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.”

on. I’ll drive you home,” was all he said, but

the rude secretary’s eyes on me as I walked past with Edrick — no doubt she was shocked to see a human walking out with a

feel suddenly light and free, and was certain that I’d made the right decision. Whatever obstacles we faced, I was sure that we’d take them all in stride. In a

tell Selina and the maids,”

else out loud. I wondered what was going through his

drive home was mostly quiet, aside from that brief agreement to tell Selina and the maids about the decision when we got home. Finally, I couldn’t contain my curiosity any

you come back?” I asked. “I thought

nonchalantly. “My morning meeting got canceled, so I decided to come and check to see how everything

couldn’t shake the feeling that he came back

with Selina. Ella was surprised to see me there; meanwhile, Selina looked

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

smiled, then shook my head and crouched down to her level to pinch her cheeks. “I decided I missed you too much,” I said, blinking away the

your room for a little bit?” Edrick asked then. “Moana

off. Once she was gone, Selina stood. I noticed that she was wringing her

“Well?” she asked.

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

to speak, then promptly closed it again and cleared his throat; I could tell

to keep

relief. Amy and Lily sighed too, and in that moment I realized that they certainly already knew about the

in her arms. Once again, I was taken aback by her sudden display of affection, but it was

you going to

about it even once, and I was still unsure as to whether he would even tell her that the baby was her sibling, or if we would hold up a

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