“I already looked at your medical record in the computer. Did you have an OB checkup before? What did that doctor tell you that time?”
Georgia Lane could feel that her hands violently trembled. She chokingly spoke.
“The last time I had an OB checkup, the doctor told me that the baby in my tummy was not in a good condition. I might lose the baby… She also told me that if I can’t hear the baby’s heartbeat the next time I have a checkup, I should get ready…”
Georgia cried as she spoke, and the doctor sighed at Georgia.
“We couldn’t hear the baby’s heartbeat when we were doing the ultrasound. We also couldn’t see the embryo. Miss Lane, you should just give up on this child.”
When the doctor said that, Georgia’s tears flowed down from her eyes. She held the doctor’s hand nervously and asked as she cried.
“Doctor, is there really no other solution? I really want to keep this child. I want to keep it!”
However, the doctor shook his head pitifully.
“Miss Lane, it’s not that I don’t want to help you keep your child. It’s just that the fertilized egg already had defects. It’s already a stillborn baby now. Do you understand?”
“I know. It’s all my fault. I wasn’t eating properly… I worked overtime… I was too concentrated on clearing my own injustices that I wasn’t able to care about my baby. It’s all my fault…”
Georgia cried as she spoke. The doctor, who also watched the news, sighed at Georgia who was right in front of him.
“Miss Lane, you’re panicking from your own tension now. You also studied medicine, so you should know that the development of the pre-fertilized egg is mainly based on the nutrients in the yolk. This has nothing to do with what the mother eats in the first three months. You should also know that most of the mothers couldn’t eat anything in the first three months and even lose weight. However, this wouldn’t affect the development of the child inside the womb. The condition of your baby now wasn’t a result of your overtime and overwork. It was because of the defects they already have during the fertilization process. Nature is indeed cruel. They would proactively eliminate embryos that are not suitable for further development. This is not your fault, Miss Lane. I suggest you to have a surgery as soon as possible. If you continue to keep this stillborn baby inside your womb, your body will be heavily burdened by it…”
Georgia didn’t clearly hear what the doctor said in the latter part. She knew that what the doctor said was right. The development of the embryo wasn’t based on nutrients that the mother ate in the first three months. She also knew that she should see the reality clearly and immediately agree to the doctor to do the operation.
However, Georgia couldn’t speak a word. The doctor could only advise her to go home and take a rest. She also needed to make a decision within three days to arrange an operation as soon as possible. It couldn’t be delayed any longer.
Georgia stumbled as she walked out of the doctor’s office, so Professor Lee’s assistant worriedly asked her.
“Miss Lane, you don’t look very well. Do you want me to call the professor?”
Georgia cried as she shook her head.
“Can you help me get into the car? I can’t properly walk right now.”
Georgia didn’t dare cry out loud in the hospital where people come and go. As soon as she sat in the car, she broke down and cried out loud.
Both Professor Lee’s assistant and driver didn’t know what to say. They could only sit in front and watch Georgia as she cried in the back seat.
All they could do was give Georgia a box of tissue to let her wipe the tears on her face.
She cried for more than half an hour. Then, Georgia finally stopped crying.
Her eyes were completely red and swollen. She initially wanted to give Robert Simpson a surprise today by telling him about the child in her tummy. However, at this moment, Georgia didn’t dare to speak a word anymore.
She didn’t know how she should tell Robert about this. Her rationality told her that maybe she should tell Robert, so that they could face it together. However, she didn’t have the courage to do so.
“Let’s go home first.”
Georgia finally spoke to the driver. She only wanted to lie down and sleep peacefully in bed once she came home. Maybe all of this was just a nightmare. She would wake up again and everything was just fictitious.
Once they came back to the villa, it was just two o’clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Bender saw how red and swollen Georgia’s eyes were and how pale her face was, so she worriedly asked.
“Mrs. Simpson, did something happen?”
Georgia asked Mrs. Bender.
“Where’s Robert? Where is he right now?”
“Mr. Simpson hasn’t come home yet. Do you need me to call him?”
Georgia shook her head.
“How about Annie? Where is she right now?”
“After Miss Cooke came over, she brought a guest, Miss Clarke. Both of them took Annie to play outside. They will probably be back before dinner.”
Georgia just wanted to lock herself in the room to cry and have a good sleep while nobody was around right now.
“Mrs. Bender, you don’t have to worry about me. You also don’t need to tell Robert. I just want to take a rest for a while in the bedroom right now.”
Georgia slowly walked into the bedroom. As soon as she sat on the bed, huge droplets of tears fell again from her eyes.
She actually understood already that she needed to make an appointment for the surgery with the doctor.
But she was hurt by the sadness in her heart. She didn’t have the courage to call the hospital and ask them to prepare for the operation.
She was indecisive for a long while. Finally, Georgia sent a message to the contact number left by the doctor.
“Can I make an appointment for the surgery to be scheduled at tomorrow afternoon? I’ll come again tomorrow.”
After the doctor replied and agreed, Georgia immediately plopped herself on the bed. She just wanted to get some sleep.
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