When Alice finished dressing, she looked over at Kennedy, who was still in a deep sleep. He was still in the same position and had not moved, so it was probably the effect of the medicine that had caused him to fall into a deep sleep.
It was appropriate for her to take that time to go to the hospital for a checkup, and if he was awake when she returned, then she would tell him that she had gone to the supermarket to buy groceries.
If he wasn’t awake, it was even better.
Alice stepped forward to cover him with the mante and whispered, -I’ll be back soon, so be good.
The sleeping man’s eyelashes seemed to flutter, but there was no other reaction.
Soon Alice was out the door and as she came down the stairs Raquel called out to her that she was outside the hotel.
-Call a cab and I’ll meet you there at Hospital XX, okay?
Raquel had lived here in the past. Alice had no doubt in her words, nodding, -I know, I’ll be right there.
Alice quickened her pace, but her belly ached vaguely and her legs didn’t walk well from the pleasure of the night before.
She hadn’t felt it so strongly when she got up, but now, the more she walked, the more she felt pain.
Alice was so frightened that she could only walk slowly as she called for a cab.
After the cab took her to the hospital, Alice had just gotten out of the car when Rachel came over to help her.
-Are you all right?
Alice shook her head and took a couple of steps forward, but almost fell to the ground, and Raquel was there to help her.
Raquel felt worried at that scene, knowing that Alice was pregnant and that if she fell, she would be the one to blame for the fall.
-Why aren’t you careful too?
Aunt Rachel looked at her helplessly, with a slightly caustic look.
Alice felt embarrassed, she hadn’t wanted to talk about it with Rachel, after all, it was still something to be ashamed of.
But now she had to be made aware of this situation again.
Being thus reprimanded by her, Alice did not dare to retort and could only whisper, -Sorry, I was a bit distracted earlier.
Rachel realized that she herself had gone too far when she lowered her eyes and coughed slightly to change her attitude.
-No, I didn’t mean to blame you, I was just anxious because I saw you almost fall.
Afterwards, Raquel drove Alice towards the hospital.
As she walked, Alice held back the pain to walk a little slower, and Raquel noticed her strange gait, her lips moved to say something but she held back.
It didn’t matter, things were already like this anyway, and there was no point in her talking about it right now.
They would see when the test results came back.
Since it was still early, they didn’t even have to wait in line when they arrived to pick up his number and went straight to the doctor to be examined.
Rachel was with her through the whole process and, when the test results came back, the doctor frowned and said, -You’re not in your third trimester yet, are you?
Alice bit her lower lip in embarrassment, so Rachel stepped aside and said softly to herself, -This time it’s a special case.
-What special circumstances could have made this happen? Even if you can’t help it anymore, can you do this? This is already showing signs of miscarriage.
Alice’s face turned pale and she could barely stand. Luckily Rachel held out a hand, otherwise she would have fallen backwards.
After hearing the doctor’s words a moment ago, Raquel couldn’t help but frown.
-Doctor, what you said won’t happen again, she wasn’t aware that she was pregnant either, that’s why she came to the hospital when she noticed that something was wrong…..
The doctor shook his head helplessly, seeing that Alice hadn’t said much and that her face had turned pale again after hearing that there were signs of miscarriage, he also felt a little distressed for her and could only say, -There are only signs of miscarriage, but it’s not so serious that it’s a miscarriage yet, so if she takes good care of herself, she should be able to make it to delivery without any problems. But…
His gaze fell on Alice’s and continued, -Be careful in everything, you must not panic, and situations like this must not happen again.
When he finished, he added, -Stay in the hospital to recover.
Hospitalization?
Alice immediately shook her head, “No, I can’t stay here.
At her words, the doctor narrowed his eyes at her and Rachel immediately said, -Yes, our family situation is complicated and we can’t stay in the hospital for the time being, can you see if there is another way?
The doctor was speechless.
When the patient was uncooperative, that doctor could only think of other ways and finally could only say, -So, let’s settle the fetus, then go back to bed and rest more, come for regular check-ups and come to the hospital in time if there is any other condition.
This was handled in such a way that Alice accepted it and nodded her head.
-Thank you, doctor.
***
It was late afternoon when they left the hospital.
Alice pulled out her phone and looked at it to find several missed calls from Kennedy.
She seemed to have woken up.
-Did she call you? -asked Rachel after glancing at her screen.
-Yes,” Alice nodded.
-Have you thought about what to say to him?
Alice thought, not responding positively to Rachel’s words, and Rachel pursed her lips, “Do you want me to come with you? I can explain it for you.
-No need, I’m already embarrassed to bother you to accompany me to the hospital early in the morning, you were busy all day yesterday, come back and rest today.
Rest?
Raquel raised an eyebrow and laughed, -After what happened last night, do you think I would rest easy? I didn’t think there would be any movement over there, but….
At that moment, the look between Rachel’s eyebrows turned much colder.
Alice was about to say something else when another call came in and Raquel smiled slightly, -Don’t worry about me, I actually know the area quite well, I’ve lived here many years already, since Kennedy is looking for you, you should hurry back and be careful not to hurt the baby again.
Hearing these words, Alice blushed and nodded.
-Thank you, Aunt Rachel, I know.
-Call me Aunt from now on, and don’t be so polite to me, sooner or later we’re going to be family,” said Rachel and stroked her head. Let’s go.
After saying goodbye to Raquel, Alice took a cab back.
She got into the car before answering Kennedy’s phone.
-Hello?
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, then a husky voice.
-Where are you?
Alice looked out and smiled slightly, “I’m back after doing some grocery shopping.
Since she didn’t seem to expect me to be at the supermarket, there was another moment of silence on the other end before she was admonished, -Come back soon or send me the location and I’ll pick you up.
-No, I’ll be back soon, just wait for me.
After hanging up the phone, Kennedy looked at it blankly.