Jay suddenly remembered that when she was pregnant the other time, her reaction to it had been so severe that she constantly vomited. Perhaps it was the same as the first time.
He suddenly saw a line of text under the photo, which stated the size of the fetuses at four months of pregnancy. Above it, it mentioned that the fetuses' development was lagging by one week.
Angeline was somewhat ashamed, saying, "Jaybie, I was too stubborn at the time. I'd eat if I felt like eating, and I wouldn’t have a single bite if I didn't feel like it. I didn’t take into account that the children in my stomach needed nourishment, hence I caused their slow development."
Jay's voice was slightly hoarse. "You would've been alright if I was by your side."
As he looked through the photos, Angeline's body was rapidly bulging out like a pillow.
Angeline looked at Jay shyly. "Isn't it so ugly?"
Jay was choked up and said, "It’s not."
His fingers gently stroked Rose's belly, feeling extremely sad. Around this time, it must have been inconvenient for Angeline to move about, but she still
went to the hospital all alone for pregnancy check-ups.
He could not imagine how Angeline had managed to g o through such difficult times alone.
"Was it difficult, Angeline?" he asked bitterly.
Angeline was slightly stunned, and when she understood what he was trying to express, she smiled brightly instead. "Darling, I might look heavy, but I was still quite agile mobility-wise."
At that time, Angeline was in her second trimester, about six months into the pregnancy.
By the third trimester, most of the photos were taken while she was sitting.
Jay looked at Angeline from the side. "Did it become impossible to walk?"
Angeline shook her head. "No. It's because I became too big and I was afraid I'd take up too much space if I went out. So I stayed inside the rental room, contributing my part to the society for Imperial Capital."
Jay was in between laughter and tears. Clearly, Angeline was afraid that he would get upset, hence she tried making the situation more light-hearted.
Jay embraced Angeline in his arms. All sorts of feelings were welling up in his heart.
The photo albums had seemingly allowed him to accompany Angeline through every journey in her pregnancy. He could feel all the troubles Angeline had
gone through.
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