Averie looked a little lost. “I’ve been in the hospital for four days? I even underwent surgery? What medication did you put me on? I’m pregnant, I can’t simply take any medication…”
The doctor replied, “Your husband agreed to the medication. Of course, I’m afraid that your child might need to be aborted.”
Averie was taken aback!
If it were not for the injury on her arm, she would have jumped up from the bed.
“What husband? I’m not married! Nobody has the right to decide my child’s life or death!”
Because Averie was overly agitated, the doctor immediately apologized, “Miss Tate, I’m sorry. Mr. Forster indeed did not say that he was your husband, he said that he was the child’s father.”
“Even if he is the child’s father, he doesn’t have the right to do so!” Averie lost it. Tears fell.
Elyette had been keeping watch over her for the entire night. That morning, Mrs. Scarlet took over so that he could go back to rest.
Mrs. Scarlet should not have called him to disturb him, but she had no choice but to do so, looking at Averie’s state at that moment. After Mrs. Scarlet made a call to Elyette, Mike pushed the door and entered.
“Averie, you’re finally up!” Mike walked over to her bed and sat down. He took a piece of tissue and wiped her tears. “Don’t cry. Elyette’s thoughts and mine are the same. Between you and the child, you are more important. If this child is gone, you can have another one, but if you’re dead, there is nothing else left anymore.”
Averie pushed Mike’s hands away and wiped her tears herself.
“I know that not only you’re feeling uncomfortable, but this must be a huge blow on you mentally too, but this time, Elyette is right. He rushed over to rescue you. In between, he barely slept. It was until he rescued you out and the doctors said that you were still alive only then he was relieved.”
Due to this incident, Mike’s impression of Elyette changed a lot, so he could not help but talk on Elyette’s behalf.
After Mike’s reminder, Averie recalled the incident that happened a few days ago.
“It’s me…” Averie murmured but her words were swallowed in tears. It was because of her that Wesley was hurt. Elyette and Mike had to run around because of her. She was also sorry for the child in her tummy.
Things would turn out this way all because of her.
“Averie, don’t blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you.” Mike grabbed her petite, cold, hands. “What you need to do now is to rest well. Once you’re discharged from the hospital, we’ll return to Aryadelle.”
Averie’s gaze was empty and out of focus. Mike did not know if she heard him or not.
“Averie, I’ll get the doctor to reattach the drips for you? You still have two bottles of medication to go,” Mike coaxed.
Averie shook her head. She refused.
“Okay, then When Elyette comes, you two talk it out.” Mike sat by the side of the bed and quietly stayed with her.
After a while, Elyette arrived.
“Averie, he’s here,” Mike said to her before getting up and heading out.
Once the door was closed, Elyette walked to the side of the bed. Averie looked at the wearied yet familiar face, tears fell.
“Averie, don’t cry.” He gently wiped away her tears from the corner of her eyes with his fingers. He said hoarsely, “If you still want a child, we can have another one. We’ll have as many as you want.”
“I want this one in me!” Averie cried out and grabbed his hand. She squeezed it tightly. She wanted him to feel how heartbroken she felt.
“The child is almost four months old! In another two months, even if I give birth to it prematurely, I could let it survive in an incubator! Elyette, how could you be so cruel? Even without medication, I won’t die. Why did you make this decision on the child’s and my behalf?
Elyette’s eyes moved a little. He said, blaming himself, “I’m sorry. I didn’t think it through. I was afraid that you would be in pain, so…”
“I can bear through it if I was in pain, but the child is innocent!” Averie bore through her tears and sniffled. “Mike said that you rescued me, how could I blame you?”
“I’m sorry. Maybe I’m not a competent father,” Elyette said guiltily.
Perhaps because the child was not born yet, so he did not fully treat the child as a live human being
Averie choked up, “I want to leave this hospital.”
Elyette did not dare further agitate her. He turned and looked for the doctor.
“Miss Tate, if you insist, you can be discharged, but you need to go through a checkup. If all is fine, I’ll immediately let you discharge.”
Soon, after a series of checkups, the doctor gave her the approval for discharge. Once she returned home, Averie shut herself in her room. Before discharging, she did an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed that the child was two weeks smaller than it should be.
Ever since she arrived at Bridgedale, her child stopped developing. This was a terrible sign. The doctor suggested she abort the child, but Averie could not accept this result.
“Why don’t we find her a therapist!” Mike was discussing with Elyette in the living area. “The doctor said that her being so down is not completely because of the child. I think the doctor is right. Everything that happened to her with David Grimes was enough to destroy here: mentally.”
Elyette looked in the direction of Averie’s room and said, “Let’s give her some time. I believe that she can come out of it.”
“Okay, then! The child in her…”
“Since she wants to give birth to it, let her do it.”
Mike furrowed his brows. “What if the child is unhealthy? What if it’s an idiot?”
Elyette looked at Mike with reddened eyes, “So, what if it’s an idiot?”
Mike pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Suddenly, Averie’s room door opened and she came out of her room. They looked at her.
“I want to go see Wesley.” Averie lowered her gaze. Her tone was cold. She was still weak. Although she could walk on her own, it seemed like she would fall over at any moment.
“I’ll take you,” Elyette quickly walked over to her and held onto her arms, helping her.
Averie pushed Elyette away. She looked at him. “Elyette, if our child really is an idiot, I will not let him bring you down. I will bring the child up on my own.”
Elyette was stunned. Did Averie overhear their conversation a moment ago? He did not call the child an idiot. He did not like words like that. Why did Averie have to use phrases such as bringing him down?
Mike saw how the atmosphere between the two of them tensed. He immediately walked over to Averie. “Averie, I’ll bring you to go see Wesley!”
Mike grabbed her hand and led her away.
On the journey to the hospital, Mike secretly snuck glances at her. He wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
“I heard what you two said in the living area.” Averie broke the silence.
“Oh, he didn’t say that he doesn’t want the child…”
“I know.” Averie’s eyes turned sore. She looked out of the window. “The first time I met Shea, she had no identity or friends. Elyette built her a fairytale kingdom. She was the only person in it
Mike seemed to have understood what Averie was talking about.
“Elyette has never publicly acknowledged his relationship with Shea. He also did not want the others to know about Shea. He seems to love Shea a lot, but I don’t see the basic human respect he has for Shea.” Averie’s tone was flat. “If our child has issues and I let him bring the child up, the child would be the next Shea.”
“Averie, don’t be so pessimistic. Your child will be fine! It might even be healthy!” Mike comforted her, “Don’t get upset for problems that have yet to come.”
“If his thought was the same as yours, he would not have let me abort the child.” Averie could never forget how cold he looked. Mike said in shock, “He got you to abort the child?”
“When the doctor asked me to abort the child, Elyette said nothing. If he said nothing, that meant he tacitly agreed that the child should be given up.”
Averie took a deep breath and continued bitterly, “He is the child’s father, how could he treat his own child so heartlessly?”
It took a great deal for Mike to finally utter, “Perhaps, he is used to listening to the doctors.”
“He never listens to the doctors. When he was sick, he would smoke and drink whenever he wanted. A person like him, unless it was his own volition, if not, no one could make him listen. “Averie’s eyelashes fluttered. Her voice was hoarse. “He clearly doesn’t want our unhealthy child!”
“Averie, don’t think of him that badly. I can’t say for other matters, but he truly has you in his heart.” Mike wanted to avoid the topic of children.
“I know.” Averie sniffled. Her voice was nasal. “If he did not love me, he would not have come to rescue me.”
Mike responded.
“Mike, I love him a lot too,” Averie choked up.
“I know. If you don’t love him, you wouldn’t have given birth to his child.” Mike furrowed his brows. “Averie, what do you plan to do? Don’t tell me you’re planning to break up with him?”
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