Chapter 52
However...
When I woke up, the sky was dark.
The moment I opened my eyes, a man‘s sleeping face caught my attention. There were dark eye circles around his eyes, and light stubble appeared around his chin.
He was here the whole time?
I looked around to see four white walls. This was the hospital ward.
Out of instinct, I stretched out my hand and touched my tummy uneasily. Fortunately, there was still a slight bulge on my stomach, and it no longer hurt.
“You‘re awake?” The man beside me gruffly commented.
I was momentarily stunned. When I turned to look in his direction, I realized that Ashton was awake. He got out of the chair and walked to my side to pour a glass of water.
He placed the cup on my bedside table. “Do you want some water?”
His emotions were hard to decipher, and I cautiously asked, “Am I still pregnant?”
His pair of obsidian eyes pierced through my soul. He looked cold and terrifying. My heart was palpitating extremely fast as I widened my eyes and waited for his response.
before breaking the silence, “How long were you
situation, there was no use in arguing with him. I held back my tears and stammered, “Rebecca forced you to make me abort the child by threatening suicide. I could not bear to do it,
his expression turn ugly, but I continued, “I didn‘t want to lie to you. If you don‘t want anything to do with the baby, we can get a divorce. Once we file for it, we can go our separate
burned with anger. “Do I seem so pathetic to you
don‘t even think I’m worthy
croaked, “It‘s nothing of that sort. I was only worried
he would tear me into bits if I were not lying
the first time I witnessed Ashton ever being angry and yet happy
from his reaction, it was clear that I was still pregnant, so I kept
a doctor in a white coat walked in and explained the situation. He awkwardly looked at Ashton and
bit my lips and watched Ashton nod with
was only caused by
before he left Ashton and me in silence.
angry and did not want to stay in the hospital any longer.
did not have dinner, and I‘m famished now.” Pointing to my belly, I gave him a pitiful look, “The baby
However, I did not expect him to stand up and even suggest, “What are you craving? I‘ll
and tugged on his clothes to reply, “I want to eat
go home. It was unbearable to stay in the hospital for
my expression, he reluctantly agreed. “I‘ll settle the discharge papers
sternly chided, “In the meantime, you should
at the IV drip. There was not much left, so I pressed the
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