Chapter 396


    Chapter 396


    Larissa was stunned, but she also felt guilty. She and Wendy had bren best friends for a long time, but


    Larissa had rever seriously much attention to Wendy’s love life. No doubt, she had no idea that Wendy


    had nned such a future for herself.


    *Back then, I gave up my high-paying job and went overseas to study without turning back because I


    wanted to escape the pressure of my parents rushing me to marry every year,” Wendy gwr a sell-


    deprecatingugh and said. “They can argue about anything, but studies are the only thing they can


    agree on.” Wendy was a Covenford local and studied at a local university, but she never went home on


    weekends. During summer break every year, she would be thest person to leave the domitory and


    the first person to return.


    Larissa had asked her out of curiosity before and found out that Wendy’s parents had divorced when


    she was in high school. Each of them had farmed arew family and had new children of their own,


    Larissa guessed that Wendy’s cecision to remain unmarried was likely strongly intuenced by her family


    background.


    “I made up my mind a long time ago that I would be a spinster. You know how well I live alone too, but I


    still can’t fight my traditionalist thoughts of wanting a child to take care of me when grow old and take


    my inheritance. Il the child is yours, then that makes it even better. *said Wendy.


    Larissa’s decision swayed for a moment, but her rationale still won. “You must bear in mind that this


    baby’s father could possibly be a despicable rapist.”


    “But its mother is my best friend and a very nutstanding person, I believe in your genes and in myself. I


    won’t let the chid go astray,” said Wendy solemnly while holding Larissa’s hand.


    “You” Larissa hung her head and said softly, “Give me a few days to think it over.” Wency didn’t push


    her and said, “Okay, think about it carefully.” When they got into the car. Wendy said, “On by the way,


    Barbara asked me to tel. you after you left that you might run into a long -lost close rtive or friend in


    recent days. That person will be your lucky star, so you must appreciate them.”


    “Bulls hit!” Larissa felt even more certain that Barbara was a scammer, “How could I have any long-lost


    friends or rtives?”


    “Tut, long-lost are just my own words! What she means is that you guys haven’t met in many years and


    haven’t been keeping in contact” exined Wendy.


    “I don’t have anyone like that either.” said Larissa frmly. If she had to think of someone she had lost


    contact with for a very long time, it would be her father, whom she had never met. But there was no


    way he could be her lucky star! He was more like a bene!


    Very quickly, Larissa started studying thenguage She still had a grasp of the basics and an average


    knowledge of its vocabry, but her biggest problem was she couldn’t speak it lluently. Wendy often


    invited her ssmales and friends over to the house so that Larissa couldmunicate with them


    more and improve hernguage skills.


    One week passed in the blink of an eye, and a call came from the hospital asking Larissa to go for a


    checkup. Larissa nced at Wendy, who was watching over her from the side and felt a Ittle hesitant.


    “Okay, I got it,” said Larissa. After she hung up. Wendy asked. “Have you decided whether you’ll keep


    the child?”


    While studying during this period. Larissa kept thinking about this question. It consumed her thoughts


    so much that she began having vivid dreams every night. In these dreams, she would envision a plump


    little boy hugging her legs and calling her mommy. His voice was crisp and pleasant. Larissa would


    dash forward in fear, but the boy would chase her on al lours and catch up to her effortlessly. Then, he


    would look up at her and ask miserably, “Mommy, are you abandoning me? Looking into his eyes that


    gleamed with tears, she would slowly lose the courage to nod.


    “You really want the child?” she asked Wendy, Wendy answered without hesitation, “Very much.”


    Larissa gritted her teeth and said. “Then I’ll give birth That night, she dreamt about the little boy again.


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