"No. I need to go see Camelia now,"
Belinda said, not caring about what Martin had just said to her.
The only thing that mattered to her right now was to go and see Camelia.
"That's enough!" Martin barked strictly. "Why can't you just stay in bed? Do you want to get hospitalized for an entire month? You know that you can't go anywhere given your current condition!"
Naturally, he was more worried about Belinda's well-being above anything else, so her stubbornness was making him a bit angry.
Just a few days earlier, her health had suffered because of all the trouble that Angelina had caused in their lives.
Even though Belinda had been resting since then, she had not yet fully recovered.
Who could've possibly told her what had happened?
Martin shifted his gaze to Jeremy, his eyes filled with helplessness and annoyance.
"Please listen to me, mother," Jeremy said as he gently pulled Belinda back. "We already found Camelia, but she's in hospital now. We can go there and visit her as soon as you get better."
"What? What happened? Why is she in the hospital? What happened to her?"
Belinda asked as she tightly held Jeremy's hand. Her face was filled with so much anxiety and concern.
"Don't worry. She's fine. It's just that... well... she's expecting,"
Jeremy said with a hint of slyness.
Even Martin, who had been wanting to drive Jeremy out ever since he got there, was stunned into silence.
'Did... did I hear that right?
Belinda was going to be... a grandmother?
That would also make me...' Martin's thoughts trailed off as he slowly digested the news.
The couple stared at Jeremy with disbelief.
"What did you just say?" Belinda asked a few moments later. "Did I hear it wrong? Are you saying that Camelia is pregnant? I'm really going to be a grandmother?"
Seeing his mother's eyes light up with joy, Jeremy couldn't help but beam widely.
"To some degree, yes," he nodded. "The only thing is that you're not going to be a grandmother. You already are one!"
The first time Jeremy saw Fabio, he thought the child was like a cute, miniature version of Andrew.
He had already liked Fabio at that time, and it was such a rather pleasing surprise when he found out that he was actually his nephew.
More importantly, he had already met Ashley countless times before. Not once had it ever occurred to him that she was his biological sister! All this time, his lost sibling had been in plain sight.
"What do you mean?"
Belinda pressed, looking even more surprised than before.
It was just one big revelation after another!
Both Belinda and Martin were in a daze.
"It is what it is. You're already grandparents! For about four or five years now actually."
Martin's mouth was open in shock as he heard this. He had not been able to utter a single word since the Jeremy told them that they were already grandparents.
Meanwhile, Belinda still couldn't believe what she had just heard!
'I'm...
We have a grandchild? I'm a grandmother?' she repeated in her head.
"Are... Are you really, really sure?"
Belinda just had to ask Jeremy again. Her hand trembled slightly as she tightly gripped his arm.
"Yes. I've visited Camelia today. This isn't like before. I was extremely thorough." Jeremy paused to get a piece of paper from his pocket. "These are the DNA test results," he said, handing it to Belinda, "I made sure that there was someone I trusted to keep a close eye on the whole process. The results have been verified."
Belinda quickly scanned the piece of paper, her eyes widening. "When you get better," Jeremy added. "I will take you to see Camelia. Okay?"
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