Chapter 200
Ines was amused by Ethan''s antics and whispered, "Ethan, we''re really going to have a baby." She
used to be down in the dumps because she couldn''t get pregnant, but now, she was in for a
pleasant surprise.
From the rush of newlywed life, to riding the emotional roller coaster, to falling in love and getting
pregnant, all this happened in less than six months. These months were nothing extraordinary, even
a bit mundane. But Ines was really content and more than once, she had patted herself on the back
for choosing to face life’s challenges with him.
"Great, great, great." Ethan seemed at a loss for words and repeated the same word thrice.
Ines noticed his hand, which was gently ced around her waist, slowly tightening and she couldn''t
help but remind him, "Ethan, you''re holding me too tight, I can hardly breathe."
Ethan was taken aback and quickly loosened his grip on Ines. "I''m sorry, I got too carried away. I
didn''t hurt you, did I?"
Ines shook her head, "No, it''s okay."
After the initial burst of joy, Ethan started to worry about Ines'' health, "Izzy, are you feeling okay?"
Ines understood he was referring to her pregnancy, "Don''t worry. I''m fine so far. I did feel a bit off
while eating fried chicken this morning, but I was fine afterwards."
Ethan was relieved. He couldn''t resist and started making circles on Ines'' belly with his hand. Ines
felt ticklish and stopped his hand, "What are you doing?"
"I wonder if it''s a boy or a girl." Ethan said casually.
"Do you want a boy or a girl?"
"A girl, of course."
Ethan didn''t hesitate and then realized Ines was giving him a stern look. He quickly corrected
himself, "I got it wrong. I''ll be happy whether it''s a boy or a girl."
Ines understood his feelings. She knew he was just sweet-talking her. He actually preferred a girl.
Such thinking was wrong. Ines frowned and scolded, "Mr. Meyer, your bias towards girls is wrong.
You can''t think like this anymore."
Ethan immediately agreed, "Okay, I''ll listen to you on this."
Ines was in high spirits that day. She didn''t tell Ss she would not be going to the office in the
afternoon. Ss couldn''t find her and had to call her.
"Sorry, Ss, I forgot to tell you. I''m at Ethan''s now, so I won''t be at the Galeana Group this
afternoon."
Ss could hear the joy in Ines'' voice and couldn''t help but ask, "Sounds like you''re happy. Anything
good happen?"
Ines paused slightly, thinking there was no need to hide anything, she said with augh, "I just
confirmed that I''m pregnant, so I came to Ethan''s."
"Congrattions."
Ss, unable to contain his exuberance, began to prattle on the phone, causing Ines to reel in his
torrent of words, her head bobbing in continual affirmation.
Post-call, Ines discovered a flurry of missed calls and unread messages on her device. One caught
her eye, an unopened message from Phoebe Wagner.
"Izzy, congrats on bing a mom. I hope you''ll consider me as the baby''s godmother. I''ll prepare
a gift soon and you''ll definitely like it."
Aaron Swanson kept his message short and sweet, "Congrats".
Noel Yates'' message was the most amusing, as he managed to link everything to Phoebe. "You and
Ethan are expecting, can you help me out too? I''m still single."
Everyone was congratting her on the pregnancy, and Ines was a bit puzzled as she didn''t
understand how the news spread so quickly. She hadn''t told them yet.
She looked at Ethan, who was holding his phone with a slight smile and quickly scrolling through it.
She couldn''t help but ask, "Ethan, how did they find out about my pregnancy?"
Ethan continued scrolling on his phone and replied, "I told them when you were on the phone
earlier. I sent a group message."
Before she could say anything else, Ethan had already dialed another number and the first thing he
said was, "Izzy''s pregnant."
Ines was a bit confused and didn''t know who he was talking to. When she came over to take a look,
she realized he was calling Aunty Rita and couldn''t help butugh.
She watched Ethan, who was so excited that he even forgot to use proper titles, which was unlike
his usual style.
Ines wanted to talk to him, but Ethan made several calls in a row and she didn''t get a chance to
interrupt him.
By the time he finished his calls, it was already an hourter. Ines looked at him helplessly, "Ethan, I
just took a home test. I haven''t been to the hospital yet for confirmation. What if I''m not pregnant?"
Ethan looked at Ines firmly and said, "That won''t happen. These tests are usually urate. You
must be pregnant. It''s me who was slow to notice. You''ve been sleeping welltely, so I didn''t
notice."
Despite what he said, Ethan still decided to take Ines to the hospital for a check-up to see how her
body was doing and to find out what they should be mindful of.
"Ethan, there''s no need to rush. You should finish your urgent paperwork first."
Ethan shook his head, quickly put on his suit, grabbed his car keys, and left the office with her.
Lucas, seeing them about to leave, immediately stopped them and said urgently, "Mr. Meyer, your
afternoon schedule is packed, you have a meeting soon..."
Ethan waved his hand, "Cancel all my appointments for today and reschedule them for tomorrow.
Izzy is pregnant, I need to take her to the hospital."
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Lucas nodded with a smile, "Alright, I''ll arrange it immediately. Congrattions, Mrs. Meyer."
"Thanks, Lucas." Ines was speechless at Ethan''s actions. The news had spread like wildfire in such
a short time.
Ines detected an unusual sluggishness in Ethan''s driving that day. His face, etched with grave
concern, signaled a foreboding atmosphere. Compelled to break the ominous silence, she lightly
prodded, "Mr. Meyer, at this rate, the hospital might shut its doors before we arrive."
Ethan then slightly increased his speed. Seeing that he was driving faster than before, Ines didn''t
say anything more.
When they arrived at the hospital, there were only 20 minutes left until the hospital was supposed to
clock out. Ethan immediately took Ines to the second floor, where the doc did a pee test on her.
While waiting for the results, Ines''s palms were all sweaty, with Ethan holding her hand tightly. Ines
could tell that Ethan was definitely more on edge than she was.
The test results didn''t let them down, Ines was really pregnant, just a month in, or four weeks. Ines
quickly did some mental math and realized that this was a home run right after their first try after
she got discharged from the hospital.
Seeing their happy faces, the doc asked with a smile, "Is this your first baby?" Usually, people only
get this excited and nervous when it''s their firstborn. If it''s their second, they wouldn''t be this wound
up.
Ethan nodded, then fired off a whole load of questions, "Doc, what should we be careful about?
What foods are no-gos? When does morning sickness kick in? When should we have prenatal
check-ups?"