Alan paused for a moment, then tried to persuade Nora.
"The baby is innocent. It needs a father and mother, and a complete home. Only in that way can he
grow up healthily. Nora, let's work together to give our baby the warmest love, to love him, to take care
of him, and to accompany him to grow up, okay?"
Alan couldn't believe that he himself could talk so much.
Nora was visibly shaken by Alan's "tirade". She couldn't help but feel her eyes and nose sore and burst
into tears.
She quickly wiped the tears from her face and sniffed.
"The baby is gone." Nora said hoarsely, with a painful look in her eyes. "I'm a bad mother. I'm sorry."
"No, the baby is still in your belly." Alan corrected.
"What? What did you say?" Nora clutched the quilt in disbelief.
"The baby is still in your belly. Alan's eyes fell on her lower abdomen.
"How can that be? I was in a coma." Nora quickly put her hand to her stomach to feel it.
"You did pass out, but I prevented the doctor from operating just in time." Alan took Nora's hand in his.
"I'll protect you and the baby from now on."
Nora was sure that the baby was still there, and she began to cry excitedly. All her sadness and
joyousness were vented out. The happiness came so fast that she could not believe it was true, but it
was indeed true.
At the last moment, her heart had triumphed over her head, and she was glad the child was kept.
She still had a chance to make up for it.
Alan held Nora's head and let her lean on his shoulder, allowing her to vent her emotions. She had
always been depressive and nervous. Crying was a good way to express her feelings.
"How did you know I was going to have an operation?" Nora asked, sobbing. "No one knows about this
except Rose and me. I don't believe Rose could have told you about it."
"It's Freya." Alan said.
Nora was confused. Did she and Rose do something that made Freya suspicious of them?
They were so careful. How did Freya know?
"When Freya cleaned up your room, she found the abortion manual you hid under your pillow, so she
guessed that you probably didn't want the baby and immediately called me and asked me to stop the
abortion." Alan solved her doubts. "So you see, the God was helping you keep the baby. Don't give up.
Let's give birth to it and love it."
"No..." Nora straightened up from his shoulder and still refused. "This baby is mine alone. Alan, I can't
feel at ease letting you be its father. We still have to get divorced. If you really love me, agree with me."
"Nora, I love you. That's why I can't let you do it all by yourself. We are husband and wife and we share
happiness and difficulties. How can we be separated?" Alan held her shoulders, forcing her to face him.
"Nora, the baby is innocent, so am I. You can't leave me. I won't accept it!"
"Don't feel sorry for me. I did it all of my own free will, without any reluctance," Alan added.
"Alan, you know what? The more generous you are, the more I feel sorry for you and I don't deserve it.
You have given me the best of everything, but I repay you with such a bad thing." Nora didn't want to
hurt Alan.
"Why would you think so? The child is the best gift God gave you, and you are the best gift God gave
me." Alan laughed and said, "It's the happiest thing to get the gift you love. How can it be bad?"
"Nora, from now on, you should relax and don't think about anything. What you have to remember is
that you are the child's mother and I am the child's father. I'll take care of the rest," Alan suggested.
Nora still hesitated, looking puzzled.
Alan asked again, "Is its father alive?"
Nora nodded.
"Does he know of this child?"
Nora shook her head.
"He might be born in a noble family, right?" Alan continued.
"What do you want to do?" The three questions sent Nora's heart fluttering.
"I don't want to do anything. I just want to tell you that if you raise up the child alone, it will be
dangerous. Others will guess who its father is, and when the child grows up, it will bring harm to him."
Alan analyzed.
"If one day the child's biological father knows the child, and if he is rich and powerful, he may come and
rob you of the child. If he is just an ordinary person, he might take the opportunity to extort money."
"And if the child has parents, no one would doubt its origin. And my identity can help you keep the child
with you forever. As long as I don't say it out, no one will know the birth of the child and he will be safe
all his life. That's the best way for it and for you."
Alan was right. Nora felt that the people who knew this matter were all she trusted most. The matter
could be hidden forever, and Oca would never know that the child was his, let alone to rob the child of
her.
This was really the best way to protect her child.
All she wanted was keep the child's origin secret forever.
Nora looked into Alan's sincere eyes and was hesitant more than ever.
Alan could see in Nora's face and eyes that her determination was fading away.
He took Nora in his arms and put his chin on her shoulder, sniffing her scent, mixed with some
disinfectant, but to him it was better than those fine perfumes.
"Nora, you can't leave me forever." Alan was being naughty. "Baby, tell Mommy not to leave Daddy.
We're a family and we love each other."
"It knows nothing." Nora laughed at his foolishness.
"So I will give it the fetal education from now on, and make him stand on my side. Then you will not
bully me," Alan said mischievously.
"I bully you?" Nora frowned. "If you dare to talk nonsense to the baby, I will kick you."
"Honey, I was wrong." Alan pretended to be terrified.
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