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?”

caught a cold. I took some medicine earlier but I haven’t recovered just yet.” Cough!

glass of water for you.” Fia stood up and poured some water for her but all she could hear was her mother’s intense

mother’s mouth, her face suddenly went all red and she suddenly

“Mom! Are you okay?!”

breathe properly

out her mobile and quickly made

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

“It’s you.”

of the line and she could sense the chill in her bones. She was instantly pulled back to

“Who is it?”

up but she grew hopeful

at my aunt’s and she’s saying that

busy. Have

you hear, Fia?

finish before hanging up. She had recovered from her anxiety and

firm voice came from the other side. “Hello, this

suddenly fainted after coughing blood,”

for a second before saying, “Give me your address. We’ll send an ambulance over

she quickly told

doctor then said, “Now, put your mother on the floor by her

“Please, come over quickly. My mom has

own private phone to call you. This is the

“Okay.”

number called in. She picked it up

Observe your mother’s pulse and blood pressure. If anything comes up,

“Alright… Sure. Thank you.”

she

on the other end did not hang

held her mother’s hand tightly and only felt somewhat calmer when she heard the voice from

so nice to

she held her head up with

that

“I won’t. She’s family.”

nodded and quickly finished

his hands with a wet towel, he

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

was calling, she wasn’t that happy

“Hello?”

medicine and couldn’t pick it up,