Chapter 572 has passed, and it's in the past now.
The next day, Hayden intentionally woke up early, washed up, changed clothes, and left without having breakfast because she had a prenatal check-up appointment today.
She is almost sixteen weeks pregnant, and the doctor has been monitoring the condition of the two babies in her belly, conducting comprehensive prenatal check-ups. This is the second time.
The first prenatal check-up was four weeks ago.
The doctor said that today she would have a 4D ultrasound scheduled, which means that today, she would be able to see her two little babies.
Because she woke up early and had a video conference with the overseas branch last night, Hayden slept late. So, after getting on the car, Hayden leaned back in the seat, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
I have to say, ever since we had children, she has been more prone to getting sleepy than before. If she was at the office at noon, she would definitely need to take a nap, otherwise she would have no energy in the afternoon.
When she got in the car, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, so she didn't notice at all that since her car left The Smith family mansion, there was a black Mercedes following behind.
The driver and the bodyguard in the front soon noticed, but when they turned around, they saw Hayden in the back seat already asleep. They didn't have the heart to disturb her, so they didn't report it.
Perhaps they were overthinking it. The car was simply a ride along the way.
The person sitting in the black Mercedes ahead is not someone else, but William.
Since hearing from Teresa that Hayden was indeed pregnant, and that she was carrying his child, there hasn't been a moment of peace in his heart.
Others may not believe what she says, but when it comes to Teresa, he has no reason not to believe.
I used to think that he had truly let go, that he wouldn't be constantly thinking about it anymore, and he wouldn't be worried about anything related to Hayden. I really thought he could be with Michelle, even if not in love, but at least, he would be grateful to Michelle and The Harriman family.
However, he couldn't help himself. Using a business trip as an excuse, he ran to the Imperial Capital. He wanted to see Hayden, who was pregnant, with his own eyes. He wanted to personally confirm that the child she was carrying was his.
Following along the way, after about thirty minutes, Hayden's car pulled into a high-end private hospital. After a brief exchange with Jeffrey, William's car also entered the hospital.
When William's car followed in, he happened to see Hayden's car parked in front of the outpatient building. The bodyguard got out of the car and opened the door for her. Hayden, wearing flat shoes and loose clothing, got out of the car.
Although her clothes were loose, through the clear car window, William still noticed at a glance that her belly was much bigger than usual, and no matter how loose her clothes were, they couldn't hide it.
It looks like she was about five or six months pregnant, maybe even further along.
He vividly remembers that more than five years ago, Hayden was carrying his child. At four months, she showed no signs of pregnancy at all. He didn't pay much attention, and couldn't even tell that she was pregnant.
However, it has only been about four and a half months since they had sex at the club under the River North Bennett Group. Yet, her belly is already so big. What could be going on?
So, the child couldn't possibly be his. She was already pregnant before their encounter.
She got pregnant with someone else's child, but lied to the innocent Teresa, saying the baby was his.
At this moment, only heaven knows how disappointed and angry William was.
He really wanted to jump out of the car and grab Hayden by the neck, demanding why she lied to Teresa.
Playing with him was enough, now even Teresa has been deceived by her.
‘Hayden, why do you make people feel so disgusted?’
Not far away, after Hayden got out of the car, she walked directly towards the outpatient building. However, when she reached the entrance, her steps suddenly halted as if she had sensed something, and she turned around to look back.
At a glance, she saw the black Mercedes parked not far away, but all the windows of the Mercedes were tinted, making it impossible to see inside from the outside.
William sat in the back seat, his deep eyes filled with anger. Through the car window, his gaze met Hayden's in the air.
With great effort, he restrained his emotions, closed his eyes, and then ordered the driver in front of him in a deep voice, "Let's go."
"Yes, William," the driver replied, immediately turning the steering wheel and making a U-turn to leave.
At the entrance of the outpatient building not far away, Hayden stood there. Although she couldn't see the person in the back seat, her intuition wouldn't be wrong.
It must be William. It has to be him.
"Hayden, just after we left home not long ago, that black Mercedes has been following us all the way," the bodyguard reported respectfully, following her gaze.
Watching the Mercedes drive away like that, Hayden inexplicably felt like crying.
"It's okay, let's go," Hayden said.
A few seconds later, he averted his gaze and then continued to stride towards the outpatient building.
"Yes."
Ten days later, Hayden finished up several major projects on hand and flew to Skylandia.
She went to Azure Isle, then to Frostpeak Republic, followed by Emerald Realm, and finally, she chose Hallstatt Town in the Stellaria Empire, a town as beautiful as a painting.
Hallstatt Town is located by the mountains and water, with only 900 residents in total. Due to its stunning scenery, it has earned the nickname "paradise."
She chose this place not only because of its beautiful scenery, but also because of the sparse population here, with even fewer people from the country. Hayden could safely nurture her pregnancy here until giving birth to the child.
Of course, even though she was in Hallstatt Town, various matters of The Smith Group were still mainly under her control. In simple terms, she just changed office locations.
Hayden bought a four-story cottage on a hill by the lake, with three stories above ground and one below ground.
The majority of residents in Hallstatt Town were local farmers, who were warm and friendly. Each household had a common habit of surrounding themselves with fresh flowers.
They could skip meals, but they couldn't skip taking care of plants. In front of the mansion Hayden bought and on the balcony, there were many flowers being nurtured. Therefore, Hayden also fell in love with gardening. After finishing work every day, the happiest thing for Hayden was interacting with the two little ones in the belly and watering the flowers.
I heard that one of Hayao Miyazaki's most famous creations, "Howl's Moving Castle," was inspired by his visit to a town called Hallstatt.
The scenery of Hallstatt Town was probably too beautiful, and the people here were too simple and warm. Hayden quickly adapted to everything here and gradually forgot about the past hurts and pains, letting go of the person he had always been thinking about.
Actually, upon careful consideration, why did she have to choose William? Without William, she would have been just fine, taking care of herself well. Even when she had a child, it could have been completely unrelated to him.
If that's the case, why did she still insist on holding onto him so tightly?
No matter what, they have missed each other. From now on, they should both start their own new lives. Her joys and sorrows are no longer related to these past events. It's for the best.
