Elise sucked
in a breath, her eyes widening as she stared at Janice‘s flat abdomen in astoundment. She couldn‘t beli
eve that there was already a new little life forming inside there in just those
few days that she had been gone.
To top it off, Johan was definitely not a good match for Janice.
Elise truly didn‘t understand why Janice insisted on dying on the hill that was Johan Olson even though
she was a stellar student at Tissote University, enjoying the best education there was–
she clearly had a bright future ahead. And most importantly, if Johan‘s fiancée, Faye, were to find out, J
anice might lose her life, never mind the baby growing in her belly.
Meanwhile, however, Janice still seemed unaware of the dangers she was about to face as she continu
ed to talk excitedly to Elise.
“Now that you‘re pregnant, you should talk with Johan as soon as possible about your marriage. If the b
aby arrives with no status and no father, it will be detrimental to both you and the baby.”
That was Elise‘s last reminder to Janice. She didn‘t want to continue to bother with whatever had happ
ened in the past between them. It was different from how she imagined things would
go, but she wouldn‘t need to keep wasting her breath on Janice anymore.
Having said all that, she smiled and prepared to leave.
“Elise, can you help me?” Janice furrowed her brows together, as though she had been deeply hurt.
Did someone spike her water or something? Why did Janice suddenly do a 180?! Elise had a hard stan
ce on this. Her face darkening, she reached out to push Janice away in an attempt to leave.
However, Janice‘s grip was like a vice; she refused to let go of Elise. In their tussle, Janice suddenly los
t her balance and tipped backward.
Elise‘s first reaction was to ensure the
baby‘s safety, so she frantically twisted her body to the side to keep Janice from falling. While she man
aged to help reduce the impact for Janice, both of them still fell over by the door. The back of Elise‘s he
ad struck the door, and she instinctively reached up to rub
at it. But before she could register the pain, she heard Janice‘s choking sobs. “My stomach, it hurts… H
elp me…”
Subsequently, a few passing students called an ambulance to send them both to the hospital.
Elise was sitting outside of the emergency room, waiting
for the doctor to finish checking Janice when Alexander called her. Immediately after pressing her phon
e to her ear, she heard Alexander‘s rich voice. It made her feel significantly more at ease.
“I‘m already outside your dorm. Let‘s go have lunch.”
“I‘m at the hospital,” Elise said.
Instantly, Alexander panicked. Even his tone changed. “What happened? Which hospital are you at?”
“I‘m not sure, but it‘s the one closest to campus. You…”
Beep
Before she could finish speaking, all Elise could hear was the long beep of a call
that had ended. She pulled her phone away to look at it, only to see that Alexander had already hung u
p. As she stared blankly at the screen, the emergency room light dimmed. The doctor then emerged fro
m the room. “Is the patient‘s family here?”
Elise only returned to her senses after hearing the doctor‘s voice, getting up to greet him. “I‘m her class
mate. Is she all right, doctor?”
“We‘ve already given her emergency care. The baby is safe, but I still suggest for her to remain here so
that
she can be observed for the next few days. Call her family so that the paperwork for her stay can be file
d,” the doctor said.
“Understood. Sorry for all the trouble.”
“It‘s what any doctor should have done.” With that, the doctor left.
Not long after that, a nurse wheeled Janice out and moved her into a regular ward. After hooking up an
IV, the nurse urged, “There are limited beds. Her family should hurry up and file the paperwork.”
Elise nodded repeatedly. Now that
she was involved, she had no choice but to ask Janice for her family‘s contact. “You‘ll have to
inform your family. What‘s their phone number? I‘ll help you call them.”
Once she handed Janice off to her family, Elise could withdraw; she would‘ve fulfilled her duty as a resp
pregnancy to her
family? She looked away to the side, her lips sealed.
Elise could see through her thoughts, and so she patiently asked again, “Okay, so you don‘t want your fa
Janice remained silent.
Elise was a little angry now. “Janice Garcia, do you think that I‘ll hesitate to leave you here alone?”
“Then just let me die alone,” Janice said huffily without even turning to look at her.
Elise smacked a hand to her forehead. She wasn‘t Johan; was there any point in Janice losing her temp
Just when she reached downstairs, she ran into Alexander. “Perfect timing, …”
“I‘m glad you‘re safe.”
Elise had been prepared to vent, but Alexander already had her in a bear hug before she could finish he
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