Chapter 1381


    "As it should." Toby did not hide his happiness and admitted it graciously. "Not a single man can


    ept their wife cing such importance on a ring gifted by another man."


    "Now that I''ve removed the ring, it won''t be an eyesore anymore, right?" Sonia shot him a withering


    look.


    He responded with a gracious smile. "Yep! All good!"


    "Hmph." She snorted petntly and uncovered the nket to get out of bed. Subsequently, she


    ced the ring into her bag and nned to buy a box to store it on her way to workter. The final


    step would be to keep the item in her safe.


    As for Toby, he sat up in bed, no longer intending to sleep. His recovery progress was great, and he


    could now prop himself up without constant help.


    With the strength of his elbows, he could easily support himself, albeit tiring. Still, he was happy


    enough to do things for himself and not be a burden to Sonia.


    "You must be hungry." She returned to his bedside after putting away the ring.


    He nodded slightly in response. "Kinda."


    "I''ll wheel you over to freshen up, then I''ll order breakfast for us." She pushed his wheelchair over,


    after which he agreed and got out of bed himself to be seated.


    Throughout the process, Sonia did not offer help. That was because she knew he did not want any,


    which aligned with his usual behavior. All in all, Toby wanted to pertain his dignity to not be a


    ''useless'' individual.


    Since he could manage fine by himself, she did not insist but gave him the freedom to proceed.


    Breakfast was delivered to them shortly, and it arrived right after they freshened up. The food was


    as nd as things could get. It was an unfavorable situation, but there was a lot of food that the


    couple had to refrain from eating. Therefore, they had no choice but to tolerate the nd meals for


    now. Surely, things would improve soon.


    After breakfast, Sonia bid farewell to Toby and left for work.


    Along the way, she drove past a shopping mall and entered a jewelry shop to buy an exquisite ring


    box. Subsequently, she went back into the car and took out the wrapped-up ring from her bag


    before cing it carefully into the box.


    From now on, she would only take this ring out of the box when she missed Carl. She did not wish


    to see the ring at any other moment because she refused to experience sadness when reminded of


    his demise.


    …


    In a blink of an eye, a month went by swiftly. Toby''s recovery progress over the month had been


    astounding to Sonia, who was fairly pleased by it.


    Currently, he was no longer required to be hospitalized and was allowed to return to work at Fuller


    Group. Although he had to stay at the hospital at night, he was allowed to go out in the morning to


    sort out his matters.


    Other than that, he no longer needed a wheelchair to get around and could stride normally. As long


    as he did not attempt to run or jump, there was no risk of his heart mispositioning itself.


    At least on the surface now, he was a ''normal'' functioning man who had nearly recovered.


    Contrary to his great recovery, Sonia was in a bad state. She was not in the most suitable health


    condition to carry a child at the moment, but that was the reality. She had no choice but to endure


    the hardships and nurture the baby healthily.


    Disregarding the fact that the baby was a product of her and Toby''s love, she knew she had to keep


    the baby because the option of abortion would hinder her ns to be a mother again.


    The consequence of keeping this baby was that she would go through way more difort than


    any other normal expectant mother because she fell pregnant before fully recovering. As such, in


    comparison to the other mothers, she would end up suffering more.


    For example, she was less than eight weeks into her pregnancy, yet she was already experiencing


    morning sickness. Her face was as pale as a sheet from throwing up every day, and her body ached


    severely.


    Most expectant mothers would generally experience morning sickness at about eight weeks of


    pregnancy onward, but she experienced that at an earlier stage. On top of that, she had to ingest a


    lot of medications and receive injections just to ensure a smooth pregnancy.


    It was to the point where she trembled upon seeing those items, but despite her apprehensions, she


    endured them fearlessly. Otherwise, there was a high chance that she would miscarry.


    As such, Sonia lost a lot of weight over the past month and had a wanplexion, which pained


    Toby to see.


    Today, it was time for her obstetrician appointment once again.


    Toby and Tim waited outside the room as Sonia remained inside for the check-up.


    As they waited, Toby''s brows tightly furrowed as he clenched his fists tightly. Had he not been


    restricted to enter with her, he would have rushed into the room out of his immense worry for her.


    He could still vividly remember her pale and gaunt face when she entered the room.


    At that moment, Tim noticed his state and shifted his sses before saying coldly, "Right now, you


    appear to be worried, but what were you thinking of back then?"


    "What do you mean?" Toby narrowed his eyes and turned around.


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    Tim had both hands in his pockets. "I mean, you got her pregnant. You wouldn''t be worrying now if


    you had used protection in the first ce."


    In response, Toby pursed his lips. "You mentioned before that she would have issues conceiving


    within these two years and that it would be pretty much impossible. That''s why."


    Otherwise, there was no way on earth he would choose to impregnate her during that period. He


    found it difficult to imagine how much torment she would have to endure for the next eight months.


    After all, the pain was already agonizing enough in the first eight weeks.


    "I did say that, but there are always miracles in this world." Tim shrugged.


    Toby stared at him coldly. "Yes, there are miracles, but not everyone gets to experience one."


    Never in his wildest dreams would he have expected they would be so lucky to experience a huge


    miracle.


    Even Tim was rendered speechless at that point. Yes, miracles can be so hard to predict. Some


    pray fervently for a miracle to happen but never experience anything. Meanwhile, Toby and Sonia


    didn''t want a miracle, but they somehow got to experience it. What can anyone do about this?


    "Is it truly unadvisable to abort this child?" Suddenly, Toby asked Tim.


    Stunned, Tim replied, "What do you mean by that? Do you want her to?"


    "If the existence of this baby continues to cause her so much suffering and agony, I don''t mind


    giving them up. I''d rather wait for her to be in perfect health condition before we n for a child than


    to see her in so much pain," Toby said with a somber expression.


    Tim shrugged. "Unfortunately, you don''t get a choice. You must keep this child. I told you before that


    if you choose to terminate the pregnancy, judging by her current health status, she would not be


    able to conceive for the rest of her life. That''s why, even if this child would cause her torture, she


    has no choice but to keep this child. An exception would be if she can ept being childless for the


    rest of her life, but do you think that''s possible?"


    Of course not! Toby lowered his eyes and knew the answer well.


    Even today, he knew she harbored guilt deep inside toward the child she miscarried in the past, so


    there was no way she would give up again.


    "Look, you can''te up with the words to say because you know the oue as well. You guys


    must keep this baby." Tim tucked his hands back into the pockets of his white coat.


    At that moment, Toby shut his eyes. "Is there any way of preventing her suffering?"


    "No," Tim replied directly without considering the question. "Though there is a strong advancement


    in the medical world, there are some things that can''t be achieved. She has no choice but to suffer


    through pregnancy to keep this child. Don''t worry, though, we will try our best to alleviate her pain.


    As I''ve said, she''ll need more bed rest in the future for her condition. However, I didn''t expect her


    morning sickness to be so severe even at just barely eight weeks. It looks like she will have to be


    put on bed rest from now on. Otherwise, if her condition worsens, there is a high chance of


    miscarriage even if we do everything in our power to stabilize her pregnancy."