Chapter 1574
Chapter 1574
At eleven o'clock, the police unlocked the cell and informed Raeleigh that she could leave. However, Raeleigh did not reply and her eyes remained closed. She remained seated in the chair as if she was asleep.
The police officer called her a few more times, but she did not move. He immediately felt something was amiss and slowly walked over. He reached out to nudge her, but as a result, she crumbled off the chair like a puppet.
Shocked, he quickly hurried over to catch her in time, then shouted for the others. At this time, Jepherson and Xanthus were waiting for Raeleigh outside. When they heard the police officer shouting, their eyes met and they immediately rushed into the detainment cell without a second thought. They were met with an unconscious Raeleigh in one of the police officer's arms. Jepherson hurriedly scooped her up in his arms and darted out of the station. After placing her into his car, he stepped on the pedal and zoomed away.
They headed straight for the hospital.
As soon as they arrived, Jepherson carried Raeleigh out of the car and rushed to the emergency room. In fact, Xanthus was also a doctor, but he was too flustered to know what was wrong with Raeleigh.
Her face was pale and Xanthus held her hand tightly. His first thought was that she was hypoglycemic.
After all, Raeleigh had not been herself in the past month, so he was not surprised that whatever happened had taken a toll on her body. However, Xanthus was not sure what actually happened.
After Raeleigh was brought into the emergency room, the doctor immediately came and examined her. The first thing he did was check her pulse.
"Inject her with one dose of adrenaline."
"The patient is fine. She probably fainted due to fatigue. There's nothing to worry about. I'm going to conduct a thorough examination now."
Then, Raeleigh was admitted for various tests. However, no one dared to imagine what the test results could reflect.
"These are the results," The doctor showed them while frowning, "It looks like she's one month pregnant. That's most probably why she fainted. I will write a prescription for some prenatal medication."
At the word "pregnant", Jepherson's body stiffened, his expression freezing. It was as if someone had just rung a loud gong in his brain, and he could hear nothing else.
After Xanthus made sure Raeleigh was settled into her hospital bed, he walked over to them, managing to catch the last bit of their conversation.
Xanthus did not enter the ward but stood outside with Jepherson. After a while, Jepherson broke the silence, "I think it's best that she stay overnight to be observed further."
"And the medicine?"
"Please do as you see fit."
The doctor then wrote down some prescriptions for Raeleigh. Jepherson collected the test results and prescription before turning around to leave.
Xanthus followed behind him. When they were outside, they looked at each other briefly before Xanthus asked, "Raeleigh has been away for a month, so the baby..."
"The baby's mine," Jepherson's reply was as firm as steel. Xanthus subconsciously halted, then watched as Jepherson turned around and headed towards Raeleigh's ward.
Meanwhile, Xanthus stood outside for a long time before making his way over. By then, Raeleigh had already woken up.
Actually, Raeleigh had already regained consciousness by the time Jepherson entered the first time round. She was a little surprised when she saw him enter her room.
"What happened to me?" Raeleigh knew that mobile phones posed a health hazard, especially since she started getting into games. She had been worried about her health and did her best to get some brief exercise in every night. Ever since then, she saw an improvement in her health, but she had no idea why she fainted this time.
"You lacked nutrition..." Jepherson made an excuse as he walked over to Raeleigh's side and sat down. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
When Jepherson did not say anything, Raeleigh glanced over briefly at her bedside table and caught the label on the medicine bottle. She frowned, "Folic acid? Isn't that for pregnant women?"
Jepherson opened his eyes and looked at her, sighing, "Yes, you're one month pregnant."
Raeleigh frowned. When she heard his tone of voice, she immediately could tell that he was hardly excited.
She thought for a while before sitting up, reaching out for the medicine bottle as she guessed, "You don't want the baby?"
Meanwhile, Xanthus was already at the door, but he decided to stand outside and listen in for a while.
Although both of them were calm, one could sense something else in the room - not warmth, but tension.
Raeleigh glanced at her belly and placed her palms gently on her belly, genuinely surprised to learn that she was pregnant.
Jepherson stared at her in silence. He could already tell that she already loved the baby even though she had just found out about the baby. He wondered, was she doing it for the baby or for him?
At the thought of Raeleigh's fury because she couldn't find Austin, Jepherson felt as if his heart was being crushed by an enormous rock. An unbearable pain coursed through his entire body.
It was only one month. Just one month.
After a while, Raeleigh fixed her eyes on the wall and said, "I think we should get a divorce."
Jepherson paused for a moment and stared at Raeleigh, his tone mimicking her neutrality as he replied stiffly, "Okay,"
Then, he got up and stormed towards the door and opened it. He left without turning back.
Raeleigh watched as Jepherson left. She did not know why she felt regret and even slightly helpless, but there was no disappointment in this outcome.
Perhaps he felt the same as well.
Raeleigh smiled and stroked her abdomen. Then, Xanthus entered the door, staring at his sister. He did not know what to say.
On the contrary, Raeleigh flashed a smile at him, "Xanthus, you're going to be an uncle. I am going to keep the baby this time." Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
Xanthus's eyes were a little moist, and he felt a little sad.
He had no idea why, but inexplicable sadness washed over him.
On the other hand, Raeleigh was perky, "Even if I cannot afford to raise this baby, at least I still have you and our parents."
"Yes, we can raise eight children if you want to," Xanthus shot Raeleigh a weary smile while he closed the door and composed himself. Walking to Raeleigh, he pulled her into a hug and patted her shoulders, "I'm going to be an uncle!"
Raeleigh leaned into Xanthus's arms and smiled, "Yes. Yes, you are."
No one came to pick her up on the day she was discharged. She also told Xanthus not to tell their parents that she was pregnant. Raeleigh thought it would be better to tell them in person.
In fact, Lamar and Jazelle already knew about it. They decided to prepare a wonderful feast to celebrate.
When Raeleigh arrived back home in Waverly Village, she was immediately greeted with a table full of mouth- watering food. As soon as she entered the door, Jazelle immediately pulled her daughter into an embrace.
"My dear daughter, you're about to become a mother," Jazelle squealed, thrilled. Xanthus had informed her through the phone that Raeleigh was pregnant and that she wanted to keep the child.
Since Raeleigh wanted to keep the baby, there was nothing to worry about. As a mother, Jazelle would support her unconditionally.
Raeleigh emerged from her mother's embrace and grinned, "Mom, you're about to be a grandmother!"
"Yes, I'm going to be a grandmother!"
Everyone in the family was happy for her, laughing and congratulating her in earnest. They began eating dinner once Raeleigh settled down. Xanthus decided to put off everything else for the time being. He would be nothing but his sister's personal doctor.
Moreover, Xanthus had already started planning Raeleigh's future schedules. The next thing on Raeleigh's agenda was to start her divorce proceedings with Jepherson.
"Have you made up your mind?" Hansen's expression was solemn, his aura exuding coldness. Jenna's eyes were puffy and red. She did not want things to end like this.
Jepherson, who was sitting in the corner, nodded curtly, "Yes."
"Then, what are you going to do after the divorce?" As his father, Hansen knew his son best. Jepherson was hurt by Raeleigh. He did not know what foolish things his son would do after the divorce.
Who knew what would he pull, or whether or not he would marry Stella.
As an experienced man, Hansen felt that his son couldn't possibly be any more idiotic if he did so.