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.

straight

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

why didn’t you go to the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her father’s cold hand. Tears welled up in

to say! Where would we get the money to take your father to the hospital?” Wanda

large sum of money from

to pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look

such cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out of the

not leave with

end of the day, Jack was still her father. He had

her, Dad. It’s not that she 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. “Dad, I really hope you get through

a deaf ear to Avery’s

low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl…

large hand holding hers

tore

heart throbbed in

world underwent an

was married and pregnant,

just a child herself, but life swept her up

day of the funeral was a

many people attended the funeral, not since the

service, Wanda went to a hotel with

like a flock of

were the only ones left at the

as dark as

hate Dad, Mom?” Avery asked as she stared at her father’s gravestone through

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

Avery did not understand.

you crying?” she

It isn’t just a matter of love

night, Avery dragged her worn out body

end of the

to the mansion at all during the

from the Foster family contacted her

did not tell anyone in the Foster house about her

relationship with Elliot was colder

mansion’s lights

and chatting away

paused in

noticed her

stood in stark contrast to the liveliness of the living room, but the

she held

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