Chapter 9
 
There was no sign of two gestational sacs during the last checkup.

 

 

Avery could not believe that there were two babies inside of her a short week later.

She held the ultrasound scan in her hands as she sat in a quiet daze on one of the benches in the hospital corridor.

The doctor told her that the probability of being pregnant with twins was extremely low.

If she had an abortion now, she might never be able to have twins again.

Avery chuckled bitterly. All of this was the work of the Fosters’ private doctors.

When they had implanted the fertilized eggs into her, they had not mentioned that she was going to have twins.

Perhaps in their eyes, she was nothing but a birthing tool for the Fosters from the beginning.

When she began to bleed the week before, she thought that her period had arrived. When the Fosters’ doctors found out, they thought that the procedure had failed. When Elliot said that he would divorce her after he had woken up, the doctors had never seen her again.

The decision to give birth or not was now solely on her shoulders.

Avery’s phone rang in her bag. She had been in the hospital for over an hour.

She pulled out her phone, stood up, and walked toward the hospital’s exit.

 

“Avery, your father’s dying! Come home right away!”

 

Her mother’s hoarse voice came from the other side of the line.

 

Avery was stunned.

 

Dad was dying? How could this be?

 

She knew that her father had been hospitalized after his company got in trouble. He could not even attend her wedding.

 

She did not know that his condition was this serious. Avery’s mind was a mess.

 

She did not have a good relationship with her father. She could never forgive him for having an affair.

 

However, her heart stung painfully upon suddenly hearing the news of his serious illness.

 

……

 

The living room of the Tate house was a chaotic mess when Avery arrived.

 

Laura took her straight to the master bedroom.

 

Jack Tate was lying on the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were barely open. When he saw Avery, he raised his arm in her direction.

 

“Dad, why didn’t you go to the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her father’s cold hand. Tears welled up in her eyes.

 

“That’s easy for you to say! Where would we get the money to take your father to the hospital?” Wanda snapped frostily.

 

Avery’s head shot up as she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money from the Fosters? Why didn’t you use that to help Dad?”

 

pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look at me like I ate your money up, Avery! Besides, your father’s illness can’t be

 

cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out of the

 

not

 

still her father. He had always loved her,

 

really doesn’t have much money,” Avery sniffled as

 

turned a deaf

 

as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your mother… I’ll

 

hand holding hers suddenly let

 

cry tore through

 

throbbed in

 

world underwent an earth-shattering

 

and pregnant,

 

had thought that she was just still just a child herself, but life swept her up and pushed her

 

of the funeral was a

 

not since the fall of the

 

to a

 

scattered like a flock of

 

the only ones

 

dark

 

asked as she stared at

 

lowered her gaze and said in a dull voice, “I do. Even if he’s dead, I will never

 

Avery did not understand.

 

why are you

 

sighed. “Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn’t just a matter of love or hate. It could also be

 

dragged her worn

 

death to the end of the funeral, the process had

 

return to the mansion

 

from the Foster family

 

not tell anyone in the Foster

 

was colder than ice and

 

mansion’s lights were lit,

 

nines and chatting away merrily with

 

paused in

 

Mrs. Cooper noticed her

 

in stark contrast to the liveliness of the living

 

in!” Mrs. Cooper said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled her

 

calves peeping out from underneath the hem. On her feet were

 

was chilly, which was

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