After the meeting, Susan applied for leave and went to the hospital.
She did not seek any personal privileges and waited for her blood draw result just like everybody else did.
However, even so, it was not long before she got her report.
After the doctor scanned through her report, a smile hopped onto his lips as he said, "Congratulations Mrs. Shaw. The report shows that you've been pregnant for a month already."
Susan’s brain was still stuck back in the delicious quagmire of good news even after she came out of the hospital.
She was pregnant. The result of the test strips was accurate. A tiny life was being fostered within her, and she was going to become a mother.
Slowly, ever slowly, the realization hit her, filling her with such a sense of great exhilaration that she thought her heart was going to explode. A smile crossed her face and she raised her head to look into the sky. She felt like she was dreaming.
She did not go to Lanyard anymore but went home directly.
Julian had not come back from work yet.
Sitting on the couch, Susan caressed her stomach in a loving manner. She could not suppress her grin.
Mama Jean had never seen Susan in this state before. Piqued by her curiosity, she asked, "Is there any good news you want to share with us, Miss Susan?”
"Well, there is one good news I would like to share, but ..." Susan smiled, "Let’s wait until Julian comes back first."
Julian was her husband. He was supposed to be the first person to know about the pregnancy, but something unexpected happened and Ayla became the first person to know about the news. Since Julian could not be first, at the very least she wanted him to b e the second. As such, she planned to keep her pregnancy a secret until Julian returned home.
Susan thought she would have to wait until evening to see Julian. Never did she expect that he would come back in the afternoon.
The moment Julian rushed into the house, he went straight up to Susan. Concern was written all over his face as he asked, "Susie, your colleagues told me that you returned home when I went to pick you up for lunch. Are you all alright?"
However, Susan did not reply and merely smiled at him with a wide, radiant grin.
Julian was thrown into the loop when he saw the grin on Susan's face. He did not know what had gotten into her, so he just tapped her with his finger and queried,"
Why are you smiling at me?" "Ahem!" Susan cleared her throat, putting on a serious expression before saying, "Julian, I have a very important thing to tell you."
Julian was a little taken aback by her serious expression. "What's the matter?"
"I guess I can't enjoy the world of two with you anymore," Susan sighed.
"Why is it so?" Julian asked.
Throwing him a sidelong glance, Susan continued," Because we're going to welcome the third person into our family.”
"The third person? Who is it?" Julian pressed on, his face still clouded over in confusion.
Susan did not know whether to laugh or get angry at him. She had given him so many clues, yet he still failed to get it.
'Why is he so dumb? And yet he calls himself a CEO?’ Susan chided Julian inwardly. 1
Frowning disapprovingly, she said, "Think about it yourself."
Julian’s mind was a muddled mess. He tried to think over the things she said, yet he could not grasp it. He stood frozen stiff on the spot with a blank expression o n his face and he looked like a deer caught in headlights.
Mama Jean was tickled pink when she saw Julian's befuddled state. Chuckling, she then went forward and rescued him from his predicament, "Mr. Julian, it means Miss Susan is pregnant! She said she can’t enjoy the world of two with you anymore because you’re having a child! It'll be a family of three!"
'Susan... is pregnant?'
The news came as a bombshell and Julian was stunned to his core. He looked disbelievingly at Susan and his voice was shaking when he tried to talk, "Susie ... You... You're pregnant?"
It was really rare to see Julian lose his composure, and Susan felt this was the perfect opportunity to record this moment down. She took out her phone and took a photo of him. Then, she gave him a surreptitious gaze and said, "What do you think?"
"I... I..." Julian stammered. He tried to talk, but the words were stuck in his brain without being able to force themselves out of his mouth.
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