“Sannie, let me take you to the hospital,” Vinson uttered, wanting to bring her there the moment he saw her like that.
However, Susanne, who had shared a delighted look with Andrea, stopped him. She then walked over to Arielle and whispered something in her ear.
Almost immediately, Arielle’s eyes widened, and she put her hand on her wrist to take her own pulse.
“Mom…”
“Sannie, am I going to be a grandmother?” Susanne asked as she stared at the excited Arielle.
Exhilarated to the point she could not speak, Arielle nodded, and her nod made Susanne even more ecstatic.
Susanne then turned to her son and patted him. “Why are you still standing there? Didn’t you hear that Sannie’s pregnant? Why aren’t you sending her home yet?”
The truth was that Vinson was stunned by the news of him becoming a father.
Although he had long prepared himself for that possibility, the news still came too suddenly for him. After Susanne‘s pat brought him back to his senses, he whipped his head to face Arielle, about to send her home.
“It’s Mom’s birthday party today. It won‘t look too good if I were to leave early,” Arielle said, thinking of leaving with the rest when the party was over.
Nevertheless, Susanne rejected her.
“What’s bad about that? You won’t eat or rest well here. Hurry up and let Vinson send you back. Tell Helma to make whatever you want to eat. If there’s anything Helma doesn’t know how to make, get Vinson to buy it for you. Don’t ever let yourself starve.”
Indeed, Arielle had been busying away for a few hours, she had only drunk some water and did not even have the time to eat anything.
“Sannie, your mother-in-law is right. Go back with Vin and rest first,” Andrea persuaded as she ruffled Arielle’s hair.
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