Hearing Freya's words, I blushed even more. I pursed my lips and turned to glare at her, reminding her to be more serious.
However, under those circumstances, my words were obviously not enough to intimidate her. Freya still kept laughing, then stopped for Amos' sake. "OKOK, I won't talk anymore. Please continue, pretend that I do not exist."
Amos kept his face sullen for a while before he calmed down and looked at both of us again, saying earnestly, "I didn't warn you yesterday, so I should also take responsibility for this matter. However, I hope that from today onwards, both of you will take this seriously. You are still young and passionate. It's understandable that you would want to be intimate with each other, but you two must figure out the purpose of you coming here today. The whole IVF process takes only three months, and the process of nurturing the babies is only one year at most. If you two can't exercise self-restraint, I don't think it's necessary to waste all of our time."
Towards the end, his tone was somewhat harsh. It would come across as petty, but I knew that he had our best interests in mind.
I felt a little guilty and lowered my head. Just as I was about to apologize, Hendrix's raspy voice sounded, "I was wrong. I didn't know how to control myself. Dr. Jules, please rest assured. I promise that this situation will never happen again."
As soon as he finished his sentence, Freya fake coughed several times, which made my face burn so hot that I didn't dare look back at her.
Hendrix saw that Amos was still upset. He silently put his arm around my shoulders. Then, he looked at Amos sincerely and said in an earnest tone, "Amos, we already lost two children and suffered the unbearable pain twice."
He actually started to choke up as he was talking about this. Then, he paused, lowered his head and stared at me affectionately. "My wife suffered a lot because of these two accidents. I hope more than anyone else that this fertilization process can be carried out safely and without complications. I didn't keep in mind what precautions to take, and it's my negligence as a husband. I am not trying to excuse my behavior, but I still hope you can understand that we really want to have kids. Please give us one more chance, and we will definitely not let you down."
I was almost thirty, but still, I was touched by Hendrix's words. At that moment, I had the sudden urge to try my best to stand on the same side as him.
I put my hand on his and looked up with a smile. Then I turned around and gazed at Amos, saying firmly, "Dr. Jules, I was the one who seduced him last night. Please don't blame him!"
I thought that my words were justified, so I was filled with confidence as I said that.
However, the air in the room seemed to have frozen over.
A moment later, Freya burst into a roar of laughter behind me.
I was stunned. Then I noticed the subtle change of expression on Amos' face. He scratched his neck as if he was a little surprised at what I had said. Then he avoided my gaze and adjusted his glasses before saying, "Women do tend to have higher libido when they've reached a certain age. Unfortunately, you will have to bear with it first, for the sake of the treatment. If you can't handle it, just remember not to go too deep..."
Amos stammered, but I got the point. He was willing to forgive our mistakes and continue our treatment! I was delighted and nodded my head repeatedly. "Don't worry, Dr. Jules. I'll keep it in mind! We won't go too deep..."
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