Placing his palm on her thin waist, Samuel once again repeated the sentence that he had said a million times during the past few days, "Ella, just listen to me..."
In the end, Ella opened the door herself and got out of the car. Then she headed to the building without looking back at Samuel.
In Chuck's office.
It was about twenty minutes before their appointment when they walked into Chuck's office.
Both of them seemed quite low in terms of mood. Chuck rose from his chair and gently held Ella's shoulder, "Come on, I'll take you to have some examinations first."
He knew the culprit who had done this to Ella was the only one to blame.
Ella had done nothing wrong, nor her baby or Samuel. But that's how cruel one's destiny could be...
Sitting alone for 30 painful seconds in Chuck's office, Samuel then rose as well and followed the two of them ahead.
Chuck had taken Ella to every pre-surgery examination himself, and it was half an hour later when they had finally finished.
In the surgery room.
Outside the room, Samuel leaned weakly against the wall, watching as the nurses prepared for the surgery.
Ella, I'm so sorry...
Then a nurse with her hat and mask on, lowered her head and followed a few other nurses into the surgery room.
She stared at Chuck as he went to the sterile room to change to overalls.
She then turned her eyes to the woman huddling up on the operating table.
Her eyes didn't deceive her after all. It was Ella.
Everyone in the room was busy preparing. Chuck soon changed and went into the operation room.
Terrified by the machines around her, Ella sprang up from the table all of a sudden.
Ignoring the surprised gazes from everyone, Ella dashed toward Chuck, clenching his sleeves and begging, "Chuck, please. I don't want to do this. Can you help me?" Ella's tears were streaming down her cheeks.
Hiding behind the crowd, the additional nurse pretended to organize the instruments and wondered why Ella was acting like this.
Chuck gestured for others to leave the room for a moment.
And Chuck and Ella were left alone in the surgery room with Daisy who hid outside the door, eavesdropping.
"Chuck. I don't want to have the abortion. Please help me." Ella was begging in pain. Chuck couldn't help stroking her head lovingly.
Ella was like a little sister to him. And she was begging him not to take away her baby. How could he do this to her.
"Ella..." For the first time, Chuck didn't know what he could say to comfort Ella.
Ella was still begging him over and over again. She almost knelt down to him if he could save her baby.
"Chuck, I know there must be something you can do. Please, I'm begging you. Chuck..."
Daisy was shocked by how desperate Ella seemed to be.
Then she recalled she saw Samuel outside the surgery room. What on earth was going on between them? It seemed that Ella was pregnant but Samuel didn't want to keep it. But why?
"Chuck, Please. Help me and my baby... the baby has done nothing wrong. It's innocent and we can't just murder it.
Please..."
Chuck looked up at the ceiling and then closed his eyes. He pulled Ella into his arms and stroked her back gently.
"Now don't cry. I'll see what I can do."
Having Chuck's promise, Ella finally broke down in his arms.
Due to the sound insulation effect of the hospital walls, Samuel had no idea what was going on inside the operation room.
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