Chapter 1415


    As Ian held Maja close, she began to stir in his arms, nestled in the backseat of Beck''s car. Beck drove


    with cautious precision, his eyes misting up with unshed tears.


    ncing at the rearview mirror, he saw Maja''s slight figure curled up against Ian.


    A soft cough broke the silence.


    "Maja, you awake?" Ian''s voice was a mix of concern and relief as he gently patted her back.


    Maja''s eyes fluttered open, her vision blurred and her senses engulfed in an icy dread that seemed to


    snake around her heart. But Ian''s warmth slowly seeped back into her, banishing the cold.


    "Ian." Her voice was a mere whisper,ced with a longing to melt into his embrace.


    Ian felt a sharp pain in his chest, berating himself for letting her down once again. "It''s okay, Maja.


    You''re safe now," he assured her, though the tremor in his voice betrayed his fear.


    Maja nodded, too exhausted to speak. She was taken to the hospital for a check-up, where the doctor,


    after a nce at the medical report, delivered an unexpected bombshell.


    "There''s nothing major to worry about, but Miss, you need to take care of yourself. You''re pregnant."


    The news hit Ian and Maja like a freight train. Shock. Disbelief.


    It took Maja a few seconds to process the information. Her mind felt jammed. "Doctor, are you sure?


    We''ve been careful."


    The doctor adjusted his sses, "I''m certain. Have you engaged in any unprotected activities?"


    Maja''s cheeks flushed crimson as she stuttered, looking down at the floor. Ian, on the other hand, stood


    frozen, the buzzing in his ears drowning out the world.


    The doctor, puzzled by their reaction, asked, "Aren''t you nning on keeping the child? You need to


    decide soon if you don''t want to go through with the pregnancy."


    Ian snapped out of his daze. "Keep it? Of course, we want to, but." His gaze flickered nervously toward


    Maja. They hadn''t even had their wedding or obtained a marriage license. An unnned pregnancy


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    wasn''t what they wanted, especially since Maja had already endured one loss for him.


    Maja remained silent, her mind racing with the untimelyplications the child would bring.


    Sensing her hesitation, the doctor closed the report. "If you decide to keep the baby, you must start


    taking vitamins and folic acid immediately. If not, you should schedule the procedure soon; it''s less


    risky the earlier you do it."


    The room was thick with unsaid words when Beck abruptly grabbed the doctor''s hand, his voice tight


    with desperation. "Doc, please check again. There must be a mistake. She''s too young for this. Have


    another look, please. She shouldn''t have to suffer through this."


    Maja found Beck''s urgency odd. "Beck, what''s gotten into you?"


    Beck ignored her, his earnest gaze fixed on the doctor. "Maybe there''s an issue with the hospital''s


    equipment. Just check one more time. They''ve been careful. She can''t be pregnant!"


    The doctor, slightly taken aback, gently removed Beck''s grip. "Sir, unless you have a stake in this


    child''s future, I don''t see why you''re so agitated."


    "Damn it, don''t talk nonsense!" Beck''s agitation red.


    "Quack! You''re a quack!"


    The doctor, surrounded by a few nurses, left without furtherment, leaving them to grapple with the


    life-changing news amidst the sterile silence of the hospital room.