Once Candice said this, Emerson’s expression changed, “You must give birth to this child!”
Candice wanted to shout loudly, “I do not want the child born out of incest.” But she took a look at Emerson’s cold and sharp eyes, she stopped herself from saying that.
She had such a hard time stopping herself that her eyes were red, and her breath was stunted.
Emerson’s heart felt like it was just gripped by a hand, he could not stop himself but took a large step. He looked so serious, that he scared her.
Robert touched Candice’s cheek gently, and he said with much love and affection, “Candice, don’t say nonsense. This is our child, how can you say that you don’t want it? If you felt that it was in appropriate to have a child before graduation, we could take two years off our studies.”
Our child?
Candice looked at Robert’s warm, handsome face, she had once fell deeply for his good looks, but now, she only felt disgusted.
“I want to go home.” Candice propped herself upwards from the bed and tried to sit.
Robert looked at his brother unconsciously, Emerson let down his serious demeanour, and lowered his voice, “Candice, it’s too late today, you may go home tomorrow.”
Candice looked for her shoes adamantly, “I want to go back home, to my parents’ home.”
Robert had not expected the usually obedient Candice to behave so abnormal today, and was even disobedient and reckless. He had no idea what to do so he looked at his elder brother again.
Emerson took another step forward, his voice even lighter, saying, “Candice, Uncle Page had just got discharged from the hospital a few days ago, do you think it’s appropriate to return so late suddenly?”
Candice was wearing her shoes and she suddenly stopped. Yes, her father had just got discharged from the hospital and returned home for a few days, his body had just recovered. If she had told them at this moment that she was getting a divorce, would her father be so angry that he’d have a heart attack again?
Candice lay down slowly on her side, her back facing Robert and closed her eyes. Other children could go back and seek comfort from home, but she could not even go back home.
Her hand slowly touched her stomach, if it were not that she found out about the brothers’ secret today, this would have been such a dreamy and wonderful moment.
Candice only fell asleep groggily in the morning after a whole night of not being able to sleep, and was having messed up dreams, when suddenly a nice smell came to her. She unconsciously opened her eyes, and saw her mother sitting on her bedside.
“Mum, you came so suddenly.”
Mrs. Page held her daughter’s hand, and her eyes were red before she said anything, “Candice, you’re pregnant, I’m so happy.”
Candice’s pupils shrunk, “Mum, how did you know I was pregnant?”
“Robert called me this morning, and told me about this. Candice, do you know how happy your father and I was when we heard this news?”
Candice did not make a sound but clenched her teeth. She wanted to abort this child, and she wanted to get a divorce so she would not have to see the Stewart brothers again. But Robert had told her mother that she was pregnant before she had the chance to do anything.
Mrs Page was so happy that she shed tears of joy, held her daughter’s hand and said, “The Stewart family is the prominent family of the Forest City, they had not looked down on us and had relations with us. Robert cares so much about you, and he was filial and respectful towards your father and I. And now you had been good and bore a child, it is all too good to be true. Our relatives and neighbours are all so envious of us, they said that we are extremely lucky, and you would be happy for the rest of your life.”
Candice’s face was dead pale, her lips quivered, “Our relatives and neighbours know that I’m pregnant?”
Mrs Page nodded her head in excitement, “Yes, your father was so happy, that he spread the good news to all of our relatives and neighbours. Here, he got me to make your favourite chicken soup to nurture your body.”
Candice used to love her mother’s chicken soup, but now she had lost all appetite.
Candice did not like the child in her stomach that should not be seen, but this child was the precious crown prince in her parents’ and relatives’ eyes. It was as if Candice had gotten a raise in position by bearing a child, and all of them could be elevated as well.