Bella cried. Last night, she hid in an unknown place and cried till she was exhausted, but today, she wept buckets.
Blanche also cried. Such an outcome was cruel to her who also yearned for a baby… The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hugged each other and cried for a long time before Blanche looked up and said, “It’s not your fault. It’s just that God played a cruel joke.”
Blanche sniffed, “You show me the medical checklist.”
Bella trembled and took out the already gruesomely crumpled medical checklist from her pocket. Last night she took this medical checklist and cried while reading and crumpling it. No matter how many times she read it, and no matter how much she wished that the doctor had misread the diagnosis, the final result was still the same.
Blanche’s eyes became wet as soon as she saw the words “primary infertility” below, but this time, she didn’t hug Bella and cry again, but solemnly told her, “Never mind. Nowadays the medical standard is advanced, so it can be cured. I will contact an obstetrics and gynecology expert in the United States tomorrow. She is an old acquaintance of mine. She has cured countless cases of infertility. We should not lose heart now, and believe that she will create miracles for us.”
Bella wasn’t much happier to hear her words. She knew in her heart how little hope there was of a cure for primary infertility. What was in front of her now was not whether she could be cured, but whether or not the Jones-Sharp family could accept her again.
“Mom, what if I can’t cure it…”
Even though this was not the right time to bring out this topic now, Bella couldn’t help but ask. After experiencing one sudden blow after another, she also began to want to make some mental preparations in advance.
Blanche sighed deeply, leisurely looked at her and said, “Bella, don’t worry. Whether you can bear children or not, you are our Jones-Sharp family’s daughter-in-law. We only identify with you as our daughter-in-law. So now, don’t have too heavy a psychological burden. You should feel at ease to cure the disease. Don’t think about anything else.”
Bella still wept buckets. Even if her mother-in-law gave her a thoughtful answer, but could she accept it with her own conscience?
“Don’t cry. Trust your mother. No matter how much money it costs, and no matter what kind of sacrifice is made, I will find a way to cure your illness.”
Looking at the determined look in her mother-in-law’s eyes, Bella finally felt a bit of warmth. In such a desperate situation, she was willing to trust the loving mother-in-law in front of her.
“Okay, thank you, mother.”
Blanche patted Bella’s shoulders, “Then it’s settled. This matter will not be told to the family beforehand. As for Kevin, you consider whether to tell him or not, and answer me tomorrow.”
In the evening, when Kevin returned home, the first thing he did was to run upstairs to see if his wife was at home. When he saw her in her room, he felt much more at ease.
“What are you looking at?”
Bella was sitting in front of her laptop and Kevin came over from behind her.
She smiled bitterly, “Nothing. I’m just browsing around.”
“It’s time for dinner. Why don’t you come down with me?”
“Good.”
She closed the lid of the computer and followed Kevin downstairs.
Downstairs in the living room, Blanche saw her son holding Bella’s hand tightly, and was inexplicably distressed. She knew that that relentless medical checklist was actually the biggest test of her son and daughter-in-law’s affection.
After dinner was over, Bella originally wanted to accompany her mother-in-law to have a conversation, but Kevin forcefully dragged her upstairs.
“Aren’t you going to work today?”
She sat on the sofa. Kevin lay beside her, head resting on her lap, and closed his eyes,”Last night I did not sleep all night. I have been busy in the company today, and now you want me to work when I’m back home. Do you think your husband so robust?”
“I’m just asking. Even if you say you want to work, I will not let you work so hard.”
Bella was gently gazing at him, and her hands gently stroked the black hair on his forehead inch by inch, as if touching his heart.
“I wish time would stop at this moment. The gentleness of your hand gave me unprecedented peace.”
Kevin said emotionally, grabbing her hand, placing it on his lips and giving it a delicate kiss.
“Kevin, I have something I want to tell you.”
“What? What is it?”
He opened his eyes, his eyes blossomed with happiness. For some reason, seeing such a look, Bella couldn’t say anything.
Now Kevin had been unprecedentedly serene. If she suddenly told him that she couldn’t have children, would he still be at peace? How painful he must be …
“Why are you silent?”
Kevin saw that she was silent and just gazed at her in bewilderment.
“It’s nothing.”
Bella glumly looked away. She was bitter. Originally, she thought that after that incident with Braxton, there was nothing that she could no longer confess to Kevin. But now, she suddenly realized that the matter of being unable to have children was even more difficult for her to say than the purpose of marrying him in the first place.
“Is it really nothing? Why do I feel as if you have something important to tell me?”
“It’s really nothing.” Bella’s eyes flashed as she pushed him up, “Go take a shower. You didn’t sleep all night last night. It’s time to get some rest.”
“Hey okay.”
He might be really tired, so he didn’t ask too many questions. He fell asleep shortly after taking a shower. Bella stared at his soundly sleeping handsome face, and her tears quietly fell down. Before she would like to have a child like him, but now as long as she could have a child that belonged to them, even if he was not like him, she would feel extremely satisfied and happy.
She turned on her back to him and began to cry secretly. After a long time of crying, suddenly, a pair of warm arms hugged her from behind. Kevin’s thick and attractive voice suddenly sounded in her ears, “Bella, are you unhappy about anything recently? Why are you crying for no reason?”
She scrambled to wipe away her tears and turned to face him, “Why are you awake?”
“I woke up to you crying.”
A hint of guilt flashed in her eyes, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
“Then why are you crying? Is it because I upset you?”
“No.”
“Then why?”
Kevin’s breath came closer and closer to her, his lips slowly moving to hers, kissing along her lips, “Or is it because I’ve been cold to you lately?”
“Neither.”
Bella shook her head weakly. His tender kiss relieved the sadness in her heart, and she began to respond to him passionately, taking the initiative to hug his neck, “You didn’t upset me or snub me. It’s all my own problem. I’ve been missing my mom a bit lately.”
When Kevin heard her say that she missed her mother, he suddenly felt very distressed and kissed her even more tenderly and said, “In the future, I will love you just as much as your mother.”
Bella was mortified.
She felt so painful that it felt as if there was blood seeping out of her heart.
She could only stare at him without saying a word.
He held her in his arms and sank into a deep sleep. The satisfaction of his life that kept him smiling.
It was just that he was tired and unaware of the person in his arms kept her eyes open, and no matter how much she forced herself, she couldn’t fall asleep easily.
The next morning, after Kevin went to the office, Blanche came to Bella’s room, closed the door and asked her, “How is it? Did you tell him?”
Bella was silent, her two hands strung together at a loss.
Seeing her like this, Blanche knew that she didn’t tell him. She comforted Bella by saying, “It’s okay. If you really don’t have the courage to say it now, then don’t say it. It’s not too late to wait until you go to the United States to confirm it.”
Now, it could only be like this, and Bella had no other choice.
“I’ve already contacted that old acquaintance of mine last night. She asked us to go over as soon as possible. When do you think it would be better to go over?”
“It’s up to you.”
“How about tomorrow? This cannot be delayed, and the sooner it is cured, the better.”
“Okay.”
Bella nodded and said softly, “Tomorrow, then.”
“But what are you going to tell Kevin that you’re leaving B City for a few days?”
“Let’s just say we’re going on a trip with you.”
“That’s exactly what I mean. Then it’s settled. We’ll say that to them for now.”
In the evening, as the family gathered around for dinner, Blanche was the first to speak up, “I tell you one thing. Tomorrow I’m taking Bella on a trip for a few days.”
“What, a trip?”
Lena was the first to shout, “Where are you to travel?”
“America.”
“America? Why do you go so far? Here are tourist destinations in China.”
Patrick was also surprised.
The one who was even more surprised was Kevin, who quietly leaned over and asked Bella, who was beside him, “Why is it so sudden? Did you bring that up, or did she?”
“I’m the one who brought it up.”
Even though he asked in a small voice, Blanche with the sharp ears heard him and answered her son’s question for Bella.
“Why do you travel to America?”
“It’s March, and it’s a good time to travel. Do you have a big problem with me taking my daughter-in-law on a trip?”
Lena laughed, “What do we have to say about it? We don’t dare show it if we have an opinion.”
“That’s fine. We’ll leave tomorrow morning and be back in about a week.”
“Will it take that long?”
Kevin unhappily raised his eyebrows. It would be a week. He was uneasy without seeing Bella for a night. He really didn’t know if he could survive when he couldn’t see her for a week.
“We’re going to the United States, not to A City or C City. Is a week long? I still think it’s short.”
Blanche stared at her son and smiled kindly at Bella, “Eat more.”
Bella did not say a word about the trip to America.
After eating, she consciously went upstairs, and sure enough, Kevin was very unhappy sitting on the sofa, staring at her with anger, “When did you decide on this?”