After leaving the airport, Jane was in a gloomy mood and remained so on the drive back to the hospital. Nana sat next to her, noticing Jane’s expression and furrowing her brow. She comforted her by saying, “Maybe Rory has his own reasons for not telling you everything. Don’t worry too much; one day we’ll find out about Uncle Rory and Auntie’s situation. You can’t rush these things.”
“But…” Jane frowned with urgency in her tone, unable to conceal her disappointment.
She had always been curious about what happened with her parents, but Rory never told her anything at first. Now that she finally had some clues, it all came crashing down again.
Her voice trailed off into a long sigh as she realized that Rory was already on his way back to Mont Brush. If she kept pushing him for answers now, it might only make things worse.
They arrived back at the hospital where Nana pushed open the door of William’s room and saw him sitting on his bed wearing a coat while everything else looked neat and tidy.
Nana was confused and asked unconsciously, “William, where are you going?”
William turned around when he heard them come in; he smiled slightly before nodding at them both, “You’re back.”
He hesitated for a moment when faced with Nana’s question. Although he still wasn’t quite used to talking with Nana yet, he eventually replied, “Now that Rory has left and my leg is almost healed… I think I’ve troubled you enough during my stay here in the hospital. If I stay any longer, I’m afraid I won’t be able to walk again.”
As he spoke, William even tried cracking a joke or two just to lighten up their mood.
“Are you going home?” Jane also smiled; although William’s intentions were clear enough already, it seemed like Nana didn’t want this idea of breaking up completely yet.
William nodded without hesitation this time around.
Sure enough though as expected from before, Nana panicked immediately upon hearing this news despite having promised herself earlier that they would break up once William recovered fully from his injury.
“What are your plans then?”
Inevitably reason triumphs over emotion; however, worried she may have been inside herself over losing William forever if they broke up now, ultimately Nana restrained herself from acting impulsively by simply looking concernedly towards him instead of making any rash decisions right away.
William paused for a moment, “I’ve thought about it and I still want to go back to the mountainous area to teach. The children there have a hard time receiving traditional cultural education and they should learn well. Besides, I’ve developed feelings with those children over time and I miss them after not seeing them for so long.”
The light in Nana’s eyes dimmed instantly. Although she was reluctant, she nodded her head with an underlying sense of disappointment. “Oh… well then, please be careful on your journey and take care of your leg injury.”
William hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. “Okay… you… you also need to take care of yourself and Carl.”
He couldn’t forget the news he saw about Carl proposing to Nana when he was first undergoing treatment. Although he wasn’t holding onto any grudges now, it was still impossible for him to completely let go at this moment.
Nana froze in place as soon as William mentioned Carl’s name. The smile on her face slowly disappeared as she nodded heavily with heavy thoughts weighing down on her mind.
“Okay… I’m going out for some fresh air,” she said slowly as she turned around towards the door.
She had only taken a few steps when suddenly everything went black before her eyes and she felt dizzy before fainting away.
“Nana! Nana!” William shouted anxiously without caring whether or not he could walk quickly with his injured leg as he rushed over towards Nana’s side, picking up the woman while calling out several times but seeing no response from her at all.
He carried her back onto the bed before pressing the call button by its side.
Jane didn’t know why Nana had suddenly fainted either so all that could be done was gently pushing on her arms while calling out softly, “Nana? Wake up!”
It wasn’t long before a doctor rushed into the room where both Jane and William moved aside allowing him ample space in order to examine Nana properly.
When Nana finally woke up again later on, both Jane and William stood nervously beside the bed watching closely over every move that she made. Then the doctor just said, “Congratulations! After examining everything thoroughly just now, there doesn’t seem like anything is wrong with her physically speaking. However, she’s pregnant! Congratulations young man! Once she feels better, you can schedule an appointment at our gynecology department.”
The doctor naturally assumed that William and Nana were a couple, while Nana, on the other hand, widened her eyes and had no idea what to say.
She…was actually pregnant?
She slowly placed her hand on her lower abdomen, unable to believe it. Her eyes dropped in disbelief, and Jane also had a shocked expression, as if she couldn’t believe her own ears. She looked at Nana and took a while before uttering a sentence.
“Nana, you… you’re pregnant?”
Carl, she had to tell Carl about this!
But in the next moment, Jane looked at William. She vividly remembered his reaction just now, and it was evident that he still had feelings for Nana. He knew this news…
After the doctor left, William remained silent and stared at Nana with a vacant expression. After his nervousness faded away, he became disheartened.
“William…” Nana was still shocked by the news and hadn’t recovered yet. She caught sight of William leaving and almost immediately reached out to grab his wrist.
She wanted to explain but couldn’t find the words.
“I’ve been here for so long; it’s time for me to go back home. I’ve already bought my ticket, so since you’re pregnant, take good care of yourself first. I’ll go outside for some fresh air.”
William came to a halt and took a long time before turning back. He forced a comforting smile, but gently brushed Nana’s hand aside and walked out of the hospital room.
Nana turned to Jane as if seeking help, “Jane… what should I do?”
She never thought she would get pregnant or that it would happen so suddenly.
William stood outside the room feeling conflicted as he gazed up at the ceiling in deep thought before exhaling heavily.
She was pregnant; they had come this far. Maybe going back home to teach would give him peace of mind…
After much contemplation, William finally took out his phone and dialed Carl’s number.
“Carl? It’s me, William.”
When Carl received the call, he was a bit surprised, but still politely asked, “What’s the matter?”
“I wanted to tell you…” William lowered his head, looking at his fingertips, and organized his words. “Nana is in the hospital. She’s pregnant, and I’m about to go back to the rural area for my teaching assignment. I thought I should let you know about this since you two are together now. I also hope that you can give her the happiness she desires.”