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

 

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

 

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

 

you to say! Where would we get the money to take

 

up as she said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money from the Fosters? Why didn’t you use that

 

father’s company owes? Don’t look at me like I ate your money up, Avery! Besides, your father’s illness

 

saying such cruel words, Wanda heartlessly stormed out

 

did not leave with

 

had always loved her, and she did not want to

 

not that she didn’t want to get you treated, but the family really doesn’t have much money,” Avery sniffled as she

 

deaf ear

 

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

 

hand holding hers

 

tore through the

 

throbbed

 

world underwent an earth-shattering

 

and pregnant, and her father

 

that she was just still just a child herself, but life swept her

 

the funeral was a

 

people attended the funeral, not since

 

service, Wanda went to a

 

scattered like a

 

and Laura were the only

 

moods were as dark as

 

Dad, Mom?” Avery asked as she stared at

 

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

 

Avery did not understand.

 

are you crying?”

 

loved him,” Laura sighed. “Relationships are complicated, Avery. It isn’t just

 

her worn out

 

of Jack’s death to the end of the

 

did not return to the mansion at

 

Foster family contacted

 

tell anyone in the Foster house about

 

relationship with Elliot was colder than

 

she noticed the mansion’s lights were lit, and the

 

to the nines and chatting away merrily with wine

 

paused in her

 

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

 

she held Avery’s arm

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