Yvonne leaned over the sink and vomited ceaselessly. She was retching indeed. She was extremely nauseated, but she was just retching. Besides, she had a choking sensation around her chest. Her face was extremely pale too.
Sue heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Sue like that. "Madam, are you feeling ill?"
Yvonne turned on the tap. She then scooped some water in her hands to rinse her mouth. "Yes, I started t o feel sick all of a sudden."
Sue smiled and said, "This is a normal reaction.”
Yvonne looked at her in a daze. "Normal?"
"Yes. Women always feel nauseous during the first couple of months when they get pregnant. This is one of the signs of pregnancy." Sue explained to her.
Yvonne heard about that before. But she had never been pregnant, so she did know what the signs were.
After listening to Sue’s explanation, she understood it now.
"I see." Yvonne became relieved. "I thought that I might have exercised too much or had an upset stomach. It scared me."
She was worried about her baby when she retched just now.
"Madam, it's your first pregnancy. Certainly, you're unaware of a lot of things. I forgot to give you a headsup too." Sue patted her forehead, feeling upset for her own mistakes.
Yvonne grabbed her hand. "It's fine, Sue. You’re not too late in telling me about this now."
"Alright. Let me tell you about it in detail. Come, let's g o outside."
"Sure," Yvonne nodded.
They returned to the living room. Sue began telling her about pregnancy after she cleaned up the table.
Previously, Sue told Yvonne what food was prohibited for pregnant women. Now, she advised Yvonne on the things she should be aware of.
Yvonne was all ears. As usual, she jotted down the things she needed to be extremely careful about.
"Now I know one needs to take care of a lot of stuff while being pregnant," Yvonne smiled bitterly.
Sue poured a glass of water for her. "Yes, it's not easy being a mother. Please bear with it, madam. You'll be much relieved after you give birth to your child."
"There are still eight more months to go. It seems like such a long unendurable time." Yvonne leaned back onto the sofa and spoke in a sad but happy tone.
Sue touched her hair adoringly. "You couldn't help it.
It's what every woman needs to go through."
"I know.” Yvonne looked down on her belly, and she was filled with immense love and gentleness for her baby.
The baby in her belly belonged to both Henry and her.
She would give birth to that child no matter how difficult it was.
"That's more than enough now, madam. I see that it is late now. What do you want to have for dinner tonight?" Sue looked at the time.
Yvonne considered it for a short while. "I want some light food as I still feel nauseous when I smell the oily or stinky smell."
"Sure," Sue replied before she went to busy herself in the kitchen.
At night, Henry frowned slightly when he saw the dining table which was filled with light food.
Yvonne noticed that he was slightly dissatisfied with the dishes that night. She put down her fork and spoon softly. "Henry, don’t the dishes appeal to you?"
Henry pursed his lips. "No, I'm fine with them. I'm just curious why Sue changed the menu all of a sudden."
Yvonne’s eyelids fluttered. "It's because of me."
"You?" Henry looked toward her.
Yvonne lowered her eyes and replied, "I told Sue that I wanted to eat some light food tonight, so she cooked these dishes. If you don't have much of an appetite, you can ask Sue to cook some other dishes for you." "That's unnecessary. Let's dig in." Henry held up the plate before him.
Seeing that, Yvonne did not persuade him anymore. She took up her fork and spoon and continued eating her food.
After dinner, Henry asked her to go to the study with him. "I know about the incident in which your mom came to meet you today."
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