Mary sent Rose and Rosie off before returning to the patient room. "Young Mistress Sonia, Old Mrs. Fuller has left."
"Thank you, Madam Mary," thanked Sonia.
"Don't sweat. It is my duty. I'm Old Mrs. Fuller's friend for years." A smiling Mary then served a bowl of chicken soup. "Have some."
"Thanks." Sonia took the bowl of soup from Mary.
Mary took a seat at a side. "Young Mistress Sonia, don't you think that we should tell Mrs. Lane and the others as well about the twin?"
"Yup." Sonia took a sip of the soup. "I'll message her. I think she's going to stop by later."
"Given her fiery demeanor, that is for sure." Mary giggled, and something came across her mind. "What about the Gray Family?"
The smile on Sonia's face faded a little. "There's no need to tell them personally. They'll find it out sooner or later."
"True." Understanding Sonia's intention, Mary merely nodded and stop asking further. Meanwhile, Sonia lost her appetite and drank the soup slowly.
As Sonia had expected, Grace was jumping for joy upon learning the news of Sonia being pregnant with twins. She paid a visit to the hospital with a lot of gifts.
She had so many questions for Sonia that the latter could not find the opening to answer them. The hilarious situation warmed Sonia's heart. After all, many people sincerely cared for her. Regardless of how busy they were, anything trivial that happened to her was enough to make them make the trip for her.
Sonia felt blessed.
"Oh, Sonia, I heard that Mrs. Gray has been visiting you these days." Grace was making Sonia a cup of milk.
"Yup. I didn't insist on it, but she visits every day. The sheer thought of it makes me soft." It was the truth; she let Julia be because of her softened heart and, of course, Julia's new-found relationship with her.
Grace handed over the glass of milk to Sonia. "I understand. They are inhumane, but they genuinely care for you. It's hard not to show them mercy."
"Mrs. Lane, am I making the right choice?" Sonia pulled over the blanket with confused eyes. "I wanna avenge my father, but I covet love from the Gray couple. It may look like I'm refusing them, but that is not the whole truth; I'm still taking pleasure in their affection. Is it fair for me to do so? Am I an unfilial daughter?"
That was her biggest concern.
Grace sat by the bed to hug Sonia. "I feel you, Sonny, but there's something I gotta tell you—you're not wrong. They are your biological parents and it is a given that they love you and that you accept it. It doesn't mean that you're betraying your father. It doesn't work that way. The Grays are aware of how much they owe you, so they didn't insist you accept them as your parents. Whatever they're doing right now is out of their willingness. Your acceptance in fact makes them happier. Besides, you haven't accepted them as your parents, have you?"
As long as Sonia did not acknowledge the Gray couple as her parents, she did not have to feel sorry.
Sonia rested her head on Grace's shoulder. "Is that so…"
"Now, now. Just go with the flow." Grace patted Sonia's shoulder.
"Okay." Sonia straightened her back to drink the milk.
Grace rose from the bed to keep the milk powder. "When will Toby be back? It has been two days, right?"
Sonia's mood brightened in fleeting seconds as she broke into a smile. "Yeah. He should be back in two days. We talked over the phone a moment ago."
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