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 chair and stared at

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.

long, she could tell what kind of person Shelly

a woman who would sleep

end up pregnant?' Courtney

boyfriend, right?" Courtney picked up the glass and sipped on her water. "How far along are you?

her head. "I just got

So that means you

after I moved in, right? But I've never seen you bring a man home. Who's the dad? Does he not want to take responsibility?" Courtney clenched her fists. "Don't be afraid. Tell me his name, and

was an accident. He doesn't even know that I'm

pay for the medical fees, right? Your family's debt hasn't been paid, and you can't just go through this alone!" Courtney said. "You still haven't told

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stand?" Courtney scratched her head. "I didn't even know that you

Shelly blushed. "Both he and I aren't the kind of people who have one-night stands... It's complicated. I-Just

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