"No, Madam Lilian. Dory does not owe me anything and anyone would have done the same thing in that situation. I am truly ashamed." Steffan couldn't hide it any longer and confessed the truth about everything Yurij had said to him. In the end, he said with an uneasy expression on his face, "Madam Lilian, if you think that Dory owes it to me for saving her, based on the harm that Yurij has done to Dory, it was well paid off. I should apologize to you and Dory for my family member's actions."
He lowered his head and his voice got softer.
Lilian gazed at him and noticed his expression was filled with despair and misery.
She couldn't help but to sigh. She could tell that Steffan was sincere and he truly had genuine feelings for Jenna. It was normal for young people like him, to have certain thoughts due to love, so it was not a big deal.
"Steffan, you're a great kid. I believe that you will be able to find your happiness one day. You should believe in karma and that what goes around, comes around." Lilian said with a heavy tone, "And about Yurij, I won't be pursuing the issue further, as you should ask him to start afresh for the better." "No, Madam Lilian. He is addicted to gambling and the things he does are horrible. I am not going to let him off. I have to do what's right for Dory. Before I came here, I had already sent him to the police station. If I were to let him off easy, then his situation would only get worse. I hope that he can be better from now on." Steffan said with a sense of justice, lifting his head.
Madam Lilian nodded.
"Steffan, do you have anything else that you would like to say to me?" Lilian asked with a warm tone as she looked at him.
"Madam Lilian, about Dory, I do adore her but her heart doesn't belong to me and feelings cannot be forced. After Hansen had gone through so many challenges, I could tell that his feelings for Dory are sincere. Therefore, I choose to give up on my feelings for her and I wish the best for her."
Light flashed in Lilian's gaze. After a while, she asked in a low tone, "Steffan, can you tell me, how's the child that Jenna was pregnant with?"
"Child?" Steffan looked up as if he was thinking of a distant memory. Perhaps, the topic was too heavy and he chose to forget about it. After a long pause, he slowly came to his senses and gradually spoke.
"Madam Lilian, it's a long story but you should know that Dory had fallen from a high cliff and it's a miracle that she is even alive. How could the child in her belly have possibly survived?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Lilian nodded her head and fell into an unusual silence.
"Madam Lilian, when I sent Dory to the hospital that day, she lost a huge amount of blood. The doctor in the emergency room told me that the child had already died in her belly. She also said that the placenta of the baby was tightly stuck to her and there may be a high possibility that she had to have her uterus removed. She asked if I was her family and told me to sign an agreement for the procedure." Stef fan's deep voice sounded ice- cold in the room and Lilian was holding her breath as she listened to him speak. The atmosphere was tense.
"I thought about how painful it would be for a young woman to lose her ability to have offspring in the future. I asked the doctors and an older doctor told me that there was a medicine in America that could stop the bleeding and there was also a special medicine that was able to remove the placenta from her body itself. If we could make it in time, then she could get injected with the medicine that stopped the bleeding and also keep her uterus. When I heard the news, I brought Dory to America immediately and kept her alive. What happened to the child must be the most heartbreaking thing for her and I couldn't bear to bring it up to her. Since she had lost her memory, she doesn't remember any of this too or she might have forgotten about it intentionally. It was a painful memory, so perhaps it was for the best to forget about it, don't you think, Madam Lilian?"
Lilian understood the truth. She grabbed Stef fan's hand with her trembling hands and said, "Thank you, Steffan. Jenna is truly lucky to have met you."
The rich families would never be satisfied with just having one child. Stef fan's decision had given Jenna a new chance in life. Although Hansen might not mind it, Marissa and the Richards family elders might.
Perhaps, this was all Jenna's good karma. She had been kind all her life and God gave her a chance.
As Lilian thought of this, a grateful smile appeared on her face.
"Does Hansen know about this?" After a while, she asked in a serious tone.
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