Chapter224 Patricia is Pregnant
Martin finally turned around, his gaze settling on her.
A flicker of hope ignited in Fannie as she repeated insistently., "Daddy, I'm telling the truth'm not lying to you;, I really am your daughter., Charles and I are twins."
Martin's dark eyes held an unreadable emotion as he looked at her. Then, suddenly,
he laughed —a scornfully, disdainful laugh. "So
"At such a young, yet age, and already telling lies. How could I! I would never have a child like you?!"
Fannie was totally shocked by such mean wordsFannie.
She stared at Martin in disbelief, unable to comprehend her own father insulting her like this. Tears welled up in her eyes.She couldn't help weeping.
Unable toCharles couldn't stand byit any longer, Charles and rushed forward to embrace her, trying to offer comfort.
"Daddy, that's too much. How could you say such things to Fannie? She really is your daughter;, a triplet with me and Randythe two of us and Randy are triplets."
Martin scoffed with disdain, unwilling.
He didn't want to stoop to arguing with a child. He pulled Charles aside and sternly warned Fannie, "I'm going to overlook this because of your age. Go home and let your father teach you some manners." Then he took Charles and walked away.
Then he took Charles and walked away.
If it weren't for hearing her call Frank "Daddy," he might have been fooled.
He even wished she was his daughter, b.
But the sad truth wassadly, she wasn't.
She was Frank and Patricia's daughter, thus having, nothing to do with him.
Charles was almost furiousangry with his daddy.
He was about to explain when Fannie suddenly Fannie's voice, filled with grievance, shrieked from behind, "Daddy, you sStupid Daddy! I hate you! I will never, ever forgive you., I will never acknowledge accept you as my fatherdaddy, even if you beg on your knees in front of meme., I will never forgive you. Waaah..."
Charles's heart shatteredbroke, and he violently shook off Martin's hand.
"Daddy, you've really gone too far. Why won't you believe that Fannie? , Sshe…... " He couldn't finish his sentence before a cry of alarm rang out, "Fannie, ... be careful!..."
Then aA screech of brakes tore through the sky, followed by.
Then came the screeching halt of a car.
Somehow, Fannie had run onto the road and was hit by a the speeding car.
Blood stained the pavement red.
AtIn that moment, the world seemed to fall silent.
Patricia emerged from nowhere, sprinting to Fannie's side. Her hands shook violently as she tried to dial emergency services on her phone, but her tremors were so severe she couldn't even hold the device steady.
"Fannie..."
Charles snapped to his senses and screamed, rushing to Fannie's side, intending to lift her., but
Patricia stopped him.
"N-no, we can't move her..." Patricia's voice
She was so frightened she could barelycouldn't form a complete sentence.
Passersby with good intentions quickly took out their phones to call for emergency help.
"Don't worry, I've called for an ambulance. They'll be here any minute. Don't be afraid..." Despite their reassuring words,
Though they said this, everyone knew the grim reality weighed heavily on everyone's minds..
Such a small child was hit.
Hit by a car and thrown several meters.
The chances of survival seemedwere slim.
The call for an ambulance felt like a desperate struggle against the inevitable.
The driver stood petrified onto the side, unsure of what to do.
Martin approached Charles, looking at Fannie lying unconscious in a pool of blood. A pPart of hims heart felt as if it had been hollowed out, a strange pain gripping him . It was as if he had lost something vitally important in his life. Why did he feel this way?
It was as if he had lost something vitally important in his life.
Why did he feel this way?
The ambulance arrived swiftly, carefully placing Fannie on a stretcher and into the vehicle.
Patricia, holding Charles, followed ionto the ambulance. She seemed utterly dazed, her mind numb, even forgetting to cry; she , sittingsat silently as the medical staff administered emergency treatment. AsDespite being a doctor, she was powerless to save her own daughter at this moment.
As a doctor, she was powerless to save her own daughter at this moment.
Charles clung tightly to Patricia, crying so hard he was gasping for breath.
"Mommy…, Fannie w-will… be okay, right?"
"Yes, she'll be fine,." She has to be..."
Patricia mechanically answered saidCharles's questions. "She has to be...".
She was comforting Charles, and even more, comforting herself.
Martin watched the ambulance drive away, then, after a moment of silence, pulled out his phone and instructed Alan to arrange for the best surgeon to save Fannie. It was the only thing he could do for her;. the rest was in the hands of fate.
It was the only thing he could do for her.
The rest was in the hands of fate.
Outside the emergency room, Patricia stood dazedly at the door, staringed blankly at the closed doors, not crying, not making a fuss, not speaking, just standing there in silence, as if cut off from the world. Charles, exhausted from crying, sat on a bench, his small shoulders heaving as he sobbed.
Charles, exhausted from crying, sat on a bench, his small shoulders heaving as he sobbed.
Jade and Frank arrived upon hearing the news.
At the sight of them, Charles, who had just managed to stop his tears, burst into fresh sobs, hurling himself into Frank's arms. "Uncle, Fannie... Fannie got hit by a car; there was so much blood, and I was so scared. If something happens to her, I'll never forgive myself for the rest of my life."
"Uncle, Fannie... Fannie got hit by a car, there was so much blood, I'm so scared. If something happens to her, I'll never forgive myself for the rest of my life."
Frank held his small body tightly, whispering words of comfort, "Don't worry, she'll be fine. Godfather I'll will find a way."
"But Fannie, she lost so much blood earlier, so much blood... I've never seen so much blood..."
Even someone as smart and composed as Charles felt helpless and scared like any five-year-old would. Frank didn't know what else to do butcould only offer comfort.
Frank didn't know what else to do but offer comfort.
Jade went to Patricia's side;, thinking of Fannie undergoing emergency treatment, , her heart twisted in pain. She had intended to console Patricia but ended up crying like the child's own mother. She tried to speak several times but ended up crying too hard to say anythingfailed due to her sobbing.
Hearing her sobs, Patricia turned towards her upon hearing her sobs.to look at her.
"Jade, you're here?" she asked, her
Her voice was as calm as if nothing had happened.
Jade hugged her tightly., "Patricia, how could this happen? Everything was fine., Hhow could there be a car accident? She's always so careful crossing the street."
Patricia allowed the embracelet her hold her, her eyes lifelessdevoid of life as she stared ahead.
"Today, Fannie was going to acknowledge tell Martin the truth today. Then, somehow, they got intoI don't know how, but there was an argument, and Fannie ran off in a fit, and then... then..."
TAs she spoke, the memoryimage of Fannie's accident flashed in Patricia'sher mind. Suddenly, shePatricia suddenly gripped Jade's arm tightly, her eyes wide with terror as if recalling something horrific.dreadful.
"Jade, do you know? I was hiding behind a tree. I watchedsaw Fannie run onto the road, saw her get hit by the car hit her, and watched, saw her fly through the air. I... I could have saved her... It's my fault. I shouldn't have hidden. If I had been there, Fannie wouldn't have had an accident..."
Tears began to fall, slowly at firstfell one by one, then increasingly fierce.more and more fiercely.
It seemed she had finally come to grips with the accident. SheShe suddenly hugged Jade, crying out loud.
Her cries were heart-wrenchingly sorrowful.
"It's all my fault, all my fault... Jade, I didn't take good care of Fannie. Hit me, scold me, strangle me! Sob..."
Jade held Patricia tightly, also crying inconsolably., "Patricia, don't blame yourself. You couldn't have known Fannie would suddenly run out ointo the road, that and a car would suddenly appearcome. It was all an accident;, don't blame yourself..."
"It's all my fault..."
While they were crying their hearts out, Martin arrived with the police and a doctor arrived with a police officer and a doctor..
He appeared calm, like a bystander. "This is Ivara City's best surgeon; h. eI'll go in to save Fannie. And thisThis is a police officer is; he's here to take statements..."
His expression was calm, like a bystander.
Seeing him, Patricia's anger surged, and she pushed him forcefullyshoved him. .
"Get away from me! It's all because of youYou did this!. If it weren't for youIf it weren't for you, Fannie wouldn't have had the accident. It's all you... Tell me, what did you say to Fannie? Why did she run away so upset?"
Martin stepped back. coldly, "This has nothing to do with me. Instead of blaming me, maybe you shouldmight teach her not to run into the road on a whimlook both ways before crossing the street."
Patricia feltstiffened as if she had been she had been plunged into icy water.
She felt dDizzy, her legs gave out, and she trembled all over., "You're still saying such cold things... you... you deadbeat dad..."irresponsible father..."
SheBefore she could finish the word, she suddenly couldn't breathe;, her chest felt tight, and the world spun. She tried to hold on but couldn't any longer; , and everything went black as she fainted.
"Patricia!"..." Jade cried out.
Seeing her fall rigidly to the ground, Martin's breath hitched, and he quickly caught her in his arms, readypreparing to carry her to see a doctor..
But Jade stopped him.
"You have no right to hold her!" she Jade exclaimedsaid before, turning to Frank., "Patricia despises him.
You tCan you take Patricia her for a check-up?."
Frank nodded and took moved to take Patricia from Martin's arms. However,
Martin's arms tightened, holding Patricia Patricia firmly against him, his hawk-like eyes coldly staring coldly at Frank with an an oppressive force.
Unmoved, Frank smirked and forcibly took Patricia away to the emergency room, explaining the situation to the doctor.
The doctor, concerned, conducted a full examination on Patricia.
The results came out quickly.
"She's pregnant..."
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