No matter how successful they were in the business, they couldn’t say anything regarding this matter now. They didn’t know what to do. They didn’t want her to get hurt, but she would get hurt after all.
Not long after, it began to rain outside the window. The sky was covered with dark clouds. In the sky of late autumn, there were drizzles as thin as the needles. Nobody knew how long the drizzles would continue.
Esther was standing by the window like a statue. She had been standing there for more than an hour. She didn’t move at all. She didn’t even know where her mind had gone.
Philip looked at her back. Esther seemed so calm, he could feel that her whole body was overwhelmed with sorrow. He was very worried about her.
But his phone rang at this time, he looked at the phone and immediately went to the study room.
Esther turned her head with a gentle smile on her pale face. Her eyes were soft like water. She turned around slowly. She walked carefully and stopped in front of the study room’s door. She tried to eavesdrop on his conversation on the phone coming from inside.
“Elijah, Esther asked me what happened exactly, what should we do? Shall we tell her? How can she bear with such shocking news?”
Esther’s heart trembled. It was something which was related to her!
“I don’t know how to tell her, she kept caressing her stomach, she cherishes this child. If we ask her to abort the child, she will collapse!”
Esther was shocked by the words.
Abort her child? Those few words made Esther’s face turn totally pale. She gasped heavily like she was going to faint any time.
“I know you are sad. Thank you for loving and cherishing her so much. Elijah, she’s lucky to have met you!”
Esther was heart ached again, she couldn’t be like this. Their child had a problem? That was why Elijah looked so hurt these days?
She flustered, then hurriedly walked to the door. She wanted to go to the hospital, she wanted to see what was going on. Why in just three days, she did two checkups.
She was going to have an examination today. Esther rushed out of the house and got in a taxi. She went straight to the hospital.
When another B-ultrasound result came out, she was stunned.
The doctor said, “Miss Price, there is something wrong with your gestational sac. There is no fetal heart rate or fetal bud. It’s better to just undergo abortion surgery as soon as possible.”
“What do you mean?”
“There is something wrong with the fetus. Even if you don’t operate now, you may have a natural miscarriage too. It may also cause damage to your body in the process of abortion. I advise you to make the decision earlier!”
Esther didn’t know how she got out of the examination room.
When Philip came out of the room after hanging up the phone, he didn’t see Esther around. He was panicked and told Elijah about it. Elijah became even more flustered, “Did she know something?”
They began to search for Esther everywhere.
No wonder Elijah seemed to be in pain all the time, he always wanted to say something but stopped in the end. These days, he was almost in a state of insomnia. His eyes were always reddish and the blood vessels were visible all the time. So this was the reason.
Esther thought a lot, she decided not to ask him, because he suffered more.
Esther went out of the hospital, the drizzling rain hit on her body. The rain was chilled to the bone. She gradually felt darkness in front of her, she got dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
“Babe!” Just when Esther tried her best to keep her body balance and wanted to get out from the darkness, a familiar voice came to her. It felt like her world came back to her. Her weak body was hugged into a familiar and warm embrace.
“Darling!” Esther gave a comforting smile in a daze, but the smile was even worse than her crying.
When she woke up again, it was already at night. She was in an unfamiliar room. Uh! Not unfamiliar. She was back in the villa and she was in the bedroom which they made love for the first time. She opened her eyes mistily, she could feel someone was holding her hand tightly.
“Babe?” Elijah almost cried out when he saw her waking up.
She saw his face become much thinner. His cheek had already sunken. She could not help stretching her hand to touch his skinny face. It turned out that he was the one who was suffering and he was feeling more pain than her.
At this moment, Esther felt that, yes, he was the man who bore everything and didn’t let her suffer any harm. Why did he care so much for her? She felt his deep and strong love, her heart hurt like it was being cut by a sharp knife. But she still smiled and didn’t want him to know that she already knew what was wrong with their baby.
“Babe, what are you doing in the hospital?” Elijah stared at her eyes, he wanted to read her mind from her smile, but she smiled in a coquettish way.
“I went to the hospital to buy calcium tablets, but before I reached the hospital, I was caught by you!”
This was such a bad reason. Elijah quickly grasped her arm. His face turned serious, he didn’t give her any chance to escape.
“Babe, you’re lying!”
“What?” Esther shook her head and maintained her smile, “I want to eat a plum. Can you get some for me?”
Looking at her depressed face which was trying to show a warm smile to him, Elijah only felt pain in his heart. It felt like his soul was grabbed and squeezed by an invisible hand. Even with every breath he took, his whole body was painful until the point where he couldn’t even control himself.
He knew that Esther had been suspicious, or maybe she had gone for an examination. He had asked Eden McKay to go to the hospital for investigation, and he would know what happened exactly soon.
“Alright! I’ll get it for you!” Elijah stood up and turned around. For a moment, countless expressions flashed on his cold face. He breathed deeply, something was flashing in his eyes.
“How is it??” As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Philip waiting at the door. As soon as Philip saw Elijah’s pain through his eyes, Philip didn’t know how to continue his word. He could only sigh for a long time.
He wanted to go in and see Esther, but Elijah stopped him. He said in a low voice, “Babe didn’t want us to know that she already found out the truth. I think she needs some space to let her calm down!”
“I have been wondering why she went to the hospital. Did she hear our conversation on the phone?” Philip lifted his eyebrows in amazement.
Esther who stayed in the room, at the moment when Elijah turned around and went out, turned her head and tears kept streaming down her face. She couldn’t cry. No, she shouldn’t and couldn’t. She pursed her lips and tried her best to hold her tears.
Her man could bear all the pain for her, so she would also bear the pain. She had to learn to share the pain and burden too. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with her hand, Esther quickly calmed her emotions and tried her best to calm herself down.
After a while, her cheerful voice came out from the room, “Elijah, where is my plum? Why haven’t you brought it up yet? Do I have to go down and get it myself?”
Elijah who was outside heard her deliberate cheerful voice. A drop of tears fell from his eyes, he quickly closed his eyes to cover up the overwhelming heartache, “It’s coming! Quinn, bring me the plum!”
Then, Elijah and Philip came in at the same time. They saw Esther had already sat up from the bed. He handed her the plum. Elijah looked at Esther painfully. He saw her eyes that were particularly bright, and they looked a little red. He knew, his babe already knew the truth.
Esther picked up a plum and put it into her mouth, “Yum, it’s delicious. Do you guys want some?”
Philip’s heart also felt an ache, he looked away. He tried to say in a light tone, “I don’t eat snacks!”
“Philip, why are you here today? Shouldn’t you go to accompany your girlfriend? By the way, don’t play with women!” Esther cracked a joke.
It was strange this time because Philip said, “I won’t play with women. Don’t worry! I don’t want to disturb both of you now. I’ll go back first, if there’s anything, call me!”
“Alright!” Esther nodded with a smile, “I will always disturb you!”
“Sure, you are very welcomed to disturb me!” Philip looked at Esther’s small face and went out.
“Babe, is it delicious?” Elijah lowered his head and looked at her.
“Yes, it’s delicious. Would you like one too?” She said as she handed one to him.
But suddenly Esther felt her mind go blank, and his hot kisses stamped on her lips. His thin and cool lips kissed on hers. His tongue roughly pried her lips open and came in abruptly like a sharp arrow intertwining all ways in her mouth. She was so sad that she couldn’t breathe. She couldn’t even make a sound. Then Elijah even swallowed the plum in her mouth.
The sour taste filled his mouth. However, his heart overflowed with more sourness.
Esther was puzzled. She thought of his kiss just now. It was strong and hot. She felt even sadder. She knew the meaning of this kiss. The kiss had pain, despair, depression, and comfort. He was conveying the comfort and strength in his heart, but he couldn’t express the pain he felt.
She raised her head and couldn’t help shouting, “Elijah!”
Elijah looked at her face which looked puzzled and with a faint redness, he chewed the plum in his mouth. There was no expression on his handsome face. He could not say any more words that would hurt her. However, now, he did not know how to face her and how to tell her to abort the child. Although he had guessed that she might already know the truth!
Esther stared at Elijah’s cold face calmly. Just when Elijah thought she wouldn’t say anything, she suddenly said, “Elijah, you asked me to trust you, trust you for all my life, but do you trust me?”
At the moment, he could sense the surprise, understanding, pain, and gratitude. Then, Elijah gave a weak smile, he looked really in pain. He knew what she wanted to say now.
“Babe, I trust you!” Elijah said in sorrow. He raised his hand and slowly covered Esther’s eyes. He didn’t want her to see his painful face which was about to collapse now. She should stay by his side and get protected by him. But now, Elijah felt so helpless for the first time. His handsome face was full of sorrow and pain, he spoke in a trembling voice, “Babe, you are the kindest and strongest babe, you are the woman I love most.”
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His hands covered her eyes. In the dark, Esther could even clearly hear the pain and despair in Elijah’s deep voice. She slightly smiled, “I love you, Elijah! I love you! Thanks for loving me! I feel so happy!”