Kathleen was drawing at home when she received yet another friend request notification from that unknown number again on her phone.
Whoever it was had also sent a video to her.
It was a video showing Samuel going to the Yoeger residence with Nicolette.
Nicolette was dolled up in the video as she held Samuel's arm, smiling broadly and smugly.
As Samuel was there to back her, no one from the Yoeger family dared to chase her out.
After Frances cut the cake, Samuel was seen feeding Nicolette the dessert.
The pair looked extremely sweet and very in love.
Kathleen's heart ached at the sight.
Indeed, the most perfect way to take someone's life was by breaking their heart.
Samuel had refused to allow her to go along, so Nicolette provoked her with the video.
What a shameless couple!
Kathleen's face was pale as she wondered when her heart would stop hurting.
Will it stop hurting when I don't love anymore? Is it hurting so much because I still love Samuel?
It was impossible to stop loving the man she had given her entire heart and soul to for the past decade.
At that moment, her phone rang.
Kathleen took a glance and saw that it was Quinn.
“Ms. Williams?” Kathleen was surprised.
“Come over for a checkup.” Quinn cut straight to the point.
Kathleen paused before answering, “Ms. Williams, I—” “I don't care what your plans are. It is my duty as a doctor to ensure that the mother and child are safe as long as you’re pregnant with the baby. Come quickly.” Quinn added, “I'll cover for you.”
“Okay.” Kathleen dared not refuse.
After tidying up, she left for the hospital.
Quinn had made arrangements so that no one would know that Kathleen came for maternity checkups.
After the checkup, Quinn held onto the results while her face turned pale and her hands trembled.
“Don't scare me, Ms. Williams. Did I contract some incurable illness?” Kathleen was anxious.
Slap!
Quinn slammed the result slip on the table. “Do you know that you're suffering from malnourishment? You're pregnant with a baby! How dare you be malnourished!”
Kathleen was like a child scolded by her parent. “Ms. Williams, I always have my meals on time. I swear I’m not skipping out
on any meals.” “How about your mood?” Quinn looked at her. “I keep seeing Samuel in the company of a woman named Nicolette Yoeger.”
Quinn was a doctor at this hospital. Hence, it was easy for her to know the identity of anyone that visited the hospital.
Kathleen pursed her lips. “Ms. Williams, everything will be over soon.”
“Are you going to tolerate it in the meantime?” Quinn was shocked.
“No, but Samuel and I have discussed and agreed to give him a month to settle the matter. If I'm satisfied with his way of handling it, we'll not get a divorce. If I'm not, we'll divorce.” Kathleen kept silent for a while. “However, I think there's nothing much to consider anymore.”
She was naturally unhappy with the way Samuel was dealing with the matter.
After a brief pause, Quinn said, “It's better to get it over and done with soon. You're pregnant, and such an issue will affect your mood. It's not good for you and the baby.”
“Yeah. I know.” Kathleen nodded.
Quinn looked at her meaningfully. “Kate, you re carrying twins."
“What?” Kathleen was stunned.
“Twins,” Quinn repeated herself.
This was the main reason that Quinn had insisted Kathleen come in for a checkup, so she could get a confirmation.
“If you divorce, it'll be difficult to raise even one child alone. Have you ever thought about what you're going to do if it's two?” Quinn was worried.
“I can do this.” Kathleen stroked her belly.
“I really can. No matter how many children there are, I'm giving birth to them all.”
She could not bear to end their lives as they were her very own flesh and blood.
Quinn heaved a sigh and instructed sternly, “You must eat more. Do you hear me?”
“Yeah, I heard you.” Kathleen blinked her eyes and did not dare to turn a deaf ear to the doctor's instruction.
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