Martin took the brunt of the punch. He was shocked for a brief second before covering his eyes and crying out in pain.
"You crazy brute! Why did you hit me? I did nothing wrong!"
Harley couldn't control himself. If Thea hadn't been negotiating with him, he might have beaten him up earlier.
Now, since he had already made his move, he wouldn't stop easily.
He hit Martin mercilessly, one punch after the other.
Soon, Martin's cries for help resonated in the corridor. In the end, Thea rushed forward and pulled Harley away when she saw that Martin was going to be beaten to death.
"Harley, stop!"
After Harley was pulled away, Martin struggled to get up to his feet. He gasped, "If you're so capable, have a baby with her! How dare you hit me? I'm not going anymore!"
Thea gritted her teeth and stared at Martin threateningly.
"Fine then, if that's what you want! I'll just have him beat you to death right here!"
Martin immediately fell silent. After all, he was afraid.
"D*mn! I'll go, I'll go! It's stupid if I don't go when I can get money. However, it's already late. Let's do it tomorrow!"
"We can do it now! We have contacted the hospital!"
Hearing this, Martin looked at Thea with some surprise. Lingering emotions flashed through his eyes.
"Looks like my son's mother is quite capable!"
"Shut up!"
He received a stern reprimanding from Thea.
In fact, it was all thanks to Doctor Leon. Thanks to his reputation and fame, they could get the support of the local hospital so easily.
They hailed a taxi and soon arrived at the hospital. Martin was then pushed into the hospital for some prior inspection.
To conceive artificially, he would have to be examined first.
When Martin and Thea both entered their respective wards, Harley leaned against the wall dejectedly.
He felt annoyed and reached into his pocket for his cigarette. When he was about to light it up, a nurse passed by and said, "Sir, you can't smoke here!"
Harley's fingers froze for a second. He roared suddenly, "Get lost!"
The nurse was startled by him and almost cried out in fear.
However, she held onto her principles and reminded him again, "Sir, are you waiting for someone since you're in the hospital? Even if you don't think about other patients, think about your family. You can't smoke here!"
Harley chuckled bitterly. Then, he tossed the cigarette in his hand into the trash can next to him.
"I'm sorry!"
As soon as he apologized, a tear fell from the corner of Harley's eyes.
The nurse was stunned for a while before comforting him, "Sir, please don't cry. I didn't mean to blame you. Now that you aren't smoking, everything's fine now. You don't have to be so sad!"
Harley shook his head. He squatted down and buried his head in his arms.
"It's none of your business!"
Seeing this, the nurse figured that he was in a bad mood. In the hospital, people would come and go. Some of them received good news while others received bad ones.
It was normal for people to burst into tears when they were in a bad mood.
The nurse tried talking sense into him for a little longer. Then, she shook her head and left.
When Thea came out, everything outside had returned to normal. Harley held a glass of milk in his hand and handed it to her when he saw her coming out.
"At least half a month! His body is too weak. Things may still be the same after half a month, but it's better to wait and see first!"
Half a month...
Thea made some mental calculations. It would take half a month for him to be ready and some extra time for samples to be made. If that was the case, it would be difficult for her to conceive within the month!
"Nurse, can we try doing it now? We can try..."
The nurse shook her head adamantly, "Madam, don't worry. Getting pregnant is a matter of fate and luck! In fact, it's unlikely to work if you insisted. It's also very harmful to take samples if you're weak. If it fails, it will take more time before the next attempt... If that's the case, I suggest that you and your husband conceive naturally. Maybe you can get pregnant a little faster..."
After the nurse said this, the air between them froze.
,Thea snuck a glance at Harley. Harley's expression didn't change but there was a murderous intent in his eyes!
The nurse didn't dare to say anything more. After telling them to take good care of themselves, she ran away.
Behind them, Martin sighed.
"See, it's not that I don't want to help. You heard it yourself, the doctor said that it's impossible. You can't blame it on me, can you? I still have a lot of things to do. Please let me go!"
However, Thea grabbed him and insisted, "You're not allowed to leave. Come with me, you should take care of your health."
Martin struggled, "Take care? Are you kidding me?
I am healthy and lively. You can try me..."
Just before he could finish his sentence, Thea smacked him across the face.
"Behave yourself. Do you hear me? I'll give you the money I promised you. In fact, I'll give you extra for the time wasted. If you dare to say anything nonsensical, I'll beat you to death!"
Martin rubbed his face and couldn't help muttering secretly under his breath in discontent.
Initially, he was afraid that Harley would hit him. Now, Thea was actually the one hitting him!
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