“Nana! I’m not trying to bother you!” Carl stopped her just as she was about to leave.
“Even if you’re mad at me, think about the baby!” He pleaded with her, racking his brain for a way to convince her. “Your health hasn’t stabilized yet. Come back with me and rest for a couple of days. Once everything’s okay, you can leave and I won’t stop you no matter where you go.”
With no other options left, Carl had to resort to trickery.
He thought that if he brought Nana back home first, he could investigate whether or not Grace’s pregnancy had anything to do with him.
“You make it sound so nice,” Nana sneered.
Knowing Carl well enough, she knew that once they got back to the villa, he would come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons why she couldn’t leave.
“No need. I can go home and take care of myself. My parents will look after me so don’t worry about it.”
Nana wasn’t willing to compromise in any way; it seemed like they had reached an impasse.
Carl was at his wits’ end; there was nothing he could do against Nana’s stubbornness.
As she walked towards the elevator, Carl initially wanted to give up, but after some contemplation, he chased after her again.
Both of them came out of the elevator at the same time, but Nana intentionally ignored him and hurriedly left the hospital.
Standing by the roadside, she looked at the approaching taxi, preparing to hail it, but her view was blocked by Carl’s vehicle.
Instantly, Nana became furious and annoyed, cursing, “Get your damn car out of the way! Can you please keep your car away from me?”
However, Carl didn’t back down. He opened the passenger door and pleaded, “Darling, please get in the car. If you don’t want to come back with me, I can take you to your parents’ house.”
He had his own considerations and planned to coax Nana into the car first.
“Thank you, but I can take a taxi by myself!”
However, Nana was ungrateful and bypassed his obstructing vehicle, attempting to hail the next taxi.
Little did she know that Carl was determined to achieve his goal. He simply turned off the car engine, got out, and accompanied Nana.
This action puzzled Nana, and she asked with a doubtful expression, “What tricks are you playing now? Are you being a sycophant? A lapdog?”
Carl remained silent, using his tall stature to block Nana’s gestures of calling a taxi.
They missed several taxis in a row, and Nana completely lost her temper.
Since Carl was impervious to her current state, she didn’t want to engage in endless arguments and decided to walk on the sidewalk.
Carl held the car keys in his hand and continued to follow at a leisurely pace.
After walking some distance, Nana couldn’t bear it anymore and stopped, urging him once again.
“Mr. Waters, please leave me alone! I’m begging you!”
Nana made a pleading gesture, clasping her hands in front of her chest, hoping he would stop pestering her.
But Carl was determined to win Nana back and persisted in negotiating, “I will leave you alone if you get in my car and let me give you a ride.”
If it was just spending some time with Carl in the car, Nana could consider it.
With this thought in mind, Nana tentatively asked, “Really? You’re just taking me home, right? You’re not deceiving me, are you?”
“Of course, I won’t deceive you. Can’t you trust my character?” Carl nodded confidently.
If it were before, Nana wouldn’t hesitate.
But the events of the past few days made her understand one truth: men are generally unreliable.
The pregnancy situation with Grace left Nana unsettled, especially regarding Carl. She began to doubt his character.
“Don’t be ridiculous. Now you’re worthy of discussing character with me?”
Nana laughed mockingly.
After saying that, she continued walking along the sidewalk.
However, as she walked, she suddenly realized that Carl had disappeared without a trace.
Externally, Nana couldn’t forgive Carl, but deep down, she still had a hint of reluctance.
Did her words hurt Carl’s pride?
Nana thought to herself and suddenly stopped in her tracks.
She stood still for a few seconds, and seeing that Carl hadn’t caught up, she couldn’t help but turn around and look back.
In the next moment, Nana saw Carl going in the opposite direction, walking fast, and within a minute, he had gone far away.
He really left…
Nana felt a sense of inexplicable disappointment.
However, as she thought about Carl’s involvement with Grace behind her back, Nana resisted the urge to chase after him and continued walking along the straight sidewalk.
After a short while, Nana arrived at an intersection.
Coincidentally, the traffic light turned red, and she patiently waited at the pedestrian crossing.
“Nana, get in the car!”
Just as the traffic light was blinking, Carl’s gentle voice drifted from the car behind her.
It turned out that Carl had just gone back to fetch the car!
Instantly, Nana felt as though she had fallen into a trap.
She realized that she was too naive, thinking that her unintentional words had hurt him.
An unnamed anger stirred within Nana, and she was about to refuse when Carl’s voice reached her ears again.
“Nana, trust me this once!”
As Carl opened the car door, he made a promise, “If I speak a single lie, you can report me to the police anytime.”
Hearing Carl’s earnest tone, Nana’s resolve finally wavered.
Although she wanted to separate from Carl, hitching a ride with him once wouldn’t hurt.
“Alright then, I hope you keep your word.”
Nana’s expression was serious as she got into the car and fastened her seatbelt.
Finally, Carl was pleased that he managed to convince Nana to get into the car.
“Hold on tight!”
He calmly reminded her, stepping on the accelerator and crossing the road.
During the journey, the two of them didn’t talk much, and Nana didn’t have the intention to engage in a lengthy conversation. Most of the time, she gazed out the window at the street view.
“We’re almost there.”
Carl reminded her and added, “Do you want me to accompany you upstairs? So that your parents won’t think too much.”
Nana’s gaze paused upon hearing his words.
One had to admit that Carl was considerate and thoughtful.
In fact, she hadn’t made up her mind about whether to tell her parents about their impending separation.
Now that she was pregnant and approaching the due date, if her parents heard about her breakup with Carl at this time, they would undoubtedly worry about their only daughter.
Nana was sensible and didn’t want to give them unnecessary trouble.
“Well then, help me smooth things over with them.”
Nana agreed to Carl’s suggestion and added, “I will find a place to live as soon as possible and move out once it’s confirmed.”
According to Nana’s plan, she intended to keep her father in the dark temporarily and make plans after the child was born.
“Sure, I’ll do my best to handle the situation.”
Carl responded in cooperation.
Half an hour later, the car slowly entered an old residential area.
Soon, the two of them arrived in front of her home.
Nana lightly knocked on the door and waited for a while, but there was no response from inside.
Carl glanced sideways and also raised his hand to knock a couple of times.
“It seems like they’re not home.”
Carl calmly spoke and suggested Nana to call and ask.
After dialing the number, Nana spoke to her parents for a few moments and learned that they had joined a tour group to go mountain climbing.
Of course, Jerry and Tracy weren’t merely going for leisure; they wanted to pray for the soon-to-be-born grandchild.
Upon finding out that they would return in two days, Nana decided to stay at home for the time being.