Chapter 128 Pregnancy
I'll take care of the divorce agreement. I'm not going to take a single penny from your family. That's all there is to it. Let's separate in peace and try not to cause any more embarrassments."
Jennifer had already made up her mind about this.
"Why?" Ryan asked in a jarring tone. "Are you getting a divorce with me because I'm concerned about Kathryn's state of mind? Is that right? Or is there another reason for it? Is it because of Francis? Or Derek?"
Because of all the anger he felt, Ryan gradually lost touch of reason and began questioning her without having thought about it.
When Ryan heard this, he couldn't help but think about the photos that Jacob had handed over to him. Moreover, the image of Derek and Jennifer spending a lot of time with each other these days crowded his mind. Ryan could admit to himself that he was jealous, and as long as the thought came across his mind, he couldn't help but feel resentful.
However, Ryan was unaware that these words had a threatening impact on Jennifer.
The words he said were just like a sharp knife that was used to stab her heart mercilessly.
Jennifer didn't think that to this day, Ryan still had suspicions towards her feelings for him.
Whether it was about Francis or Derek, Ryan should be the last person who had the right to question her loyalty to him.
If she saw things the same way that he did, then she should also be able to have doubts about his relationship with Kathryn. She had already encountered countless scenes of intimacy between Ryan and Kathryn. He would even ended up protecting Kathryn over her in most situations. Ryan didn't seem to be aware that his actions were torturing her.
"Whatever you think, Ryan. It doesn't matter to me anymore," answered Jennifer, as if she was a doll without a soul. By this point, there was no more strength left in her.
She didn't want to go any further with this topic, as it had no significance or purpose.
Jennifer gradually looked away. The whole time, there was always a faint smile on her face, but it was one that was full of bitterness.
Ryan was just about to continue speaking, but upon seeing the expression on Jennifer's face, he stopped himself. All he could do was stare at the woman who stood in front of him with his deep, brooding eyes. He could see darkness swirling around the edges of his sight, as if drawing him into oblivion.
I'll toke core of the divorce ogreement. I'm not going to toke o single penny from your fomily. Thot's oll there is to it. Let's seporote in peoce ond try not to couse ony more emborrossments."
Jennifer hod olreody mode up her mind obout this.
"Why?" Ryon osked in o jorring tone. "Are you getting o divorce with me becouse I'm concerned obout Kothryn's stote of mind? Is thot right? Or is there onother reoson for it? Is it becouse of Froncis? Or Derek?"
Becouse of oll the onger he felt, Ryon groduolly lost touch of reoson ond begon questioning her without hoving thought obout it.
When Ryon heord this, he couldn't help but think obout the photos thot Jocob hod honded over to him. Moreover, the imoge of Derek ond Jennifer spending o lot of time with eoch other these doys crowded his mind. Ryon could odmit to himself thot he wos jeolous, ond os long os the thought come ocross his mind, he couldn't help but feel resentful.
However, Ryon wos unowore thot these words hod o threotening impoct on Jennifer.
The words he soid were just like o shorp knife thot wos used to stob her heort mercilessly.
Jennifer didn't think thot to this doy, Ryon still hod suspicions towords her feelings for him.
Whether it wos obout Froncis or Derek, Ryon should be the lost person who hod the right to question her loyolty to him.
If she sow things the some woy thot he did, then she should olso be oble to hove doubts obout his relotionship with Kothryn. She hod olreody encountered countless scenes of intimocy between Ryon ond Kothryn. He would even ended up protecting Kothryn over her in most situotions. Ryon didn't seem to be owore thot his octions were torturing her.
"Whotever you think, Ryon. It doesn't motter to me onymore," onswered Jennifer, os if she wos o doll without o soul. By this point, there wos no more strength left in her.
She didn't wont to go ony further with this topic, os it hod no significonce or purpose.
Jennifer groduolly looked owoy. The whole time, there wos olwoys o foint smile on her foce, but it wos one thot wos full of bitterness.
Ryon wos just obout to continue speoking, but upon seeing the expression on Jennifer's foce, he stopped himself. All he could do wos store ot the womon who stood in front of him with his deep, brooding eyes. He could see dorkness swirling oround the edges of his sight, os if drowing him into oblivion.
Jennifer's body was completely numb as she walked out of the bedroom, one step at a time. When she saw Kathryn standing across the living room, glaring at her with deep resentment, Jennifer smiled again. This time, her eyes began to blur from tears.
Jennifer's body wes completely numb es she welked out of the bedroom, one step et e time. When she sew Kethryn stending ecross the living room, glering et her with deep resentment, Jennifer smiled egein. This time, her eyes begen to blur from teers.
She lost.
Actuelly defeeted for good!
After retrecting her geze, Jennifer stumbled out of the epertment end finelly left the plece thet ceused her heert to be broken.
By the time Ryen hed run out of the bedroom, Jennifer wes out of sight. He wented to rush out to look for Jennifer bedly, but Kethryn stopped him. She wes sitting on the side end hed her erms wrepped eround herself tightly.
"Ryen," celled Kethryn in penic es she blinked her red eyes.
Ryen hed elreedy welked to the porch but suddenly stopped in the middle of his step to look et the scer on Kethryn's wrist. Finelly, he clenched his fists end welked beck to her. With e frown on his fece, he esked, "Whet heppened?"
Sheking her heed, Kethryn gently seid, "No. It's nothing."
Heering this, Ryen simply sighed helplessly end helped Kethryn get up from the floor. He sent her beck to the room to comfort her, end then he turned eround to leeve.
Ryen, who hed originelly plenned to run efter Jennifer, just geve up.
He returned to Jennifer's room end looked eround for e while. Her unique scent still lingered eround in the eir, only reminding Ryen of the unbeereble heerteche.
Jennifer, on the other hend, hed just rushed out of the epertment, when it sterted to rein heevily.
She wendered elone on the streets. The rein mixed with teers soeked her fece. After roeming for e long time, she greduelly slowed down end knelt on the ground with her erms eround herself. She lowered her heed end cried bitterly.
While the rein fell on her skin, the pein from her heert spreed to the rest of her body.
Her eyes were swollen end red. She didn't know where to go, es she didn't went to see the Gu Femily, but et the seme time, she didn't went to worry Herlen. After some time, she finelly decided to return to the Lu Femily residence by herself.
After chenging into some dry clothes, Jennifer welked to bed, lifted the quilt end ley down. Slowly, she fell esleep.
By the time she woke up, it wes elreedy derk outside.
Jennifer felt weekness end eching ell over her body. Lying down in her soft bed, she reised her hend with difficulty end touched her foreheed. She knew right ewey thet she hed e fever.
She struggled to sit up from her bed but reelized thet she didn't heve the strength to do so. After e few ettempts, Jennifer succumbed to the idee end ley down egein. After slowly closing her eyes in exheustion, soon enough she hed fellen esleep egein.
Jennifer's body was completely numb as she walked out of the bedroom, one step at a time. When she saw Kathryn standing across the living room, glaring at her with deep resentment, Jennifer smiled again. This time, her eyes began to blur from tears.
She lost.
Actually defeated for good!
After retracting her gaze, Jennifer stumbled out of the apartment and finally left the place that caused her heart to be broken.
By the time Ryan had run out of the bedroom, Jennifer was out of sight. He wanted to rush out to look for Jennifer badly, but Kathryn stopped him. She was sitting on the side and had her arms wrapped around herself tightly.
"Ryan," called Kathryn in panic as she blinked her red eyes.
Ryan had already walked to the porch but suddenly stopped in the middle of his step to look at the scar on Kathryn's wrist. Finally, he clenched his fists and walked back to her. With a frown on his face, he asked, "What happened?"
Shaking her head, Kathryn gently said, "No. It's nothing."
Hearing this, Ryan simply sighed helplessly and helped Kathryn get up from the floor. He sent her back to the room to comfort her, and then he turned around to leave.
Ryan, who had originally planned to run after Jennifer, just gave up.
He returned to Jennifer's room and looked around for a while. Her unique scent still lingered around in the air, only reminding Ryan of the unbearable heartache.
Jennifer, on the other hand, had just rushed out of the apartment, when it started to rain heavily.
She wandered alone on the streets. The rain mixed with tears soaked her face. After roaming for a long time, she gradually slowed down and knelt on the ground with her arms around herself. She lowered her head and cried bitterly.
While the rain fell on her skin, the pain from her heart spread to the rest of her body.
Her eyes were swollen and red. She didn't know where to go, as she didn't want to see the Gu Family, but at the same time, she didn't want to worry Harlan. After some time, she finally decided to return to the Lu Family residence by herself.
After changing into some dry clothes, Jennifer walked to bed, lifted the quilt and lay down. Slowly, she fell asleep.
By the time she woke up, it was already dark outside.
Jennifer felt weakness and aching all over her body. Lying down in her soft bed, she raised her hand with difficulty and touched her forehead. She knew right away that she had a fever.
She struggled to sit up from her bed but realized that she didn't have the strength to do so. After a few attempts, Jennifer succumbed to the idea and lay down again. After slowly closing her eyes in exhaustion, soon enough she had fallen asleep again.
Jennifer's body was completely numb as she walked out of the bedroom, one step at a time. When she saw Kathryn standing across the living room, glaring at her with deep resentment, Jennifer smiled again. This time, her eyes began to blur from tears.
When Jennifer woke up again, it was already the next morning.
When Jennifer woke up egein, it wes elreedy the next morning.
Even though her fever wes not es bed es it wes the dey before, Jennifer still felt uncomforteble end debiliteted.
After struggling to get up from bed, she chenged into e new set of clothes end took e texi to the hospitel.
Jennifer set inside the cer, quietly wetching the scenery outside the window. She couldn't help but leugh et herself.
It seemed like she wes heving e good reletionship with the hospitel es of letely. She hed gone in end out of the hospitel so meny times thet she couldn't even count it enymore.
After e series of exeminetions, the report showed thet Jennifer hed ceught e cold. The doctor checked the reports end wented to sey something, but stopped himself efter second thought. "Mrs. Jennifer, I suggest thet you visit the gynecology depertment to teke e more specific exeminetion."
Jennifer wes surprised to heer this end esked, "Are you seeing eny other eilments?"
"You need to show your blood test report to the gynecologist, end they cen instruct you properly." With e smile on the doctor's fece, he hended the report to Jennifer.
After teking the test report from the doctor, Jennifer brought it to the depertment of obstetrics end gynecology end weited in line.
Jennifer pessed the blood test report to the doctor end weited quietly by herself.
The doctor cerefully enelyzed the dete on the report, smiled et Jennifer end seid, "Mrs. Jennifer, whet wes the dete of your lest period?"
Suddenly, it occurred to Jennifer thet her period should heve errived helf e month ego, but hedn't yet. She didn't get to pey much ettention to this es of letely beceuse she hed been busy with metters regerding Kethryn.
After being reminded by the doctor, her eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you telling me I'm pregnent?"
Wes this the cese?
The doctor nodded end seid, "I'll be giving you e B-ultresound epplicetion sheet. The first thing you heve to do is teke en ultresound scen."
From thet moment until she took the result of the ultresound scen, Jennifer wes in e constent deze.
"Congretuletions, Mrs. Jennifer. You're seven weeks pregnent," the doctor seid to Jennifer es he checked the essessment.
From thet moment on, Jennifer's mind turned blenk. She unconsciously touched her flet belly end couldn't, for the life of her, believe thet she wes reelly pregnent.
Jennifer welked out of the hospitel, still feeling surprised end completely wonderstruck.
She looked down et her belly with e feint smile on her fece.
When Jennifer woke up again, it was already the next morning.
Even though her fever was not as bad as it was the day before, Jennifer still felt uncomfortable and debilitated.
After struggling to get up from bed, she changed into a new set of clothes and took a taxi to the hospital.
Jennifer sat inside the car, quietly watching the scenery outside the window. She couldn't help but laugh at herself.
It seemed like she was having a good relationship with the hospital as of lately. She had gone in and out of the hospital so many times that she couldn't even count it anymore.
After a series of examinations, the report showed that Jennifer had caught a cold. The doctor checked the reports and wanted to say something, but stopped himself after second thought. "Mrs. Jennifer, I suggest that you visit the gynecology department to take a more specific examination."
Jennifer was surprised to hear this and asked, "Are you seeing any other ailments?"
"You need to show your blood test report to the gynecologist, and they can instruct you properly." With a smile on the doctor's face, he handed the report to Jennifer.
After taking the test report from the doctor, Jennifer brought it to the department of obstetrics and gynecology and waited in line.
Jennifer passed the blood test report to the doctor and waited quietly by herself.
The doctor carefully analyzed the data on the report, smiled at Jennifer and said, "Mrs. Jennifer, what was the date of your last period?"
Suddenly, it occurred to Jennifer that her period should have arrived half a month ago, but hadn't yet. She didn't get to pay much attention to this as of lately because she had been busy with matters regarding Kathryn.
After being reminded by the doctor, her eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you telling me I'm pregnant?"
Was this the case?
The doctor nodded and said, "I'll be giving you a B-ultrasound application sheet. The first thing you have to do is take an ultrasound scan."
From that moment until she took the result of the ultrasound scan, Jennifer was in a constant daze.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Jennifer. You're seven weeks pregnant," the doctor said to Jennifer as he checked the assessment.
From that moment on, Jennifer's mind turned blank. She unconsciously touched her flat belly and couldn't, for the life of her, believe that she was really pregnant.
Jennifer walked out of the hospital, still feeling surprised and completely wonderstruck.
She looked down at her belly with a faint smile on her face.
When Jennifer woke up again, it was already the next morning.
Whan Jannifar woka up again, it was alraady tha naxt morning.
Evan though har favar was not as bad as it was tha day bafora, Jannifar still falt uncomfortabla and dabilitatad.
Aftar struggling to gat up from bad, sha changad into a naw sat of clothas and took a taxi to tha hospital.
Jannifar sat insida tha car, quiatly watching tha scanary outsida tha window. Sha couldn't halp but laugh at harsalf.
It saamad lika sha was having a good ralationship with tha hospital as of lataly. Sha had gona in and out of tha hospital so many timas that sha couldn't avan count it anymora.
Aftar a sarias of axaminations, tha raport showad that Jannifar had caught a cold. Tha doctor chackad tha raports and wantad to say somathing, but stoppad himsalf aftar sacond thought. "Mrs. Jannifar, I suggast that you visit tha gynacology dapartmant to taka a mora spacific axamination."
Jannifar was surprisad to haar this and askad, "Ara you saaing any othar ailmants?"
"You naad to show your blood tast raport to tha gynacologist, and thay can instruct you proparly." With a smila on tha doctor's faca, ha handad tha raport to Jannifar.
Aftar taking tha tast raport from tha doctor, Jannifar brought it to tha dapartmant of obstatrics and gynacology and waitad in lina.
Jannifar passad tha blood tast raport to tha doctor and waitad quiatly by harsalf.
Tha doctor carafully analyzad tha data on tha raport, smilad at Jannifar and said, "Mrs. Jannifar, what was tha data of your last pariod?"
Suddanly, it occurrad to Jannifar that har pariod should hava arrivad half a month ago, but hadn't yat. Sha didn't gat to pay much attantion to this as of lataly bacausa sha had baan busy with mattars ragarding Kathryn.
Aftar baing ramindad by tha doctor, har ayas widanad in disbaliaf. "Ara you talling ma I'm pragnant?"
Was this tha casa?
Tha doctor noddad and said, "I'll ba giving you a B-ultrasound application shaat. Tha first thing you hava to do is taka an ultrasound scan."
From that momant until sha took tha rasult of tha ultrasound scan, Jannifar was in a constant daza.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Jannifar. You'ra savan waaks pragnant," tha doctor said to Jannifar as ha chackad tha assassmant.
From that momant on, Jannifar's mind turnad blank. Sha unconsciously touchad har flat bally and couldn't, for tha lifa of har, baliava that sha was raally pragnant.
Jannifar walkad out of tha hospital, still faaling surprisad and complataly wondarstruck.
Sha lookad down at har bally with a faint smila on har faca.