Chapter 444
Even After Death
Mona gave Ethan a weird look. She could see that Ethan was being very considerate and nice toward
Olivia recently.
He was about to marry Marina, but everyone in the Manor of Roses could see that he was sincere
toward Olivia.
Mona was surprised that Ethan didnât even know about his wifeâs pregnancy symptoms.
âI heard from Ms. Fordham that she didnât have much experience back then.
âThe nausea lasted for three months, and the baby didnât seem to be developing well.
âIn the early stages of pregnancy, women should get progesterone injections every day.
âMy mom got those injections, too, and she said itâs very painful.
âBut Ms. Fordham looked forward to that child very much. There wasnât any
after more than 40 days.
âThe doctor advised against keeping the child, asking her to get an abortion.
fetal heartbeat even
âBut she begged the doctor to wait another week. She was terrified in those few days.
âIt was a good thing that she persevered. The fetal heartbeat was detected after more than 50 days of
her pregnancy.â
At that, Mona sighed. âBut Ms. Fordham was quite unlucky. She suddenly bled when she was more
than two months pregnant.
âShe was startled. She had to be hospitalized for a week for the child to be saved.â
Monaâs words painted a picture in Ethanâs mind, filling in the blanks of the period he ignored on
purpose.
He couldnât imagine what Olivia felt when she went for injections every day. She was such a pampered
woman.
He remembered her sobbing as she called him.
It was during her first pregnancy test, and the doctor said that the child was not developing well.
She had asked him what she should do.
He remembered his reply back then.
He was annoyed by just the sound of her voice.
At the mention of the child, he recalled the fetus in Jodieâs body.
He had turned the fetus into a specimen before it was even fully developed.
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He had spoken in a cold and cruel voice, âIf you canât save the child, just let them go.â
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He hung up right after that. He had ignored the despair Olivia felt on the other end of the line.
Back then, she was just an overgrown child pampered by Jeff and Ethan.
She hadnât even matured enough, so she couldnât possibly shoulder a motherâs responsibility.
She used to be a woman who would ask him to kiss the pain of vaccine injections away.
She was such a tender and dramatic woman.
But later on, she didnât even tell him about the progesterone injections she took every day.
When she was more than two months pregnant, she looked for him in the bar. She asked him to go
home with her.
Back then, he had ignored the fact that she was pregnant.
He told her to wait for him in the corridor on the wintry night. It was then that she almost lost the
child.
When he saw her pale face, his mind was filled with torture instead of heartache.
She must have been so terrified when she was trying to get her child saved in the hospital.
He didnât know how she managed to survive that snowy night.
Mona spoke briefly. But Ethan felt as if his heart was filled with pins and needles, which pierced him
time and again.
His voice was hoarse. âWhat else?â
Mona thought that he was getting tired of her talkativeness.
When she saw the guilt in his eyes, she was convinced that he had done terrible things to Olivia.
But now, he was trying to make up for it.
It would explain why Olivia hated him so much now.
The flame of justice burned in Monaâs heart. She didnât withhold anything.
She described to Ethan how Olivia behaved when Olivia told her about the pregnancy.
Ethan never expected that he would learn about Oliviaâs pregnancy from someone else.
He didnât realize how much suffering she had experienced in the one year he ignored her.
She was right. He deserved to die.
âAre you still listening, Mr. Miller?â
âContinue.â
âMs. Fordham seems to like the child very much. Her symptoms in the early stages are even worse
than the last pregnancy.
âBut she gritted her teeth and held on.
âMy heart aches every time I see her throwing up so violently. Mr. Miller, why donât you be nicer to her?
âIâm seriously heartbroken to see Ms. Fordham like that.â