“Save your strength,” Anna said as she held out her hand, “The baby’s going to come. You’ll be alright.”
Mona nodded, her teeth clenched tightly. Meanwhile, her contractions became more and more frequent.
After the doctors and nurses pushed Mona into the operating room. the light outside the operating room remained turned on. A while later, a baby’s cry broke the silence.
“Look, it’s a girl,” Anna said as she walked over to Mona with the baby in her arms.
With tears stained on her face, Mona raised her head and fixed her gaze on the baby. After a while, she burst into tears.
“Why are you crying?” In a panic, Anna asked.
“She must be very excited to see her baby,” the midwife said as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Mona, however, kept crying. After a while, she calmed down and said, “Oh, no! She’s so ugly!”
Somewhat awkwardly, Anna asked, “Huh? All newborn children are ugly. They’ll look nicer later.”
Still, Mona kept crying, making herself weaker and weaker. “She’s so ugly! How could she look so ugly?!”
“Really? But I think she’s adorable. ” Anna said.
No matter what Anna said, Mona refused to hold her daughter. So, Anna had no choice but to let the nurse hold the baby girl instead.
By that time, Andrew had arrived at the hospital and he was anxiously waiting outside the operating room door. He was thrilled to learn that his wife had given birth to a baby girl and was excited to see his daughter.
As soon as she saw Andrew, Mona burst into tears. She said she had high hopes for this child, but she did not expect her to be so ugly.
Andrew looked at the child, then at his wife, and said in confusion, “She’s not ugly, honey. I think she looks like you.”
Hearing that, Mona cried even louder. And after Anna walked out of the ward, Ryan called shortly.
“Hello?” Anna answered the call.
“How’s Mona?”
“She just had a baby girl,” Anna exclaimed joyfully.
“Wow! Congratulations! Emily and I will visit Mona tomorrow.”
“Mona’s not very stable. I think you guys can visit her a few days later,” Anna said, looking behind her.
“What’s the matter?” Puzzled, Ryan asked.
***
At the same time, Alicia frowned at Matthew awkwardly.
“Could you please stop staring at me?” Matthew asked.
Hearing that, Alicia snapped back to her senses. When she locked eyes with Matthew’s deep blue eyes, she blushed.
Someone was knocking on the door at the time. Alicia jumped up from the couch and exclaimed, “I’ll get it for you. It must be Amber!” She dashed for the door before Matthew could say anything. As she passed, the corner of her coat brushed up against Matthew’s face, causing him to frown again.
On her way to the door, Alicia had already decided what she should do next. She wanted to tell Tammy about it before Matthew. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to do it!” She said as she opened the door.
The next second, Alicia froze when she saw the woman in the doorway. Anna froze as well, thinking she was in the wrong place. Then Matthew’s voice came from the living room, “Mom! Is that you?”
Anna then realized she hadn’t gone to the wrong house. Still, Anna was shocked when she looked at the cute girl in front of her. “Why are you two here alone in the middle of the night?” she asked, looking back and forth at them both.
“Ma’am, please don’t get me wrong. I don’t even know him!” Alicia exclaimed, her eyes widening.
“What are you talking about?” Anna asked, surprised, “I haven’t said anything, my dear.”
“What are you doing here, Mom?” Matthew asked.
“Your Uncle Ryan and I said someone called the cops to arrest you, so I came to see you,” Anna explained. As she noticed the swollen lump on Matthew’s forehead, Anna exclaimed, “Matthew, what happened to your forehead?”
Without answering Anna, Matthew cast a glare at Alicia. Under his glare, Alicia felt so guilty that she wanted to run away. Here comes his mother. I’m so screwed! I have no chance to be with him anymore… she thought to herself.
Lowering her head, Alicia whispered, “Ma’am, I’m sorry.”
After seeing the little girl’s pajamas, Anna realized she might live there. Then Anna panicked even more and thought, What? You’re living here with Matthew?! You’re still a teenager!
Thinking of that, Anna questioned Matthew, “What is going on here, Matthew? What are you doing?”
“Huh? What?” Matthew asked, puzzled.
“Why do you have a girl living in your house?”
“Mom, I don’t live here, remember?” Matthew frowned.
“I know you sometimes live here. The point is, you don’t seem to respect this girl at all! Matthew, you can’t do that!”
“Ma’am…” Alicia couldn’t help but interrupt her.
However, Anna kept on saying, “Don’t worry, I will take responsibility for this. Where do your parents live, girl? I’d like to go meet them.”
Alicia’s eyes widened in surprise as she realized Anna had misunderstood the situation.
Matthew sighed and said, “Huh? No! It’s not what you think, Mom.”
“I’ve seen you living with this girl!” Anna exclaimed anxiously. She then sighed and appeared to be blaming herself. “I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I should have been more concerned about your life, Matthew.”
At that point, Alicia realized she couldn’t remain silent any longer. She said, “We’re not really living together, ma’am. Your son and I have just met. “
“Huh?” Anna went completely still.
“Mom, I told you,” Matthew said calmly to Anna.
Then, scratching her nose, Alicia explained awkwardly, “I’m Amber’s… Oh, Tammy’s new…”
“She’s Tammy’s friend,” Matthew cut in, giving her a wary look.
“Can either of you two explain to me what this is all about?” Anna asked while crossing her arms.
Matthew interrupted Alicia by saying, “I came here to deliver a package to Tammy. I had no idea Tammy’s friend was staying here for the time being, so I walked right in. I thought she broke into her house, and she thought I broke into hers. So, we called the police.
“Is that it?” Anna asked, frozen.
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