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.

department, Stella accompanied

turned away after picking up

own prescription, and when he spotted Briony, his dark brows rose

"You sick?"

him here. She kept her tone

glanced at the bag in her

she gripped

out of his way to ask about her health

at. After all, they were in the middle of a divorce. There was no

that thought, she cut straight to the point: "I'm free to sign the divorce papers whenever. Just let me

opened his mouth to reply-but before he could, a

did you get

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

you here for medicine too?" Her voice was gentle, tinged with

frowned, not wanting to get

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

it was hard to miss Rosita's face- she'd just won a major

Briony nodded slightly.

Rosita to Stewart, and the whole situation clicked into

at

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