Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 877

Whitney suddenly snapped to attention, slapping her forehead in disbelief. How could she have been so dense? The doctor had mentioned something about transferring to the obstetrics and gynecology department. Obstetrics. Gynecology.

A thought, as startling as a clap of thunder, raced through Whitney's mind, but she immediately tried to dismiss it.

How could Tiana possibly...

But the more she tried to deny it, the seeds of doubt, like a rampant vine, entwined her thoughts unrelentingly.

Biting her lip, Whitney couldn't help but reach out, gently pulling Tiana's wrist from under the blanket, revealing skin as pale and luminous as moonlight, with veins faintly visible.

Trained in traditional medicine, she focused on the pulse beneath her fingers, pressing gently to feel it.

Two minutes later, Whitney's calm expression turned ashen. Her eyelashes fluttered in disbelief.

A pulse of joy...

Whitney felt her breath catch. Could she have mistaken the pulse?

But it was unmistakable.

It indicated that Tiana might have been pregnant for more than just a month...

Whitney found it hard to swallow, looking at Tiana's peaceful face before stepping back in shock.

Bang-

Just then, a nurse peeked in, saying, "The test results for patient in bed 13 are ready. Could you fetch them and call the doctor in?"

Whitney glanced at Tiana.

Taking a deep breath and curling the fingers that had just felt the pulse, she grabbed her bag and walked out, "Could you please check on my friend for me?"

She went to get the results.

Her eyes immediately searched for the HCG test.

As expected, the test for HCG was right there on the form. Whitney's heart sank as she saw the results-levels hundreds of times above the normal range. Having gone through it herself three years ago when she found out about her pregnancy with Ludwik, she knew exactly what it meant.

The results suggested Tiana was far more than just a couple of weeks along...

feeling was no illusion; the pulse of joy was clear, and she hadn't mistaken

where did things go

could Tiana be pregnant, especially without her

sudden! Completely baffling, considering Tiana didn't even

after being "killed" by Bryce, she had been nearly inseparable from Whitney. How could Whitney have known

the child... who

overwhelmed by

a mess,

she made it back to the

her eyes, still oblivious, "Gosh, how did I end up in the hospital? Whitney, it's

Such carelessness!

at her, her gaze

felt something was off, "What's

said, her face a

up, propping

approached the bed, unable to hold back any longer. She threw the test results down like a bucket of cold water, not mincing her

you know

felt as

finding them absurd, and shook

as daggers, "Do you not know what you've done? Tiana, I'm worried about you... I thought it was a mistake, so I double-checked, triple-checked; it's your result. Don't

pregnancy seems

delivered the verdict as if sentencing Tiana to

shock, then narrowed, clouded

clutched the

this happen? Who were you with?" Whitney leaned in,

She was too anxious.

raced to the only possible answer: those three days

figure,

could

she gotten herself into

man, why had he

island by Phineas, those three crazy days, and not once did she think to take emergency contraception. Partly because she had no

the doctor had told her she

source of deep insecurity for her, making

thinking those three days would

fate wouldn't let her