"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.

department, Stella

picking up her medication, she ran straight

prescription, and when he spotted Briony, his dark brows

"You sick?"

She

the bag in

breath caught and she gripped the bag a

gone out of his way to ask about her health

in the middle of a divorce. There was no need for him to put on a show for

to sign the divorce papers whenever. Just let me

creased and he opened his mouth to reply-but before he

you get the

to Stewart, she looked especially delicate and dependent, her beautiful, film-star face mostly hidden behind a surgical

too?" Her voice was

to get entangled with

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

Rosita's face- she'd just won a major acting award,

Briony nodded slightly.

widened as she looked from Rosita to

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