Natalie shook her head. “I couldn’t bear to abort the child, so I didn’t consent. But considering the condition of the child, there’s obviously no other choice.”
“That’s true.” Sally nodded, biting her lip.
At that, Natalie closed her eyes for a moment. “What should I do now, Sal? I don’t even know how I should tell Shane about this. Will he blame me when he learns about our child’s condition?”
Ultimately, the baby was deformed in her womb, so she was at fault in the matter.
Right then, she was truly afraid that Shane would look at her with condemnation in his eyes.
Patting her arm, Sally assured, “I don’t think he’ll be angry. He loves you very much, so he’ll only feel distressed on your behalf upon learning about the child’s condition.”
“Really?” Natalie looked up at her.
Alas, Sally’s gaze flickered for a moment. Chuckling, she admitted, “Um… I don’t dare say for certain since I don’t understand him all that well, but it’s likely the case. Don’t worry, Nat.”
Natalie smiled bitterly. “Never mind, I deserve it even if he blames me. At the end of the day, I’m indeed the one who caused our child to end up in such a condition. But I just don’t understand why this problem suddenly came up when the baby was perfectly fine before this.”
Upon hearing that, Sally blinked. “Could it be that the hospital made a mistake?”
“I don’t think so, since both the hospital yesterday and the one earlier said that the baby is deformed. It can’t be a mistake.” Natalie shook her head.
How I wish it’s all a mistake, but it doesn’t seem likely right now.
However, Sally refused to accept the truth. She pulled Natalie up. “Nothing is absolute, so there’s a possibility that they made a mistake. Come, we’ll go to other hospitals.”
As she said that, she dragged Natalie along and climbed into the car.
Two hours later, Sally led an even paler Natalie out of the third hospital.
At that moment, she could no longer claim that the hospital made a mistake.
After all, two hospitals might have made a mistake, but five hospitals had given the same diagnosis.
“Nat…” Sally eyed Natalie worriedly.
Shaking her head wearily, Natalie murmured, “I’m fine. Every doctor said the same thing as Dr. Pitt, so it seems that I truly can’t keep this child anymore. But the thing is, I don’t know how to tell Shane about this.”
“Just give it to him straight. I think he’ll understand.” Sally heaved a sigh.
Natalie’s lips twitched, but she said nothing further.
That night, she gave Shane a call.
It was morning back in the country at that time, right after dawn.
When Shane heard the ringing of his cell phone, he snaked a hand out of the covers and groped for his phone on the bedside table. Without opening his eyes, he brought it to his ear. “Hello?”
Hearing the man’s tired and groggy voice, Natalie bit her lip. “It’s me. Did I wake you?”
Shane’s eyes popped open at once, and he brought the phone closer to him for a look. When he saw that it was indeed Natalie, he massaged his temples and answered with a chuckle, “No, don’t worry about it. Why are you calling me so early in the morning?”
“I miss you,” Natalie admitted, sitting on the sofa.
This time, Shane’s eyes went wide. He hung up the phone and made a video call over.
Natalie was wondering why he suddenly hung up, but she giggled upon seeing the incoming video call. She promptly answered it.
As soon as she glimpsed the dark circles under the man’s eyes, her brows creased. “Did you not rest well?”
Shane’s eyes flickered slightly. Just when he was about to speak, Natalie cut him off, asserting, “You’re not allowed to lie. Tell me the truth. Did you not have enough rest?”
When Shane saw that she was peeved, he had no choice but to tell her the truth. “Somewhat,” he admitted.
He had been restless after learning about the existence of another culprit.
Truth be told, it was because he was investigating his parents’ interpersonal relationships and their enemies last night that he didn’t have enough rest.
“What time did you sleep last night?” Natalie asked.
Shane averted his gaze in discomfiture. “Four o’clock.”
Sucking in a breath, Natalie instantly saw red. “So, you’ve only slept for two hours now?”
Nevertheless, Shane chuckled nonchalantly. “It’s enough.”
“Enough my foot! You’re already an old man in your thirties! Do you think that you’re still a young man in your twenties that you can still stay up late and risk premature death?” Natalie furiously shot daggers at him.
