My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

They watched as Albert left them behind and drove away.

While Fiona was in disbelief, she felt her vision go dark. She quickly chased after him and shouted, "Honey...

Albert!"

Unfortunately, the car ran further and further away. Soon, even the taillights could not be seen.

Fiona stomped her foot in anger and heard Eliza crying bitterly again. "Mom, save me... It hurts, it hurts."

Eliza could barely stand. She clutched her stomach and swayed. Tears and cold sweat flowed down her face.

Fiona quickly went over to support her. She freed one hand to hold her phone and said in a panic, "Don't be

afraid, don't be afraid. I'll call someone to pick us up now. I..." For a moment, she couldn't think of whom to look

for.

Eliza said shakily, "Dominic, call Dominic..."

She was in so much pain that she could barely speak. She grabbed Fiona's arm with one hand.

Fiona nodded frantically. She found Dominic's number and dialed it, but it only rang once before it was hung up.

She called him again with Eliza's phone, but the call was still hung up.

Eliza was in so much pain that she was about to faint.

Fiona had no choice but to call an ambulance.

At Riverdale Women's and Children's Hospital.

Eliza had already been pushed in for a checkup. Fiona paced anxiously back and forth outside the corridor. After

sunknown time, the examination room's door opened, and a female doctor in her forties walked out. She

asked, "Are you the patient's family?"

Fiona went to her and asked anxiously and worriedly, "Yes, yes, doctor. How are my daughter and her child?"

"Your daughter is fine. She's just exhausted. She'll be fine after srest. As for her child..."

The doctor paused for a moment, looking troubled.

Fiona's heart tightened. "What happened to the child?"

'Did we fail to keep it?' she wondered.

The doctor didn't say anything explicitly. Instead, she asked, "Where's your daughter's husband? You might have

to discuss this with him."

Fiona's face tensed up when she thought of the two phone calls that Dominic had hung up. She said firmly, "He's

busy. You can tellif there's anything. | can decide."

Hearing her say this, the doctor did not insist and said truthfully, "The results of the examination show that the

fetus in your daughter's womb is at high risk of having trisomy 21 syndrome, which is commonly known as Down

syndrome. The hospital's suggestion is to terminate the pregnancy."

Fiona's pupils constricted and she staggered. She held onto the wall and barely stabilized herself.

The doctor held her arm and sighed. She patted Fiona's shoulder and comforted her. "Your daughter is still

young. There's no need to take the risk of giving birth to a child who might be born stupid. Think about it

carefully."

Fiona nodded blankly. Her eyes were empty.

After the doctor left, she sat on the metal chair in the hospital corridor for a long tuntil the nurse said that

Eliza was awake. Then she entered the ward.

Eliza struggled to hold her hand immediately after she saw Fiona and asked anxiously, "Mom, is my child

alright?"

"Don't move, Eliza. The doctor said you need to rest now." Fiona stepped forward and held Eliza's shoulder to let

her lie down, but she avoided Eliza's question.

Eliza panicked and her voice trembled. "Mom..."

Fiona pursed her lips and said with difficulty, "Eliza, let's not have this child."

"Why not? Mom, what are you talking about? This is my child with Dominic." Eliza immediately becagitated.

She must have this child.

Fiona said ruthlessly, "But Dominic doesn't seem to care about this child. Moreover, the doctor said this child has

a high risk of Down syndrome, so he might be a retarded when he's born. "Eliza, listen to me. We're not giving

birth to this child. You're already very weak now. There's no need to hurt your body to give birth to him."

Eliza was completely stunned.

She lay stupidly on the hospital bed and stared at the white ceiling. Her eyes were blurry with tears.

She couldn't help but wonder, 'Why did all these bad things have to cto me? Why am | always the unlucky

one?’

Fiona hugged her with heartache and comforted her carefully. "Eliza, don't be sad. You're still young. You'll have

another child in the future.”

Eliza was silent for a long tlike a log. When she spoke again, she said, "Mom, | want to give birth to him."

It was just at a high risk of Down syndrome.

She was going to take her chances.

"Are you crazy?" Fiona widened her eyes in shock.

"I'm not crazy. I'm sane now." Eliza's hand hanging on the edge of the bed tightened its grip on the iron railing.

She wanted to give birth to this child with a congenital deficiency.

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If she were not pregnant with this child, Dominic would have abandoned her long ago.

She saw the true colors of these people from upper-class society at Brightview Group's anniversary celebration

this time.

She was determined to gain a foothold in the upper circle of Riverdale.

She wanted those who looked down on her today to kneel at her feet and repent in the future.

She wanted to embarrass those people who kicked her when she was down.

Therefore, no matter what, she had to get Dominic.

Fiona did not know what Eliza was

thinking and tried her best to

dissuade Eliza. ‘Elizg, giving itth'is

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born, you must be responsible for his

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She did not want Fiona to know

about her schemes and ambitions.

She touched her abdomen with one

hand and said Soff ‘Won ob

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mind. Since this child is here, | can't

abandon him easily. "I'll go through it

with him no matter how difficult.

Moreover, medicine is advanced

nowadays. Even if the baby is not

healthy when born, we can cure him."