Chapter 1103 I''m Pregnant
Inside the Li family house, A Country
It was time for the high school entrance exams. Coincidentally, it was a hot summer day.
This didn''t bother Erica too much, since she was already in college. But that was thest thing on her
mind. She had gone back and forth about how to tell her parents the news, but she finally decided the
direct approach was the best one. She ced a photo clipped to another sheet of paper on the table. It
was obvious that it was an ultrasound picture. She announced, "Dad, Mom, I''m pregnant!"
ir was going to chastise her daughter for pulling a stupid prank like this, but then she caught a
glimpse of the name on the ultrasound report—Erica Li.
The ultrasound report verified that she was about 8 weeks along.
''So, our Rika''s pregnant!'' ir felt an intense pressure in her head. Visions of what it took to rear a
child shed through her head, creating a logjam in her thoughts. Then, something inside her snapped.
All of this took only a fraction of a second.
Then ir gave Erica a p. The impact sounded crisp and clear, leaving a red p mark on Erica''s
face.
It was obvious that ir had lost control. There was no time for Wesley to stop her from doing this.
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She may have hit Erica, but it was Wesley''s heart that felt the sting.
Erica had been consistently naughty as a child, given to mischief and testing boundaries. Wesley was
given the role of the authoritarian, but he knew he could hurt her without half-trying. Most of the time,
his punishments were meant to scare the girl straight.
This was the first time Erica had been pped by a member of her family. And it was her mother, to
boot. The hardest she''d ever been on Erica was to pull her ear.
ir raised her hand, which was already numb from the p. She pointed at her daughter and scolded,
"What the hell were you thinking? This is so ridiculous!"
Erica was just 20 years old! She could have ignored her daughter''s mischief in the past, just let it roll off
her back. But now the girl told her she was pregnant? That was just beyond the pale.
For the first time in her life, ir felt she had failed as a parent. She couldn''t even teach her own child
to keep her legs closed.
With reddened eyes on the verge of tears, Erica rubbed her stinging face. She figured her dad might fly
off the handle first, but apparently she was wrong.
She looked into ir''s disappointed eyes and said firmly, "And don''t think about telling me to get rid of
it!"
"Who''s the father?" Wesley pulled a long face and put a friendly arm around ir''s shoulders. She had
broken down, and needed the support.
Erica hesitated before replying, "I don''t know."
ir widened her eyes in disbelief and stared at her daughter for a bit. Then she suddenly broke free of
Wesley and raised her hand again, intending to hit Erica in the shoulder. She couldn''t help but break
into tears. "What in the world? You''re only twenty! What did I do to deserve a daughter like you..."
Wesley pulled her into his arms and coaxed her. "Honey, calm down."
ir turned around and shouted, "And just how am I supposed to do that? She''s pregnant! I..." She
broke down and sobbed. After all, it was her fault Erica turned out like this.
Looking at her sobbing mother, Erica started to say something, but thought better of it. Finally, she
simply said. "Dad, Mom, I''m sorry!"
Then she grabbed the ultrasound results from the table, and stalked off. She didn''t look back.
Wesley wanted to run after her, but ir was still in tears. He had to stay here andfort her.
Milling about the living room, the servants of the Li family were too frightened to breathe. They kept
busy, not wanting to be drawn into that kind of drama.
As the saying goes, bad news travels fast.
No one knew how the news was leaked. But nevertheless, the general poption seemed to be aware
of it. And people shared it on social media. The youngest daughter of the Li family was pregnant.
Wesley was quite a prominent figure, so it was bound to make the news. The little firebrand herself,
Erica Li, was going to have a kid! And no one knew who the father was!
It caused a huge stir in the upper ss circles.
Wesley called Erica, hoping she''de back. They could sit down and talk about this like civilized
people. She nixed that idea.
The next day, she sent a message to Wesley and disappeared. No one knew where she ran off to.
Nine monthster, in the Li family home
Yvette was sitting down to have breakfast. She was behind schedule. She''d gotten upte, and was
about to bete for work. She shoveled mouthful after mouthful of food into her mouth, trying to eat
more quickly.
Suddenly, someone rang the door bell.
Yvette stared at the door for a while and swallowed her mouthful of food. ''Who would be knocking on
the door so early?''
A servant ran to open the door. When she saw the person outside, she asked doubtfully, "Excuse me,
who are you looking for?"
The servant was new. She had only been working there for six months, and she was from a rural area.
No wonder she didn''t know the woman at the door.
The girl gave no answer and held her sleeping infant in her arms. Ignoring the maid entirely, she
walked confidently into the house.
Yvette looked up at the woman who had just walked in, and almost choked on her bread. The girl, of
course, was smiling. Wesley and ir rushed downstairs when they heard who had knocked on the
door.
"Rika!" All of a sudden everyone in the living room was calling her name.
Yes, the prodigal daughter, who disappeared ten months ago, was back. And she was carrying an
infant scarcely a month old.
When she gazed upon the family members she had not seen for a long time, Erica forced back her
tears, smiled brightly as before, and greeted them all. "Hi guys, I''m back!" Erica had called Gifford
ahead of time. He might be on his way home, too.
Seeing her daughter standing in front of her safe and sound, ir quietly wiped her tears.
While Erica was gone, ir had some time to think and clear her head. She regretted pping Erica.
She was family, and ir treated her no better than a stranger. It was just one more child. Erica hadn''t
Setting down her chopsticks, Yvette rushed out of the dining room to embrace Erica. She was so
excited that her voice trembled. "Rika, where have you been? I was so worried about you!"
Wesley, who was no longer in panic mode, walked over to Erica and took the baby from her arms with
a poker face. "Is this... my grandson?" he asked.
Erica had texted him earlier. She said she''d be there with his grandson.
Grandson... The living room became quiet after everybody heard the word. Erica nodded and said,
"Dad, meet Feb Wu." She looked at her son and said, "That''s your granddad."
Yvette was torn betweenughing and crying. With doubt written all over her face, she asked, "You
can''t be serious! Feb Wu?"
"Yes. He was born in the second lunar month and his family name is Wu. So I named him Feb." Erica
just couldn''t think of a good name. She stayed upte racking her brains, trying to think of something.
Giving up, she just gave the baby that name for the time being.
Everyone was speechless.
ir didn''t try to hold the baby, but held Erica''s hand instead. Luckily, Erica didn''t pull away, so she
asked, "Where have you been all this time? Your father and brother tried to find you. But they had no
luck."
Wesley had tried to reach out to her by using all his connections, but to no avail.
She had been missing for months. ir hadn''t been able to sleep well since Erica ran off.
Instead of answering her question, Erica lowered her head to look at ir''s hands which were holding
hers tightly. With a guilty look, she apologized, "Mom, I''m sorry."
''I''m sorry for making you and Dad worry about me for so long.''
She had wanted to say this for a long time, but she decided not to contact them.