Allen sat close to Doris and held her hand while trying to calm her down by saying, "Doris, please don't be upset. You saw what just happened. We are in some trouble now. But as soon as we solve all these problems, mom will give you all the money she has promised. Isn't that right, mom?"
Doris shook his hand off impatiently and turned to Peggy. "Aunt Peggy, it's not that I want the money now. But those horrible people really scared me. I am going to give birth to a baby. How can I do it without any money? I hope you can understand."
"Doris, please..." Allen tried to stop her. But Doris snapped back at him, "Shut up, Allen! Stay out of this."
Allen stared at Doris in shock. She was stern and cold towards him. He had never seen this side of her before. Doris then turned back to Peggy, who was also staring at her, but with anger in her eyes.
"You seriously want to discuss this, right now?" asked Peggy frowning. 'Those people just left and this woman wants to add fuel to the fire, ' she thought.
"Yes, let's talk about it," said Doris smiling. "How about this? You give me the bank card and I withdraw the money by myself, which could save you some trouble. What do you think?"
Peggy rejected her with a sneer, "No! I said I'll give you the money, and I will keep my word! You're really making me sick, for asking for it now!"
Peggy gave Doris a loathsome look, then stood up and said to Allen, "I'm going out. You stay here and be careful."
Peggy left without saying another word to Doris. She was going to find Sheryl and make her pay for this.
Peggy barged into the hospital, full of rage. But when she went to the ward, she found that Sue had already been discharged. Now, even more furious, she headed directly to the Zhao family house.
After returning home with Sue. Sheryl surprised Amy with the news, that Sue was carrying a baby.
Amy was so excited and soothed her in a caring tone, "Sue, honey. Just relax and rest. Don't worry about the baby. I am going to take good care of you and make you a wonderful mommy."
"Oh, thank you very much, Grandma Amy," she said touched by Amy's kindness.
Sheryl glanced at them with a smile. "Sue, you must be tired. Why don't you go upstairs for a nap? I'll help grandma with the lunch."
"Well, I can help too," Sue said smiling back. Even though she was pregnant, she felt guilty to just lie around and do nothing. She could always help with something small, like washing the vegetables and things like that.
However, Amy stopped her instantly, "Oh, no. You go and lie down. The baby is still weak. I will get Sheryl to bring your lunch to you upstairs. Honey, just go get some sleep."
Hearing her sweet words, Sue felt a wave of warmth overcoming her.
But at the same time, she had a sense of sorrow. It was the very first time, that she felt cared about by someone and they weren't even her family. Her own mother and brother treated her so badly and only brought her grief. How ironic!
Sue couldn't help but feel a little envious of Sheryl. 'How nice it would be if I too had such a loving family?' she thought.
"Sheryl, Sue. Come out!" Suddenly the sound of a woman's angry voice interrupted her thoughts. She paused for a moment and then realized it was her mother yelling outside the front door.
She frowned and raised herself to get up from the sofa to open the door. But Sheryl clutched onto her arm to stop her. "What are you doing?"
"I am going to see what she wants," she answered full of guilt. "Sheryl, my living here has already inconvenienced you. I don't want her to cause any trouble for you."
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