"What do I plan to do?"
Seraphina blanked for a moment, asking herself the same question.
Seeing his daughter's confusion, her father spelled it out for her.
"Quietly get an abortion, or tell Lawrence and then get an abortion?
Having the baby is out of the question. You're not married, you just turned eighteen, and you're still in college.
If you have this baby, you'll lose not only your reputation but your entire future."
Sebastian analyzed the situation earnestly for his daughter.
"If you don't have a degree or any skills, and you hand your entire fate over to Lawrence, won't you just be at his mercy?"
"No, this is our first child. I have to keep it."
Seraphina was lost in the dream she had woven for herself.
"What about college? Are you dropping out? Or getting married right away?"
Seraphina couldn't answer.
"A wealthy wife without even a college degree will be looked down upon."
As the father and daughter were still debating, the assistant brought over the test results.
Sebastian took one look—sure enough, their worst fears were confirmed.
Once she was pregnant, the toll on her body would be severe, let alone the risk of the news leaking or getting an abortion.
But even if it damaged her health, he still had to convince his daughter to terminate the pregnancy.
Especially with her clueless mother blindly supporting her.
Unexpectedly, Seraphina suddenly burst with excitement. "Ah! I really am pregnant!"
She shouted, as if terrified someone might miss the news.
Sebastian gave her a sharp look. "Keep your voice down. We can take care of it quietly today."
"No, I won't do it! Why should I get an abortion? This is my baby with Lawrence.
I'm going to call him right now."
Telling Lawrence was fine; after all, it wasn't solely Seraphina's fault she was pregnant. Sebastian didn't stop her.
But Seraphina tried calling for a long time and couldn't get through.
"Dad, Lawrence must be busy. Anyway, I took the day off today, so I don't have to go to school. I'm going to tell him in person."
With that, she dashed toward the hospital exit like a whirlwind.



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