Chapter 229 Patricia, Are You Pregnant?
Patricia leaned made it to the restroom, leaning over the restroom sink, trying to vomit, but nothing came out, onlyjust a relentless heaving.
Martin almost followed her in Patricia into the restroom, but stopped short whenas he noticed the "Women's" was about to enter, he caught sight of the sign on the door. The sounds of with the corner of his eye and stopped himself.
Hearing the retching fromsounds inside made him anxious, and, he knocked on the door. anxiously.
"What's wrong? Did you eat something bad,? oOr is it emotional distress? causing physical discomfort? Should I take you to see a doctor?"
Patricia turned on the faucet, washed her face, and triedmanaged to speak, "No...ugh..." She was cut off by another bout of vomiting.
Unfortunately, she could only get one word out before she started throwing up again.
Her stomach churnedwas churning tumultuously, making her feel miserableas if someone was stirring inside it.
Martin felt helpless and frustrated, leaning powerlessly against the wall by the door, his hands clenched into fists so tightly that his knuckles began to turn white.
In nearly thirty years of life, he had never felt so useless.
His daughter was in the ICU, and he was powerless.
Patricia was unwell, vomiting in the restroom, and he couldn't do anything about it.
With every sound that came from her, his heart ached a little more, wishing he could take some of her suffering.
After what seemed like an eternity, Patricia was close to tears when she threw up, and the nauseous feeling finally eased a bit. She weakly propped herself on the sink, staring blankly at her haggard reflection in the mirror. Aside from a bit of sleepiness when
When she was pregnant with Charles and the others, aside from a bit of sleepiness, she experienced no other pregnancy reactions.
This time, just after finding out she was pregnant, the reactions were so intense.
What if it continued like this?
The pregnancy would certainly not remain a secret for long.
Hearing no more noise inside, Martin knocked on the door again.
"Patricia, how are you feeling? Any better?"
Patricia was so lost in thought that she didn't hear his voice.
Seeing no response, Martin panicked, fearing she had fainted. He no longer cared about the men's prohibition from entering the women's restroom and kicked the door open.
A loud 'bang' startled Patricia; she looked, looking towards the door in fright.
Their eyes met, and both were momentarily stunned.
Patricia, annoyed, said, "This is the women's restroom. What are you doing here?"
Martin's handsome face turned red with annoyance. , annoyed that she seemed fine yet did not respond to him, forcing him to barge into the women's restroom.
"If you're alright, why didn't you answer me? Do you know how worried I was?"
Right after he spoke, a plump woman emerged from a stall and, screamed in shock at the sight of Martin standing nonchalantly at the door.
Martin's ears nearly rang deaf with the scream;, and he turned and fled back to the ICU.
Seeing his hasty retreat, as if chased by a tiger, Patricia couldn't help but snort with laughter, her mood lightening considerably.
The plump woman looked over at the sound.
Patricia immediately stopped laughing, turned to the sink, and said, "Sorry, I don't know him."
After that, she rinsed her face with cold water and quickly left.
Back at the ICU entrance, .
Martin still stared at Fannie inside, and casually asking Patriciaasked, "What happened? Why did you throw up? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need to see a doctor?"
Patricia didn't want him to know about the pregnancy just yet and shook her head.
"I'm fine."!"
Martin didn't press further becauseSeeing that she seemed to be in good spirits, Martin didn't press further.
Daylight had fully broken.
Jade and Frank arrived early, carrying a nutritious breakfast.
Frank motioned to them, saying, "Eat something first! Don't both collapse when Fannie wakes up."!" He then looked at Patricia and added, "Especially you;, you have to eat."
UnderstandingPatricia caught the implication, Patricia, despite her lack ofand although she still had no appetite, she forced herself to eat for the sake of the baby.
Frank found a stool, set up the breakfast neatly, and handed a bowl to Patricia, saying, "You shouldn't eat spicy food right now., Yyour diet needs to be bland, so I bought you a salmon salad."
"Thank you!"
After thanking him, Patricia took the bowl and, scooped a spoonful into her mouth, but the fishy taste of the salmon magnified, and began to magnify in her mouth, her stomach turnedturning once again.
She immediately put down the bowl, and covered her mouth, and as she ran out.
HavingMartin, having just taken a bite, Martin saw her leave and quicklyimmediately set his bowl down to follow her. out.
Jade, initially was momentarily confused, but then seemed to realize what was happening and turned, turning to Frank, asking, "What's wrong with Patricia? She was fine just a moment ago., Wwhy did she suddenly throw up? It couldn't be..."
Although she hadn't had children herself, she was aware of pregnancy reactions.
The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like her best friend was experiencing morning sickness.
Frank nodded gravely, confirming her guess.
Jade's eyes widened in disbelief. "She's
"She, she's what?...? Whose child is it? Martin's?"
Frank responded with another nod.
Jade asked again, "Does Martin know?"
Finally, Frank spoke, "Patricia said not to tell him for now."
Puzzled, Jade, puzzled, asked, "Why? Pregnancy is a big deal., Wwhy not tell Martin?"
Frank shook his head, saying, "I don't know.! The pregnancy was only discovered after she fainted yesterday. Right now, all her thoughts are on Fannie; she probably doesn't have the time to think about the baby."
Jade nodded in agreement.
"You're right;, the priority is Fannie. The baby can wait. If Martin finds out she's pregnant again, it might just add to the chaos, and who knows what he'll focus on."
"Right.! So, don't tell Martin about this for now; let Patricia tell him." herself."
"Okay.! I'll go check on Patricia to, see if she needs my help."
Jade nodded and stood up to follow, grabbing a cup of hot water. on her way.
In the restroom, Patricia was still vomiting. in the restroom.
Martin stood outside anxiously, and seeing Jade approach, his eyes brightened. ,
"Please go check on her;, this is the second time. I don't know what's going on."
"Don't worry, I'll take a look."
After reassuring him, Jade entered the restroom.
Patricia's stomach was empty, with nothing left to throw up, just an uncomfortable nausea and relentless dry heaving. Jade immediately opened the hot water bottle and handed it to her, saying, "Drink some hot water, warm up your stomach. It's too damaging to keep heaving like this. Be careful, or you could end up with a stomach condition."
Jade immediately opened the bottle of hot water and handed it to her, "Drink some hot water, warm up your stomach! It's too damaging to keep heaving like this, be careful or you could end up with a stomach condition."
"Thank you." !"
Patricia thanked her, took the water, and drank a couple of sips.
After drinking two cups of warm water, Patricia'sher stomach settled significantlyfelt much better, and the nausea subsidednauseous feeling wasn't as intense as before.
Jade, lookinged at her with a serious expression, seriously and asked, "Frank told me you're pregnant., Iis it Martin's?"
Patricia saw no reasondidn't intend to conceal the truthhide it from her and nodded in confirmation.
Jade's face turned solemn as she inquiredexpression became grave, "Why haven't you told him about the pregnancyyou're pregnant?"
With Patricia let out a bitter laugh, Patricia respondedself-deprecatingly saying, "What's the point? He fillsuse of telling him?
He gives me with hope over and over, only to letdisappoint me down time and again and again. Before he left for Country Mgoing to the States, he asked forif I could give him another chance, making me think. I thought, at least he might loveloved me. But after his return, despite my attempts to reach out and share my decision, he just pushed me away."coming back from the M country, I tried to find him more than once, wanting to tell him my answer. But..."
RecallingThinking of Martin's coldness, Patricia felt a sharp pain in during that time, her heart felt like it was being grilled on a spit.
It hurt fiercely.
Jade, connecting the dots, asked suddenly realized, "Is thisat why you've been so upsetdown lately, because of this?"
Patricia nodded, adding, "He madecontinuing, "But he said it clearwasn't important, he didn't want to hear myknow the answer. Since! And since then, he's been avoiding me. It's obvious he's, not seeing me. He has never loved me from the start. What difference would it makechange if I told him now?"
Jade said, "What if he changes his mind and decides he wants to marry you?"
"Heh..." Patricia scoffed., "Without love as a foundation, even if we marry for the sake of the child, divorce is inevitable sooner or later. Even if we don't divorce, the marriage won't be happy. I don't want to trap him with a child."
AtHearing her words, Jade was at a loss for words, Jade's what to say, her eyes welled upreddening slightly as she embraced her, reassuringPatricia, "No matter what you decide, know thatyour decision is, Frank and I will always supportstand behind you."
"Thank you," Patricia said, touched by the support.!"
She knewPatricia was deeply moved.
If it weren't for Jade and Frank, she cwouldn't have comemade it this far without Jade and Frank. .
After spending some timestaying in the restroom, where Patricia drank more for a while, drinking a cup of warm water, and freshened upwashing her face with cold water until her complexion improved, they finally exitedregained some color, the two of them went out.
Outside, Martin confrontedlooked black at Patricia with a stern look, grabbing, and he grabbed her wrist tightly andfirmly, demanding, "AreTell me, are you pregnant?"
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