Restoring a Life After Seven Years of Wrong Love novel Chapter 2

Kingsbrook Women's Hospital was packed year-round, and getting an appointment was notoriously impossible. Even pulling strings and paying off scalpers usually couldn't get you a slot.

Yvette's abortion procedure was scheduled for half a month later.

The reason she chose to abort was partly that she refused to bring a child into a broken home. She knew better than anyone how the lingering misery of childhood trauma could haunt a person for their entire life.

On the other hand, if the Shelby family found out she was pregnant, they would never let her divorce him easily. She didn't want to stay tangled up with the Shelbys, and she was even more terrified that once the baby was born, the Shelby family would ruthlessly fight for custody. She could never win against them in court.

Elite, wealthy families prioritized profit and efficiency over everything. Raised under such an extreme, cold-blooded, power-obsessed education system...

She absolutely refused to let her child turn into a second Jabez Shelby.

...

Half an hour later.

Charlotte Clark stormed into the hospital room like a hurricane, divorce papers in hand.

Yvette didn't even read the agreement; she just flipped straight to the last page and signed her name.

Seeing her absolute lack of hesitation, Charlotte looked like she was about to jump for joy. "Yvette, are you absolutely sure about this?"

"Yeah." Yvette's eyes were resolute. "I'm getting a divorce."

It was only then that Charlotte belatedly noticed the IV drip attached to Yvette's hand, and her expression shifted to one of concern. "What happened to you? Are you sick?"

Yvette forced a light, easy smile, not wanting her best friend to worry. "It's nothing. My body is just a little weak, so I need to rest and recover."

Charlotte's face instantly darkened. "Where the hell is Jabez? You're in the hospital and he's not even here with you?!"

Hearing his name, Yvette pursed her lips and stayed silent.

Charlotte ordered some soup for Yvette, then went to the doctor's office to write down all the post-op care instructions in meticulous detail.

By the time she returned to the room, the soup had arrived. Charlotte opened the container, scooped up a spoonful, and blew on it gently before feeding it to Yvette.

After finishing the food, Yvette's stomach felt much better. She opened her mouth, but ultimately decided not to tell Charlotte about the pregnancy.

Charlotte had a fiery temper and no filter when she got worked up.

Besides, she hadn't planned on keeping this baby anyway, so it was better to just keep it to herself.

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Jabez didn't go into the office that day; he went straight back to the villa.

He pushed the door open to find the entire first floor pitch black. It was unusually quiet.