Viona held her stomach with both hands because it was hurting so much. She then leaned her body on the sofa while closing her eyes to calm down. She knew that her baby was reacting to what she just said and what Fernando did to her.
"We're fine, Baby. Don't worry. You don't have to be angry, okay?" Viona said quietly while feeling her stomach slowly.
She then opened her eyes and recalled the incident a few years ago, something that had made her decide to return to Canada. At that time, she caught Rachel and Darren, the prospective senator at that time having sex in the hospital. In the end, Rachel decided to commit suicide because Darren did not want to be responsible for her pregnancy. When Viona remembered that, she felt fear and hatred towards people in the world of politics.
She knew that not all politicians were like Darren, but her heart ached every time she recalled the incident that happened to one of her classmates who had to die tragically as a result of Darren's betrayal. That was one of the reasons why Viona didn't want to deal with those people again. When she heard that Fernando would step into politics and join the election as future parliamentarian cast, a glimpse of what had happened to Rachel flashed back in her memory.
"I just want to live quietly without dealing with those people anymore, is my request too difficult for you to grant, Fernando?" Viona said quietly while shedding tears on her cheeks.
She then closed her eyes again because the pain in her stomach had not gone away, she didn't want anything to happen to the child she was carrying. It didn't matter what would happen next since she had to think about her baby now. She was also aware that Fernando had wished to have the baby for so long.
Viona finally fell asleep on the sofa after the pain in her stomach gradually subsided, tears were still slowly flowing from the corner of her eye. On the other hand, after getting out of his room, Fernando quickly went to his study room on the first floor with such anger inside his heart. He never expected that he would hear such words from Viona. Even though his intention to enter politics was to find out who Viona's biological parents were. He thought that if he could have higher power than now, he could easily find Viona's parents. Justin and Harry who stood in front of Fernando could only stay silent when they saw the unfriendly look on Fernando's face. They both just stood there waiting for the master to say something to them, even if it was just an order to drive them away.
"Why doesn't Viona give her support for me to start my career in politics? There are so many women out there who are very eager to support their partners who will enter politics. But, why's my wife like this?" said Fernando, scratching his cheek that was not itchy.
"Maybe Mrs. Viona doesn't like this world, Sir," Justin replied softly.
"I've suspected that but why? I think it would be fine for me to enter this field since I know for sure that I can get 80% of the votes for almost all areas in this city," Fernando replied confidently.
"I'm also not sure what her true reason is, Sir," Justin replied quickly because he was afraid to say something inappropriate during this moment.
Fernando just smiled after hearing the answer from Justin, he then leaned on the chair and closed his eyes slowly. It hadn't been a minute Fernando closed his eyes, he suddenly sat in a perfect position after remembering what he just did to Viona. Both Justin and Harry, who were still in the room, were startled to see their master's sudden reaction.
"What's wrong, Sir?" asked Justin and Harry in a unison.
"I have to check on my wife right now," Fernando replied quickly as he got up from his chair and stepped out of the room, leaving Justin and Harry who was now confused over what Fernando did.
Both of them looked at each other while seeing Fernando walk hastily to get out of the study room. On the second floor, the two of them then decided to continue their work in fixing the reports given by Fernando's men who were scattered throughout the city in preparation for the parliamentary elections which would take place in four months.
Fernando stood at the door of his room without the intention to enter it. He suddenly regretted his action to slap Viona's face because he lost his temper a moment ago. The guilt inside of him made Fernando feel afraid to go inside, he could already guess that Viona must be very angry with him right now. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to go into another room located right in front of the main room. He was so afraid that Viona would throw a tantrum toward him so he decided to sleep in another room tonight.
Brampton Police Department, Ontario
Andrew looked busier than usual since he had to compile a report and several other files that he needed to give to his subordinate. The subordinate would replace him during his leave because he would prepare for his wedding with Cecilia. Even though commander Charlie allowed him not to work on the report first and asked him to focus on preparing for his wedding. Andrew refused it because he wanted to finish everything before he got married.
"You're getting married in two days, Andrew. Why do you still work overtime like this?" said Charlie while knocking on Andrew's desk to get the guy's attention. The commander's sudden knock startled Andrew.
"Boss!! You are still here?" Andrew replied quickly while holding his chest slowly.
"Did I startle you? Hahaha, I'm sorry," the commander replied without actually feeling guilt.
"Why are you still at the office this late as well, Sir?" Andrew asked his commander back.
"You don't need to ask that question back at me when you already know the real reason why I'm still here, you brat!" Charlie replied, looking at Andrew's face with annoyance.
Hearing the commander's answer had made Andrew laugh out loud. In reality, he already knew the reason why the commander had been working late at night.
"I don't understand why that woman likes traveling even though I think it is very tiring," Charlie said quietly as he sat on the chair in front of Andrew.
"I think it's because of their nature to want to have fun hahaha," Andrew replied casually.
"You're annoying, Andrew. If you're not smart, I've been dumping you a long time ago in a remote town on uninhabited island," Charlie jokingly said while folding his arms across his chest after he heard Andrew's response.
Andrew was silent and could not reply to those words, he knew that Charlie had played an important role in his career. Every time there was a change in the place of duty from the center, Andrew could always escape from being transferred because Charlie wanted to keep him in his office and he didn't want the guy to be transferred to a remote area. Charlie always bragged about it and he often joked that he would send Andrew to a faraway island and would replace him later with someone else in the office.
"I'm glad you can finally forget that doctor," said Charlie while lighting his cigarette.
"Aren't you the one who kept saying I have to move on and start a new life?" replied Andrew with a smile spreading across his face.
"Of course, don't live just for chasing a single woman who doesn't even care about you. There are still a lot of beautiful women who are no less great than that doctor. Moreover, your future wife is also a doctor, right? So, I'm sure you can forget about her quickly," Charlie explained further. He wanted the best for Andrew and he wished his junior would move on quickly with the marriage.
"Don't worry boss, I've forgotten about her. She must be happy with her husband and child right now," Andrew answered unconsciously.
"What? A child? Didn't they get married just for three months…"
"They have been married for two months and six days, boss," Andrew said, cutting Charlie's words quickly.
"Yeah, that's why I was shocked. Are you saying that Mr. Fernando will soon be a father?" asked Charlie curiously.
"That's true…Viona even stopped working in the hospital because of her pregnancy," Andrew replied without showing any obvious expression.
Charlie immediately fell silent to hear that, he felt very weird to hear such private information from Andrew's mouth.
"How do you know that much, Andrew?" asked Charlie with a sharp look at his subordinate.
"Cecilia works in the same hospital as her," Andrew replied quickly.
"Oh I see, it's reasonable if you know everything then. I thought you were stalking her to the point where you know this much," Charlie replied with a laugh.
Andrew only smiled thinly at what the commander said, he then resumed his work and ignored the commander who kept teasing him. Charlie supported Andrew's decision to marry Cecilia, especially when Andrew had confessed to him that they had been living together for the last two months.
Global Bross Hospital
In the toilet of a doctor's break room, Cecilia sat there full of disappointment. She was staring at the test pack she brought earlier.
"Why am I not pregnant yet?" she said to herself slowly while closing his eyes.
After replacing Viona, she found it very difficult to keep up with her job even when William had helped her to carry out her daily tasks. However, she still faced many troubles because the patients still compared her to Viona and it made her feel more depressed. Cecilia wanted to get pregnant soon so she could have a reason to resign from the position of chief surgeon of Global Bros Hospital as Frank suggested earlier.
"Frank was right, I have to get pregnant soon so that I can ask the hospital's management to put Viona back to her original position in this hospital," said Cecilia full of annoyance while holding her test pack which showed one red line.
To be continued