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.

her straight to the master

the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were

if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her father’s cold hand. Tears welled up

to say! Where would we get the money

head shot up as she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money from

off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look at me like I ate your money up, Avery! Besides, your father’s illness can’t be cured!

words, Wanda

did not

still her father. He had always loved her, and she did not

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

turned a deaf ear

voice was low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your

large hand holding hers suddenly

cry tore through

heart throbbed

world underwent an

married and pregnant, and her

just still just a child herself, but life swept her up and pushed

of the funeral was a gloomy

the funeral, not since the fall of

Wanda went to

a

the only ones left at the

moods were as dark as the

Avery asked as she stared at

and said in a dull voice, “I do. Even if he’s dead, I

Avery did not understand.

why are you crying?” she

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

her worn out body

death to the end of the funeral, the process had

return to the mansion at all during the three

from the Foster

tell anyone in the Foster house about

Elliot was colder than ice and frostier

courtyard, she noticed the mansion’s lights were lit, and the living room was filled

and chatting away merrily with wine glasses in their

paused in her

Cooper noticed her and

and pitiful expression stood in stark contrast to the liveliness of the living room, but the smile on Mrs. Cooper’s face tensed as

outside. Come on in!” Mrs. Cooper said as she held Avery’s

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