"What's wrong?"
Brantley saw that Mango was frightened and quickly grabbed the phone.
"It is okay... I'm fine."
Mango smiled in embarrassment.
To be honest, no one had the mood to answer the phone. But since the phone rang, Brantley couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it. He took a deep breath and answered the phone.
Mango didn't know who was calling at the other end of the line, but she saw Brantley's expression changing.
"Grandpa, what happened?"
Mango asked in a hurry.
Brantley's face turned hard, but he whispered, "Bettany just called and said that your mother's medical report is out. She doesn't have cancer."
"What?"
Mango's became agitated.
"How could this be? Didn't Bettany say it was stomach cancer before? How could it not be cancer now?"
Brantley shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. She asked us to see her if we had the time. But I'm not feeling well these days. I think you and Nathan could go after the meal. Although your mother is gone, we still need to figure out her illness."
"All right. Nathan and I will go and have a look."
Mango immediately agreed.
When Nathaniel came out, he saw Mango and Brantley didn't look too good and thought that they were still in grief. He couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, Mango, since things have gone this far, we have to learn how to look forward, right? Furthermore, I believe that mother doesn't want you two to become like this."
Mango nodded.
Brantley did not speak, but his eyes had explained everything.
Nathaniel quickly filled Brantley's bowl with soup.
"Grandpa, it's not good for you to eat rice these days. Drink some soup first to warm your stomach and then eat."
"Okay."
Brantley nodded before picking up the bowl and chopstick then began to eat.
Before Mango could move, Nathaniel had already brought over food that was suitable for a pregnant woman. He had prepared this beforehand.
"I found the recipe on the internet, so I'm not really sure how it tastes. Eat some, and I'll practice hard later."
Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango's heart immediately burned with passion.
"It's okay. I think it's good enough."
She smiled faintly and ate all the food in front of her. Although she did not taste anything, she still ate it thoroughly to comfort Nathaniel.
Nathaniel's heart ached as he saw Mango acting this way, but he did not say anything.
He really hoped that his wife could spend every day happily, instead of being filled with danger and sadness like now.
After Mango finished eating, Brantley also finished eating as well.
He looked at Mango and Nathaniel and said in a low voice, "You guys go ahead. I want to be alone for a while."
"Grandpa..."
Mango was afraid that he would do something stupid, but Nathaniel grabbed her arm.
"Let's leave him alone for a bit."
After that, he walked out of Brantley's house with Mango.
Mango had been very quiet ever since she came out.
Nathaniel knew that she was in a bad mood and did not know what to say. When he passed by a store, he muttered, "I heard that women go eating and shopping when they are in a bad mood. Why don't you go shopping? You see, we still have a baby in your belly, but we haven't prepared anything yet. Why don't we go to the baby store and buy something for the baby?"
Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango was slightly taken aback before nodding.
"All right, I really didn't prepare anything. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl in my belly."
"It's useful to prepare for both of them, isn't it?"
"That's right."
Mango nodded and walked into the store with Nathaniel.
There were really a lot of things here. When Mango saw the cute clothes for babies, her mood calmed down a little bit.
She picked up the baby clothes and looked at it. Then, she could not help but smile.
"These clothes are so small! Can a baby wear them?"
Nathaniel asked doubtfully.
Mango smiled and said, "Haha! A newborn baby isn't that big."
"Really? I've never seen one."
Mango felt a little sad when he heard Nathaniel's words.
"When Zion and Rita were first born, they were twins. But I didn't eat anything good in my body, so they weren't healthy enough. When they were first born, they were as big as kittens, like this."
Mango gestured as she spoke.
A trace of heartache could be seen in his eyes.
"Alas! You and our children have suffered too much because of me..."
"We are fine, especially Rita. When she was born, she stayed in the incubator for more than half a month. The doctor gave us multiple notices of critical illnesses. At that point, I really couldn't hold on anymore."
Mango's eyes were filled with tears as she spoke about the past.
"As the saying goes, one doesn't understand a parents' hard work if they don't have children. I really know how tough it was to be a mother. When my mother was pregnant with me, she also felt the same way. She only chose to give me away because she wanted to protect me. There are fathers in this world who don't love their children, but there are absolutely no mothers who did that. Not everyone can bear the pain of being pregnant for ten months before giving birth. They'll never forget about those times the rest of their life..."
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