His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 68

Chapter 68

I was cold. The air conditioning in the clinic was cold. The jelly they applied on my stomach was cold.

I

I wasn’t even trying to focus on the small screen showing the doctor my insides A was thinking was about my insurance,

and how much of this will it cover.

When I was in the hospital after getting kidnapped, Gabriel put me on his insurance. But now that we were divorced, I had to find my way around my old insurance again.

“Yes, Congratulations, Ms. Baker, you’re pregnant. The doctor pushed his spectacles further back on his nose, pointing at the ultrasound screen.

The moment the words were out in the open, tears welled in my eyes.

“For sure?” I ask, barely finding my voice.

“Yes,” He smiled sympathetically, “Would you like to see?”

“How- How far along am I right now?”

“Ten weeks.

1 gulp, I was over two months pregnant.

How did this happen…

I mean I knew how this happened, but.. how? We’d never been reckless, we’d never not used protection.

Except that once.

I had to take

I had completely forgotten

F*ck.

F*ck.

to see.”

on

“First?”

next to it, “That’s the

“Twins?” I gasp..

“Twins.” He agreed.

wave of dizziness and nausea hit me, then followed by utter and sheer panic. My mental health

Not one. Two.

I could raise two babies in the apartment I was living in right now. Toddlers should be raised in a family environment, not with a guitarist as a neighbour who starts practicing at five every

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an apartment. I had zero idea, and I never thought I’d

I f*ck

What if I-

brings me out of my reverie. “Would you like to consider your

“Op-Options

“I will prescribe you some antenatal vitamins, and you have to take them every day. If you decide on keeping the babies, I will see you back two weeks from now.

Terminating? Adoption?

gulp. They

Mine and Gabriel’s.

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strong enough to handle them right now, but I will make myself strong enough over the months. I

my head. “The

gives me a little smile, nods, and then writes in his prescription pad while I hug

I’m your

job interviews, I decided that moving back to my hometown would be the best decision I could make for the babies. I had a house there, warm and comfortable, with a garden where I could set up a playground for them,

trying to run away. I just needed time to accept the way my life had drastically changed without the sympathy or opinion of

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