Shelly had considered everything.

She concluded that she could not keep the child and had to keep her pregnancy a secret from her family and colleagues.

"What is it? Do you need money? How much?" Courtney asked.

"No. It's not that. Let's just meet and talk!" Shelly could not bring herself to talk about it over the phone.

"Alright. Are you at the apartment now? I will drop by later."

"Sure."

Forty minutes later, Courtney arrived at the flat, and Shelly was waiting with a home-cooked meal.

Courtney's lips curled into a smile. "Shelly, it's not even time for lunch yet! What's so important that you can't talk about it over the phone? I'm itching to know."

down in a

know my family, so you are the only one I could think of to ask," Shelly said seriously. "I'm pregnant, and I want an abortion, but the hospital requires a third party's signature on the consent form. I

Courtney was stunned.

had not lived with Shelly for long, she could tell what kind of person

who would sleep around,

end up pregnant?' Courtney

baby is it? You don't have a boyfriend, right?" Courtney picked up the glass and sipped on her water. "How far along are you? I can't even tell

her head. "I just

So that means you

Does he not want to take responsibility?" Courtney clenched her fists. "Don't be afraid. Tell me his name, and I'll teach him a lesson. I won't tell

was an accident. He doesn't

Even if you don't want to baby, you need someone to pay for the medical fees, right? Your family's debt hasn't

don't want to tell him about this," Shelly whispered in embarrassment. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early

don't know him? Was it a one-night stand?" Courtney scratched her head. "I didn't even know that you were

not what you think..." Shelly blushed. "Both he and I aren't the kind of people who have one-night stands... It's complicated. I-Just think of it as me

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