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 to the master

 

on the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were barely open. When

 

to the hospital if you’re this sick?” Avery said

 

we get the money to take your

 

she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum

 

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!

 

cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out of

 

not leave with

 

had always loved her, and

 

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

 

turned a deaf ear to

 

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

 

holding

 

shrill cry tore through the

 

throbbed

 

her world underwent an earth-shattering

 

and pregnant,

 

herself, but life swept her up and pushed her into

 

of the funeral was a

 

attended the funeral, not since the

 

the service, Wanda went to a hotel

 

crowd scattered like a flock of wild

 

the only ones left at

 

moods were as dark as

 

Avery asked as she stared at her father’s gravestone through

 

lowered her gaze and said in a dull voice, “I do.

 

Avery did not understand.

 

why are you crying?” she

 

isn’t just a matter of love or hate. It could also be a

 

night, Avery dragged her worn out body

 

the day of Jack’s death to the end of the funeral, the

 

mansion at

 

the Foster family

 

not tell anyone in the Foster

 

colder than ice and

 

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

 

dressed to the nines and chatting away merrily with wine

 

paused in her

 

Mrs. Cooper noticed her

 

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

 

said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled her into the

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