Chapter 17 - Precious Little Jia (The end of 'the past' arc)

Wan Jia took deep breaths to calm herself as she planned to check it up in hospital the next day, although she was already sure since her period had never been late and she and Lu Aotian had not been using protection when they did it.

The grandfather clock in the living room downstairs chimed. Wan Jia was startled. She had been unable to sleep from the moment she suspected she was pregnant but why did she have a premonition of doom? She didn't know what it was but she felt really spooked, as if something bad happened.

Wan Jia felt the urge to call Lu Aotian and ask where he was and how he was doing. She stopped herself right before she called. They were now divorced. What right did she have to call him? Even though she only divorced him so that she wouldn't have to play General Yun's game.... she missed him

It's not that she had not thought of telling him the truth instead but what if it put his life in danger? Besides even if he knew the truth, General Yun would probably kill Wan Jia if she failed to accomplish her mission. However, since they got divorced before the planned day, then it wouldn't be her fault, right? But she missed him so much...she really wanted to run right back into his arms and tell him that the so called other man was just an excuse...that she might be pregnant but it was their baby...

Wan Jia was just about to break down in tears when she recieved a phone call from First Nation's hospital informing her that her husband was involved in a car accident. Boom! The news hit her like an explosion.

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Wan Jia slowly creased her eyebrows. Her eyelashes flattered slightly from the impact of the bright light before they opened slowly...

That scene of a beautiful girl slowly opening her long eyelashes to reveal a pair of beautiful, innocent eyes was simply breathtaking.

She had always been dreaming about her past with Lu Aotian but this time it was so long that she almost thought she had been reborn like what happens in novels. Just how long had she slept?She was just about to use her hands to support herself up when she noticed they were being held by a pair of warm palms.

Wan Jia's slight movement woke Lu Aotian up. She had been asleep for two days and two nights and he had not left her side even once. He grew so tired in the end that he fell asleep with her warm hand still in his.

"You're awake, the doctor said you would wake up soon so I sent someone to get some food for you."

Wan Jia was so shocked she almost fainted again. Why was he being so gentle with her? Hadn't he told her to go to hell the last time they met and even taken away their daughter? When he recovered from his accident of that night that they had divorced four years ago, he had decided to move on and had even sent away Wan Jia when he woke up and saw her in his ward.

They had only interacted twice since then, that is when he discovered she was expecting his child and when she had given birth to Little Jia, who he had decisively taken away even before she got to hold her...

Lu Aotian looked at her shocked appearance. Was she in a daze due to his kindness? Yeah, even he could not explain it but when she fainted two days ago, he felt his life almost leave him and before he could process what was going on, he had already carried her to hospital after asking the driver to take Little Jia to her grandfather's house.

Back then when he had signed the divorce papers, he had sworn to have nothing else to do with her ever and was even so heartless to her later on...

But when the doctor said that she had acute gastritis and that her depression was rapidly advancing into a severe case, his world shattered.

She had depression...and gastritis too? Actually the gastritis was not too unexpected considering her thin and frail appearance. It was obvious she had not been eating properly. Her waist looked so tiny he was afraid it would snap into two if he didn't handle it with adequate care.

But depression? Besides, the doctor had specifically mentioned that she had probably been supressing her feelings for too long and had fainted when she couldn't hold them in anymore.

No one knew what effect these words had on Lu Aotian. Had he been too cruel? He had seen how heartbrokenly she had cried when she hugged Little Jia. Actually he had felt even worse when she they said goodbye that night in his hospital ward. He had suffered from insomnia for many months until Little Jia was born. The little girl had been like a candle in the dark, bringing him immense happiness ever since he first met her....but what about her? How had she been living for these past three years? Who was she even living her life for?

He had taken away a newborn from her mother. When she was expecting her, she had obviously been overjoyed by the thought of being a mother, only for her long awaited daughter to be taken away. What was the difference between that and having a stillborn? Was there anything more cruel than that on earth?

"I'm sorry." He suddenly said.

"Huh?" Lu Aotian just apologized? What was going on?

"I'm sorry, for taking Little Jia away."