Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 134

Could it be that she was in perfect health?

Mara's mind raced, wondering how she would explain herself if that were the case.

Then she heard the old doctor say with a smile, "The young lady is with child! You're going to be grandparents!"

What the hell? "She's my sister, Miss Mercer."

"My apologies, my sincerest apologies. I was mistaken. Well then, congratulations on becoming a grandfather and an uncle! Your young miss is with child."

"'With child'? What does that mean?" Lacey hadn't processed it yet.

"It means she's pregnant."

Normally, when he diagnosed a pregnancy, the family would give him a generous tip. Had this family gone mad with joy?

"You're lying! My daughter is only seventeen! How could she possibly be pregnant?" Mrs. Mercer refused to believe it.

"My medical skills are widely recognized. If you don't believe me, you can have another doctor verify it. As for her being seventeen, age isn't an issue. Girls can get pregnant at fifteen, let alone seventeen."

Lacey collapsed onto the sofa, struggling to catch her breath.

"Madam, you must be overjoyed. While this is wonderful news, you must try to control your excitement."

Ethan, having come to his senses, quickly led the doctor downstairs. Before seeing him out, he handed him a thick stack of hundred-dollar bills.

"Do not mention what happened today to anyone."

"Of course, of course. You can rest assured about my professional ethics."

As the old doctor left the Mercer villa and got into his car, he felt the stiff bundle in his pocket and grinned. Treating the rich was certainly profitable. Just for diagnosing a pregnancy, he got a ten-thousand-dollar tip! He wished he had more patients like this.

***

Meanwhile, Mira returned home, handled some company matters on her computer, did a few practice problems, and prepared for bed.

Seeing there were still twenty minutes until nine, she idly decided to check the Mercer family's surveillance feeds.

To her surprise, she stumbled upon something interesting: a video of Mara on the phone with Wesley.

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