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Suddenly, Joyce covered her face and sobbed softly.
An unsettling feeling surged in Natalie's heart, making her feel extremely anxious. “And what? What happened? Tell
me!”
Joyce bit her lip. “And Stanley told me to abort the child. He said I'm still the daughter of his parents' enemies, and
I'm unworthy of bearing his child. He forced me to get an abortion. In the end, Justin was beaten up for trying to
stop him. When I tried to take a look at Justin's injury, Stanley pushed me to the ground.”
Natalie's face fell. “Pushed to the ground? What about the child, Joyce? Is it gone?”
Joyce clutched her belly. “No, the child's fine. The incident happened at the hospital, so they sent me to the
emergency room the second I started bleeding. The child's fine, but Stanley just came to my ward and warned me
again to abort the child. I really—”
She started choking up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNatalie's blood boiled with rage. “How could Stanley do that?”
“Nat, you have no idea how I felt when Stanley said those words. It felt like I was stabbed in the heart.”
“I know.”
How could it not hurt to hear someone she loves saying she's unworthy of bearing his child? He even forced her to
abort it. I would feel the same way if Shane said that to me.
Joyce stared at the ceiling, her eyes filled with hopelessness. “Nat, I really don't know what to do. Stanley is dead
set on getting rid of the baby. There's no way I can win against him. I don't know how long I can carry on like this. I
don't even know how long I can keep this baby in me. Nat, what should I do?”
What should she do?
Natalie, too, was at a loss, for she did not know what to do in such situations.
It was a complicated matter. Though Stanley was at fault, Natalie could understand where he was coming from.
After all, Joyce's parents did indirectly cause his parents' deaths. It was only normal for him to hate Joyce's family. It
was also understandable that he would not want Joyce to give birth to his child.
To Stanley, Joyce was his enemy. No one would be able to accept their enemy giving birth to their child.
Most importantly, he would not be able to bring himself to face the child.
He could not love Joyce, let alone the baby.
Of course, everything would have been fine if Stanley did not know Joyce was pregnant. She could give birth to the
baby and bring it up in peace.
Now that Stanley had found out about Joyce's pregnancy, however, and with the child being his, he would never let
her give birth to it.
Even if she did give birth to the baby, Stanley would never let things slide so easily.
In the future, Joyce and her baby would never be able to get a moment of peace. It would make Joyce's life a
nightmare, and the child's growth would be affected.
In other words, aborting the child was the best option to overcome that situation.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, Natalie knew how much Joyce looked forward to giving birth to the baby. Moreover, the baby was the very
reason Joyce chose to carry on with her life.
Telling Joyce to abort the child was no different from telling her to die.
Hence, Natalie could never say such a thing, even if that was the best option at that moment.
After pondering for some time, Natalie sighed and stated, “Joyce, I'm going to ask you a few questions. I need you
to answer them seriously.”
“Okay,” Joyce choked out, nodding.
Pursing her lips, Natalie asked, “Do you really want to keep this baby?”
Joyce nodded without hesitation. “Of course. It's a part of my life. I must keep the baby. I don't know how I'm going
to live without it.”
Natalie nodded when she heard the determination in Joyce's voice. The former already had a clear answer. Finally,
she said, “Don't forget these facts. One, Stanley already knows the child is his. Two, he's dead serious about making
you get rid of it. Three, you're not a match for him.”
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