"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll do what you say," Melissa finally gave in under Martha's warning gaze.
She obediently followed her best friend back into the private room and ate a lot of food under Martha's watchful eyes.
After a while, Melissa couldn't eat anymore and turned to look at Martha with despair in her eyes. "Martha, I really can't eat anymore."
"Would you like some soup?" Martha asked with concern, her eyes filled with excitement.
Melissa was pregnant. And from the tone of Melissa just now, it was clear that she hadn't been eating well these past few days.
That wouldn't do. She was in a critical period right now and needed to eat well to face the challenges ahead.
Melissa wrinkled her nose at the sight of the soup. "No thanks, I don't want this soup."
"How about another one?" Martha didn't force her but pointed to another pot of soup beside them. "What about vegetable beef soup?"
Since Melissa had said chicken soup was too greasy earlier on, Martha had ordered several soups for fear that she wouldn't be able to eat anything else.
Melissa shook her head slightly and said pitifully, "I really can't eat anymore; besides, I've eaten quite a bit just now. Please don't force me to eat anything else!"
"Okay then," replied Martha gently as she patted Melissa's shoulder after saying, "As long as you're full enough. My only worry is that if you haven't eaten properly for several days, your stomach might have problems later on."
After saying this sentence kindly, Martha reached out and gently patted Melissa's shoulder before continuing, "Alright then, you wait here for me while I go out."
"What are you going out for?" asked Melissa curiously without understanding why Martha needed to go out right now.
Martha sighed helplessly before answering, "I'm going out to buy shoes for you."
"Martha, let me come with you," said Melissa as she stood up, wanting to follow along with Martha.
But as soon as she stood up, she was pressed back down by Martha's hand on her shoulder, "You sit here waiting for me."
"But..." Before Melissa could finish speaking, Martha interrupted her directly, "Melissa, listen carefully. Don't move an inch! Sit here quietly waiting for me!"
Melissa saw determination in Martha's eyes, so she reluctantly nodded her head, knowing how stubborn Martha could be sometimes .
And now, with the situation being so special, she decided to go easy on Martha.
Not long after, Martha returned to the private room with a pair of shoes in hand.
She smiled and handed the bag to Melissa. "These shoes match your outfit today."
"Really?" Melissa opened the bag with anticipation and saw a pair of nude pink shoes that matched her outfit perfectly.
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