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With that in mind, Joyce simply tucked her hair behind her ear and kept quiet.
Having recalled something, Stanley asked all of a sudden, “Have you taken care of the
discharge procedures as I asked you to?”
“Huh?” Joyce froze and looked up at him before shaking her head. “No, I haven't.”
The look on Stanley's face turned gloomy instantly. “Why not?”
“I forgot,” Joyce mumbled softly with her head held low.
Stanley pursed his lips and pressed on, “I told you during the day to get it taken care of as
soon as possible, didn't I? Why didn't you do as I said? Did you actually forget, or are you
just putting up an act?”
“I really did forget about it! It wasn't done on purpose!” Joyce explained while waving her
arms at him.
As though to see if she was lying, Stanley stared long and hard at her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen he noticed the nervous and terrified look on her face, however, he let out a helpless
sigh and said, “Okay, I'll let this one slide.”
Joyce's eyes lit up when she heard that he was not going to pursue the matter any further.
“Thank you, Dr. Quinn!”
Stanley simply whipped out his phone and tapped away without saying a word.
Joyce stared anxiously at him while standing next to the bed.
“Why did you want me to stay in the hospital, Mr. Quinn? The doctor only let me stay so I
could recover better and safely give birth in the future. You—”
“What are you trying to say?” Stanley asked with a frown while looking up at her.
Joyce took a deep breath as she continued, “You never wanted me to give birth to this
baby, right? You don't like him, so why would you want me to stay in the hospital? Doing
so would only ensure the baby's safety.”
The corner of Stanley's lips twitched slightly. “That's what you're trying to say?”
“Yeah... I've been meaning to ask you why you suddenly agreed to let me keep my baby. I
was happy when you said I could keep the baby without sending my father to prison, but I
just had a bad feeling in my gut. I didn't think you genuinely wanted me to keep the
baby,” Joyce replied.
“Why would you feel that way?” Stanley asked with his arms crossed.
Joyce bit down on her lip. “It's simple, really. Because you wanted me to abort this baby. I
may not remember what happened back then, but the people around me have told me
about the past events. That, combined with my fear of you, made me certain that I must
have been through a lot of pain. That was how I knew you didn't want this baby. Hence, I
found it strange when you suddenly agreed to let me keep my baby. Why did you change
your mind, Mr. Quinn?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Why do you think?” Stanley responded to her question with another one.
Joyce gave it some thought and shook her head. “Honestly, I have no idea, nor am I able
to figure it out. You didn't change your mind because you suddenly had a change of heart
and felt some kind of sentiment toward the baby, did you?”
She couldn't help but let out a little chuckle after saying that.
A change of heart? Sentiment? That's impossible! I'm the mother of this baby, and he
hated me so much that he wouldn't even let me bring my baby into this world! There's no
way he'd feel any sentiment toward this baby!
The look in Stanley's eyes dimmed when he saw the wry smile on her face.
It didn't take a genius to figure out that she felt incredibly helpless and was in denial.
She refuses to believe in the outcome even though she already knows the truth about it.
She even denies the facts despite my best attempts at convincing her. Am I really that
untrustworthy to her? Well, I did hurt her so much in the past that she willingly erased her
memories just to forget about everything. That means she only sees me as a mere
stranger whom she holds a grudge against. It only makes sense that she wouldn't trust a
stranger, so her doubting my words is retribution for my wrongdoings.
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