After Rebirth, I Replaced My Ex-Husband's True Love-Chapter 126: Pregnancy Protection

After arriving at the hospital, I was sent to the gynecology department for an examination, while Henry waited outside.

After briefly explaining the situation to the doctor, a series of tests were conducted again for me, and the results weren’t good.

The doctor suggested that I be admitted to preserve the pregnancy for a while. I felt very down and completely lost my energy and spirit.

"Is the man outside your husband? Should he be informed of your condition? You need someone to take good care of you." The doctor asked me.

"No, he’s just my friend. If I need him to look after me, I’ll inform him, thank you." I replied wearily.

After transferring to the ward, Henry came to my bedside and asked, "What’s the situation? I asked the doctor just now, but she didn’t tell me."

I had the doctor keep it confidential, naturally, she wouldn’t tell Henry as it’s the patient’s privacy.

The concern on Henry’s face didn’t seem fake; he did leave Azure first to bring me to the hospital, which truly happened. I was wondering whether to tell him the truth and give him a choice.

If the child can be kept, at least I wouldn’t refuse his visits in the future.

"Henry, I..." I was just about to speak when Henry’s phone rang.

He glanced at the caller and chose to answer it first.

In a few words, I understood the general content of the phone call; it should have been Fern calling.

"How could it be this severe?"

"I’m coming over immediately!"

"Yeah, I got it."

My heart, which was wavering just moments ago, instantly firmed up; Henry merely had a guilty conscience, bringing me to the hospital first, how could I be swayed so easily?

Luckily, I didn’t say anything, or I might have earned myself a bad reputation for manipulating the situation.

After hanging up, Henry hesitated as he looked at me. Without needing him to speak further, I smiled, "Go ahead, you’ve brought me to the hospital, that’s enough."

"She twisted a bone, it’s quite serious, I’m going over to check." Henry seemed like he was explaining to me.

"No need to explain, you’re free now too." I maintained a calm smile, speaking lightly.

Inside, the pain and tension, I didn’t want to reveal at all, the child in my belly isn’t just mine, but if I want to give birth, I’ll have to find a way to carry the burden alone.

Henry frowned slightly and then turned to leave.

As I watched the door to the ward close, my mind couldn’t calm for a long time. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

After a while, I asked the doctor to contact a caregiver to take care of me during these days.

Then I made a call to Sherman Hathaway to request leave; he worriedly wanted to visit me at the hospital, I gave him an address, telling him to come the next day.

At night, I was scrolling through my phone by the hospital bed and came across a post from Azure, posted five hours ago, which should have been when Henry took me to the hospital.

A photo of an injured ankle, and a brief caption: What’s more painful than the ankle injury is the heart.

She thought the man who deeply loved her chose to send his similarly indisposed ex-wife to the hospital when she got hurt, thinking about it truly felt sad.

But she deserved it, I had once experienced countless moments of pain from being abandoned, Henry always unhesitatingly chose her.

In my last life, before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I already felt unwell, and once, my chest hurt so much I was sweating profusely and wanted Henry to take me to the hospital. At that time, Azure called and said she was pregnant, Henry rushed to her side immediately.

When I died, it was the peak of their happiness and fulfillment in life, Azure was accepted by The Preston Family, got pregnant, and Henry was recognized by Walter Vaughn and the others, the couple even opened a grand hotel.

I never thought I’d have a chance to make Azure suffer.

On a whim, I liked Azure’s post.

Perhaps because I liked it, Azure deleted that post the next day.

"Zoe, what’s going on? Why do you suddenly need hospitalization? And in the obstetrics department?" Sherman Hathaway came to see me and asked in astonishment.

I sighed helplessly, "Weak body, mainly gynecological issues. The doctor said if left untreated, might affect having kids in the future, so I hurriedly got hospitalized."

I didn’t want to tell anyone in the family about the pregnancy.

Sherman Hathaway sighed heavily, "It’s all because of Henry that you ended up like this. I remember you were quite healthy as a child, not this excessively skinny."

"It’s all in the past, I just blame my own love-struck mind." I gave a bitter smile.

"Fortunately, you two never had kids, enabling a clean divorce without much entanglement; otherwise, it’d truly be a mess, potentially even harming the child." Sherman Hathaway opened the thermos box he’d brought with warm red date and white fungus soup inside.

I: ...

He said, "Have some, your sister-in-law made it."

Then I carefully sat up and began sipping the soup directly from the thermos.

Sherman Hathaway’s words made me heavy-hearted. If I insist on giving birth alone, would that be really a wrong decision?

A child needs not only material support but also paternal love, which I cannot provide.

Moreover, should the Preston Family find out about the child’s existence, how would things unravel? Even if Azure later bears a child for the Preston Family, it doesn’t guarantee that they’ll ignore mine.

Just as I was in a daze, footsteps sounded at the door; Henry walked in.

I was startled, "Why is it you?"

"Who are you expecting?" Henry seemed dissatisfied with my question, his eyes darkening, "Dylan Dawson?"

No, I’d rather hire a caregiver than have Dylan Dawson care for me. I don’t have it in me to ask Dylan Dawson to watch over me while carrying Henry’s child.

I certainly didn’t want to exploit Dylan Dawson’s affection for me.

"Azure’s injury was quite serious, wasn’t it? You should be looking after her, otherwise she’ll feel heartache again." I couldn’t help but mock.

Now, towards Azure, I didn’t need to maintain even basic decency, mocking as I wish, ignoring as I please, even occasionally upsetting her felt surprisingly liberating.

"Do you enjoy mocking her this much?" Henry wasn’t angry but sat down on the chair beside me, looking at me with a half-smile, "Why aren’t you acting like a caring sister to her like before?"

"Why keep pretending when everything’s exposed?" I looked coldly at Henry.

"So, did you tell everyone she’s the cause of our divorce?" Henry asked again.

I replied exaggeratedly, "Yes, I specifically told everyone about it; I calculated when my colleagues would visit me and loudly accused Azure of being a homewrecker, aiming to embarrass her utterly, satisfied?"

Henry nodded, "Satisfied."

"Then hurry to accompany Azure and tell her you have defended her, stop being an eyesore here, I need to recuperate; good mood is important." Although my words were true, the doctor also advised me to keep my emotions steady.

"How long do you need to be hospitalized? What’s the issue?" Henry ignored my mocking tone and asked seriously.

"Of course, it’s concerning my ability to have children with my next husband in the future; I have to nurture my body well to embark on a wonderful marriage again." I replied coldly.