"It's impossible. she looked pale and she covered her stomach with her hands. She seemed very uncomfortable. It must be your fault!" Mrs. Murphy is still so angry.
Kenny shakes his head, and he doesn't know what to explain. Since she doesn't believe it, he can call Poppy.
He makes the phone call hands-free on purpose, and waiting with his mother for Poppy to answer the phone. Mrs. Murphy suddenly cries again. "Kenny, I always thought that you are quite responsible. But how could you do that to your baby? That's my grandchild! It's a life!"
Kenny doesn't speak anything. He just waits patiently for Poppy to answer the phone.
Poppy is still sleeping. She answers the phone in a daze, and hears the crying noise coming from the phone. She gets shocked.
She looks at the caller ID in the phone, Kenny?
So the crying noise is from...Mrs. Murphy?
Kenny says seriously, "Poppy, tell my mother what's going on?"
"What?" Poppy is confused. Listening to Mrs. Murphy crying all the time, she asks curiously, "what's the matter with your mother?"
"What do you think? It's all because of you!" Kenny feels a little annoyed. The most innocent one should be himself, OK?
"Poppy, I'm scolding this bastard for you. Don't be afraid to say it out. Did he force you to abort your baby?"
Abortion?
Poppy finally thinks of the joke she made with Mrs. Murphy when she was in the hospital. "You really went to Kenny for that?"
"Of course. He made me lose a grandchild. I must come to him." Mrs. Murphy's voice is a little hoarse. It seems that she has cried for a long time.
Poppy finally can't help laughing. She thinks Mrs. Murphy is so interesting. She's just joking with her. How could she take it seriously?
Hearing her laughter, Mrs. Murphy hesitates a little, "why are you stll laughing? You just had an abortion."
"Mrs.Murphy, that was just a kidding. I didn't expect you to take it seriously." Poppy has ignored one thing, that Mrs. Murphy is so naive that she would believe almost anything Poppy says.
What?!
Mr. Murphy is stunned, and she gets very angry when she realizes the truth. "How can you joke about this kind of thing? And why were you in the hospital exactly?"
Poppy replies, "I were there just because I had a stomachache. Just think about my relationship with Kenny. How would it be possible for me to have a baby with him. "
Mrs. Murphy takes a look at Kenny. Poppy has made it very clear that Kenny hasn't conquered her yet.
Mrs. Murphy keeps silent for a long while. Poppy continues, "so, I was just kidding. I didn't expect you to take it seriously."
"You little liar, do you know how many tears I shed and how long I scolded Kenny? You're so heartless. How would my son like a woman like you, hum! Be careful I let Kenny give up on you. " Mrs. Murphy seems so proud to say the last words.
"I don't care. He'd better not bother me."
"You... I... I won't cook delicious food for you!" Mrs. Murphy can only threaten her with that.
"Well, if something doesn't belong to me, it doesn't belong to me.I won't insist on it."
Mrs. Murphy can't bear to hear that. She changes her mind. "I'm just kidding. Come to my house again, and I'll make you delicious food."
Poppy smiles and thinks, Mrs. Murphy is really simple and kind.
Mrs. Murphy returns the phone to Kenny. Kenny then asks, "how is your stomach now? Are you all right?"
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