Theresa was still there when Carol Li walked into the hospital. She was directed to the waiting room where she found Theresa.
Theresa’s eyes were puffy and red. “Theresa, my child,” Carol Li called out. She saw how pathetic she looked. She sat with her knees joined together and her hand on her chin at a corner.
When Carol Li saw her, she felt her eyes teary. This girl is ideal for her son Junxie. She’s an embodiment of what anyone would want in a daughter in-law.
Theresa Mo raised her head to look in the direction of the door where Carol Li’s voice came from.
She saw her, stood up and went to her “mum!!” She went and hugged Carol Li and started sobbing on her shoulders.
“What’s happening to Rita dear?” Carol Li asked. She started tapping on Theresa’s back like a little kid, trying to calm her down.
“Mum, Rita is being operated upon”Theresa Mo said. She is not going to break the news of the miscarried pregnancy to her yet.
She can’t be the one announcing an unpleasant incident. Carol Li brought Theresa Mo to sit on the couch again. She said everything will be alright.
“Where is Julia?”Carol Li asked. She expects to find Julia here already. It shouldn’t be Theresa alone sitting in the waiting room.
The one that is supposed to sit here was Julia. Rita is his wife and the mother of his unborn child.
Theresa Mo cleaned her tears. She was supposed to call Julia after speaking to Junxie on the phone.
“I’m not sure mum, if Julia is aware of it yet. I have told Junxie Li and he might…” Theresa Mo was explaining to Carol when Junxie Li walked in with a cold expression.
Behind him was Julia. The latter looked quite like someone who was asked to follow someone to a place.
“Junxie!” Theresa Mo said and stood up, throwing herself on him. She started sobbing again. Junxie Li held her close and allowed her to sob enough.
He saw his mother and was surprised. She’s aware of what happened too? But Julia, the father of the child and the husband of Rita was yet to know what was happening.
It’s unfortunate that the fellow for whom she was wasting her tears doesn’t deserve it. He was yet to know why he was dragged to the hospital.
Carol saw her two sons. But Julia looked unhappy and Junxie was worse. His face was cold as if he had just been through a fight.
“Julia, what happened?” Carol Li asked. He should look like someone who is worried and concerned about his wife’s condition.
She knows he doesn’t like Rita. But she is his wife notwithstanding. And they are expecting their first baby soon.
Junxie glanced at his brother. His hands in his pants pocket. He had asked him to follow him immediately and if he got to the elevator before him, he would deal with him.
He had turned and left Julia’s office. He didn’t know how he coped but knew he hurried up to catch up with him. He doesn’t know what to say to him at the moment but reserved his comments.
But Julia was furious with him. He would have challenged him but couldn’t withstand his coldness towards him at the time.
” What do you mean what happened? Junxie Li ordered me to come along and I am here” he said and hissed.
“Are you mad? Does this place look like a boutique or a shopping mall? If someone had asked you to come along with him to the hospital, shouldn’t you Know something is at stake?
Do you know that your wife Rita is in the theatre? We don’t even know the fate of the Child yet because I know the foetus hasn’t developed enough to be born..”Carol Li yelled at her son.
What kind of son does she give birth to? If his brother had compelled him to follow him to the hospital, shouldn’t he know something is wrong?
That means he is not even aware of the condition his wife was in. What kind of a husband was Julia?
Theresa Mo has cried her eyes out because of Rita and Julia was standing arrogantly behind his brother with his hands in his pants pocket.
Both Theresa Mo and Junxie Li just stared at Julia coldly. In her heart, Theresa blessed her fortune that the man she has is Junxie and not Julia.
His child was dead in his wife’s belly and doesn’t know yet. If he had been responsible as a husband, Rita would have called him rather than calling her.
“What do you mean Rita is in the theatre?” Julia suddenly woke up. How possible was that? He had called her a few minutes ago and she was fine.
They talked and she didn’t show any signs of having issues. How can she be said to be in the theatre? What about his baby?
No one answered him again and the red light in the theatre went off. Theresa turned quickly and was waiting eagerly for the doctors to step out.
The door opened and the head surgeon stepped out. He is followed by two other surgeons and he sees the people waiting.
“How is she doing doctor?” Carol Li and Theresa Mo asked simultaneously. They were worried sick that nothing bad would happen to Rita.
“The surgery was successful. She’s out of harm’s way” the doctor declared. He was going to leave when Carol Li asked him what about the baby?
The surgeon paused and glanced at Carol. He looked over to the two men standing quietly behind.
” Who’s the child’s father?” He asked, looking at the men behind Carol. ” I am,” Julia answered.
“Sorry, she lost the baby” the surgeon declared and passed Julia a serious glance.
” She has been experiencing a level of depression lately and hardly does she feel happy. Her mood is the only reason we have been able to come upon right now..” the surgeon declared and walked away.
Carol Li gently sat down on the couch. That’s it. Julia has lost his first child, her grandchild.
Rita might quite be going through some depression. Julia never treated her well and she might have kept it to herself and it developed into depression.
Carol Li started sobbing. How can a woman undergo suçh cruelty from her husband? What evil has the girl done in her previous life to have encountered her son on his bad side.
Julia is not a bad person. That, she is sure about. But his hostility and hatred towards his wife made her wonder if Rita raped him to be pregnant.
Theresa started sniffling again. She went to sit beside Junxie’s mother and was consoling her. The two women shed tears. Anyone who has experienced the pain of motherhood would definitely shed a few tears.
Julia was lost. He stood and glared at everyone present. From his brother to his mother and Theresa and looked at the closed theater door.
The baby was gone! He is not going to carry the child like he had always hoped to. He had lost his baby!
The theatre opened again and a doctor brought out a little bodybag and asked who was the husband of the woman.
Junxie pointed at the stupidfied Julia and said he is the one. The doctor asked that Julia sign a place and like a robot, he walked over and signed before the doctor stretched the body bag to him.
Rather than take it away from the doctor, Julia took two steps backwards and wouldn’t accept the bag.
Junxie saw his act and looked away. He can’t take the remains of his unborn child? It’s not even a well developed foetus yet and he can’t be bold enough to take it to crenate it.
“Sir, the remains of your baby..” the doctor stated, urging Julia to take it.