Chapter 66: Sweet Relief

Moana

“Did you decide?” the doctor asked.

I felt completely helpless, and began to cry harder. The doctor was silent and let me cry, and when I was finally able to speak around my sobs, I looked up at him and shook my head.

“I can’t do it,” I said, my chest heaving with each word as my lungs felt like they would explode. “I don’t want to go through with the abortion.”

The doctor nodded. “Okay then,” he said with a warm smile. “You don’t have to do it.”

He left to let me get dressed again. As I did, I felt Mina practically leaping with joy inside of me, and I couldn’t help but smile a bit. I finished dressing, then headed back out to the elevator with the intention of calling a cab home since Edrick thought that I would be spending the night here.

When the elevator doors slid open, however, I was utterly shocked to see Edrick standing there with a blue surgical mask on to hide his identity. He had a panicked look in his eyes, We stared at each other for a long few moments before he finally spoke.

“Well?” he asked. “Did you do it?”

I shook my head. “I couldn’t. I decided that I want to keep it.”

home,” was all he said, but I could tell just from his

secretary’s eyes on me as I walked past with Edrick — no doubt she was

he came around to the driver’s side and pulled away from the curb. I began to feel suddenly light and free, and was certain that I’d made the right

like to tell Selina and the maids,” I said

loud. I wondered what was going through his

brief agreement to tell Selina and the maids about the decision when we got home.

asked. “I thought that you were going to pick me

meeting got canceled,

but I couldn’t shake the feeling that he came back for

playing in the living room with Selina. Ella was surprised to see me there; meanwhile, Selina looked rapidly between Edrick and I

and running over to me. “I thought you were gonna be

to pinch her cheeks. “I decided I missed you too

you go and play in your room for a little bit?” Edrick asked

Once she was gone, Selina stood. I noticed that she

“Well?” she asked.

both Selina and I to follow him to the study, and called for Amy

again and cleared his throat; I could tell that he was struggling to find the right words, so I decided

decided to keep

a sigh of relief. Amy and Lily sighed too, and in that moment I realized that they certainly already knew about the pregnancy, despite Selina having promised not to tell anyone.

me in her arms. Once again, I was taken aback by her sudden display of affection, but it was over more quickly than it began. She stepped back, then

you going to tell Ella?” she

would even

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