Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 223

I enjoyed my lunch, but Theo did not eat much. He was busy peeling the shrimps for me. Cecilia had no appetite due to the flight, so she sat opposite us and looked at both of us thoughtfully.

After lunch, Cecilia said she was tired and wanted to g o home to sleep. Hence, we drove her back to her condominium and gave her the new key as we had changed the lock.

As for why the lock was changed, I told her that I had lost the key, so we changed to a new lock.

Theo, who was sitting in front, gave an unnatural slight cough. It was obvious that the proud and arrogant man was feeling embarrassed for abruptly breaking someone's house lock.

I had a pregnancy check-up in the afternoon, so Theo drove to the hospital.

Today, they would perform the four-dimensional color Doppler ultrasound on me. I had no idea why I felt uneasy the moment I entered the hospital. It was probably because I would finally be able to see the baby clearly for the first time.

I lay down on the examination bed. The doctor was doing the check-up very carefully. As time passed, I

got even more anxious.

"Doctor... does my baby have any malformation or birth defects?" Finally, after looking at the doctor's serious expression multiple times, I could not stop myself from asking.

"No. The baby is able-bodied," the doctor answered.

"But..." The moment I let out a sigh of relief, the doctor's 'but' caught me off guard. My breath was stuck in the back of my throat. I looked at him nervously.

"Don't get nervous. I just think that your baby is developing a little slower than expected. And it's not that active. Usually, a six-month-old baby should be active and have a strong heartbeat. But your baby seems to be deeply asleep, and its heart rate is weaker. Is the fetal movement usually obvious?"

"I can feel the baby moving sometimes, but it's seldom. They don’t make any big movements. It's my first time getting pregnant, so I thought it was normal and didn't pay much attention." I could not help but grip the sheets. My heart was twitching so hard.

"Don't worry too much. The baby might just be sleeping right now. Please spare some time to come over again."