When Dorothy came to her senses, she heard an expert whispering in her ear, “Miss Fisher, the thing is, we will do our best to delay your daughter’s illness from worsening. However, you two must do your part as well.”
“What do you mean by that?” Dorothy asked in a hoarse voice.
The expert said with a serious look, “You should get pregnant as soon as possible and treat the illness with the newborn’s cord blood. As for the pregnancy, please discuss it with Mr. Scott. If you would excuse me, I still have matters to attend to.”
After the group of doctors left, only Dorothy, Credence, and the unconscious Belle were left in the spacious ward. After the man heard the experts say that they should have a baby, the atmosphere suddenly got quiet and ambiguous.
Dorothy lowered her head and looked at her daughter’s pale little face. The golden hair on her head was getting lesser and lesser. With a light pull, a few strands of hair could easily be pulled off and stuck to her fingertips. Her heart wrenched and tears welled up in her eyes.
For her daughter’s sake, she had to let go of all her grudges against Credence and sleep with him.
Otherwise, her daughter would definitely die.
Credence walked over and saw her pain and hesitation. He felt as if his heart was being pulled at; it was immensely painful.
However, he covered up his pain, placed his arms lightly around her shoulder, and said softly, “Don’t worry, with me around, our baby girl will definitely be alright.”
“Mm.” Dorothy nodded slightly. “I still have some inquiries that I have to ask the doctors.”
Because of worrying about Belle and Germaine lately, her menstrual period had become disordered. Therefore, she could not figure out when she was ovulating. She needed to do a test to make sure the time was right, as that would make it easier for her to get pregnant.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, the man grabbed her wrist and pulled her to his front. Her cheeks were burning hot from his grasp.
However, what drove her crazy was his words.
“Dorothy, I have asked. Your period has just passed a week ago. Today’s the right time. Why don’t we try it tonight?” He said.
When Dorothy heard this, she lowered her head and silently glanced at the time on Credence’s wristwatch. It was half past six in the evening. She bit her lips and said in a low voice, “Alright, tonight then. How about a little later.”
She told herself that she was doing all of this for Belle’s sake, it was all for her precious daughter.
Suddenly, the man seemed to have lessened the strength on his arms, causing Dorothy to twist her waist around and fell onto Credence’s broad chest.
“Ah!”
She screamed and watched herself fall helplessly.
Suddenly, her soft waist was held by a powerful arm. The man was quick. His fingers were like iron claws when he held her soft skin tightly, and it burned like hot fire.
Dorothy stood steadily and thanked him. When she looked up, she found that there was something off in the man’s eyes, and she could see her fair skin in his pupils.
She gasped for breath, lowered her head, and immediately stopped breathing, then her face suddenly turned red.
Only then did she notice after the whole incident, the collar of her dress had revealed more than it should. He almost saw all of her wonders.
As if her body was pricked, she stepped back in embarrassment. “Credence, are you hungry? I… I’ll go outside and see if there is anything delicious to eat.”
When the man saw that she was flustered, he smiled calmly and said, “As of now, I just want to eat you.”
In an instant, Dorothy felt that her brain went blank. She noticed the man’s eyes were still on her chest, and his gaze was getting hotter and hotter. Her face turned so red that she could not say a single word.
At this moment, Belle woke up, still in a daze. She opened her big blue eyes and saw Dorothy standing in front of her in a daze. She parted her pale little lips and spoke with a deep grievance, “Mommy, why did you come so late? I am in pain, it hurts so much. I cried and called for you, but Mommy, you never came to me! Those bad uncles and a bad auntie, they bullied Germaine, they were so mean!”
Her daughter woke up just in time, allowing Dorothy to heave a long sigh of relief. She walked out of the man’s anxious gaze and quickly bent down to lean over to Belle’s side. She reached out to kiss her small forehead and consoled her gently, “Belle, it’s my fault. I was not there when you needed me the most. I’m sorry. I assure you that I won’t let you be bullied by bad people ever again.”
Like an adult, Belle nodded her head sensibly and returned a sweet kiss to Dorothy. She said in a weak tone, “Mommy, I’m hungry.”
Her daughter could talk, and she was hungry. That meant that her condition was finally stable.
At that moment, Dorothy was so excited that her eyes were full of tears. She adjusted her breathing for a long time and told Belle with a gentle smile, “Okay, I will buy you something to eat right now.”
Just as she was about to leave, she noticed that Credence had already shifted his gaze from her chest. His pitch-black pupils landed on Belle’s lively little face. His usual cold voice was now softer than a puddle of water. “What do you want to eat, I will buy it for you.”
Belle was very curious. “Mommy, I remember seeing this handsome uncle before. Who is he?”
The word “uncle” infuriated Credence so much that almost all of his blood rushed to his brain. It was as if his heart was penetrated, and he felt a dull pain in his chest.
It had been six years, but his own daughter did not recognize him. She called him uncle politely, and it was so ironic, but he deserved it.
The next second, he heard his daughter and Dorothy ramble on. “Mommy, I have good news for you. I met Daddy. When I was in the most dangerous situation, I listened to Germaine’s words and jumped out of the bad guys’ car. I ran for a long time, and I met Daddy on the way.
Daddy saved me and took me to his car. Later, I got a headache and couldn’t see Daddy anymore.
Mommy, do you know where Daddy is? Hurry up and give him a call. I miss him. I want to see him. I miss him so much.”
As Belle spoke, she secretly observed Credence’s expression. Her big eyes rolled around in a cute and cunning manner.
Dorothy immediately understood the “Daddy” she was referring to was Jeremy. It made her angry and amused at the same time, “How do you know that’s your daddy?”
“Because I can smell Daddy’s scent on him.”
At first, Credence did not understand why the little girl could not wait to say so much the moment she woke up, but after he met Belle’s gaze a few times, he realized that she was doing it on purpose. He could not help but feel proud and helpless about how smart she was.
He walked over, lowered his head, and stood by Dorothy’s side. He held his daughter’s soft arms and said. “Baby girl, I am your Daddy!”