"Alright."

...

The hospital's emergency room was packed.

With flu cases surging in winter, people even had to wait ages just to see a doctor.

After a moment's hesitation, Briony decided to call Stella.

Ten minutes later, Stella arrived, breathless from hurrying.

Briony didn't want anyone to know she was pregnant, so she used the excuse of the crowded hospital and the risk of infection to send Hannah back to the car to wait.

Hannah, seeing that Briony had a friend with her, didn't think much of it and obediently returned to the car.

Stella took Briony to see her colleague, Dr. Cedric Clarke.

Dr. Clarke was a talented young doctor and got along well with Stella.

After learning Briony was pregnant, Dr. Clarke prescribed her some pregnancy- safe medicine and reminded her to rest at home for the next few days and avoid going out in the cold.

they left the department, Stella accompanied Briony

turned away after picking up her medication, she ran straight

and when he spotted Briony, his dark

"You sick?"

see him here. She

the bag in her hand. "Is

breath caught and she gripped

out of his way to ask

he was playing at. After all, they were in the middle of a divorce. There was no

thought, she cut straight to the point: "I'm free to sign the divorce papers whenever. Just let

to reply-but before he could, a voice called from behind

did you get the

appeared, dressed in a loose hospital gown with a man's suit jacket draped over her shoulders. Standing next to Stewart, she looked especially delicate and dependent, her beautiful, film-star face mostly hidden behind a surgical mask. Her eyes, though, flickered over to

here for medicine too?" Her voice was gentle, tinged with

frowned, not wanting to

in and whispered, "That's... Rosita, isn't

follower, but it was hard to miss Rosita's face- she'd just won

Briony nodded slightly.

Rosita to Stewart, and the whole situation clicked into

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