After a while, Alex struggles and says, “You should be thankful to me. If it wasn’t for me, the baby inside you would have died already.”
“Brother, this is the first time I hear you say this kind of words. I’m grateful for your concerns, but please leave me alone, if there isn’t anything else. I need the doctor to continue with the abortion procedure.”
Although Aileen says this with a ruthless expression, her last sentence pierces like a dagger painfully into her heart. Alex is similarly affected by what she says.
“Do you intend to get rid of your child?” Alex always thinks that this is someone else’s sinister motive. He never expects that this is Aileen’s own choice.
“Please mind your own business. Go and look for your own woman. Don’t interfere with my business here.”
Aileen calmly lay down on the hospital bed and is ready to continue with the procedure. Her expression is stern and determined. It is as if the situation just now didn’t happen at all.
“Do you know the father of your baby? Furthermore, have you asked the child’s father? Does he agree with what you are going to do?” Alex asks appropriately.
Aileen feels uneasy and impatient.
“All these are none of your business. Please mind your own business. If you have nothing else to do, go and look for your woman and don’t bother me.” Aileen says nonchalantly as she lay motionless on the bed.
“Even if you don’t seek other’s opinions, you should at least get my consent, shouldn’t you?”
A stern voice thunders from outside the door.
Aileen doesn’t think twice and retorts “Have you done? Must you drive me mad? Don’t I have the right to do what I want? Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?”
Hang on… that voice doesn’t seem to be Alex’s. It is from a different person.
Aileen looks towards the door as she realizes and then she immediately covers her mouth in surprise.
The moment is so touching because the person who walks in is her father, Angus with Bella by his side to support him.
Both of them hurry to her side.
“Dad? Mom? Why are you here?” Aileen almost didn’t believe her eyes.
“You silly child. You might have done something foolish if we don’t come.” Bella supports the limping Angus as she says to Aileen compassionately.
Aileen’s eyes immediately well up with tears as she never expects her parents to appear in front of her suddenly.
“Dad, when did you regain consciousness?” She was heartbroken when she previously heard that her father fell into a coma and remained in a vegetative state.
“If I don’t wake up, I’m afraid you would have continued to be muddle-headed,” Angus says sternly at Aileen.
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