Chapter 396 The Child He Never Wanted
Chapter 396 The Child He Never Wanted
“Lily!”
Just as Henry was about to throw in a few more jabs at James, Dennis and Zoey rushed into the hospital room with their son and daughter–inw.
“Lily, you’ve suffered so much…”
When Zoey noticed the cuts and scrapes on Lily’s delicate, pale hand, tears welled up in her eyes.
“Grandma, I’m fine,” Lily said quying tofort her.
“I’d just been trafficked when James found me. I didn’t suffer. I wasn’t hurt. Please don’t cry.”
“Lily…”
Zoey had already spoken with the doctor.
While Lily didn’t have any major visible injuries, she did have bruises on her lower back and abdomen. Clearly, someone had beaten her.
She was also showing signs of a threatened miscarriage–she’d need to rest and recover carefully.
How could she say she hadn’t suffered? She was just trying to spare them the pain.
Zoey’s heart ached–aching that Lily had endured so much while pregnant, aching even more <i>that </i>she was still so thoughtful and mature. She pulled Lily into a tight embrace.
“Enough tears,” Dennis said gently, kneeling beside her. “The doctor said Lily needs to <i>stay </i>calm and happy for the baby. If you cry like this, it’ll upset her.”
“Yes! I’m going to be a great–grandmother!”
Honestly, Zoey had alreadye to terms with the fact that her sons were probably never getting married or having kids.
Now that Lily was pregnant, she couldn’t have been more thrilled.
She wiped her tears, beaming, and waved her hands excitedly. “When my great–granddaughter’s born, I’m taking her to the mall with me!”
“And I’m going <i>to </i>teach her how to y chess!” Dennis added enthusiastically.
“Chess is boring!” Henry scoffed, shooting his old friend a re. “I’m teaching my great–granddaughter how to fight! That way none of those bratty boys will dare mess with her!”
“A girl doesn’t need to learn how to fight! She should learn chess<b>!</b><b>” </b>
“Forget chess–fighting is way cooler!”
“Chess<b>!</b>”
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“Fighting!”
Soon, Henry and Dennis were shouting back and forth, nearly ready to throw hands.
The two old men had been bickering since their youth. Nancy, Mary, and the others were used to <b>it </b><b>by </b>now and couldn’t even be bothered to break them up.
Lily watched helplessly as the two grandpas argued louder and louder.
And… why was everyone so sure the baby was a girl?
What if it turned out to be a boy?
“Enough!”
“You’re both too old to be yelling like this!”
“You’re going to scare my great–granddaughter!”
Zoey and Grace snapped at the two of them in unison, and only then did the argument fizzle out.
Everyone had been worried about Lily. But now that she was awake and the doctor said she’d be ready for discharge after a few more days of rest, they finally rxed.
They knew the young couple probably had things to say to each other in private.
As much as they disliked James, they still hoped he could make things right. After instructing him to take care of Lily, they all left the room–dragging Ivan, the giant third wheel, out with them.
“Lily, L…”
James had so many things he wanted to say before seeing her.
He’d wanted to hug her, to kiss her.
But now that he was standing in front of her, he feltpletely tongue–tied.
–“James…”
Lily already knew he didn’t want the child.
He hadn’t said it out loud earlier because the elders were in the room.
But now that they were alone, he’d surely try to convince her to get rid of it. Maybe ever of her, whether she agreed or not/
She figured it was better to take the initiative.
to <b>force </b>it out
She’d pretend she agreed to the abortion–thenter, she’d spend money to fake a medical <b>report </b>saying she’d already gone through with it. That way, he’d stop worrying.
Scooting to the far edge of the bed and shielding her belly protectively, she looked at him with <b>guarded </b>
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eyes and whispered, “Don’t worry. I’m not keeping the baby”
“I’ll schedule the procedure as soon as possible…”
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Afraid he might be in a rush, she quickly added, “I’ll make the appointment tomorrow. I’ll get rid of it.”
“It’s just… my body’s still recovering, so the doctor won’t let me do the procedure immediately. I might have to wait a few more days…”
Whatever else she said after that, James didn’t hear a word.
A red haze clouded his vision, scaring his eyes with unbearable pain.
Her words kept echoing in his head–over and over again.
She didn’t want the baby.
She was going to get rid of it.
The agony in his chest was so violent, it made his entire body tremble.
He gripped her small, soft hand tightly.
He wanted to scream–how could she be so cruel?
How could she even think of killing their child?