Chester walked up to Howard Geoffrey at this mont and said calmly, "Dr. Warner checked on Alice. It’s just a slight disturbance, as long as she takes care to preserve the pregnancy, there shouldn’t be much problem. Go inside and see her!"
"Since she’s not seriously hurt, I needn’t go in."
"Howard, regardless of your current relationship with my sister, you must give her an explanation regarding the child inside her." Chester’s tone was calm, yet it carried an air of fearlessness.
Rebecca Quentin released her hand and said calmly, "Howard, you should go in and see Alice first, we’ll talk about other matters later."
Inside the ward.
Alice lay quietly in the hospital bed, turned to the side.
Suddenly, a door opened, and originally she thought it was her brother, but then heard the footsteps and the faintly familiar aura in the air, causing her to abruptly turn around.
Seeing Howard, Alice’s gaze froze.
"Howard, you...what are you doing here?"
"You’re pregnant?"
A glimr of joy flashed across Alice’s face, and just as she was about to answer, the door to the ward was pushed open, Mrs. Geoffrey leading Rebecca Quentin as they entered.
Seeing his mother’s attitude toward Rebecca Quentin, Howard frowned with obvious displeasure.
Mrs. Geoffrey didn’t do anything excessive to Rebecca Quentin, rely said plainly to the three of them, "I think the matter you’re discussing should have Rebecca here."
Clearly, Mrs. Geoffrey wanted Rebecca to hear for herself the fact that Howard and Alice had a relationship...
Rebecca was forced to face this awkward situation in front of her, her already slightly pale face grew even paler.
Alice’s expression changed as well, as if the joy had suddenly been buried in her heart.
Mrs. Geoffrey walked to the side of the hospital bed, gently comforting, "Alice, don’t worry, Aunt is here."
Alice withdrew her gaze from Howard and slowly said, "Aunt, I’m sorry..."
Mrs. Geoffrey sat at the edge of the bed, lovingly said, "Silly child, why are you suddenly saying such things..."
Alice lowered her eyelids, like expressing guilt, "Actually...this child isn’t Howard’s."
Upon hearing this truth, Mrs. Geoffrey was shocked to the core, her eyes widened, "Alice, what are you saying?"
Rebecca, who had been keeping her eyes lowered, now lifted them, staring at Alice in disbelief.
Alice lowered her head and slowly said, "Actually, after our wedding was stopped by my father, my father wouldn’t let be with Howard. At the ti, I desperately wanted Howard to co find , but he never ca to explain, even breaking up with over the phone... because it was so painful, one day I went to a bar to drown my sorrow. Who would have thought I’d encounter a scoundrel who took away when I was drunk, and when I woke up, I was already..." Alice shook her head repeatedly, evidently resisting this mory.
Mrs. Geoffrey stayed frozen for a long ti after hearing this truth.
Following Mrs. Geoffrey and Rebecca Quentin into the room, Chester also questioned at this mont, "Alice, how could you go to a bar? You never liked going to bars."
Alice said in a low voice, "Brother, I was really upset that day, I just wanted to numb myself..."
Mrs. Geoffrey took a step back, dazed, "Alice—"
Alice looked at Mrs. Geoffrey with reddened eyes, guilt-ridden, "I’m sorry, Aunt, I’ve let down your hopes..."
"No, Alice, you’re lying."
"Brother, I’m not lying. You should still rember, that day I went to New York to find Howard, later knew Howard went to Alton, so I stayed at your place temporarily, but one night I didn’t stay at ho..."
What Alice said seed to evoke Chester’s mories, and he fell silent.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the ward beca eerily quiet...
No one noticed the peculiar gleam in Howard’s eyes as he gazed at Alice.
Finally, Chester broke the silence, "Even if that night happened as you said, it doesn’t prove the child you’re carrying has nothing to do with Howard..."
At this mont, Alice exclaid hysterically, "Brother, Howard and I have never had a relationship, how could we have a child?"
With this statent from Alice, everyone present was shocked beyond belief.
Mrs. Geoffrey couldn’t believe it, muttering, "But clearly..."
Alice turned to explain to Mrs. Geoffrey, "Aunt, nothing happened between Howard and that night you helped."
Mrs. Geoffrey remained stunned after hearing this.
Finally, Alice raised her eyes to Howard, saying hoarsely, "Howard, I suppose you wouldn’t want to be with anymore..."
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