Chapter 373

“Try to stay in as much as possible,” my dad warned us.

I nodded, my hand instinctively rubbing my belly, filled with unease as if someone were coming to snatch my babies away.

“Alright, they’re probably just passing by. I’ll stay in for a few days.” I responded.

Despite my words, everyone looked grave. Some emotional entanglements that should have ended long before just never seemed to go away from our lives.

Ever since we found out Neil and Karina were in town, we kept our doors closed for three days, and Russel rarely dropped by.

“You’ve got your prenatal check-up today; are you all set?” my mom asked me early in the morning.

Despite my reluctance to go out, I had to keep up with my prenatal appointments. The doctor warned that twins were prone to premature birth, requiring stricter conditions during delivery and weekly check-ups in the latter part of pregnancy, ideally twice a week.

That was about the health of me and my babies. I had to step out.

Dad had the car ready, and we set off for the hospital.

Upon reaching, I felt a bit hungry, but some tests required fasting, so I asked my dad to grab some food for me, while my mom helped with the payment and paperwork.

After the check-up, the doctor told me, “The babies are a bit oxygen-deprived. You need to take oxygen. If you can do it at home, do it daily; otherwise, you’ll have to come to the hospital.”

“Is it that serious?” I gasped.

track of the babies’ movements, frequency, and count. If there’s any anomaly, come to the hospital immediately,” the doctor advised me meticulously, “Why are you

as I was about to answer that my family was outside, I suddenly heard someone say, “Dr. Karina, this is

up the image of Karina

And she had recently been spotted

was

mask and a hat when I left, and my figure had changed, so she probably wouldn’t

door opened, and, with my back to it, I caught a glimpse of Karina from the corner of my eye.

reporting for duty? Welcome!” The doctor who examined

her an even more professional aura; she seemed more serious than Bonnie

my paperwork, and left. As I brushed past Karina, she glanced at me with

a sigh of relief, but soon enough, the anxiety returned. Why was Karina working at that

likely to deliver there. If Karina saw my records, wouldn’t

elevator, I saw my dad and mom coming towards me. Seeing my troubled face, my mom quickly asked, “What happened? Is there

with the babies?”

we’ll leave as

and mom exchanged glances. As I entered the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor, I caught a glimpse of Neil through the closing doors, heading towards the department I

more than half a year, and I didn’t expect

before. I only saw his side profile,

could always see him clearly in an instant, a special skill I

Neil. They were focused on me,

being drawn away from my emotions by the

wrong?” my mom asked, holding my hand with

having a fight inside; they keep kicking

wondered if they sensed Neil passing by and reacted. Could they sense

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