In the future, when Nigel had recovered, the four of them… No, the five of them could live happily ever after.
Bethan would do everything in her power to give this new baby a good home, considering it had saved its eldest brother.
Still sitting on the toilet bowl, Bethan immediately took out her phone. She wanted to call her two children, but Bethan guessed they were probably already asleep, considering the time difference.
She wanted to call Anne to tell her this good news, but she did not want to intrude on her, in case she was on a date with John.
Bethan contemplated for a while, then finally decided to share this good news with Gwen. She let out an exhale and walked out of the bathroom.
Because she had left her backpack and jacket in the consultation room, Bethan had to go back to retrieve them.
Before the nurse had come in to conduct the tests, Brettley was still standing outside the room, talking on his phone.
Half an hour later, by the time she finished doing all the necessary checkups, Brettley was nowhere to be found. The only person left standing outside the room was Lucas.
Seeing that Bethan had come out of the room, Lucas immediately stood up and asked, “Are you okay? “
“I ‘m fine, ” said Bethan impassively as she put on her jacket. “The results are coming out in a while more.”
Bethan had already discussed with the doctor and knew her blood test results would not be coming out with the rest of the checkups she had done.
She glanced at Lucas and asked, “Where’s Brettley?”
Lucas gave her a faint smile in response. “Mrs. Morrison called just now, saying that she needed him, so Sir went back to check on her.”
Bethan paused. This explained everything.
Brettley was so worried when he brought her to the hospital and even insisted on listening in while she told the doctor her symptoms. However, when she came out, he was nowhere to be found.
The only possible explanation to this was that Alice had summoned him.
After finding out that she was pregnant, Bethan no longer felt bothered by things like this. She smiled and glanced at Lucas. “Alright then. It’s good that Mr. Morrison is spending more time with Mrs. Morrison. They’re such a good match. They should be together forever.”
With that, she ignored Lucas’ surprised expression and strode into the elevator. “I’m off to find Gwen now.”
Lucas stared at her retreating figure, baffled, for a long time before he finally came to. He let out an exhale and took out his phone to call Brettley. “Sir, Bethan came back from her checkup. She…seems to be very agitated.”
Lucas pursed his lips and continued, “I followed your orders and told her that you went back to find Ma’am. She seemed to be delighted and said you and
Mrs. Morrison were a good match and that you should be together forever…”
Then, he could not help adding, “Did Bethan receive some shocking news or something…”
Although Brettley and Alice were indeed a good couple, according to Bethan’s past experience and attitude toward Alice, she would never have said something like that.
Bethan even tried to compete with Alice for Brettley’s affection. When they came on their business trip to Sea City, Bethan also seized every opportunity she could to see Brettley and get closer to him.
How could she have…changed into an entirely different person altogether after her checkup?
Lucas could not believe that she even thought Brettley and Alice were a good match and wished for them to have a long marriage.
He was puzzled by the sudden turn of events. “Alright, ” said Brettley coldly and hung up the phone.
At this moment, he and Luke were in an office on the hospital’s top floor, reading Bethan’s report on a computer screen.
“It seems that she’s thrilled by this baby’s arrival, “
Luke remarked, glancing at the screen.
Bethan was pregnant. She was about three weeks behind Gwen’s pregnancy.
Luke glanced at Brettley and asked, “Is the baby yours?”
Brettley put down his phone and clenched his fists.
It was Theo’s.
Ever since Bethan had become Theo’s girlfriend, Brettley never touched so much as a single hair on her head.
According to the time of the pregnancy…
This baby had been conceived on the day they were in the hotel next to the amusement park, the day that Neil and Nellie had left Banyan City.
Brettley still remembered everything that happened that day…
He and Bethan were drinking together, and under the influence of alcohol, they had even kissed.
However, the next morning when he woke up, it was Alice in his arms, not Bethan. After that, they had barged in on Bethan and Theo together in bed.
Bethan then announced that she and Theo were in a relationship…
Brettley narrowed his eyes. “No, the baby isn’t mine.”
“Not yours?”
Luke raised his voice when he heard this. “Then whose child is it? The artist who sent her flowers that day?”
“Yes. “
Brettley narrowed his eyes slightly. “Maybe, she wouldn’t be so happy at all if the child had been mine.”
Bethan seemed overjoyed when she found out about this baby, so much so that she even wished him and Alice a lifetime of happiness together.
Did she like Theo that much?
“Things are getting interesting now.”
Luke crossed his legs on top of each other and glanced at Brettley. “
You asked me to keep your divorce papers safe just for her, and now she’s pregnant with another man’s child. On top of that, she seems to be delighted by this baby. This is interesting.”
Brettley shot him a cold glance and said, “My decision to divorce Alice has nothing to do with Bethan.”
Luke curled his lips into a smirk. “Do you even believe yourself when you say this?”
Brettley did not answer.
Seeing how Brettley still refused to believe that his divorce had everything to do with Bethan, Luke sneered and said, “There’s no point lying to yourself anymore.”
All of a sudden, Brettley’s phone rang.
“You’re a little talkative today,” he snapped as he glared at Luke before taking out his phone, eyeing the screen.
It was Alice.
Brettley furrowed his brows and cast Luke a murderous glare, signaling for him to shut up before he picked up the call. “What’s wrong?”
Alice’s sugary voice rang out from the other end of the line, “Brettley, it’s getting late now. What time are you coming home? Have you eaten? Are you working late tonight?”
Brettley might have felt a tingle of warmth in his heart when he heard Alice’s concerned tone back then, but at this moment…
He felt nothing but irritation.
He frowned slightly and asked, “Are you waiting for me?”
“Yes,”
Alice replied, smiling. “I made you some crème br?lée for dessert. If you’re going to come back in an hour, then l’11 wait for you, but if you can’t make it, l’ll keep it refrigerated and bring it out for you when you come back–“
“There’s no need, “
Brettley interrupted coldly. “I’m coming home now.”
Alice froze when she heard this. Before she could reply, however, Brettley had already hung up the phone.
“You’re leaving now?”
“Yes, “
Brettley said curtly before turning around and leaving.
When the door closed, Luke lowered his head to glance at the divorce papers placed on the table behind him. He could not help letting out a feeble smile.
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