Chapter 9

There was no sign of two gestational sacs during the last checkup.

Avery could not believe that there were two babies inside of her a short week later.

She held the ultrasound scan in her hands as she sat in a quiet daze on one of the benches in the hospital corridor.

The doctor told her that the probability of being pregnant with twins was extremely low.

If she had an abortion now, she might never be able to have twins again.

Avery chuckled bitterly. All of this was the work of the Fosters’ private doctors.

When they had implanted the fertilized eggs into her, they had not mentioned that she was going to have twins.

Perhaps in their eyes, she was nothing but a birthing tool for the Fosters from the beginning.

When she began to bleed the week before, she thought that her period had arrived. When the Fosters’ doctors found out, they thought that the procedure had failed. When Elliot said that he would divorce her after he had woken up, the doctors had never seen her again.

The decision to give birth or not was now solely on her shoulders.

Avery’s phone rang in her bag. She had been in the hospital for over an hour.

She pulled out her phone, stood up, and walked toward the hospital’s exit.

“Avery, your father’s dying! Come home right away!”

Her mother’s hoarse voice came from the other side of the line.

Avery was stunned.

Dad was dying? How could this be?

She knew that her father had been hospitalized after his company got in trouble. He could not even attend her wedding.

She did not know that his condition was this serious. Avery’s mind was a mess.

She did not have a good relationship with her father. She could never forgive him for having an affair.

However, her heart stung painfully upon suddenly hearing the news of his serious illness.

……

The living room of the Tate house was a chaotic mess when Avery arrived.

took her straight

the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were barely open. When he saw Avery, he raised his arm

why didn’t you go to the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her father’s

the money to take your father

as she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money

that money to pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look at me like I ate

such cruel words, Wanda

not leave with

the end of the day, Jack was still her father. He had always loved her, and she

want to get you treated, but the family really doesn’t have much money,” Avery sniffled as she stood crying by the bed. “Dad, I really hope you get through

deaf ear

trembled and his voice was low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl…

large hand holding hers

shrill cry tore through the

throbbed in

underwent

and pregnant, and her father

that she was just still just a child herself, but life swept her up and pushed her into

funeral was

people attended the funeral, not since

the service, Wanda went to a hotel

crowd scattered like a flock

Laura were the only ones left at

as dark as the gray

asked as she stared

“I do.

Avery did not understand.

why are you

complicated, Avery. It isn’t just a matter of love or hate.

her worn out body back to Elliot’s

the day of Jack’s death to the end of the funeral, the process had taken

the mansion at all during

the Foster

the

Elliot was colder than

lights were lit, and the

nines and chatting away

paused in

Cooper noticed her

because Avery’s cold and pitiful expression stood in stark contrast to the liveliness of the living room, but the

on in!” Mrs. Cooper said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled her into the living

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