When Candice woke up again, she was in the hospital, the air permeated distinctly with the smell of disinfectant, the sky outside the window looked like as if it was dark ink. There was a small light at her bedstead, she wore a hospital gown, the back of her hand had a band-aid after she had an injection.
The VIP room was a suite, and inside the enjoining room someone was talking, possibly arguing.
Candice’s heart skipped a beat, she removed her blanket and got onto the ground barefooted, she tip toed to the door, and heard what was being said inside.
Emerson lowered his voice and told off Robert angrily, “Candice was lying in the hospital for the entire afternoon, how dare you come back so late!”
Robert said sheepishly, “I was with Peter, so I turned off my phone. I did come as soon as I heard the voicemail.”
Emerson was furious, “Didn’t I tell you to cut off all ties with Peter, how long do you want to continue this nonsense!”
“I love Peter, and Peter loves me, why should we break up? Aren’t we just alright now?” Robert saw Emerson’s expression darken, and steered the topic quickly, “Brother, what had Candice been diagnosed with, why did she faint so suddenly?”
Emerson’s fists tightened, and he said after a long pause, “Candice is pregnant.”
Robert’s was stoned face for a while, “…Congratulations, brother, you’re a father.”
The room was instantly silent, Candice who was outside the door held her stomach, she was indeed… pregnant. And that man was indeed her brother-in-law.
Robert sat on the sickbed, watching his wife intently. And Candice was lying silently on the bed, as if she had never left.
Robert held Candice’s hand in his palm, examining it intently, rubbing it gently. Candice felt the smoothness of Robert’s fingers, her heart frozen like ice.
She had been so stupid, Robert was so good at maintaining his looks, his hand are slim and pale, and had never done work for a day in his life. But the hands that touched her body every night were rough, everywhere they touched left shivers.
She should have found out about it earlier, if she had maybe there would not be the existence of the child.
It was too ridiculous, indeed it was too ridiculous. The man that she thought she had used up the luck of her entire life to marry was in love with men. The brother-in-law that she respected every day, that she looked up to was the man she was with every night. She was even pregnant with her brother-in-law’s child.
This pair of brothers had fooled her well, they put on a good show. She was like a fool spending the days sweetly with the younger brother, and at night she was in bed with the elder brother.
What did they think of me as! And who could tell me, what should I do?
Candice could not tolerate Robert’s gentled behaviour, she opened her eyes, and her tears started falling down uncontrollably.
Robert wiped off Candice’s tears, and said gently and lovingly, “Candice, you’re awake.”
Candice turned to see the worry and care in Robert’s eyes, and used all her strength to not slap him.
“Candice, do you know, you’re pregnant, you’re going to become a mum.” Robert looked at Candice’s pale face, his eyes smiling, “Thank you Candice, you’ve made me a father.”
Candice could not understand how Robert said those words so naturally, when he said that he was becoming a father, did his conscience not hurt a bit?
Emerson came out from the room.
Candice turned her eyes towards the brother-in-law that she respectfully treated every day. Her brother-in-law was cold, his face serious, always proper. But who would have thought, that at night he was so passionate, so wild.
Emerson watched Candice’s expression as she turned in his direction, and froze, but afterwards he looked away guiltily. Emerson never had anything to hide, except for this, which he had not even the courage to look at Candice.
“I don’t want this child,” Candice opened her mouth and said.