After Tammy left, Elyette sat down on the sofa. Averie saw how Elyette was not planning on leaving, so she braced herself.
“You haven’t done this month’s maternity checkup, right?” Elyette said, breaking the silence. Averie awkwardly responded. She was too tired that morning, so she returned after getting the report.
Elyette looked at her and saw her reddened eyes. Thus, he said, “Go and rest! I’ll accompany you to the hospital for your checkup tomorrow.”
Averie initially wanted to sleep, but after being woken up by their noise, she no longer had the urge to sleep.
“Let’s do it now then!” Averie headed upstairs to grab her bag.
A moment later, she returned with her bag in hand.
Elyette’s gaze fell on her tummy. “Averie, do you not have a lift at home?”
“No.” She knew what Elyette was thinking about. He was worried that she would be too exhausted climbing stairs, affecting the child in her tummy, but she was not exhausted at all.
Even if her tummy grew bigger at a later stage, she still could bring herself upstairs.
“Either you move downstairs, or you install a lift. Your choice,” Elyette said to her in an unquestionable tone. “How am I going to install a lift? Are you asking me to tear down my house?” Averie glared at him. “If I can’t climb the stairs anymore, I’ll naturally move downstairs.”
Averie strode out of the house with Elyette following behind her.
When the bodyguard saw the two of them coming, he immediately opened the car door for them. They got in the car and headed to the hospital.
In the car, the atmosphere was rather cold.
Elyette suddenly reached his hand out and pressed a button. A screen in front of them suddenly rose, dividing the front and the back of the car into two.
Averie was baffled.
“Averie, since the child in you is fine, then give birth to him.” Elyette was afraid that Averie had forgotten their previous deal, so he reminded her and said, “The child is mine. When he is born, he will have the same surname as me. At the same time, I will raise him.”
Averie furrowed her brows. “You’re going to raise him? Do you even know how to raise children?”
Elyette replied, “I have money. I can hire a professional babysitter.
Averie said, “You weren’t this insistent previously. Is this because I hit you and you resented it, so you decided to steal the child from me?”
“What do you mean to steal? The child is mine!”
Averie saw how Elyette was not giving in. Her lips moved but no words came out. If he insisted
that way, Averie had no choice at all.
“Also, I won’t resent you for hitting me,” Elyette’s thin lips moved. He enunciated , “But that makes me realize that you’re not worthy of my love.”
His words were like needles pricking into her heart. It was not extremely painful but still uncomfortable.
Averie lowered her gaze. She hit him, so she has lost her right to speak.
“Averie, you’re the first woman ever to hit me.” Elyette took off his mask of pretense. He sounded aggrieved. “If you loved me, you would never have hit me.”
Just like how he has flared up in front of her countless times, but he never once thought to hit her. He would rather harm himself than hurt her.
Averie was ashamed.
“I want the child.” Elyette quickly collected his emotions, and his voice resumed its coldness.
After a while, the car arrived at the hospital. Elyette brought Averie directly to the ultrasound department
The head of the department personally serviced Averie. Once Averie lay down, the head of the department placed the scanner on her tummy.
Instantly, on the screen, the child’s face could be seen clearly!
Elyette stopped breathing! His deep-set eyes looked at the child’s animated face on the screen.
Averie saw the child’s face too. The child looked exactly like Hayden.
The head of the department glanced at Elyette and said with a wide smile, “The child looks like the father!”
Then, the head of the department moved the scanner further down. The child’s body could be clearly seen on the screen. The child’s sex was for all to see.
“Mr. Foster, congratulations. It’s a boy.” The head of the department pointed at the child’s body characteristics on the screen to Elyette.
Elyette swallowed his saliva and said hoarsely, “Let me have a look at his face.”
The head of the department immediately moved the scanner up. It was a pity the child had already turned around. At that moment, they could only see his side profile.
“I have saved the photo of his front face just now.” The head of the department tapped open the child’s photo to show Elyette. “Mr. Foster, your son looks just like you! It’s already so obvious at first glance.”
Elyette looked at the child’s photo. His heart softened. This was the first time that he truly felt that the child was a complete living being. He suddenly understood why Averie was so angry previously when he got the doctors to give her medication. That was because she understood much earlier than him that the child was a living being.
“I’ll print the photo out for you later,” The head of the department said, “Let me have a look at how this child is developing.”
Elyette nodded his head.
A moment later, the head of the department said, “The child is on the smaller side. The mother needs to increase her nutrition intake. She has to rest more and not overexertof herself.”
Elyette looked at Averie. Averie blushed a little. She got down from the bed and left. A moment later, Elyette walked out with the ultrasound scan.
They entered the lift without saying anything. Due to a lot of people in the hospital, the lift was rather crowded.
Elyette was afraid that Averie was squished, so he stood facing her, protecting her within him.
Averie could feel his gaze burning into her. She quickly lowered herza gaze.
Soon, the lift was on the ground floor. He naturally held her hand and led her away.
“Averie, the doctor said that the child is not growing too well.” Coming out of the lift, Elyette said, “It’s going to come out in three to four months. Why don’t you stop working for the time being! If you need money, I can give it to you.”
Averie retreated her hands from his grip. She looked at him. “The doctor did not ask me to stop working.”
“The doctor asked you to rest more. You are a doctor too…” Elyette grabbed her hand once more, not letting her go.
“I don’t think I need to stop working just because I’m pregnant,” Averie interrupted him and don’t think I’m feeling uncomfortable. If I’m not feeling uncomfortable, I can work as usual.”
The child was in her tummy. If she wanted to work, Elyette could do nothing about that.
“Next time when you leave the house, you have to tell me.” Elyette requested.
Averie found it hard to believe. “I’m a pregnant woman, not a prisoner under house arrest! I don’t need to report what I’m doing to you! Don’t try to threaten me with the child!”
Elyette furrowed his brows. “What do I need to do for you to understand that I’m caring for you, not harassing you!”
“Maybe other women would like your ways of so-called caring, but it’s not me.” Averie took her phone out and hailed a taxi.
“I’ll go back on my own. We’ll see each other at the next monthly checkup. Other than that, there is no need to contact each other.”
He said that she was not worthy of his love. He also said that he wanted the child in her tummy. At that thought, Averie could not accept his pretentious kindness!
If she did not have his child in her womb, he would not have cared for her.
Elyette looked at Averie vanishing within his sight. He clenched his fists tightly. She always had a way to make him suffer.
However, at that moment, other than suffering, he had an extra son. It was not as if he had nothing
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