Chapter 130 A Gift for Dad
Ashton's mother and Fiona, rushed back on the evening of the second day after her car accident. She had been well taken care of these past two days, and the swelling on her face had mostly subsided.
"Sweetie, what have you been up to these past few days? You wouldn't answer calls or messages on WhatsApp!" Ashton eagerly opened her arms to hug Fiona upon seeing her.
Fiona couldn't help feeling guilty about Ashton's accident and hurriedly approached to embrace her. "Does it still hurt?"
"Yeah!" Ashton pouted. "And I have no idea where that damn driver came from!"
"Don't worry, he won't get away!" Fiona assured firmly. It wasn't just the driver who wouldn't escape; no one involved in orchestrating everything behind the scenes would either.
"Mm…" Ashton rubbed against Fiona's chest. "You still haven't told me where you've been these days."
Fiona smiled affectionately. "First, you need to focus on healing. I'll tell you everything later."
"Oh…" Ashton didn't press further.
Then, like she remembered something important, Ashton exclaimed, "Oh no!"
"What's wrong?" Fiona asked hastily.
"I had an accident, right? I haven't removed the decorations in my apartment. What if Darwin already found out?" Ashton looked worried.
She didn't want her darling child, the one she was pregnant with, to be taken away by her first love. She also had a share in this child!
Fiona's expression froze for a moment, then she lowered her eyelids and smiled. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it."
"That means he hasn't discovered it yet? Hurry, don't worry about me, go back and destroy the evidence!" Ashton urged.
Fiona pressed her back onto the bed. "How can someone who had an accident be this lively?" Fiona teasingly asked.
Ashton looked at Fiona and wondered what was going on.
Fiona sat down and continued, "There's no need to dismantle the apartment."
"Why? Did you… make up with him?"
"That's never going to happen," Fiona said resolutely.
"But…”Ashton still didn't understand. If they couldn't make up, then shouldn't the matter of the children be kept hidden from Darwin even more?
"After he visits the apartment, it'll become his eternal nightmare."
Inside the baby's crib, along with clothes, shoes, and a letter, there were also the paperwork from her first prenatal examination and first ultrasound. These moments, when he was absent, felt like gifts that she carefully stored in an exquisite box.
As long as Darwin sees them, he will know what he has lost.
These past few days, Fiona didn't leave the hospital, and neither did Darwin. He worked beside her, visibly exhausted. At the apartment, the elevator ascended silently and soon arrived at their intended floor. The elevator doors opened.
Darwin raised his eyes and then paused. On the window in front of the elevator, there was a cute little arrow sticking to it. Darwin immediately recalled a night a few days ago when he was with Fiona.
Yes okay, they agreed to have dinner at home.
Later on, Lilian try to commit suicide, and he hurriedly went to the hospital, missing the prearranged dinner.
Darwin's heart was filled with unbearable pain. Just a few days ago, he and Fiona were so close. He slowly walked to the door and opened it.
The room was dimly lit, but he could still see some things floating in the air. He turned on the light.
Some balloons had deflated. The powder blue balloons that should have been lined up in a row were unrecognizable now. But the arrows on the ground were still clear.
Darwin looked at the withered flowers in the living room and followed the arrow, which led him to the study door in no time.
He remembered. The night before, she had run out of the study when he came home.
Darwin pushed open the study door. The study wasn't big, and there were a few powder blue balloons floating on the ceiling.
At first glance, Darwin saw the adorable pink baby crib right in the middle. As he opened the door, the wind caused the wind chime with stuffed animals on the crib to jingle crisply.
Darwin stared at the baby crib. His breathing became uneven. So, was she trying to tell him she was pregnant during that dinner? Why did she say it?
It clearly wasn't his child. Suddenly, an ominous feeling rose in Darwin's heart. e walked over quickly. Seeing the tiny shoes and clothes in the baby crib, his breath caught. There was a palm-sized box in the baby crib with a note attached. Fiona's handwriting read, "A gift for Daddy."
Darwin tore off the note and opened the box. The first thing he saw was a medical examination report from over a month ago, along with a prenatal examination report from the hospital.
The name on them was Fiona.
"How is this possible..." Darwin stared at the reports, his face devoid of any color.
Continuing to read, he found Fiona's records of protecting the pregnancy in New Port, prenatal examination records in Serene City, and finally, an ultrasound scan.
There were two small shadows on it. Fiona had mentioned that she was carrying... twins.
Darwin's gaze remained fixed on the ultrasound scan for a long time before finally shifting to the two letters written to Daddy. He picked them up and opened one.
"Hello, Daddy! Baby is really happy to meet you for the first time."
In that moment, Darwin felt like his whole world was collapsing.
"Doctor Granny said that it was really difficult for Mommy to have baby, so it was really, really hard for baby to come into Mommy's tummy!"
"Baby loves Mommy and Daddy very much. No matter how difficult it gets, baby isn't afraid. Baby will protect Mommy!"
"Please be patient, Daddy! In a few more months, baby will be able to meet you!"
"Please take good care of baby's mommy."
"Love, your big treasure."
Finally, there was a cute arrow drawn, signaling him to turn the page.
Darwin flipped the letter over.
Sure enough, there was something on the back.
"Dear Darwin, though still filled with unease, I believe I have enough courage if it is you."
Signed with love,
Fiona
Darwin's emotions completely collapsed. He clutched his chest violently, letting the ache roll through and slowly sat down on the ground.
The children were his...
He killed his own children with his own hands...
Darwin thought of Fiona's determined look.
He thought of her pleas and explanations before the surgery.
If, at that time, he hadn't been controlled by anger and jealousy, if he had just listened to her...
But in this world, there are no "ifs."
"Fiona..." Darwin's tears flowed.
She will never forgive him again. A feeling of despair rose in his heart.
The light outside slowly faded, and the silent night descended. Like a sculpture, Darwin sat there for a long, long time.
And then, as if he thought of something, he got up, carefully put away the ultrasound and the test report, and left the apartment with a somewhat stiff gait.
That night, for many people, it would be an unfortunate night.
The ones who delivered those fake test reports to Darwin were the first to meet their misfortune.
Then next was Anniston.
Seeing Darwin's misery these past two days, Anniston was in a good mood. She even arranged a small party with some high-society ladies at the Solomon family mansion in the evening.
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