He was so obviously nervous that I could see it across the road. My head told me that I should go back to the company, but my body involuntarily followed.
It was the thing I regretted the most in my life. If I could come back, I would not allow myself to follow them into the hospital, even it was hard to do.
I didn't know what happened to Alicia, but my heart pounded uncontrollably when I saw their backs. I couldn't explain, but I felt something bad was going to happen. My feet, as if they were not mine, just followed them in.
Marlon carried Alicia into the president's office. I stood by the door and peeked through the cracks.
"Mr. Redford!" Seeing Marlon, the doctor who was looking at some papers stood up right away. He never expected he would come, but he managed to calm down and welcome him with polite smiles.
"Help her, please!" Marlon placed Alicia on the sofa.
"Alright." Without delay, the doctor came over. "Miss Alicia, can you tell me where you are experiencing discomfort?"
"I, I've been feeling sick since yesterday. And there's blood when I accidentally fell down." As she said that, she covered her mouth again, holding back the urge to vomit. And her white dress was so conspicuous stained with blood. No wonder Marlon was so nervous when he received the phone call in the morning.
Thinking of that, I lowered my head and smiled bitterly. Of course, he treated people differently. Marlon would feel heartbroken if Alicia only caught a cold. And I, even if I died in front of him, he would just laugh, because to his relief, he didn't need to work hard to get rid of me.
"Mr. Redford, Miss Alicia is pregnant. Although there's blood, her pulse is stable. No damage is done!" The doctor felt Alicia's pulse and said.
I froze and stared at her, eyes wide open. She was pregnant and carrying Marlon's child!
"We are having a baby!" Alicia was first shocked and then excited. She took Marlon by the hands, "Marlon, we're having a baby. Are you happy?"
"Of course I am!" Marlon stroked Alicia's head, and gave her a gentle kiss on her forehead.
I could no longer hear what they said, not a single word. All I could see was Marlon's tender gaze towards her. He just smiled indulgently.
There was a sound that only I could hear.
I heard my heart was split in half and drenched in blood. I thought if I hid all my feelings away and kept distance, my heart wouldn't break. But it turned out that he could hurt me so easily and so hard.
I staggered out. I saw people walking past me, but not so clearly. I couldn't see their faces. My heart ached so much that I didn't feel anything anymore and my mind went completely blank.
But I knew one thing. There would be no possibilities between Marlon and me. Not at all.
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