She furrowed her brows and said frantically, “
Where’s Gwen?”
Suddenly, Brettley’s phone chimed with a message. It was from Luke. (What a simp.]
Brettley let out a small sigh and answered, “She’s fine. She’s with Luke.”
Bethan shot him a somewhat exasperated glare, then snuck a glance through the rearview mirror. When she caught sight of Luke wheeling Gwen out of the hotel entrance, she felt as though a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
She frowned and glanced at Brettley. “I already told you I’m fine.”
Brettley’s gaze was cold and hard. “That’s up to the doctors to decide, not you. Lucas, step on it.”
Bethan gripped the hem of her shirt tightly.
Although she was not certain if she was pregnant yet, what if she really was? What would Brettley think if he found out that she got pregnant with his child?
Bethan gritted her teeth.
Although Brettley was unfaithful, he was still a responsible father. Even though he was not fond of Bethan Peterson, he still convinced himself to treat Alice well, thinking that she was Bethan Peterson, the mother of his two children.
If he found out that Bethan had gotten pregnant with his child, would he…
Bethan did not even dare to imagine what would happen.
She watched the scenery outside the window pass by and felt inexplicably anxious and agitated.
She could not let Brettley know about the baby…
Bethan knew she had no way of convincing Brettley she was fine and that she did not have to go to the hospital. On the contrary, he might even grow suspicious if she continued to persuade him.
However, she did not dare jump out of the car for fear of hurting the fetus inside her…
Bethan let out an exhale and closed her eyes. She had no choice but to take things as they came.
The car soon arrived at the hospital.
Brettley got out of the car and quickly dashed over to Bethan’s side. As soon as he opened her door, he put his arms around her and carried her out of her seat.
Bethan let out a shriek when she felt her body suspend in mid-air. She lifted her head to gaze at Brettley, frowning. “I can walk by myself.”
“Really? Or are you going to retch so hard again that you almost fell, like in the elevator? If you don’t care about your own body, I care. “
With that, he strode into the hospital, carrying Bethan in his arms.
Bethan felt a little dazed. Without even thinking twice, she immediately blurted, “What did you just say? “
Brettley furrowed his brows. “If you don’t care about your own body, I care.”
He then seemed to realize something was wrong, as he awkwardly coughed and added, “You’re one of my most important employees ; it’s only natural your health is of utmost importance.”
He gently placed her down on a bed in one of the hospital’s consultation rooms as he said, “She’s been retching a lot the whole day. I’m concerned it might be stomach problems,” he told the doctor.
The doctor nodded and scribbled something on his prescription notes. Then, she turned to look at Brettley. “Any other symptoms besides retching?”
“There’s a lot more, “
Bethan interjected from her spot on the hospital bed.
The doctor frowned and turned around to gaze at her. “Tell me about them.”
Bethan let out an exhale and lifted her head to glance at Brettley. “Can you excuse us? I…want to talk to the doctor alone.”
Brettley furrowed his brows when he heard this, and confusion flashed through his eyes. “What’s there to talk about that I’m not allowed to hear?”
He was Bethan’s immediate superior and the one who had sent her to the hospital to get checked. Why did she want to talk to the doctor in private? What other symptoms could she possibly have to hide from him?
She had been reluctant to see the doctor ever since they got into the car, and she was unwilling to let him know the rest of her symptoms…
What was she trying to hide?
The doctor could tell that Bethan was uncomfortable, so she smiled. “This is doctor-patient confidentiality.”
She shoved Brettley out of the room and said, “Don’t worry, I ‘ll take good care of her. “
Having been forced out of the room against his will, Brettley stared at the closed door before him and narrowed his eyes. Meanwhile, the doctor leaned against the door impassively and swept a deadpan glance across Bethan. “You’re pregnant, right? And the baby belongs to the man that I just kicked out, yes?”
Bethan paused, then let out a sigh and glanced at the doctor. “I’m not sure yet. It’s just a suspicion.”
“Are you planning to abort the fetus if you’re pregnant?”
Bethan shook her head. “I want to…give birth to it without him knowing.”
The doctor nodded, then scribbled something else on her notes, her brows furrowed. “So I take it that you want to do a blood test and test your hormone levels? If you don’t want him to find out, I suggest we do some other checkups just to throw him off the scent.”
Bethan nodded and smiled at the doctor before her. “
Thank you.”
The doctor beamed at her. “It’s no big deal.”
Then, she glanced at Bethan and asked, “Are you friends with Gwen Larson?”
Bethan froze, then nodded. “Yes, I am.”
“You two are an interesting pair. One can’t afford to have an abortion but still insists on it, and the other can but chooses to keep the baby instead. It’d be perfect if you two could switch.”
The doctor tore the prescription note out and could not help adding, “
She’s a lucky woman to have someone like Luke Jones be at her beck and call all day.”
Bethan gave her a bitter smile and took the prescription note from her. “She’s had it rough, too.”
“All women have it rough, ” the doctor said with a wink before leaving the room.
A few moments later, a nurse entered the room to draw Bethan’s blood and conduct a series of tests.
It did not take long for the blood test results to come out. When the nurse finished the final body checkup, she had already received the results and handed Bethan the lab report.
Bethan took the report from her and, seeing that no one was around, snuck into the bathroom to have a look.
Bethan sat down on the toilet bowl in one of the cubicles and flipped open the report.
She was pregnant.
The blood test showed that her hormone levels were indicative of early stages of pregnancy. According to the hormonal assay, this fetus…was almost three months old now.
Bethan’s hand that held the report started to tremble at what she read.
She recalled the last time she had been with Brettley, which was when they were staying in the hotel next to the amusement park.
The timing matched up!
It turned out that she had gotten knocked up at that time.
Surprise, euphoria, and relief filled Bethan’s heart. She was so delighted by this news that she could not stop herself from crying tears of joy.
Finally… She could finally cure Nigel! Nigel was saved!
Bethan could not stop her tears from falling as soon as she thought of her son she had not seen in a long time.
She would never have left him alone if it were not for the fact that she had to get pregnant with Brettley’s child to cure Nigel.
Even though he was mature and wise beyond his age, Nigel was still a six-year-old child…
This was good news. She was pregnant.
Everything finally came to an end.
Bethan could finally get away from Brettley and Alice the moment everything that happened to Gwen blew over.
Fortunately, Theo was with Neil and Nellie. When she was ready to leave, she could ask Malcolm’s men to contact Theo so he could bring her two children home.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.