Chapter 130 Fainting
"Are you threatening me?" Charles' eyes were locked on Diana's slender back.
Diana turned around slowly, her face blank. "Threatening you? No way. I'm begging you, Mr. Percy. If it were a threat, you'd be the one starving, not me."
She downed the water in her cup, ignoring Charles' reaction. It didn't fill her up, but at least her stomach wasn't burning as much.
"Come and eat," Charles said, his voice deep as he watched her.
Diana licked the water off her lips, looking confused. "Mr. Percy, are you agreeing?"
"I never said I'd agree to your terms. I just don't want you starving to death here and messing up my house." Charles kept cutting his steak, waiting for Diana to give in.
But he clearly underestimated her. "If I can't have my freedom, I'd rather starve."
After a moment, Jacob spoke up cautiously, "Mr. Percy, Ms. Spencer has left."
Charles clenched his teeth and shoved his plate away. "Let's see how long she can keep this up!"
Diana walked back to the living room, still holding her cup. As she reached the stairs, a maid was cleaning the carpet and didn't move aside.
Diana felt her heart racing, her limbs weak. She just wanted to get back to her room.
"Please move," she said weakly.
The maid stood up, annoyed. "The hallway's wide enough. Go around."
But before she could touch Diana, Diana collapsed. The maid screamed, "Help! Something's wrong!"
Charles and Jacob heard the commotion and rushed out.
They saw Diana on the ground, the maid looking panicked, unsure of what to do.
Charles' heart skipped a beat. He hurried over and picked Diana up. "Jacob, get Dr. Ramos here!"
The maid was nervous. Diana had fainted right next to her. How was she going to explain this?
"Mr. Percy! I swear, I didn't touch her. She just fainted!"
Charles frowned, annoyed by her noise.
"Shut up!" he snapped, carrying Diana to her room.
The maid, flustered, followed, hoping to explain later.
Charles walked quickly and soon reached the storage room door.
Diana hadn't locked it when she went for water. Seeing that he was carrying Diana and it was inconvenient for him to open the door, the maid immediately pushed it open.
She was shocked by the state of the room. It was tiny, smaller than the servants' rooms. Just a bed and a table, no chair or wardrobe. A few simple clothes were scattered at the foot of the bed, probably because there was no place to put them.
But the real shock was the cold. It was almost winter, and Diana, pregnant, was sleeping in a room without heating.
The maid remembered that when Charles and Diana were married, Diana had lived here for over a year.
Evergreen City winters were brutal. She couldn't imagine how Diana had endured it.
The cold air made Charles frown. He'd never been in this room before.
He'd made Diana live here because it was the farthest from his master bedroom.
He knew the room was converted from a storage space, but he hadn't realized it was this cold and cramped.
For a moment, Charles just stood there, not planning to go in.
With his lips pressed into a thin line, he turned and left, still carrying Diana.
Diana was pregnant, but it was still early days. She hadn't been eating much lately, so she felt almost weightless in his arms.
The maid saw Charles leaving and quickly followed. Was he going to place Diana in the guest room? Indeed, the small storage room was quite cramped.
But when Charles stopped in front of the master bedroom door, the maid was stunned.
She didn't dare follow him in, muttering in disbelief, "Mr. Percy actually took her into the master bedroom."
This room was off-limits to everyone, usually cleaned by a few specific maids who never stayed a second longer than necessary.
Charles actually laid Diana on his bed.
The last time Diana had been in this room was when they got divorced.
That time, Charles had almost strangled her.
Luckily, Diana was unconscious now. If she were awake, she probably wouldn't want to be in the master bedroom either.
Because Charles had brought Diana here on a whim, Jacob and Brenda arrived a bit late.
Both were equally shocked, but their professionalism quickly took over, and they focused on Diana.
Brenda immediately noticed how haggard Diana looked.
No one could have imagined that a pregnant woman in the wealthy Percy Family would be neglected so badly in just a few days.
Brenda frowned as she examined Diana, and after a moment, said, "How long has it been since she ate? Both the mother and the baby need proper nutrition."
Jacob wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered truthfully, "Ms. Spencer hasn't eaten for more than a day. To be precise, she hasn't eaten much since she got here."
Brenda's eyes moved between Jacob and Charles before she continued, "The stomach is an emotional organ. Given that she is pregnant, has not eaten, and has been harboring distress, her health, already delicate, renders even the slightest incident potentially perilous for both mother and child."
Brenda paused before continuing, "Take her to the hospital. Pregnant women can hardly take any medication as it would affect the baby. I'll prepare a list of nutritional supplements. Jacob, make sure she eats them."
Jacob nodded and immediately called the Percy Group's private hospital to have someone come and pick her up.
Brenda turned to Charles and said softly, "Mr. Percy, may I have a word with you?"
Charles' eyes were still on Diana, but he responded with a simple "yes."
The two walked to the window, and Brenda said in a low voice, "Mr. Percy, as your family doctor, I should be helping you. But as a doctor, I want to remind you that if you want to keep this baby, you should try to accommodate Ms. Spencer's wishes. Pregnant women experience hormonal changes, especially in the early stages, which can be very difficult."
Charles remained silent, feeling very displeased, because he thought he was going to be manipulated by Diana just because of a baby.
Sensing Charles' silence, Brenda continued, "I mentioned a few days ago that Ms. Spencer's health indicators were not good. Mr. Percy, please reconsider whether you want to keep this baby."
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