Matthew's grin deepened upon seeing the triumphant smile on his wife's face. He would do everything just to make her stay by his side forever, even giving her all his properties.
After putting the letter of commitment and cards given by Matthew in the drawer, Erica locked it and kept the key.
'As long as this letter is with me, I will always be Mrs. Huo. Ha-ha! From now on, I can start dealing with Phoebe more unscrupulously, ' she thought inwardly.
Matthew also locked his copy of the letter in a safe.
He thought that when they got old in the future, they would read it again together.
Blair had believed that Yvette's marriage was the most significant thing in the Li family. But she was wrong. She would be surprised that she was going to have a grandchild in a few months.
That day, she was in a shopping mall to buy a new razor for Wesley. She was on her way to the cashier when she received a call from Chantel. "Hi, Chantel. What's up?"
"Auntie Blair..." A woman's weak voice was heard from the other end of the line.
"Chantel? What's wrong?" She could sense from Chantel's trembling voice that something was wrong. It was as if she was scared of something.
In the hospital, Chantel was grasping the bed sheet helplessly. She knew that sooner or later, she wouldn't be able to hide her pregnancy from Blair and Wesley anymore, so she needed to tell them now. "Auntie, I'm in the hospital."
"What? Why are you there? What happened to you? Which hospital?" Blair was so worried that she bombarded Chantel with a series of questions. The new semester had just started two days ago. Why was she in the hospital?
She and Wesley immediately went to the hospital that Chantel told her.
They went straight to the obstetrics and gynecology department and entered one of the wards there.
In one of the three beds at the corner of the room, a thin figure curled up.
Blair's heart ached upon recognizing that it was Chantel. 'We have been taking care of her at home for quite a while now. Why does she still look so thin?' she thought. "Chantel?" she called.
Upon hearing her voice, Chantel turned to face the door. As soon as she saw them, she immediately sat up and greeted them in a low voice, "Uncle Wesley. Auntie Blair."
Staring at her anxiously, Blair couldn't help asking, "What happened? Why do you look so pale?"
Chantel bit her lower lip nervously as she lost the courage to tell them the truth. If it weren't for the fact that her baby was in danger, she wouldn't have bothered Wesley and Blair to come over.
The couple waited for a long time, but Chantel remained silent, which made Blair feel more anxious.
Wesley held and squeezed her hand lightly, hinting her to calm down. Then he turned to Chantel, who had been looking at the floor all the while. "Chantel, just rest for now. Your aunt and I will be back later."
This time, Chantel looked up. With guilt written all over her face, she just nodded.
Instead of leaving the hospital, Wesley took Blair to the doctor's office. At the door, he said casually, "Excuse me. We are looking for Dr. Xu."
While in the ward just now, he noticed Chantel's medical chart on the bedside table and saw the name of her attending physician on it. So, instead of forcing her to talk, he just urged Blair to leave so they could look for the doctor.
A female doctor, who was busy writing on her desk, raised her head. With her eyeglasses on, it looked like she was in her forties. She heard someone mentioning her name, so she answered, "I am Dr. Xu."
The couple immediately came in, and Wesley introduced themselves. "Hello, Dr. Xu. We are Chantel Ye's family. She's the patient in bed number 1 of Ward 3. We're here to check on her condition."
"Are you her parents?" Doctor Xu took off her eyeglasses and continued before any of them could answer, "Actually, she and her baby are not in good condition right now. Because of her dancing, the baby in her belly became unstable. If she wasn't sent here on time, she might have lost it. She needs to be hospitalized for a few days to avoid miscarriage. You should go through the admission procedures for her as soon as possible."
"What did you say, doctor? She needs to stay in the hospital to avoid miscarriage? Are you serious?" Blair's voice rose a little because of disbelief, so everyone's eyes in the office fell on her.
Realizing her gaffe, she looked around and apologized immediately, "I'm so sorry. Please go on with your work."
She then turned back to the doctor and asked in a low voice, "Dr. Xu, you might have mistaken. Chantel is only 20 years old, and she doesn't even have a boyfriend. How can she get pregnant?"
Wesley was also shocked by what he heard. But since he was more experienced in handling things, he was able to keep calm and just listened to Blair and the doctor's conversation.
Thinking that they were really Chantel's parents, Dr. Xu smiled and said, "I understand how you feel. But I can't be wrong. Chantel is twelve weeks pregnant now. Maybe you need to talk to her. I don't have any idea why she didn't tell you that she has a boyfriend. She came to our hospital because the baby in her belly is in danger. I am sure about that." The doctor's statement was very affirmative, and Blair was utterly dumbfounded.
After talking with the doctor, the couple stood at the corridor outside the ward. They silently looked at each other, didn't know what to say or do.
Since Chantel came to their family, she had always been pleasing and docile. She had never done things recklessly. Most of the time, she came back to the Li family house at night to rest. She only stayed in the dorm overnight if her classes finished late or if she needed time to study her lessons alone.
So, Blair's first question to Wesley was, "Do you think Chantel was abused by a bad guy and just didn't tell us?"
Wesley thought that it was possible, but he didn't conclude yet. Instead, he said, "I'll go through the admission procedures, so we can transfer her to a private room. Go and talk to her first. Maybe this time, she will speak up. If someone really abused her, assure her that we will let that man pay." Although Chantel wasn't their biological daughter, they treated her as a legitimate member of the Li family. There was no way that they would take her for granted.
"That's right. Go ahead and finish the admission procedures, so we can move her to a better ward. I don't like the strong smell in her current ward. She won't be comfortable there." "Alright.
I'll go ahead." The couple parted ways to do what they needed to do.
Inside the ward, Chantel held Blair's hand and said apologetically, "Auntie, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you. I'm ready to tell you everything now." Earlier, she was too nervous to say anything. But after having some time alone, she was able to calm down and prepare herself.
Blair nodded and stroked her messy hair. "Don't worry about it yet. Your uncle is currently processing your admission. Have a rest for now."
The gentleness in her voice made Chantel's eyes red and misty. She held her hand tighter and confessed, "Auntie, I'm pregnant." After saying it, she felt like a burden was finally removed from her heart.
"We already know. We went to your doctor just now, and she told us. Chantel, what really happened?"
Chantel took a deep breath first before she said, "Auntie, if I tell you everything, I hope that you and Uncle Wesley won't get mad at me now. After my baby is born, I will accept it even if you beat and curse as much as you want."