Chapter 413 Inquiring
"Wake up, Autumn, it''s time for dinner." After carrying the food upstairs, Charles entered their bedroom,
turned on the light and shook Autumn awake. However, Autumn, who had been sleeping for hours,
woke up in a daze and told Charles that she was not hungry and wanted to go back to sleep.
"Oh, please get up and join me for supper." Charles frowned. "Get out of bed and eat something, love.
Please don''t forget, you''re carrying our baby so now you have to eat for two people."
Their rtionship was now treading on delicate grounds owing to Autumn''s asional outbursts which
were caused by her illness. Taking advantage of her sobriety, she apologized sincerely, "Charles, I''m
sorry for all the trouble I''ve been causingtely. It must be very hard on you, I am so very sorry..."
"Oh it doesn''t matter, Autumn. Please forget all about it, " Charles interrupted her immediately, as he
looked into her eyes lovingly. "We''re husband and wife, and you deserve everything I do for you."
"I mean it, my behavior was unwarranted for and I can''t imagine what I made you go through on my
ount." Autumn looked back into his eyes deeply. She was fully aware of how her illness had affected
those around her, and bearing that guilt in her mind, she wanted to express her apology to her closest
ones without losing control of her emotions.
"Look, Charles, if I lose my temper again, just leave me alone until it passes because I do not know
what I am saying and it means nothing, " Autumn advised. "I really feel guilty about bothering you so
much."
"Don''t say that, " Charles said sadly as he helped Autumn sit up in the bed. "No matter how long or
what it takes, I will find a way to cure you and help our baby be born safely, " he added firmly to assure
her.
After only a few bites, Autumn put the bowl and chopsticks down. Her appetite had almost died. So
Charles helped her to lie down. And soon she fell in deep slumber.
In most cases, pregnant women gain a couple of pounds, but instead of gaining weight, Autumn was
shedding weight owing to the stress and side effect from the medicines. Charles was heartbroken as
he realized this.
In the early hours of the next morning, I came to visit Autumn. Tears welled in her eyes at the sight
of Autumn, who was thinner than thest time she saw her. "Oh, dear, how haggard you seem. Damn
it! Who on earth has done this to you?"
I cried and cursed the unknown culprit, and then med Charles for not protecting Autumn
The pregnancy was supposed to be a blessed period, but no one was happy about Autumn''s
pregnancy now. After cursing for what seemed like a long minute, I sat on the bed beside Autumn
and asked her with red eyes.
"Now, Autumn, please tell me why are you so foolish as to insist on keeping this child after knowing
what you do about your condition and the consequences?" I wept just at the thought of her ordeal.
Autumn had already been through rounds of people''s iprehension and advice. "You''ll understand
when you get pregnant."
It was because of a mother''s unconditional love.
She looked expectantly at Autumn''s tummy, where a life was growing. At the same time, she was
worried about Autumn. Ambivalent feelings haunted her all the entire time.
Autumn instantlyforted her and told her that she was now actively cooperating with doctors and
would be fine soon.
These words reassured I. She stayed with Autumn for a long time. By the afternoon, Autumn was
caught in a bad mood swing again. She mored for Charles to settle ounts, and asked I who
she was.
I was upset and furious to see her like this.
Not knowing what to do in the situation, she had to call Charles. When I arrived this morning,
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Charles went to the office to take care of things at office. He was in a meeting when he got the call from
I. As soon as he heard that Autumn was in bad condition, he hurried home, leaving the shareholders
in the meeting room dumbfounded.
After a short while, the meeting room became very lively and the shareholders were discussing
Charles. As Le, who pricked up her ears, heard that Autumn was pregnant, she clenched her fists
tightly.
''Why? Why does Autumne out and disrupt everything every time I get a little closer to Charles? It
seems like nothing will work in my favor so as long as she is alive...'' she cried out in her heart, feeling
tired and helpless of being caught in this recurring situation.
''Now that Autumn is pregnant, how can I win Charles over from her?''
Suddenly, a shareholder sitting next to her with more information said, "Mrs. Lu really is pregnant, but
so what? It is said that she is also ill now. Who knows whether the baby will be born safely or not."
"She''s ill? What''s wrong with her?" Le immediately reached over and asked dripping with curiosity.
"Who knows?" The shareholder cast a quick judgmental nce at her, annoyed that she, a secretary,
was eavesdropping on their conversation, abandoning all sense of hierarchy.
Le hurried to exin, "Oh, I''m just concerned about Mrs. Lu''s health. I did not know things were so
serious. Sorry, I don''t mean anything else by my actions."
She then sat back in her seat and called Charles after some hesitation. "Hello, Mr. Lu, this is Le.
Where are you? Everyone is expecting you for the meeting. Will you be back?"
"No, I will not be able toe back. Please inform that the meeting has been canceled and will be
rescheduled, " Charles replied anxiously as he drove quickly, particrly worried about Autumn.
"Okay, sure, I''ll pass on the message." With that, Le hung up the phone, announced the news, and
apologized politely to the shareholders in the room. Yet it still caused everyone toin despite his
personal emergency.
"What? How could he leave in the middle of the meeting? This is not the way to treat us."
"Yeah, I won''te to the meeting again if I am asked to. What a waste of time it is toe here!"
Le took everyone away with a smile before she sat down in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
If what that shareholder said was true, then she just had to find out what disease Autumn had.
All of a sudden, she thought of Burke, one of her high school ssmates. He had been loving her since
high school, but Le refused to go out with him due to his ordinary family.
He was an obstetrician and gynecologist at Y Hospital. She may be able to extract some information
about Autumn from him.
After mulling over it for a few seconds, Le gave Burke a call. "Burke, are you free this evening? Shall
we have dinner together?"
"This evening? Yes, sure! That sounds good. I''m free." Burke hurriedly agreed to her invitation, almost
desperately to meet Le in a second. After all, he had regarded Le as his goddess since high
school, and this was the first time she asked him directly out to dinner.
They arranged to have dinner at a barbecue restaurant. As soon as Le arrived at the appointed
ce, she saw Burke waving to her eagerly with a big smile on his face.
"You''re so early!" Le smiled at him.
"It''s quite close to the hospital where I work. And I came right after you called me, " Burke replied.
"Order whatever you like."
Le didn''t care what to eat, so she ordered some dishes. "How about two bottles of beer?" she
offered.
"Sorry, I''m afraid I can''t drink. I''m still on call." Burke frowned. "I asked for two hours off. I have to go
back to the hospital on duty after dinner."
Le''s face instantly turned dull on his refusal. Burke bewildered a little, but he would not disregard the
rules and regtions of the hospital. Asking for time off for an appointment was already a strict no-no.
He could not top that up with another vition.
"Le, please don''t be angry. I''ll ask you out for a drink when I''m free. You know the hospital rules. I
really can''t drink today, " Burke exined urgently.
"Okay, okay, fair enough. I won''t force you to drink then, " Le said helplessly. "I remember you are...
an obstetrician and gynecologist, right?"
"Yes... " Burke nodded awkwardly. He always thought that Le wouldn''t go out with him because of his
profession, so he tried to make it clear, "Le, there are more and more men who are obstetricians and
gynecologists. Actually, it''s not what you think... "