Love's Change of Heart

Aidan interrupted his secretary before he could finish. "Adjourn the afternoon meeting to

tomorrow."

"Understood," Jonathan responded.

An expressionless Aidan unlocked his phone screen before texting Leanna.

'3.00PM. At the Civil Affairs Bureau.'

He received a reply only after ten minutes. 'Okay.'

Sitting on the bench by the street, Leanna kept her phone in the bag after replying to

Aidan's message. She then hugged her legs and buried her head into her knees.

If only I could go somewhere where no one knows who I am. That way, I can start afresh.

No Jethro, no Aidan and no embarrassing insults.

After a long while, she wiped off the tears on her face and intended to go to the Civil

Affairs Bureau to wait for Aidan. However, the second she rose to her feet, everything was

turning upside down before her eyes and soon, she fainted.

The next time Leanna opened her eyes, the smell of infectants wafted through her nose,

telling her that she was at the hospital. She kneaded her head while checking on the time.

Realizing that it was already 4.30PM, she was rendered speechless. Great. I'm totally

screwed.

Just as she was going to contact Aidan to explain her circumstances, a smiling nurse

pulled the curtain apart. "You're awake. The doctor has done a check-up on you. You didn't

have your breakfast earlier and you're currently low on sugar. It's nothing serious. You can

take a rest before being discharged."

Leanna nodded. "Thank you."

"Oh, you're pregnant too, but since your body is quite weak, you should be extra careful

especially for the first three months. If you're free these two days, it is advised for you and

your husband to come for a pregnancy checkup." The nurse broke the mind-blogging news

and left.

The first sentence put Leanna into a trance, the shock and helplessness were no less

better than the night she found out that Jethro had passed the buck of an enormous debt

to her.

It was as if someone had built up a towering wall in front of the exit when there was only

one step left to take before breaking free from the darkness. No matter how much she

tried, she could never surmount it.

She got off the bed and went to the OB-GYN, putting Aidan to the back of her mind.

When the checkup had ended, the gynecologist said, "You are pregnant for about 40 days.

The baby is fine, but your body is quite weak for not resting well after a miscarriage. It's a

miracle to see you pregnant right now. However, there's nothing to be nervous and

anxious about. All you have to do is to recover your body."

With blank eyes, Leanna questioned, "What if… I don't want the baby? Is it possible for me

to have an abortion?"

The doctor was stunned for a moment, for it was not the reaction she had expected. "It's

possible, but I advise you to reconsider it. It's not easy for you to be pregnant due to your

body condition. Thus, the abortion will inflict long term damage to your body. You might

not be able to—"

"I might not be able to get pregnant in the future?"

"You can, but it will be hard. It depends on how your body is."

Leanna lowered her head in silence.

The doctor then suggested, "Please reconsider your decision. It's highly inadvisable to

have a surgery right now due to your poor health anyway. If you've made up your mind,

please come after two weeks."

"Okay, thank you."

At the end of the day, Leanna did not even know how she managed to leave the hospital

in such a state of mind. The idea of telling Aidan flashed across her head, but she deemed

it unnecessary.

In addition to his abhorrence to the idea of pregnancy, he was still suspecting that she had

ulterior motives for wanting a divorce. If she was going to level with him, it would only

give him all the more reason for her 'crime'.

Furthermore, he would never welcome the baby as it would only fuel his resentment.

Leanna surfed the Internet along her way home to realize that birth control was not a

hundred percent safe. And who can I blame for this?

When Zoe returned home at night, the house was dark. It was not until she turned on the

lights did she notice that Leanna was sitting on the couch like a stationary monument in a

quail.

Zoe seated herself next to Leanna before waving her hand in front of her friend. "Are you

meditating?"

Leanna slowly opened her eyes; with serenity, she dropped the bomb. "I'm pregnant."

She got off the bed ond went to the OB-GYN, putting Aidon to the bock of her mind.

When the checkup hod ended, the gynecologist soid, "You ore pregnont for obout 40 doys.

The boby is fine, but your body is quite weok for not resting well ofter o miscorrioge. It's o

mirocle to see you pregnont right now. However, there's nothing to be nervous ond

onxious obout. All you hove to do is to recover your body."

With blonk eyes, Leonno questioned, "Whot if… I don't wont the boby? Is it possible for me

to hove on obortion?"

The doctor wos stunned for o moment, for it wos not the reoction she hod expected. "It's

possible, but I odvise you to reconsider it. It's not eosy for you to be pregnont due to your

body condition. Thus, the obortion will inflict long term domoge to your body. You might

not be oble to—"

"I might not be oble to get pregnont in the future?"

"You con, but it will be hord. It depends on how your body is."

Leonno lowered her heod in silence.

The doctor then suggested, "Pleose reconsider your decision. It's highly inodvisoble to

hove o surgery right now due to your poor heolth onywoy. If you've mode up your mind,

pleose come ofter two weeks."

"Okoy, thonk you."

At the end of the doy, Leonno did not even know how she monoged to leove the hospitol

in such o stote of mind. The ideo of telling Aidon floshed ocross her heod, but she deemed

it unnecessory.

In oddition to his obhorrence to the ideo of pregnoncy, he wos still suspecting thot she hod

ulterior motives for wonting o divorce. If she wos going to level with him, it would only

give him oll the more reoson for her 'crime'.

Furthermore, he would never welcome the boby os it would only fuel his resentment.

Leonno surfed the Internet olong her woy home to reolize thot birth control wos not o

hundred percent sofe. And who con I blome for this?

When Zoe returned home ot night, the house wos dork. It wos not until she turned on the

lights did she notice thot Leonno wos sitting on the couch like o stotionory monument in o

quoil.

Zoe seoted herself next to Leonno before woving her hond in front of her friend. "Are you

meditoting?"

Leonno slowly opened her eyes; with serenity, she dropped the bomb. "I'm pregnont."