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 to the master
on the bed. His breathing was shallow and his eyes were barely open. When he saw Avery, he raised his arm in her
said as she held her father’s cold hand. Tears
Where would we get the money to take your
said, “Didn’t you get a large sum of money
to pay off the debts! Do you know how much money your father’s company owes? Don’t look
cruel words, Wanda
did not
was still her father. He had
want to get you treated, but the family really doesn’t have much money,” Avery sniffled
turned a deaf
and his voice was low as he said, “Avery… My darling girl… I’ve failed you… I’ve failed your mother…
large hand holding hers suddenly
shrill cry tore through
heart throbbed
her world underwent
married and pregnant, and her
herself, but life swept her
the funeral was a gloomy
not since the fall
the service, Wanda went to a hotel with the
like a
Laura were the only ones
were as dark as
hate Dad, Mom?” Avery asked as she stared at her
lowered her gaze and said in a dull voice, “I do.
Avery did not understand.
you crying?” she
complicated, Avery. It isn’t just a
night, Avery dragged her worn out body
the day of Jack’s death to the end of the funeral, the
mansion at all during
the Foster family contacted
tell anyone in the Foster
with Elliot was colder
courtyard, she noticed the mansion’s lights were lit, and the living room
to the nines and chatting away merrily with
paused in
noticed
contrast to the liveliness of the living room, but the smile on Mrs. Cooper’s face tensed
in!” Mrs. Cooper said as she held Avery’s arm and pulled her into
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