"What?" Dolores suddenly became tensed. They had just met not long ago, why could she suddenly be
hospitalized?
"What happened?" Dolores asked nervously.
"I have no idea too. She's at the No.2 People's hospital right now."
Matthew leaned over and casually put his palms on her thighs. Dolores wore a black base sweater,
jeans, also wore a khaki windbreaker to go with it. His warm palms caressed her thighs ambiguously,
"Don't worry."
Dolores looked down at his hand, "She's pregnant. It's not good news if she's hospitalized."
He suddenly grabbed her thighs. Dolores frowned, and said word by word, "I'm driving."
Matthew looked at her seriously and said, "I want another daughter."
Dolores pursed her lips. She and Matthew had not done any safety precautions, but she didn't get
pregnant.
When she gave birth to Samuel and Simona, the doctor told her she had damaged her body, so it's
would be hard for her to conceive again.
At that time, she thought that she already had the two of them, so it didn't matter if she couldn't
conceive. But now...
"When you have the time, you should go change their family names," Dolores said seriously.
If she were to be together with Matthew and couldn't have any children in the future, one of her two
kids must at least bear the Nelson family name. Otherwise, Matthew would have no child left to carry
his family name.
Matthew slightly lightened the grip on her thigh and stroked her gently instead. He remembered
Dolores told him that she could no longer conceive, but he thought she was just saying casually.
It seemed to be true. They had not done any safety precautions since they were together. But until now,
she had not been able to get pregnant yet.
As a matter of fact, when they first slept together for the first time, she got pregnant and gave birth to
Samuel and Simona, which meant that she was extremely fertile. However, this time they had been
making out with each other for more than two months.
"I don't want to get pregnant anymore." Dolores was really afraid of that painful feeling. It's still haunting
her memories until now.
Whenever she thought about it, she could feel the lingering fears in her heart.
If her body was fine and her relationship with Matthew was stable, she didn't mind enduring the
pregnancy pain once again.
However, even if she had wanted, it would be impossible. Therefore, she might as well be honest and
tell him clearly, in case he still held on to some fantasy or hope.
Without fantasy or hope, there would naturally be no disappointment.
The car was parked in front of the hospital. The two of them understandingly didn't continue the topic
just now, and the atmosphere was a tad subtle.
Matthew got out of the car in silence. As Dolores walked over, as if to break the subtlety, she asked
deliberately, "Did Armand called you?"
Matthew only replied to her with a faint hum.
Dolores thought to herself, 'Did Armand find out that Theresa was pregnant? The two of them argued,
and that's why Theresa was hospitalized?'
Reasonably speaking, if Armand knew that Theresa was pregnant, he would definitely not quarrel with
Theresa.
She was worried for Theresa and walked hurriedly. Matthew put his arms around her shoulder but
didn't say anything.
Dolores' volatile emotions slowly calmed down. Following Matthew's footsteps, they arrived before the
surgery room.
Armand sat in the corridor, and his clothes were still wet. However, because he had been in the
hospital for quite some time, therefore some parts of his clothes were already half-dried up by the air
conditioner.
He walked anxiously, back and forth, in front of the surgery room door. As he saw Dolores and
Matthew, he stopped moving.
“Dolores…”
"What happened? Why was Theresa hospitalized?" Dolores asked.
Armand reprimanded himself, "It's all my fault."
If it wasn't for him and Phoebe, she wouldn't have gotten herself into this trouble, and she wouldn't...
"I want to know everything!" Dolores said with a stern tone.
"Phoebe caught her, and she was injured in the explosion..." Armand gave a brief explanation of what
happened. Dolores was dazed and couldn't believe what she had just heard. Explosion?
Her legs went limp and nearly fell to the ground. Luckily, Matthew was just beside her and held her in
time.
Dolores's voice was trembling, "Armand, did you know that she was pregnant?"
Boom!
Armand felt as if he was struck by lightning. Theresa was pregnant?
So, the blood on her body...
He felt as if a piece of his heart had fallen off, and blood was nonstop gushing out of it.
Pain. So painful.
"You didn't know? Dolores approached him slowly. Armand spoke in a hoarse voice, "No... I didn't
know..."
Smack!
Dolores was so angry and slapped heavily on his face, "Theresa was reluctant to hit. Today, I'm going
to punish you for her!"
"I thought you always knew what to do and that you can take care of her, but I didn't expect you to be
so indecisive.
If Armand had been more attentive from the beginning, this incident would not have happened.
Armand could not refute. He could only slap himself, "It's all my fault. All my fault!"
He felt distressed, remorseful, and repentant. And all these emotions turned into a heart-aching pain.
She was still thinking about her at her very last moment and pushed him into the water. But what about
him?
What had he done?
He should have known. That time at the hospital, he should have thought of it!
"Damn it. I'm so damned." Armand collapsed to the floor with his face full of tears, looking like a beggar
on the streets.
He held his head despairingly.
Dolores stood aside and didn't stop him or dissuade him. Everything happened all because of him, and
no one else was to blame.
After at least two hours, the surgery room door finally opened. Armand heard it and quickly stood up
and rushed forward. He grabbed the doctor, who hadn't removed his surgical mask yet, and asked,
"How is she?"
Matthew placed his hand heavily on Armand's shoulder and said, "Calm down first. How is he going to
speak if you grab him like this?"
Armand knew that, but he just couldn't control himself. He was afraid, afraid that something might have
happened to Theresa.
Dolores came over and apologized to the doctor, "I'm very sorry. He's too agitated..."
"Cough--" The doctor swayed his hands and took a breather. Then, he only said, "Don't worry. It's okay.
I've seen a lot of anxious family members before."
Dolores clenched her hands together, "Is she okay? And her child..."
Armand stood aside, and his body wouldn't stop trembling.
The doctor let out a sigh and felt pity, "She had already lost her child before she was sent here. Her
injuries were quite severe, especially the burn on her right face. It would be impossible to recover.
However, you don't have to worry about that, because plastic surgeries nowadays are quite advance.
Don't be too sad, and you should be glad that she's still alive."
Dolores's eyes were sour. Theresa's injuries were that serious?
"Can I see her now?" Dolores spoke in a hoarse voice.
The doctor shook his head and said, "We have arranged her to the Intensive Care Unit. Even though
the surgery was a success, and she is out of danger, but her injuries were too severe. Therefore, in
case of an unexpected incident or any postoperative infection, you should visit her after twenty-four
hours. By that time, we will be sending her to the normal ward."
"If I can't go in, can I look at her from the outside? Armand's eyes were bloodshot.
The doctor looked at him. He could feel the pain he was enduring right now, so he nodded, "You can
take a look outside of the door."
After Theresa was sent to the Intensive Care Unit and settled down, the nurse then brought them over
to see her.
"Only two people are allowed." The nurse said.
Matthew didn't plan to go in anyway. He was only here because of Dolores, as he was afraid that she
might feel broken-hearted.
Dolores knew about his worries. She shook her head, and said to him, "I'm still okay."
Then, Armand and Dolores went into the Intensive Care Unit.
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