The Returning Ex

From the looks of things, it’s as though she’s planning to be away for a long time. After searching the entire house, John then came back out. Taking out his cell phone, he gave Sophia a call.

Turning time back a few hours ago, when Sophia was done packing up early in the morning, she first went to the hospital. When she was there, she accessed her blood test report and showed it to the doctor. Her expression rigid, the doctor scanned through the report before saying, “You’re pregnant. However, it’s still early. Are you planning to keep it?”

Sophia nodded. “Yes.”

The doctor looked up and studied her for a moment. “You came alone?”

Sophia grunted in affirmation. “My family is busy, so I came alone.” While she was wearing a mask, she wasn’t feeling all that well, so she appeared rather pitiful.

planning to keep the child, you must keep up with the nutrition requirements in the early stages. You’re too thin.

in acknowledgment,

last menstruation and gave her an estimated due date. Then, she told her to come for a B-scan at a later date. She also gave her a lengthy reminder before saying poignantly that these words should have been

mind since she could just rest on the way there. While she was waiting in the lounge, her

as she exclaimed, “Soph!” Sophia said nothing, so the woman continued, “I miss you. Can we have a video call? I

want to see you both.” The moment this remark reached the woman, silence abruptly reigned on the other end. Sophia then demanded that she stop calling and hung up.

She didn’t have any luggage with her since it was too long a journey, nor did her current condition allow it. There weren’t many people in the soft sleeper compartment, so it was fairly quiet. She groggily drifted off, only to be roused by