Chapter 1671
With that in mind, Joyce simply tucked her hair behind her ear and kept quiet.
Having recalled something, Stanley asked all of a sudden, “Have you taken care of the discharge
procedures as I asked you to?”
“Huh?” Joyce froze and looked up at him before shaking her head. “No, I haven''t.”
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The look on Stanley''s face turned gloomy instantly. “Why not?”
“I forgot,” Joyce mumbled softly with her head held low.
Stanley pursed his lips and pressed on, “I told you during the day to get it taken care of as soon as
possible, didn''t I? Why didn''t you do as I said? Did you actually forget, or are you just putting up an
act?”
“I really did forget about it! It wasn''t done on purpose!” Joyce exined while waving her arms at him.
As though to see if she was lying, Stanley stared long and hard at her.
When he noticed the nervous and terrified look on her face, however, he let out a helpless sigh and
said, “Okay, I''ll let this one slide.”
Joyce''s eyes lit up when she heard that he was not going to pursue the matter any further. “Thank you,
Dr. Quinn!”
Stanley simply whipped out his phone and tapped away without saying a word.
Joyce stared anxiously at him while standing next to the bed.
“Why did you want me to stay in the hospital, Mr. Quinn? The doctor only let me stay so I could recover
better and safely give birth in the future. You—”
“What are you trying to say?” Stanley asked with a frown while looking up at her.
Joyce took a deep breath as she continued, “You never wanted me to give birth to this baby, right? You
don''t like him, so why would you want me to stay in the hospital? Doing so would only ensure the
baby''s safety.”
The corner of Stanley''s lips twitched slightly. “That''s what you''re trying to say?”
“Yeah... I''ve been meaning to ask you why you suddenly agreed to let me keep my baby. I was happy
when you said I could keep the baby without sending my father to prison, but I just had a bad feeling in
my gut. I didn''t think you genuinely wanted me to keep the baby,” Joyce replied.
“Why would you feel that way?” Stanley asked with his arms crossed.
Joyce bit down on her lip. “It''s simple, really. Because you wanted me to abort this baby. I may not
remember what happened back then, but the people around me have told me about the past events.
That,bined with my fear of you, made me certain that I must have been through a lot of pain. That
was how I knew you didn''t want this baby. Hence, I found it strange when you suddenly agreed to let
me keep my baby. Why did you change your mind, Mr. Quinn?”
“Why do you think?” Stanley responded to her question with another one.
Joyce gave it some thought and shook her head. “Honestly, I have no idea, nor am I able to figure it
out. You didn''t change your mind because you suddenly had a change of heart and felt some kind of
sentiment toward the baby, did you?”
She couldn''t help but let out a little chuckle after saying that.
A change of heart? Sentiment? That''s impossible! I''m the mother of this baby, and he hated me so
much that he wouldn''t even let me bring my baby into this world! There''s no way he''d feel any
sentiment toward this baby!
The look in Stanley''s eyes dimmed when he saw the wry smile on her face.
It didn''t take a genius to figure out that she felt incredibly helpless and was in denial.
She refuses to believe in the oue even though she already knows the truth about it. She even
denies the facts despite my best attempts at convincing her. Am I really that untrustworthy to her? Well,
I did hurt her so much in the past that she willingly erased her memories just to forget about everything.
That means she only sees me as a mere stranger whom she holds a grudge against. It only makes
sense that she wouldn''t trust a stranger, so her doubting my words is retribution for my wrongdoings.