Back to Love: A New Beginning
Chapter 141

Chapter 141:.

As I left Tina’s house, all I could think about was Lily’s angelic little face.

“Lily is so cute. I’ve heard that newborns are usually very noisy, but like Tina said, Lily is well-behaved. She falls asleep quickly after eating, like a pig.”

Derek smiled, “Yes, she’s very cute.”

After a while, he broke the silence. “Honey, we’re having a baby too.” It was so unexpected. The topic caught me by surprise.

She looked at me and mentioned, “Grandpa called me two days ago and asked when he might have a great-grandchild.”

“He already has a great-granddaughter, Lily.”

Derek pulled out a cigarette, lit it, rolled down the car window and said, “We all know Grandpa has never accepted Lean, so it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to accept Lean’s son as his great-grandson.”

“Why, isn’t Lean also his grandson?” I could vaguely guess why, but I still posed the question.

Derek took a puff on his cigarette and the smoke dispersed in front of him. “Because Lean is my father’s illegitimate son. Yes, his mother finally marrying my father would have been fine, but Grandfather has never approved of her.” His words reminded me of what Gifford once said.

He wouldn’t accept me as his daughter-in-law since I married Derek without his permission.

Derek’s grandfather had never approved of Belinda, so he wouldn’t accept Lean or Lily.

How could I be any different from Belinda? We were both in the same boat. If I ever had a child with Derek, it would meet the same fate as Lily.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I realized we had entered the villa courtyard. Derek stopped the car. However, he stayed in his seat.

He stubbed out his cigarette and turned his head in my direction. I could feel his gaze pierce through me. He asked me half jokingly, “Honey, have you been taking birth control pills behind my back?”.

I had been with him for months now. We had had sex many times, but I had yet to get pregnant. It was to be expected that he would be suspicious of me.

My throat felt dry at the accusation. I swallowed hard and shook my head.

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“No, I haven’t. I wonder if…”

“No, it won’t happen.” Derek cut me off. It was obvious he had guessed what I was going to say.

“Why?”

Derek smiled and said arrogantly, “Because I’m Derek Sullivan.” I was speechless. I couldn’t be luckier than everyone else just because I was Derek Sullivan.

“Grandpa once asked a fortune teller for a divination, he said he would have a son and a daughter.”

“I remember you said you didn’t believe in such things,” I commented.

Derek quickly wrapped his arm around my waist and closed the gap between us.

“Yeah, I don’t believe in that stuff. I believe in myself. How hard can it be for me to have a son and a daughter? I will make it happen. I can even have many children.”

He laughed, but I couldn’t smile.

Since he brought up the subject, my mood soured as my heart sank.

I had been struggling for several days. I finally decided to go to the hospital to be examined without telling Derek.

The examination was brief. When it was over, I sat down in front of the doctor. What worried me was the serious face he made as he took the result while pushing his gold-rimmed glasses up the bridge of his nose.

“Have you had an abortion before?”

I was taken aback by her question and my heart skipped a beat.

“I miscarried a few months ago.”

“I see. The result might come as a shock to you. It must be because the operation was done improperly and has damaged the uterus. There was inflammation, but it was not treated immediately and caused consequences for the fertilized egg to implant in the uterus.” The doctor’s explanation meant only one thing.

Getting pregnant would be difficult for me.

As I left the doctor’s office, my knees gave out, so I slumped my body into the chair in the hallway. Time passed as I sat there.

I stared at the exam report in my hand and crumpled it up as I clenched my fists.

I hated Shane so much – how I wished I could cut him to pieces! Who knew I would despise him even more? I was so angry and sad at the same time.

I ached that I couldn’t be the mother of Derek’s children.

A pair of shiny black shoes stopped in front of me out of nowhere. I looked up and saw Aaron in a white robe.

“What’s the matter, why do you look so pale, are you uncomfortable?” He looked down at the report in my hand.

I folded it nervously.

“No, I’m fine.”

“Come to my office,” he said.

I used all the strength I had to follow him. When we entered his office, he poured me a glass of hot water.

“Have some water first.”

I took the glass and held it in my hand. I didn’t drink it right away.

The man in his office came out. Aaron referred to him as his assistant.

“Male assistant?” Sitting at his desk, Aaron laughed. “It’s more comfortable that way.”

I didn’t know what else to say, so I kept silent. As if Aaron could read my mind, he uttered, “Eveline, if something’s bothering you, you should talk to Derek. Don’t bear it alone.”

What could change after I talked to him? Derek had expressed his desire to have a child.

After sitting for a while, I decided it was time to leave.

As I left his office, I ran into some of my former colleagues.

They saw me and greeted me warmly as if they hadn’t treated me differently before.

How disgusting. The situation was too much for me. I was in no mood to deal with these hypocritical people and left in a hurry.

Once I returned to the villa, I hurried to bed and tediously read the examination report.

The report was mocking me to my face. I had the feeling that the universe had always been against me. I could only taste happiness for a little while, and fate would punch me so hard that I would wake up from sleep.

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