Janet nodded, "Mom, I know." She didn't want to take things too hard. She was not going to waste time splitting hairs.
"Well, things happened. If I don't want to be with Daniel anymore, I will just walk away. There was no point in making myself uneasy."
"Good."
Ella made breakfast for Janet to eat. She had already finished her food when the door bell rang.
Her heart had skipped a beat when she heard the sound. Janet grabbed her bag and waved goodbye to her mother, "I am going now, Mom."
It was no other but Daniel Si standing in front of the door. Janet changed her shoes. As she closed the door behind her, Daniel caught her hand naturally.
She did not reject his gesture. Deep down, she felt that it might be the last time they would probably hold hands.
Inside his car sat another woman. Janet was surprised to see her as she remembered who the woman was.
As soon as their eyes met, Ivanka turned her head away guiltily.
Janet wore an indifferent look, as she sat on the passenger seat.
Daniel drove the car and took them straight to Chengyang Private Hospital.
Sven knew about the incident upon his return half a month ago. The moment he saw Janet, he pulled her toward him and away from Daniel.
"Jane, how are you?" Sven gently laid his hands on her shoulders as he spoke to her with genuine concern.
Ivanka looked at them with admiration.
It seemed that many people really cared for Janet, Ivanka thought.
However, the only one who cared for her was her own sister...
Janet smiled as she held Sven's arm gently, "I am doing well. Let's go. How is Nicole by the way?"
"Nicole is fine. She does not need anyone's help at all!" Sven was proud of himself for treating his wife well.
Daniel said nothing as he watched them walk in front of him. He cast a cold glance at Ivanka and quickly followed them into the examination room.
Ivanka felt sorry for herself as she paced up to follow him.
If she had a choice, she would definitely want to get out of here. She had no interest in being a third wheel and taking all the blames.
In front of the examination room
Daniel suddenly called Sven. Janet seemed confused as she watched them step aside to have a conversation.
Daniel's eyes were constantly on her as he talked to Sven. Janet had a bad feeling about this. She quickly walked over to them. However, the moment she approached them, Daniel stopped talking.
She stared at Daniel in anger. Then she turned to Sven and said, "If you dare to lie to me with Daniel, I will no longer be your friend!"
Sven was speechless, as he quickly exchanged looks with Daniel. Next thing he knew, he was being pushed into the examination room by the impatient Janet.
Unwillingly, Ivanka took a deep breath as she followed him into the room.
Daniel and Janet were left outside of the room. Gazing at the closed door, Janet fell deep into her thoughts.
Daniel walked over to her and asked her in a low voice, "If she is indeed pregnant, I will ask her to abort the child. How about that?"
"No way!" She replied decisively without turning her head to face him.
"Well... What if we raise the child up together?" He asked again.
She was silent for a moment. Eventually, she shook her head and replied, "I can't do that."
Daniel was hurt by her answer. He said nothing but held her tightly in his arms. Together, they sat on the bench outside of the room in silence.
When he woke up that morning, he felt nothing, so he thought that nothing had happened between Ivanka and himself. He only saw the blood stain on the bed sheets.
Janet pushed him away as she glared at him, "Daniel, you are such a douchebag! How dare you even think of killing your own child!"
"Hold on. Let me tell you this. Jane, please don't give up on us yet. When the child in her belly is big enough for DNA test, I will-"
He didn't have a chance to finish his sentence because Janet slapped him really hard on the face.
"Daniel, you disappoint me! It never occurred to me that you are this irresponsible!" Janet clenched her fists. She felt numb at this point.
Daniel was infuriated with her violence. He snapped at her, "Since the incident, you threw nothing but accusations at me. Have you ever listened to my explanation? Have you ever shown any trust in me?"
"I saw it with my own eyes. How could I possibly give you my trust? Fair enough, what I saw might not be the fact. But I did go to your company to confront you. She said she might be pregnant. Now, she really is! Also, the timing is right. How dare you try to run away from your responsibility?"
"Because I don't love her at all. I want to be with you. Therefore, I want to spare myself of this mess and get rid of the child! I just want you to calm down. Please wait until I do the DNA test. Why can't you give me the chance?"
Janet held back her tears as she stared at the angry Daniel. She looked at him in the eyes and calmly said, "I did give you a chance. If she was not pregnant, I would have forgiven you and forgotten all about it. We would have continued our relationship as if nothing had happened. But now, everything has changed. Daniel, she is pregnant... Could you please not kill your own child?"
"I will deal with them!"
Daniel was greatly irritated. He closed his eyes for a second and then opened the car door with full force. Janet caught him by the wrist as she yelled at him in panic, "What are you going to do?"
He turned around. His eyes were cold as ice, "I don't care whose child it is. Even if it was mine, I will get rid of it!"
"No, Daniel, you can't do that. This is a life we're talking about!" Janet wept as she stopped him from getting out of the car.
"Listen up, Janet! I don't want to lose you. I don't want you to be sad. I don't care if it is one child or ten. I simply won't have them around!" Daniel seemed overwhelmed by anger. His eyes were red and his words sharp.
Janet shook her head as she sobbed, "The child is innocent. Ivanka is also a victim of this setup. Daniel, please accept the fact and let it go! We are just not meant to be..."
Upon hearing her words, Daniel broke free from her hands. He raised her chin up with his right hand and glared at her, "Janet Shao, did you ever love me at all? Why don't you give us a chance to be together?"
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