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

the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said as she held her

to say! Where would we get the money to take your father

get a large sum of money from the Fosters? Why didn’t you use

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 your money up, Avery! Besides, your father’s illness can’t be

cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out of

did not

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

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

turned a deaf

her with eyes filled with tears. His lips trembled and his voice was low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your mother… I’ll make it up to both

large hand holding hers suddenly let

tore through the

heart throbbed

her world underwent an

pregnant,

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

of the funeral was a gloomy and rainy

the funeral, not

the service, Wanda went to

a flock

long, Avery and Laura were the only ones

dark as the gray

she stared at her

voice, “I do. Even if he’s

Avery did not understand.

are you

I loved him,” Laura sighed. “Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn’t just a matter of love or hate. It

Avery dragged her worn out body back

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

mansion at all during

Foster family contacted

tell anyone in the Foster house about her father’s

relationship with Elliot was colder

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

was dressed to the nines and chatting away

paused in

Cooper noticed

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

Mrs. Cooper said as she

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