Stella hugged her knees and sat on the sofa, looking spiritless. “Do you remember that when I was
pregnant before, the doctor said that because I didn't take care of myself well after a miscarriage, it
might be difficult for me to get pregnant in the future?"
Sherry nodded, "I remember. The doctor also said that it was not easy for you to be pregnant with that
child. If it weren't for this, based on the situation at the time, you would not keep that wretched man’s
kid.”
Stella said again, "When I went to hospital for examination this time, the doctor also said that it may be
very difficult for me to have a child in the future."
Sherry was stupefied when she heard the words. After a long while, she asked, “Didn’t the doctor say
that it was not easy before? Why did this doctor say it was difficult?”
“Not easy and difficult are almost the same, right?”
Sherry moved her lips, but she didn’t know what she should say.
After a short while, she asked tentatively, Have you told Clarence about this?”
Stella shook her head, “I haven’t decided on how to tell him about it. But on the way here, I asked him
about this. Clarence doesn’t like kids because he thinks they will create many troubles.”
Sherry couldn’t help but snort, “Troubles? Nonsense. Few men will take care of the children after their
births. He thinks kids will create trouble because he doesn’t want a kid now. When he wants a kid, it’s
just a matter of contributing some sperms. Only women will have to endure the sufferings during
pregnancy.”
Stella pressed her lips together. She didn’t reply.
Sherry continued, “As for that wretched man’s words, you can’t take it to your heart. If he doesn’t want
a child, who will inherit his heritage when he dies? Will he donate it all? Donate…”
Sherry paused and said sincerely, “He can donate it to be if he has no heir.”
Stella chuckled, “Good idea. I will talk with him on this when coming back.”
“Oh, please no. I was just joking. Mr. Conrad has a great fortune and I don’t have the luck to inherit it.”
When speaking, Sherry gradually became serious, “Stella, all in all, you can’t believe in his words. Men
are all the same. Moreover, didn’t the doctor say that it was only not that easy for you to get pregnant?
He didn’t say that you wouldn’t get pregnant again, right?
Stella groaned an answer. She pondered for a while and then said, “How about this? You may secretly
give birth to the child in your belly. I will help you raise him.”
Sherry replied, “Sounds feasible.”
They exchanged a glance with a smile.
After that, they simultaneously lay down on the sofa while sighing.
Sherry looked out of the window and cursed angrily, “If it wasn’t that I had thrown away the packaging
bag, I would have launched a complaint about that unscrupulous contraceptive medicine
manufacturer.”
Stella gently put her hand on Sherry’s belly, “It means that this baby has tenacious vitality.”
Sherry tilted her head, “Stella, can he understand what we’re talking about now?”
“Probably he can’t understand.”
Sherry heaved a sigh of relief, “That’s good. If he didn’t hear that I want to give up on him, he wouldn’t
feel sad and I won’t feel guilty for this.”
Stella knew what she was thinking.
No matter what her decision was, the baby in her belly was innocent.
After a short while of silence, Sherry continued, “Stella, I have a question for you.”
“What’s it?”
Sherry asked, “When you were pregnant before, except for the reason that the doctor told you it would
be not that easy for you to get pregnant again, was there any other reason that drives you to keep the
child?”
Stella replied, “There were many reasons.”
Except for the reason that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again, the child that was lost
because she was pushed down the stairs by Annie was also a reason why she chose to keep the child.
She thought it was a chance given by god for her to make up for her regrets.
But in the end, she failed to protect the child again.
Moreover, Stella had been living and helping with Channing without any support from other relatives
since childhood, so she didn’t want to give up on the baby.
Sherry asked again, “Did you choose to keep the child partly because you still loved Clarence back
then?”
Stella thought over it carefully and then shook her head, “At that time, I just wanted to stay away from
him as far as possible. I felt bothered whenever seeing him.”
“That made sense. At that time, the rumors about the love affair between him and Vivian were widely
spread.”
Stella said, “Sherry, the situation between us is different. It can’t provide you any referential value.
Daniel’s behavior is better than that wretched man’s behavior at that time.”
Sherry sighed emotionally, “I can just comment that everyone has his weakness. Daniel is not that
wicked and sharp-toned that Clarence, and Mr. Conrad isn’t a believer of Buddha and he doesn’t like
cans.”
Stella, “…”
It was true that everyone had his weakness.
Stella stayed in Sherry’s home for the whole afternoon and she only left when the sunset.
When she walked out of the community, she suddenly didn’t want to come back.
She didn’t want to see Clarence now.
She didn’t know how to tell him about this.
When walking, Stella suddenly heard someone calling her name.
She turned around and was a bit stunned when she saw the person, “Horace?”
It was the first time for her to meet him after he came back from Switzerland.
Horace chuckled and walked to her, “Why are you here alone?”
Stella pulled back herself to reality and replied, “I… I’m walking around. What about you? What are you
doing here?”
“I happened to walk past here and saw a back which is similar to yours. So I tentatively called your
name.”
They then found a café. After seating themselves, Stella asked, “By the way, how’s your father? Is him
in good health?”
Horace lowered his head and replied slowly, “We held the funeral for him yesterday.”
Stella didn’t expect to hear such an answer. She was stunned and remained silent for a long while.
Horace picked up the glass of coffee and took a sip, “He had been suffering the illness for a long time.
Maybe this is a kind of liberation for him.”
Stella didn’t know what to say. She only spoke after a long while of silence, “I’m sorry.”
Horace didn’t continue this topic and changed the topic, “How are you doing recently? I heard you
came to the Steward Group? Please do tell me if you need my help. Although the Jason family isn’t as
powerful as it was in the past, we still have some interpersonal relationships and it will also be helpful
to use this.”
“I have no big problem recently. The projects which were suspended before has restarted again. As for
the company, indeed there are many problems. But they can’t be solved in one day. I can handle them
slowly.”
Horace nodded his head. Several seconds later, he said, “Stella, I’ve wanted to say sorry to you.”
Stella was confused, “What’s the matter?”
“Actually I knew that it was my sister who pushed you down the swimming pool, but I didn’t tell you.”
Stella chuckled, “This has long been a past. I didn’t ask you, so it’s normal that you didn’t tell me.”
She paused and then continued, “As for your sister, forget it, it has been a past.”
“Stella, the Jason family owes you and we will definitely return it.”
Stella replied, “Please don’t say this. It is me who has owed you from the beginning.”
She owed him when they were in the university and in the matters that happened later.
Horace had helped her a lot.
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