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

and poured some water for her but all she could hear was her mother’s

mouth, her face suddenly went all red and she suddenly vomited

“Mom! Are you okay?!”

not breathe properly and

held her as she took out

the call went through, she cried out,

“It’s you.”

end of the line and she could sense the chill in her

“Who is it?”

originally wanted to hang up but she grew hopeful and cried out, “Conrad! It’s my mom!

at my aunt’s and she’s saying that my aunt’s not feeling

busy. Have her call

hear, Fia?

hanging up. She had recovered from her anxiety and calmed down. She then called

firm voice came from the other side.

after coughing blood,” Fia

the other end stopped for a second before saying, “Give me your address. We’ll send an ambulance

she quickly told him the address,

floor by her side. Don’t let her

as she began to tear up. “Please, come over quickly.

use my own private phone to call you. This is

“Okay.”

unknown number called in. She picked it up and it

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

“Alright… Sure. Thank you.”

if she waited for an

other end did not hang

only felt somewhat calmer

nice to me,

right hand as she held her head up with her left, as a happy

that

“I won’t. She’s family.”

quickly finished up with the

hands with a wet towel, he then

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

she saw who was calling, she wasn’t that happy

“Hello?”

some medicine and couldn’t pick it up,