The Waters family.
Carl refused to believe the truth. He snatched the phone, staring fixedly at the two people in the photo. “This can’t be true! It’s impossible!”
Seeing William embracing Nana’s waist and holding her arm tightly, behaving so intimately as if they were a loving couple.
Carl’s gaze grew dark and resentful, his face turned frosty, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
As his emotions grew more and more agitated, Grace smirked with satisfaction and couldn’t help but add fuel to the fire.
“Forget it, Nana isn’t worth your sadness. She’s with another man now, probably enjoying herself every day!”
Those words deeply pierced Carl, and his breathing became increasingly rapid, his fists involuntarily clenched.
At this moment, he was conflicted. On one hand, he couldn’t accept Nana being with William, but on the other hand, he was filled with self-blame and regret.
If it weren’t for that incident of drunkenness, Grace wouldn’t have relentlessly pursued him, and they wouldn’t have ended up like this.
Even if Mrs. Waters had always had reservations about Nana, at least he could protect his beloved.
Mixed emotions surged in his heart, and Carl gritted his teeth, turning around to return the phone to Grace, controlling his emotions as he spoke, “That’s enough. I want to be alone for a while.”
“Carl…”
Grace softly called his name.
“Don’t say anything. I need some quiet.”
With a gloomy face, Carl said and went back to his own bedroom.
Watching his desolate figure receding into the distance, Grace had achieved her goal and naturally didn’t rush to catch up.
At this moment, Mrs. Waters walked in and saw Grace sitting by the bed in a daze. She furrowed her brows and asked, “Did you two have a fight? I saw that Carl seemed unhappy just now.”
“No, it’s not me who made Carl unhappy,” Grace explained innocently.
Hearing this, Mrs. Waters looked even more puzzled. “Then what happened? If he’s bullying you, I will support you!”
Grace knew that Mrs. Waters was on her side, and she secretly rejoiced.
She got up and approached Mrs. Waters, showing the photo on her phone.
“I was looking at my phone just now and happened to come across a picture of Nana with a man. Carl happened to see it too.”
Upon hearing Grace’s words, Mrs. Waters was also astonished.
She widened her eyes and hurriedly reached out. “Is it true? Show me!”
Since Grace didn’t consider it a big deal, she pretended to hesitate and asked, “Do you really want to see it? I’m afraid it might affect your mood.”
Mrs. Waters nodded and said seriously, “What’s the harm in that? Besides, Nana and my son haven’t officially broken up yet. I must understand this matter clearly!”
Seeing her determined attitude, Grace handed over the phone.
Mrs. Waters glanced down and indeed, the woman with a prominent belly in the photo was Nana.
As for the unfamiliar man standing beside her, they appeared to be of similar age and behaved so intimately that no one would believe there was no romantic relationship between them.
After looking at the photo, Mrs. Waters’ expression darkened as she gritted her teeth in anger. “I knew Nana was no good! I was right about her!”
Catching a glimpse of Mrs. Waters’ anger, Grace quickly got up and persuaded, “Don’t get angry. It’s not worth getting sick over something like this!”
“How can I not be angry? Isn’t this a disgrace to the family?”
Mrs. Waters shook off Grace’s hand in anger and stormed off with the phone in search of Carl.
She wanted to understand Carl’s attitude and also push them to break up by going with the flow.
“Bang!”
Mrs. Waters forcefully pushed open the door and saw Carl sitting on the chair with a dejected look, feeling a surge of nameless anger in her heart.
“Carl, do you now know what kind of person Nana is? Do you still need to worry about such a woman?”
Mrs. Waters once again held up the photo in front of Carl.
At the moment, Carl was frustrated and turned his face towards the wall, patiently responding, “Mom, don’t meddle in my affairs. Just pretend you didn’t see anything!”
“What are you saying? I clearly saw everything!”
Mrs. Waters’ voice erupted like a volcano, standing beside Carl and shouting, “That promiscuous woman! I knew from the beginning that Nana wasn’t a good girl!”
“Now she’s pregnant and running off with someone else. I don’t think that child is yours. She’s just using you!”
“Listen to your mother. Get rid of this rotten woman and marry Grace as soon as possible!”
The more Mrs. Waters spoke, the more agitated she became, almost dropping the phone to the ground.
Thanks to Grace’s quick reflexes, she took the phone back in time and pretended to console, “Mrs. Waters, calm down. Carl will handle this matter properly.”
However, Carl didn’t follow his mother’s intention. He took a deep breath, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his face.
“Mom, have you scolded enough?”
His voice was cold as he questioned and said with a mournful smile, “I’ve reached this point with Nana, don’t forget that you played a part in it too!”
Recalling the times when Nana lived with them, Mrs. Waters was always nitpicking, either finding fault or creating trouble.
Many times, Carl was caught in the middle, torn between his desire to protect Nana from being mistreated and not wanting to confront his mother.
“What do you mean? Nana cheated on you, and you blame me?”
Unexpectedly, Carl was still speaking up for Nana, which infuriated Mrs. Waters.
“I’m not blaming you, I’m just stating the facts.”
He was used to his mother’s noisy behavior, shrugged his shoulders, and informed her, “In any case, I won’t break up with Nana, and I certainly won’t marry another woman according to your wishes!”
This family was obviously unbearable. In search of a moment of peace, Carl finished speaking and left.
At the same time, Nana entered the hospital with William by her side.
Today, there were more pregnant women coming to the hospital for check-ups than usual, so Nana had to sit on a bench and wait.
“Nana, are you thirsty? I’ll go buy you some water.”
William sat next to Nana, showing his care for her in every way.
Considering her limited mobility, Nana pursed her lips and smiled, “Sure, that would be great. I’ll have mineral water.”
“Do we really need to be so polite to each other?”
Before getting up, William smiled lightly and gently stroked Nana’s dark hair. “Wait for me for ten minutes. If anything comes up, call me.”
Watching William walk away, Nana caressed her swollen belly, feeling her body heavy and weak.
Since she fell in the bathroom this morning, Nana had been experiencing occasional abdominal pain.
What worried her even more was that the baby’s movements were not as frequent as before.
Looking at the more than ten people ahead waiting for their check-ups, Nana felt anxious and restless as she sat on the chair.
After a while, William returned with two bottles of mineral water. After unscrewing the caps for Nana, he kindly reminded her, “Drink slowly, don’t choke.”
“Okay, I know.”
Nana took a few sips of water and was about to take a walk in the hospital corridor when a sharp abdominal pain struck again.