Alarm bells were ringing in Avery's heart!
"Why would Lilith suddenly ask about Ben's private affairs if the child in her womb did not belong to Ben?" thought Avery.
"Not to my knowledge. But he's always had someone he likes," Avery said. "That person might no longer be alive, but I believe he'll choose someone similar to her.
"Oh... Then does he have children?" said Lilith.
Avery was almost certain that Lilith's child was Ben’s.
Lilith was still a young woman, after all.
She was not good at hiding things and would easily commit a Freudian slip.
After all, there was no reason to keep asking about Ben if the child was not his.
"Not that I've heard of. Otherwise, his parents wouldn’t be so worried about those stereotypical turning points in a man's life. " Avery asked, "Is he the father?"
"No! I'm just asking on a whim. I'll think some more, and I'll tell you once I have a decision." Lilith ended the call in a panic.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Avery decided to call Ben.
Ben did not want to answer her call at first, but he could not control his curiosity.
Once the call connected, Avery was the first to speak. "Ben, something happened to Lilith. I’m not in the country right now, so can I trouble you to check up on her tomorrow?"
Ben frowned. "What happened?" "She's pregnant. She might need to go to the hospital to undergo surgery. She has no relatives or friends in the country so it'd be great if you could accompany her."
"Hah! I haven’t seen her for only a few days and she's already pregnant?!" Ben was furious. "Who’s the father? Is it a gangster or an old man? She has no shame, that woman! I knew this would happen the moment she started ignoring my advice!"
"She won’t tell me, and I can't ask her face to face either. I'm worried that she will go to the hospital for the operation alone. It's not too risky, but having someone by her side would be of really great help," Avery said. She sounded concerned.
"Oh... I heard that Elliot broke up with you." Ben could not help but rub salt in her wound. "It's entirely inappropriate for me to enjoy the schadenfreude, but I must say, you deserve it! You're not worthy of a good man like Elliot. You can keep your pride :a#
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