Regardless of what Tim’s doubts were, Tina was still his savior. Even if she had somehow turned into a wicked person, he was bound by his promise that he would fulfill all her wishes.
At that thought, he regained his composure and nodded as he replied, “I understand. I’ll make the arrangements immediately.”
He hung up the call and kept his phone away. Then, he headed toward the OB-GYN.
Meanwhile, it wasn’t long before the nurse informed Sonia that the operation theater was ready for her surgery. Sonia stood up and eyed the doors to the operation theater. At that moment, she became reluctant to take another step forward.
Douglas’ cherubic little face flashed in her mind and she thought about how sweetly he had called out for her. He made her realize how adorable children could be.
Besides, she was close to turning 27 and most women of her age were already mothers.
If she had consummated her marriage to Toby like any other woman, then her child would be of the same age and possibly cuter than Douglas.
Perhaps she would have boldly stepped into the operation theater without any hesitation if she never spent time with a toddler beforehand. However, now that she had done so, she was now tortured by her dilemma.
She clutched her lower abdomen and bit on her lip, growing more reluctant with every passing minute. At the sight of this, Charles walked up to her and asked gently, “Baby, what’s wrong?”
“Yeah, Sonia. What’s wrong?” Not wanting to lose out on showing his concern for Sonia, Zane rose from his seat in the waiting area and strode up next to her.
Sonia drew in a deep breath and did not try to deny her doubts as she confessed her thoughts, “I… I don’t really want to lose this child.”
this, Charles and Zane
the first to speak up. “Why the sudden
also looking at her as he waited
because I’m
already been set up, Sonia, it’s too late for you to back out
the idea of her carrying someone else’s baby and
Think about what you said about not loving the baby and how you didn’t love the father. You shouldn’t keep the child only to
where
sense. It had been decided from the very beginning that she would not retain her pregnancy. How can I allow this child to suffer scorn
she said, “You guys are right. Thanks for
not be changing her mind
waiting for you out here,” Charles
and hummed in response before she pushed open the doors
went in, a doctor and a couple of nurses followed as
green scrubs, complete with a matching cap and mask.
you?” Charles
lingered on the closing doors of the operation theater as he remarked, “I think I’ve seen
about that. “We probably saw him earlier when we
when he couldn’t quite place a finger on where he had seen the doctor beforehand and gave up trying to remember. Without another word, he sauntered over to the chairs
sound of a moving wheelchair sounded from down
surprised
Zane drawled with a tone that
merely nodded in
that suddenly settled between the parties was lost on Charles, whose brows furrowed as he demanded unhappily, “What are
a brief and impassive look without answering. Then, he
Zane replied
of the
did not
between Toby’s brows reappeared, but he did
better than to rise to the provocation, fully aware that Charles would derive nothing but
alone. The next moment, he turned to seek clarification
here because he wants to know how Sonia’s surgery is going.” Zane gestured matter-of-factly
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