Stop It She's Remarrying by Stellar Strands

Chapter 4

“Fia, this apartment is going to be yours.”

“Mom? Why are you suddenly giving me the apartment?”

“Your grandmother gave this to me. I’ve been sick my whole life and didn’t have anything else. All I have left is this apartment.”

Fia pushed away Echo’s hand that was holding the file, refusing to accept it.

“Why do you want to give me the apartment all of a sudden? Are you getting lonely living alone out here? I’ll come to visit you more often.”

Echo shook her head before she let out a cough.

“I know my own body best, and it’s deteriorating quickly. I’m worried that I’ll pass on all of a sudden and not settle everything before I go.”

Fia could feel her heart sink as she held her mother in her arms.

“What are you talking about, mom? You’ll live a good, long life. You’ll always stay by my side.”

“My little girl…” Echo patted Fia’s back, just like when she was trying to get Fia to bed when Fia was still little.

“You have your own family now. Don’t keep on thinking about me. Think about Conrad. Also, try to get artificial insemination done as soon as possible. You may still be young, but bearing a child is still going to take its toll on you. Not to mention that carrying a baby conceived through artificial means is very strenuous on your body. The earlier you get it done, the more time you have to recover.

“If…”

Echo paused as her tone began to fill with worry. “If you get into a quarrel with him in the future and his feelings for you change, you will have somewhere else to go as long as you have this apartment.”

“Mom…” Fia held her mother even tighter as she bit her lips tightly. She was worried that she would start weeping as soon as she opened up, and cause her mother more distress.

Echo was deep in her own thoughts and did not realize that something was wrong with her daughter.

She continued and said, “While this apartment that your grandmother gave me is nothing compared to what the Lawsons have, it can at least provide you with a roof over your head.”

“Then don’t have to give it to me. We can live together later. What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is yours.”

“Oh, my girl. I…” Cough!

Echo suddenly began to cough intensely.

Fia immediately let go of her mother and patted her on the back. “Mom, why are you coughing so seriously all of a sudden?”

medicine earlier but I

and poured some

to her mother’s mouth, her face suddenly went all red and she suddenly vomited a mouthful

“Mom! Are you okay?!”

not breathe

took out her

as the call went through, she cried out, “Honey! Come over, quick! It’s my

“It’s you.”

line and she could sense the chill in her bones. She

“Who is it?”

up but she grew hopeful

my aunt’s and she’s

Have her

you hear, Fia? Conrad

hanging up. She had recovered from her anxiety

man’s firm voice came from the other side. “Hello, this is the Gryphonheart

after coughing

the other end stopped for a second before saying,

as she quickly told him the address, her

put your mother on the floor by her side. Don’t

told as she began to tear up. “Please, come over quickly. My mom has never coughed out blood and I’m

I’ll use my own private phone

“Okay.”

unknown number called in. She picked it up and it was the

blood pressure. If anything comes up, tell me and I’ll

“Alright… Sure. Thank you.”

as if she waited

other end did not hang up the

hand tightly and only felt somewhat calmer when she heard the voice from the

nice to me,

Conrad putting on some medicinal cream on her right hand as she held her head up with her left, as a happy smile widened

didn’t do that intentionally. Don’t hate

“I won’t. She’s family.”

nodded and quickly finished up

he was done and wiping his hands with a wet towel, he then walked

gloomily at her mother lying on the hospital bed. The ringing of

saw who was calling, she

“Hello?”

some medicine and couldn’t pick it