Chapter104OutsidetheUrsundRoomContent (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.
Justasshefinishedherultrasoundandcameoutoftheroot,
sheranintoVanessa.
UponencounteringVanessaoutsidetheultrasoundroom,Emeliecouldn’t helpbutrememberseeingherinthebabyformsectionyesterday.
HergazesubconsciouslyfellonVanessa’sabdomen.
Chapter104Daphne’sCall
Vanessawas wearinglooseclothing,soherbellywasn’tnoticeable.
ShealsonoticedEmelieand<b>approached</b>her.“Emelle,whatareyou<b>doing</b>here?
Emelieaskedwithconcern,“Areyoufeelingunwell,Mrs.Middleton?”
“No,I’mheretoseeafriend.Igotlostonmywaydownstairsandendeduphere,“Vanessasaidwith<b>a</b><b>smile</b>.
“I’mherefor<b>a</b>check–up,”Emelieexined.
Vanessasighed.“Youreally<b>need</b>acheck–up.Youlooksopale.You’restillyoung, butyou’retoocaughtupwithworktolookafteryourself.
“Ifeelsorryforyou.AndWilliam.He’ssoindifferent.Itmustbetoughforyou.”
“IthasnothingtodowithMr.Middleton,”Emeliereplied.
Thehospitalwasn’taceforsmalltalk,andtheybothhadtheirownmatterstoattendto,sotheypartedwaysquickly.
Emeliereceivedhertestresultsthenextdayandwenttoseethedoctorwiththereport.
Thedoctorncedatthereportandjoked,“Youhavethebodyofa35–year–oldat25”
Emeliefrowned.“Is<b>it</b>serious?”
“Therearenomajorissues,butmanyminorones.Youshouldtakecareofyourselfmore,oryou’llsufferwhenyougetolder.”
Emelie’smainconcemwasheruterus:<b>“</b>Couldyoupleasecheckmyultrasoundreport?”
Asthedoctorflippedthepagesfortheultrasoundreport,hecasuallyasked,“Doyoufeelufortableanywhere?”
Emellebitherlipbeforeanswering,“Ihadamiscarriageafew<b>months</b>ago.Couldithavecausedanydamage!”
Thedoctorexaminedthereportcarefullyand<b>frowned</b>.“It’sindeednotverygood…Didyounotrecuperateafterthemiscarriage?”
Indeed,shehadn’L
EmeliehadbeendispatchedtoVownwithWilliamforaprojectshortlyafterthemiscarriage,soshehadbeenbusywithworkduringthattime.
“Youruterinewallisnaturallythin,<b>malding</b>conceptiondifficult.Afteramiscarriage,thewallisdamaged.It’llbeverydifficulttoconceiveinthefuture,”
Thedoctorsympathized.“Youshouldprepareyourselfmentally.”
Emelieleftthehospitalfeeling<b>heavy</b><b>–</b>hearted
SheImewthatthemiscarriagewould<b>have</b>animpactonherbody,butshehadn’texpectedittobesosevere.
Shecouldn’thelpbutrouchherabdomenandwaslostinthoughtwhensuddenly<b>a</b>carstoppedinfrontofher.
Emelieinstinctivelysteppedback,Justthen,therearwindowofthecarrolleddown,revealingacoldandhandsomeprofile.
ItwasWilliam
Emellereflexivelyhidthemedicalreportbehindher<b>and</b>remainedsilent.
Williamncedatherindifferentlybefore<b>spealding</b>directly,“Didyoutattleonmetomyfamily?”
“<b>No.</b>”Emellefrowned.
“No!Howelsewould<b>my</b>dadknowaboutyourresignation?Howelsewouldbeknowaboutyourhospitalcheck–up?”
EmelierealizedthatVanessamusthavetoldHenrywhenshewenthome.Sheremainedcalm.
“IranintoMrs.Middletontwice.Onceatthesupermarket,sheinvitedmetodinner,andIhadtogiveareasontodecline,soItoldher<b>I</b><b>had</b>alreadyresigned.“Ididn’tthinkmyresignationwas somethingtohide.
“Theothertimewasatthehospital.Vanessasaidshewasvisitingafriend,andijustsaidIwasthereforacheck–up,Ididn’tsayanythingelse
Williamsmirkedasifhehadjustthoughtofsomething.“Somepeoplebegjusttoseeher,butyou’reluckyenoughtobumpintohertwice.”
Enelledidn’tknowwhathemeant.Shetightenedhergriponthemedicalreport.
Recallingthedoctor’swordsfromearlier,shefeltabitagitated<b>and</b>saidfirmly,“I’m tellingthetruth.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,Ican’tdoanythingaboutit”Sheshowedahintofassertiveness.
Williamlooked athercoldlyw
whiletoyingwithhisphoneonhislee.Suddenly,thescreenlitup.
EmeliencedatitinstinctivelyandsawthatthecallerIDshowed“Daphne,”
Dapline?
williamflippedhisphoneover.