Jasmine was stunned. She never expected it at all.
Jasmine started to look forward to Elaine’s suggestion, but at the same time, she felt like it was
impossible. Jasmine went to see a doctor, but the doctor didn’t ask her anything about being pregnant.
Plus, she took medicines for her nausea.
Jasmine became a little panicked when she thought of the medicine she took. What if she was really
pregnant?
Jasmine lost her appetite even more.
Elaine helped Jasmine to finish her food. She insisted on not wasting food.
Jasmine was still feeling woozy after the meal. They walked out of the restaurant, and Elaine went back
to the hostel at school. Jasmine stood by the roadside and grabbed a cab.
Jasmine didn’t even realize when the cab stopped in front of the gate of her apartment. The driver
reminded Jasmine, “Hi Miss, we’ve arrived.”
Jasmine then only recovered from the overwhelmed feeling. She paid for the cab and got off the car.
Jasmine walked into the lobby and got to the level of her unit. She realized the door was unlocked
when she was about to take out her key to open the door. Jasmine remembered that she had locked
the door before she went out. Why was it unlocked?
Jasmine opened the door, and she saw Boyce’s luggage at the entrance. Her first reaction was to
confirm if Boyce was back.
Jasmine quickly walked into the house. She saw Boyce was talking to somebody over the phone on the
balcony. Boyce answered the person over the phone, “Sure. I’ll be there on time tomorrow.”
The person on the other side of the phone said something again. Boyce agreed with it. Then, he hung
up the phone and placed the phone on the side table. After that, Boyce hung the last piece of cloth on
the drying rack. Those were the clothes Boyce wore when he was at the outstation. Boyce didn’t wash
it until he came home. So, he hung the clothes on the drying rack after washing them in the washing
machine.
“You’re back,” Jasmine stood behind him and asked with a hoarse voice.
Boyce turned around and saw Jasmine stood behind him with a pair of red eyes. He walked over and
asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jasmine hugged him, “You didn’t tell me that you’re coming back.”
Boyce came back out of a sudden. It wasn’t the initial date Boyce said he was coming back, and he
didn’t inform Jasmine that he was going to come back early.
“My job’s done there. So, I came back early,” said Boyce.
“Do you still need to leave?” Jasmine placed her cheek on Boyce’s chest.
“No,” Boyce patted Jasmine’s back and asked, “What’s wrong? You didn’t seem to be happy.”
“No, I’m happy. It’s the internship. I’m feeling a little exhausted at work,” Jasmine didn’t dare to tell
Boyce that she might be pregnant. She hadn’t gone to the hospital for a check-up. She wasn’t sure if
she was pregnant.
Jasmine planned to take leave tomorrow to go to the hospital to avoid any misunderstanding.
“It’ll get better,” Boyce consoled Jasmine, but she didn’t feel related.
Jasmine let go of Boyce, “I feel tired. I’m going to bed.”
“Have you eaten? Let’s go and grab a bite.”
“I’ve had dinner,” Jasmine put down her purse and walked into the room.
Boyce had a strange feeling that something wasn’t right with Jasmine, but Jasmine told him that it was
because of the internship that just started. So, he didn’t dig into it.
Boyce poured a glass of water and walked into the room after a while. Jasmine was already lying on
the bed. Boyce sat beside the bed and put the glass of water on the side table. He told Jasmine, “Quit
the job if you’re feeling exhausted. I’ll take care of you.”
Jasmine turned over and looked at Boyce. Boyce stroked her face and said, “You don’t look good.”
“You’ve told me that only the successful ones can help more people. I won’t give up. I’m not feeling sick
of my work. I’m just…not in the mood.”
Jasmine held Boyce’s hand, “Well, you’ve grown up. You could read the emotions on my face.”
Boyce felt speechless.
Was that praise?
“So, what’s bothering you?” asked Boyce.
“Stop asking. I’m tired. I really need to go back to bed,” Jasmine let go of Boyce’s hand and tucked
herself in. She even hid her face in the blanket, “Don’t talk to me anymore. I need to sleep.”
Boyce nodded. He let Jasmine go back to bed this time.
Jasmine said she was tired, but she couldn’t sleep at all. She was still awake when Boyce went to bed.
Jasmine only fell asleep late midnight.
Jasmine woke up early morning to make breakfast for Boyce, but she didn’t eat anything. She told
Boyce that she had to rush to work and left the house quickly.
In fact, Jasmine didn’t go to work. Instead, she took emergency leave and went to the hospital.
It was already two hours later after the registration and lining up. Jasmine got into the consultation
room and told the doctor her symptoms.
The doctor jotted down what Jasmine said, and then he asked her, “Do you have a boyfriend?”
Jasmine answered, “I’m married.”
The doctor raised his head and took a look at Jasmine. He told Jasmine, “You should go for an
ultrasound.”
Jasmine nodded.
Jasmine got the result of the ultrasound around noon.
The result showed that she was at the early stage of pregnancy of a baby.
Jasmine was happy and worried at the same time. She handed the result to the doctor and asked, “I’ve
taken some medicine. Would it affect my baby?”
The doctor asked, “What did you take?”
Jasmine was well-prepared. She showed the doctor the medicine she took yesterday. One of the Anti-
inflammatory medicine wasn’t good for the baby.
The doctor asked again, “How long did you take these?”
“Just one day,” answered Jasmine.
“It’s not long, but this medicine is prohibited for pregnant mothers.”
“So, I can’t keep the baby?” Jasmine was down and upset.
She felt dumb.
Jasmine didn’t expect this to happen. After all, Boyce and Jasmine only slept together twice, and now
she was pregnant. It must be from the first time they slept together. However, Jasmine didn’t expect the
baby to come so soon.
“It’s not necessary. If you’ve decided to keep the baby, then be sure to go for regular check-ups to
prevent the baby from deformities. You can decide not to keep the baby if it shows any signs of
deformities by then. But of course, you can also decide not to keep the baby now if you’re afraid of the
risk.”
Jasmine understood what the doctor meant, but she can’t decide by herself. She had to let Boyce
know.
Jasmine gave Boyce a call once she walked out of the hospital.
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