound room

Ryan waited outside.

agent, wiping me with tissues after

heart was pounding faster

my pregnancy sooner

As she looked at my abdomen, she smiled

pursed my

Look, you

"Really..."

towards me, and I saw the tiny life inside me. Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. Happy,

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