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“What to do? We’re going to have the baby, of course!” blurted Walter without hesitation. He had not been too keen on the idea of kids before. However, the thought of his child growing inside Evangeline filled him with a warmth he could not ignore. He even found himself eagerly anticipating the moment.
Evangeline wondered if the baby might change things, if she might stop pining for Alex and start thinking about what was best for herself.
“Evangeline, can you even imagine how long we’ve been waiting for this baby, and how hard I’ve worked for this? Just erase any thought of an abortion from your mind!”
Evangeline’s lips quivered. Staring at Walter’s face, she was dying to ask him what exactly he had worked hard on. Nonetheless, her good upbringing sealed her lips, and she kept the question to herself.
“It was just a question, no need to get worked up,” she said calmly. “We don’t even know for sure if I’m pregnant yet. We haven’t done the tests, so it’s too early to jump to conclusions.”
They reached the hospital while they were talking.
Blood tests, urine tests, an ultrasound. The top doctor at General Hospital walked Evangeline through all
the tests.
In the bathroom, Evangeline stared at the two lines on the pregnancy test in disbelief.
Was she actually pregnant?
As she left the hospital, she could not shake off a deep sense of unease.
She found herself instinctively caressing her flat belly, wondering if there was really a new life growing. inside.
Walter tried to look focused on driving, but his thoughts were miles away.
Evangeline was pregnant with a baby which symbolized the love between two people.
People often said a baby could keep a woman from leaving.
Cole had been desperate for a grandchild, and with his backing, maybe Evangeline might reconsider the divorce if Walter put in some extra effort.
Evangeline and Walter were lost in their own thoughts. It made the long trek back to Crystal Waters House in an unusual silence that was oddly comforting
villa.
Stepping out of the car, Evangeline snatched her phone from Walter and headed straight into the vil
Her phone screen was lit like a Christmas tree with missed calls and texts from Yale and Roslyn. Walter had forgotten to bring her phone to the hospital, and that was why she had not heard it ring.
Her heart fluttered as she quickly called Yale back.
Yale practically leaped at the phone when he saw Evangeline’s name flash on the screen,
“Evie, where have you been? Why didn’t you call sooner? Roslyn and I were freaking out!” Yale’s voice was thick with worry.
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Evangeline could not help but smile a little.
Maybe her unexpected vanishing act was a blessing in disguise for them.
“I’m with Walter,” she said into the phone.
Yale’s voice came back, filled with shock.
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