Pregnant” Could I be carrying Nicholas
did not know what the point of our mar age still was, or why! should bear his child. But in my near–unconscious state my arm instinctively retreated under the blanket
smine seemed to understand something. She whispered in
“Amana, were just cooling you down physically”
Only after she said this could she successfully pull out my arm. My cam and forearm were wiped down with alcohol to cool my fever.
In my dreams, I felt uneasy. Having a child was a lifelong responsibility. I felt afraid and panicked and had no idea what the
future held.
I felt no sense of security because the child’s father had already exhausted all the love I had for him but a child was a blessing. They were unrelated to Nicholas and a gift from heaven to me.
Since I was unconscious for two days, the doctor had been giving me reatments to protect the child. Yasmine sat beside me as the doctor rambled on about precautions
My mind was not very clear as I had just woken up. I could not quite process what the doctor was saying. It took a while before I could confirm one thing in my mind–I really seemed to be carrying Nicholas’s child
Calculating the timing, it must have happened during our trip abroad.
My voice was hoarse and unpleasant. I sounded as if I hadn’t spoken.
my life. My heart was anxious as asked, “Doctor, I took birth control pills for a long time before getting pregnant. Will that affect
the baby?”
“Ari, you’re finally awake!” Yasmine poticed me. She turned around as tears fell down her face. She eagerly grasped my hand. You scared me to death. You slept for so lon
She had always been strong. I could not even remember the last time I saw her cry. Before I could comfort her, the doctor interrupted
US
“Rest for a day. We’ll do a full body check-up tomorrow morning.”
Moving my stiff body, I placed a hand on my flat tummy. There was a child here. What should I do?
Just when Nicholas thought I could not conceive and wanted to try IVF with another woman, I actually got pregnant. If I told him about this, how would he react?
It would probably be more interesting than colorful fireworks! But I quickly abandoned the thought.
After a moment of silence, I held Yasmine’s hand and said, “Don’t tell
Whenever my private photos appeared afterward, a lawyer’s letter would quickly follow. But these were not from Yasmine, but rather from different lawyers in different firms across various cities.
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