Chapter 21

"Alright."

...

The hospital's emergency room was packed.

With flu cases surging in winter, people even had to wait ages just to see a doctor.

After a moment's hesitation, Briony decided to call Stella.

Ten minutes later, Stella arrived, breathless from hurrying.

Briony didn't want anyone to know she was pregnant, so she used the excuse of the crowded hospital and the risk of infection to send Hannah back to the car to wait.

Hannah, seeing that Briony had a friend with her, didn't think much of it and obediently returned to the car.

Stella took Briony to see her colleague, Dr. Cedric Clarke.

Dr. Clarke was a talented young doctor and got along well with Stella.

After learning Briony was pregnant, Dr. Clarke prescribed her some pregnancy- safe medicine and reminded her to rest at home for the next few days and avoid going out in the cold.

the department, Stella accompanied Briony to the

after picking up her medication, she ran

and when he

"You sick?"

him here. She kept her tone flat. "Just

bag in

caught and she gripped the bag

never gone out of

was playing at. After all, they were in the middle of a divorce. There

sign the divorce

Stewart's brow creased and he opened his mouth to reply-but before

did you get the

Stewart, she looked especially delicate and dependent, her beautiful, film-star face mostly hidden behind a surgical mask. Her eyes, though, flickered

here for medicine too?"

wanting to get entangled

whispered, "That's... Rosita, isn't

follower, but it was hard to miss Rosita's face- she'd just won a major acting award, and her image was plastered on

Briony nodded slightly.

she looked from Rosita to

at Briony.

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