'An abortion? Don't let me know?'
Fiona thought to herself as she lay in the hospital bed, which reeked of disinfectant. Her thoughts were cloudy. She felt like she was dreaming. Why were they talking about an abortion? She thought she must be hallucinating to hear such a ridiculous thing.
"Mr. Cheng, why don't we wait until Mrs. Cheng wakes up?"
"I say you do it right now!" Spencer shouted. "Don't make me say it again!"
"Yes, Mr. Cheng! We'll arrange the surgery right away!"
Fiona was now wide awake and her temples were throbbing with pain.
"Go ahead!" Spencer replied in a rough voice.
Fiona hadn't opened her eyes yet but a stream of tears started to flow from her eyes.
It turned out that she hadn't been hallucinating. It was actually happening. 'I'm pregnant? And Spencer wants to give me an abortion without even asking me?'
She heard the sound of footsteps coming from a distance.
It seemed like some of the staff were walking in a hurry.
It took her every last bit of the strength left in her body to open her eyes. She saw Spencer drawing the curtains to a side as he walked in.
"I'm pregnant?" she whispered. Her eyes were blood red.
"You're awake?" Startled, he glanced at Fiona. He was overcome with panic and anxiety.
"Answer me," Fiona breathed.
"Fiona, I'm a bad person. This is my fault," Spencer said guiltily. He had a lump in his throat. He raised his hand and stroked Fiona's pale face. "I was angry when I pushed you out of the car. I forgot that you hadn't fastened your seat belt. I should have..." After a long pause, he tried to suppress his guilt and continued, "I was just trying to scare you."
"I just need to know if I'm pregnant. Don't touch me!" Fiona screamed and shoved his arm away.
He withdrew his hands and clenched his fists. He pursed his lips and remained silent.
Turning her head to the other side, she started to weep. She didn't know how to express her feelings. She had been pushed out of the car for no reason, and now she learned that she was pregnant. But before she could even understand what was going on, Spencer wanted her to have an abortion. It was so cruel! He didn't care about her feelings at all. There wasn't even time for her to say
d by disbelief, and asked, "Really? Is she really pregnant? Fiona is pregnant?"
"Yes," said the doctor. He looked at Spencer respectfully and continued, "But..."
Spencer interrupted him again before he could finish his words. At that moment, he recalled something and raised his eyebrows. "She was bleeding when I brought her here. Is she all right?" he asked the doctor. Then, he gave the doctor a stern stare and warned him, "I want you to treat her immediately. And our child. I want them both healthy. Otherwise, I will burn this hospital to the ground!"
"Mr. Cheng, the problem is..." The doctor's eyebrows furrowed with deep concern as he began explaining. "She shows signs of miscarriage, but we've stabilized her condition for now. But the main problem is, your wife's case is an ectopic pregnancy! Mr. Cheng, you..."
The smile on Spencer's face froze as he felt the world collapse under his feet.
He couldn't think properly and his mind went blank. "Ectopic pregnancy?" he asked the doctor with a sullen expression on his face. He felt like the heaven had fallen to the earth. His lips trembled as he asked again, "She has an ectopic pregnancy?"
"Yes." The doctor looked upset too. "I'm afraid the baby in Mrs. Cheng's belly shouldn't be kept. But now, she is in a rather special condition and there are signs of miscarriage. Mr. Cheng, should we stabilize the fetus first or..."
"Can't you save them both?" asked Spencer. "I am afraid not, Mr. Cheng," replied the doctor.