Bella woke up to blinding white, white lights, white walls, white blankets, and a doctor in a white gown.
In the air was the smell of disinfectant, which she hated, and there was sadness what made her helpless.
“Is everything all right, Miss? Don’t think about it too much. Now that medical care is advanced. Eighty percent of infertility is hopefully cured.”
“You should calm down today, and then go back to the hospital tomorrow for a new and more detailed examination.”
“If you’re not satisfied with the results of our domestic tests, you can go abroad for a recheck. In short, you should take care of your health now.”
Bella blinked her empty eyes, listening to the doctor’s empty words. It was like her soul was no longer in her body. Her whole body was stiff.
“Do you want me to notify your family for you?”
The doctor asked one last question, and her lashes flickered. She sat up with support, got out of bed woodenly, and walked out of the room like a ghost.
“Miss, are you all right to be alone now?”
Behind her was the worried voice of the doctor, but she couldn’t hear anything in her ears.
It was twilight when she walked out the hospital gates. The sky was dark, and she felt gloomy at the moment. What was the most painful thing in the world? The most painful thing was the painful ending of what you expected most. After expecting it for so long, she still lost everything. She finally realized that she couldn’t be afraid of losing. The more she was afraid of losing, the easier she was to lose.
She muddled on the street, walking without a purpose. The phone in her pocket was ringing non-stop, but she turned a deaf ear, only immersed in her own world. She shed a lot of tears and was heartbroken countless times.
She stood at the endless sea, looking at the mobile phone screen displaying Kevin’s number. Her tears flew plentifully. She fiercely threw the mobile phone into the bottomless sea, and her world was finally quiet, but was filled with gloom.
She fell and sat on the beach, suddenly, covered her face and cried bitterly. The sad cry startled the sweet embracing lovers not far away. They come to her one after another, but they just stared at her instead of comforting. These people were not cold-blooded, but they understood that sometimes crying was not a kind of heartbreak, but a kind of venting. People in the most painful time always hoped that there was a place where they could shed their tears without being disturbed by anyone.
Bella cried, heartbroken. Every time, when she thought happiness waved to her again, the result was not satisfactory. Now, it destroyed the faith that she insisted on in her heart. How strong a person’s heart must be in order to resist the merciless fate. She was just an ordinary woman who was eager to be hugged in front of her true love. She didn’t have much tenacity to resist the cruel reality.
She knew better than anyone else what it meant to have a family without children. It was because she knew it clearly that she was desperate, deeply desperate…
The Jones-Sharps suddenly blew up. It was past dinner time, but Bella hadn’t come back yet. They called her, but it turned out that her phone number was not in service. They asked her colleagues at school, and knew that she went out in the afternoon. Kevin finally couldn’t sit still, picked up the car keys and hurriedly stepped out of the house to look around outside.
Two hours later, he returned home and asked his parents urgently, “Is she back?”
Blanche shook her head, “No, I’ve let the three drivers have gone out to look for, and there’s also all still no news. Where did she go in the end without leaving a message? We’re really anxious.”
As soon as Kevin heard that Bella hadn’t returned, he didn’t say a word and drove out of the Cloud Mansion once again.
As soon as her son left, Blanche immediately thought of a serious problem. Last night Bella said she would get the medical examination sheet today. Could it be that…
A foreboding feeling of uncertainty grew in her heart, but she immediately denied it, “No, absolutely not.”
Bella wasn’t the kind of child who escaped reality. She must have been entangled in something that she couldn’t get out of. Blanche comforted herself in her heart, not wanting to think about things in a bad way.
Another two hours passed. It was already midnight. The lights usually were turned out in the Cloud mansion at this time, but tonight it was brightly lit. No one was able to sleep.
Originally just four or five people were sent out looking for Bella. After eleven o’clock, more than twenty people went out to search for her. But there was no news of Bella. She seemed suddenly evaporated from the earth.
Kevin was the most tormented. He drove in B city non-stop tonight, and contacted the criminal police team’s friends to help find together. But until the day was breaking, there was also still no news about Bella.
At seven o’clock, Kevin returned home, and discussed with his parents seriously. The family looked sad, very worried about Bella’s safety.
Kevin thought of that day Bella also disappeared so suddenly, and when she was found, she was whipped all over her body. He was extremely panicked, very afraid that she would once again be kidnapped by people with ill intentions, and would once again experience painful torture.
“Brother, you will take a nap later. Leave the matter of finding Bella to Mom and Dad.”
Lena saw his brother’s eyes sunken, very distressed, but Kevin did not agree, “I’m fine. How can I sleep if your sister-in-law is not found?”
“The matter of finding her can’t be rushed. If she isn’t found this morning, all the police in B City will be sent out in the afternoon. You’d better stay at home and rest. Don’t be tired and exhausted when they find Bella.”
Patrick was like placating or ordering him.
Kevin still did not agree and got up, “If I can find her as soon as possible, I’m willing to be exhausted.”
He stubbornly headed out of the living room again, but he bumped into a person and looked at her, and he suddenly shouted in surprise, “Bella?”
As soon as they heard this, the whole family looked askance at the door, and suddenly were relieved, rushing to Bella. They asked her in a hurry, “Where have you been? My sweetheart. We are really anxious.”
“That’s right. Bella, you’re not playing a game of hide and seek with us, are you? Do you know how worried we were about you?”
“Why can’t you get through to the phone? At least give us a call to come back and tell us, but we’ve looked for you everywhere in B City.”
“Bella, where the hell were you last night? I’m dying of anxiety. Do you know?”
Bella faced their concerned eyes and questions, and the wound on her heart was torn once again. But she could only act as if nothing had happened, “I’m sorry for making you all worry about me. I’m really sorry. I went to T City yesterday to see my aunt. Because it was urgent, so I didn’t have time to tell you guys… ”
“What about your phone? Why can’t we get through to your number?”
“I lost my phone.”
Kevin took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead. He obviously wanted to be angry, but endured his anger after seeing Bella’s haggard face, “Never mind. It’s good that you didn’t lose yourself.”
They didn’t need to worry now. Kevin pulled Bella upstairs, closed the door and hugged her tightly, scared, and said, “Do you know how I survived for more than ten hours last night? I’m really afraid that you’ll just disappear and I will never see you again. This is the first time and I hope it’s also the last time. Otherwise, I’ll definitely break down.”
Bella leaned against Kevin’s warm chest, feeling his heart beating for her. Her tears quietly rolled down. During the ten hours last night, he was definitely not the one who was sad for him alone. It was also equally an unbearable torment for her.
“Okay, I promise you. I’ll never do it again.”
She choked out, her nails pinching into her flesh. So she wouldn’t cry out of control. She wasn’t ready for going to tell Kevin about this right now.
Kevin cupped her face and kissed her forehead heartily, “Did something happen to your aunt? How come you return with such a bad face?”
“Well, she’s a bit unwell.”
“Should we bring her to B City? I can get the best doctor to treat her.”
“No, she’s tending to stabilize in T City.”
Bella saw Kevin’s dark eyes and tremblingly stretched out to touch them, “Did you not sleep all night last night?”
“Well, I’m going crazy if I can’t find you. How can I sleep?”
“I’m sorry for always worrying you.”
“Idiot, what do you make me worry about? I should say this to you. You always makes you sad.”
Bella choked again, “What makes me sad a lot of the time is not you, Kevin, but this merciless fate.”
The first sentence was spoken to him, while the second sentence was spoken to herself in her heart.
“Well, let’s all stop being miserable. Your safe return is better than anything else. Go downstairs and eat something, then go upstairs and get a good night’s sleep.”
“Alright.”
After Kevin accompanied Bella for breakfast, he went straight to the office without even taking a break.
Not long after he left, the bedroom door was knocked on. Bella wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, got up and went over to open the door. Standing outside the door was her mother-in-law. She softly said, “Mom.”
Blanche took her hand to sit on the edge of the sofa, and then asked her worriedly, “Bella, you frankly tell Mom. Are … the results of the examination is not good?”
Bella’s tears came out at once. In front of her mother-in-law, perhaps because they were woman, she couldn’t pretend to be strong.
Seeing her shedding tears, Blanche understood in her heart, and she spoke with difficulty, “What was the result?”
“The result of the preliminary diagnosis is… primary infertility.”
It was Primary infertility. Blanche was shocked. She simply couldn’t accept the result like Bella when she heard it.
“Mom, I’m sorry to disappoint you.”