Hearing Roger's words, Lisa nudged him on the shoulder and said with a carefree smile, "What's wrong with you? Are you out of your mind?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm just out of my mind. The baby can't be aborted anyway!"
Roger only wanted Lisa.
As he spoke, he was afraid that she would feel tired so he held on to Lisa's waist all the time.
Seeing the way they get along with each other, I was relieved and said with a smile, "When will you get married?"
"We..." Roger said.
"All right, all right, I'll tell Charlotte. You can leave now. I want to have a girl talk with Charlotte."
Just as Roger was about to speak, Lisa interrupted him.
She waved her hand, indicating for Roger to leave.
But Roger refused. "I'll just stand by your side. I'll not disturb you two."
"No way." Lisa refused.
But Roger put on a pitiful look and said, "Lisa, the baby in your belly is only a month old now. The doctor said that it was the most dangerous time. You are so... so... lively. What should we do if we lose our baby?"
I listened from the side.
Don't be fooled by Roger, who was usually heartless and looked like a playboy.
However, he had always cared about Lisa.
Now that Lisa was pregnant, he even cared about her. That's why he was not willing to be chased away by Lisa.
Lisa couldn't do anything with him and said to me, "Forget it, we'll go first. I'll call you tonight, I can't stand him anymore."
"Okay."
I nodded with a smile.
Hearing this, Roger immediately said, "Right, Charlotte, when the baby is three months old, you can have a date with Lisa. She is in the most important stage now. If it were not you to ask her to help, I wouldn't let her out."
As he spoke, he protected Lisa as if he was escorting the Empress.
His words made me laugh out loud. "Then thank you."
"He's just overreacting."
Lisa was unhappy.
Roger didn't mind at all. "So what. I'm already in my thirties and this is my first precious baby. I..."
"Your former lovers didn't carry your child?"
Lisa immediately interrupted Roger.
"No, I swear. I swear to God! I..." Roger raised three fingers and was about to swear. Then he seemed to think of something and changed his words. "At least not the ones I know of."
Lisa glanced at him. "So you admit that you have had a lot of lovers."
It turned out this was a trap set for Roger.
Roger's face turned pale. "No, that was before I met you, I really haven't messed with anyone since I met you, I swear..."
"Really? I've seen several of them. Next time, if you want to deceive me, make drafts first."
Lisa's face was full of mockery.
I could see that Roger was sweating. He showed a pleasing smile on his face, put his palms together and winked at me.
I knew that he was asking me to help him. He was worried that Lisa would abort the child emotionally.
I tugged at Lisa's arm and said, "Alright, a prodigal who returns is more precious than gold. Forgive him for the mistakes he made before."
"That's right! They are previous mistakes!" Hearing my words, Roger immediately cast a grateful look at me.
He also put on an expression of gratitude.
Hearing this, I was so excited that my tears almost fell.
I rushed to the canteen, got him a bowl of porridge and fed it to him.
Glenn had just finished eating a little while later and needed another infusion, so I stayed with him. He had fallen asleep.
Halfway through the infusion, my phone rang.
I found that it was Lisa. Then I went out to answer the phone.
As soon as the phone was connected, Lisa immediately threw her question over. "Charlotte, do you think I should marry Roger?"
"What? Why not?"
I couldn't help feeling a little nervous upon what she said. I was afraid that my guess would come true.
Lisa replied, "Although roger usually looks like a slippery person, he has been taking care of me like my mother does since I got pregnant. Except for sleeping time, he has been watching over me all the time. He won't let me eat unhealthy food or do anything he believes is not good for me! And he won't let me go on a business trip. He even called my boss and told him to stop all my works during my pregnancy!"
"When other people are pregnant, they will keep working. Although they can't work on the plane, at least they will work on the land. But I take a break as soon as I get pregnant, what will others think of me! It makes me look like a spoiled girl!"
"I was happy when I was pregnant, but now his actions make me want to get rid of the baby!"
Lisa complained about Roger's behavior, but somehow, I could hear a sweet feeling in her grumbles.
I couldn't help but say, "Isn't that good? He cares about you, isn't it a good thing?"
"But he's overreacting!" Lisa complained. "I don't think he cares about me. He's just worried that I may ruin his descendants. Without this baby, he wouldn't have acted like this."
"But Roger has been treating you very well all the time." I said, "You're older than me. My son is six years old now, but you're still single. If you miss this chance, it'll be harder for you to get pregnant in the future."
"Then I'll stay single. Who said that I must get married? I must have a baby?" Lisa said in a very disdainful tone.
If it were someone else, I would definitely dare her to do so. But in the face of Lisa, I couldn't.
I was afraid that she would really do what I said.
I had to ask, "Tell me the truth. Do you want to marry Roger? Do you want this child? No matter what's your decision, I'll support you."
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