Grace had nothing to say when the subject was brought up.
Her eyes darted around, and she hesitated to speak up and defend herself. She knew that anything she said now would only add fuel to the fire for Carl.
After a moment of silence, Grace listened as Carl vented his frustrations before responding nonchalantly, “Are you done? Can I leave now?”
Seeing that this woman was not receptive to anything he had to say, Carl didn’t want to waste any more breath on her.
As he turned around and walked away, Grace bit her lip hard. What an unfeeling man! She muttered under her breath with a glint in her eye.
Carl was about to enter the hospital room when he heard a loud thud behind him. He turned around just in time to see Grace collapse onto the floor.
“Doctor! Doctor!”
Carl was confused and didn’t know what had happened.
He hurriedly entered the ward, and upon hearing that Grace had fainted in the corridor, the doctor immediately stopped examining Nana.
That day, the doctor suggested that Nana stay in the hospital for another two days for observation. Her emotions remained unstable, frequently affecting the fetus, which was the biggest concern at the moment.
As for Grace, she was pushed into the emergency room by two nurses.
About an hour later, just as Nana was completing the paperwork for her two-day hospital stay, the same doctor entered the ward again.
However, this time he wasn’t there to check on Nana’s condition.
Seeing Carl constantly by Nana’s side, the doctor gestured for him to step into the corridor to talk.
The two of them left the ward one after the other, and Nana regained some consciousness.
By the window in the corridor, the doctor lowered his voice and informally said, “Mr. Waters, Miss Panchak has woken up. She is staying in the adjacent ward, but…”
“But what?”
Sensing that the doctor had something to say, Carl wondered if Grace was trying to extort money from him.
The doctor approached him and cautiously whispered, “During the emergency treatment just now, we unexpectedly discovered that Miss Panchak is pregnant. The fetus is currently less than seven weeks old.”
“…”
Carl was dumbfounded by the news, unable to speak for a while.
After a brief pause, he felt that the doctor was implying something and calmly asked, “Why did you tell me about her pregnancy? Did you want me to inform her family?”
In fact, Carl had a clear understanding that there was a high probability the child in Grace’s belly was his own.
However, since he had no personal relationship with the doctor, he couldn’t speak the truth.
Seeing Carl’s apparent displeasure, the doctor quickly changed his proposal, “No, that’s not it. Miss Panchak has already woken up. Would you like to go and see her?”
Carl hesitated. If he went, he would inevitably have to face the issue of the child with Grace. If he didn’t go, the truth might be exposed sooner or later.
But he was more concerned about Nana. He didn’t want Grace’s pregnancy to cause her significant distress.
“Alright, you can go about your business, thank you!”
Carl politely bid farewell and anxiously made his way to the adjacent ward.
He lightly knocked on the door, and soon Grace’s weak voice came from inside.
Although Grace’s feeble tone was pitiful enough to evoke sympathy from anyone, Carl remained unmoved.
All he felt was deep annoyance.
Entering the ward, he observed Grace’s sickly appearance, and his gaze shifted away from her.
“What do you want?” Carl’s tone was harsh.
Grace, full of expectations, thought that Carl might change his attitude, but he seemed even colder than before.
“What can I do…” Grace pretended to give a bitter smile and sighed softly. “I didn’t expect this accident to happen. I was surprised when the doctor told me I was pregnant.”
Carl was extremely frustrated at the moment. He wanted to negotiate with Grace and keep the pregnancy a secret.
At least for now, Nana shouldn’t find out.
Of course, the best scenario would be if they could peacefully discuss and terminate this newly conceived life…
But he also feared that Grace would become emotionally unstable and make a scene for everyone to know, so he had to proceed step by step.
Just as Carl was deep in thought, Grace on the hospital bed couldn’t wait any longer.
“Carl, tell me, what should I do?”
She disguised herself as a helpless and pitiful woman.
She thought that in this way, she might earn a bit of sympathy from Carl.
However, things didn’t go as she had hoped. Carl didn’t know how to respond, and fearing that Nana might escape from the hospital, he impatiently blurted out, “Figure it out yourself. Money is not a problem. It’s best to get rid of it rather than keep it!”
Troubled and agitated, Carl uttered his true intentions.
Grace was dumbfounded. She didn’t expect such a response to her carefully arranged drama.
When Carl returned to Nana’s side, he saw her standing by the window.
In less than two months, it would be Nana’s due date. Nana’s figure appeared thin and frail, except for her prominently swollen belly. She didn’t look like a pregnant woman at all.
Carl rested at the door of the ward for a few seconds, feeling an indescribable emotion.
He closed the door and walked towards Nana, intending to help her back to the bed.
As Carl took a few steps forward, he heard Nana’s indifferent voice from the window.
“You’ve been gone for a long time.”
Upon hearing her voice, Carl paused. He realized that it had indeed been half an hour.
“I went to see Grace. She woke up.”
Carl didn’t want to lie to Nana, and he couldn’t hide this matter.
“Oh, I see.”
Nana responded meaningfully.
She turned around, expressionless, and walked towards the bed.
Seeing her move, Carl hurriedly caught up, concerned and attentive, trying to support her.
Nana seemed to anticipate his actions. She clumsily dodged aside, coincidentally avoiding his assistance.
Back on the bed, Nana sat down, lowered her head, and coldly said, “You can leave now. Go and accompany her, don’t come to me.”
“What?”
Carl still hadn’t recovered, but he could clearly feel that Nana’s attitude towards him was becoming more and more distant.
Nana knew that Carl was asking knowingly, and she spoke frankly, “Grace is also about to become a mother. As the father, shouldn’t you be there for her?”
Her words struck like a bolt from the blue.
Carl was hit hard, and his already chaotic heart plummeted instantly.
“It’s not what you think!”
Carl instinctively defended himself.
Until now, he couldn’t be certain that the child in Grace’s belly was his.
He didn’t rule out the possibility, but it wasn’t absolute either.
However, in front of Nana, even if there was the slightest chance, he wouldn’t admit to having a child with Grace.
“I never touched her! It never happened!”
Carl emphasized with a heightened tone, desperately explaining, “I can swear on my life. That night, I was so drunk that I don’t remember anything. How could a completely wasted person do such a thing?”
Listening to Carl desperately trying to absolve himself, Nana smiled.
She slowly raised her chin, gazing at the blushing Carl, and casually reminded him, “Not remembering doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.”
“No, no!”
Carl vigorously shook his head, losing control of his emotions.