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CHAPTERS 1406 - 1410
CHAPTER 1406
“Julien, I know Andrew is there, so I'm not afraid." Silvia was not afraid. It was the piercing pain in her belly. When the ride came to an abrupt stop, it had caused a huge impact on her lower abdomen. It was so painful that she was already breaking out in cold sweat, and her fingers that were grabbing onto Julien‘s hand turned pale.
"Sister Silvia, are you hurt?" Julien felt that Silvia's hand was icy cold, and it was becoming even colder. Anyone could tell that something was wrong with her.
"No Julien, I'm not hurt. Don't worry about me. How about you? Are you injured?" Silvia reminded herself that she was an adult and that she was Julien‘s older sister-in-law. She wanted to protect him.
"Sister Silvia..." Julien wanted to say something to comfort Silvia, but he was interrupted by the sudden announcement. "Silvia, Julien, don't be scared. I'm right here!"
Just as they were feeling scared, Andrew's deep voice sounded. His voice was like a potent sedative, removing every ounce of panic in Silvia and Julien's heart.
Upon hearing Andrew's voice, Silvia suddenly felt that her abdomen was not as painful as before. She tried her best to smile and said, "We'll be fine, Julien."
They knew that with Andrew around, they would be fine.
Andrew was staring right at the roller coaster when the accident happened. The moment the ride stopped, Andrew's mind went blank in an instant, and he felt as if he had his heart in his mouth.
Fortunately, he responded almost immediately. His reaction towards the situation was even faster than the crew at the park. He quickly calmed down and called a team to carry out rescue works. At the same time, he had also led a group of people to calm the passengers.
Andrew took over the megaphone from the staff and said to the passengers who were trapped, "Dear visitors, due to some technical difficulties, we are forced to stop the ride on the track. However, we are setting up an escape ladder now to get everyone down. I promise that each and everyone of you will be safe. Please don‘t panic."
Looking at Silvia, who was hanging upside down in the carriage along with Julien, Andrew's heart was aching so much that his eyes had already turned red. However, it was not the time for him to feel distressed.
He shouted again, "Silvia, Julien, I'm always here."
Perhaps, Andrew had a convincing aura himself. After the announcement was made, all the passengers that were trapped on the tracks quieted down.
Most of the passengers believed that this man had the ability to keep them safe, but there were also a few who did not believe in him. They even raised their doubts, "Who is he? Why do we have to believe in him?"
Upon hearing those questioning words, Silvia was upset. She endured the pain in her abdomen and said, "Please believe in him. He promised that he will keep us safe, that means that all of us will be safe."
The person who was doubtful once again questioned Silvia. "Why should we believe in him? Is he a staff member here? And you, what's your relationship with him?"
"Because he's my husband. If I'm trapped here, he will definitely not abandon me. So we will all be fine." Silvia did not know why she had so much trust in Andrew, but whenever she was in danger, as long as she thought of him, her fear would reduce significantly.
“He's your husband? Of course, we would believe that he wants to save you, but having the ability to actually do that is a whole other story." A man in a dark gray shirt with a scrape on his forehead said in disdain.
"Are we going to die here? It's so high up here. If we fall, we will either die or crippled." Another young man spoke while crying, which once again stirred up everyone's emotions.
Silvia tried her best to console everyone. "It‘s a fact that we are stuck here, so there's no point for us to be anxious. What we should do now is calmly wait for the staff to take us down with the escape ladder. I think that would be better than us crying and whining over the situation."
Someone then rebuked, "Your man is the staff here, of course you're defending him. Let me tell you, no matter what happens today, if we get to go down safely, we are definitely going to lodge a complaint against the park.“
Silvia was just trying to be kind and help them, but these people were actually flinging out mean words at her. Silvia did not want to argue with them anymore, but at this moment, Julien once again defended Silvia, "What if her husband is the Young Master of Shengtian Corporation? Does he have the ability to save all of you then?"
The Young Master of Shengtian Corporation?
Besides the aura of the man on the ground, this title, "Young Master of Shengtian Corporation", was enough to shock all of them and to convince those who were trapped that Andrew would definitely be able to ensure their safety.
Julien continued, "My sister-in-Iaw is right. We're already trapped here. It doesn't help to keep whining over the situation. It's better for us to wait quietly and let the staff on the ground to think of a solution to get us out of here."
The people who were trapped in the ride stop talking, but there would be occasional cries of pain. Judging from the voices, Silvia could tell that there were a lot of people who were injured. However, all she could do now was to pray that their injuries were not too severe.
At the same time, on the ground, the escape ladder was ready. Andrew insisted on saving Silvia and Julien himself. Just before he began to climb the ladder, he once again shouted into the megaphone, "Silvia, Julien, I'm right below you. I'll be able to get to you guys very soon."
Because Silvia and Julien were hanging upside down, it was difficult for them to see clearly what was happening on the ground. In order to reduce their panic, Andrew would explain everything that he and the rescue team were doing with the megaphone in his hand so that they would feel assured.
"Julien, doesn't it feel much better after listening to your brother's voice?" Silvia was not only comforting Julien, she was also comforting herself. She was no longer afraid, but the pain in her abdomen was getting worse. It was so painful that she felt like her body was completely drained. However, she gritted her teeth and held on. She must not let Julien feel afraid, nor could she let Andrew, who was rushing to save her, worry about her.
"Yes, as long as Andrew is here, I'm not scared at all. Speaking of which, there‘s really nothing to be afraid of. We're just looking at the world from a different perspective." Julien said in a relaxed manner, but his expression did not look good.
The roller coaster was in an upside-down position. All twenty people on the roller coaster were hanging from the peak of the entire ride. They could still hold on if it was just for a while, but if it continued, blood would start to rush to their heads and they might even suffer from cerebral congestion. Because of that, they would not only feel dizzy, they would also experience blurred vision.
After some time, Silvia noticed that her vision was starting to get blurry. "Julien, is it getting dark?“
"Sister Silvia, Andrew is climbing up the ladder now. He will come to our rescue very soon. Please hold on for a little longer, okay?" Julien was trying his best to help Silvia, but his situation was no better than Silvia's.
CHAPTER 1407
Although Julien was much more sensible and much smarter than the kids of his age, he was still just a 12-year-old child. Just like the others, he was also human. After hanging upside down for quite a while, blood would rush to his head and his vision would turn blurry too.
When Silvia's vision had turned blurry, Julien could no longer see clearly too. However, he still knew that he had to help Andrew protect Silvia, so he tried his best to keep himself awake.
"I'm sorry, Julien! If I hadn't insisted on riding the roller coaster, you wouldn't be hanging here with me." Silvia regretted that she did not listen to Andrew. If she did, she would not have gotten Julien into trouble.
"Sister Silvia, I'm the one who should apologize." Julien blamed himself.
If Julien had not secretly wanted Andrew to fulfill the promise that he had given many years ago, he would not have chosen to come to the amusement park, and these things would not have happened.
“Julien, you are really a good child. You're still comforting me at times like this. You know, I used to get intimidated by you, and I always felt that you despise me. Now that I think about it, I must be thinking too much. You just don't like to talk. Why would you not like me, right?"
“Sister Silvia..."
"Julien, you're really nice!" Just when Silvia thought that her body was giving in, Andrew seemed to have appeared before her. She could feel his embrace and the warmth of his body. She could even hear his anxious voice echoing in her ears, "Silvia...”
She mustered all the energy left in her body and called out Andrew's name, "Andrew?"
"Silvia, it's me, you're fine now. Hang in there, okay?" Andrew kept repeating these words. Silvia heard him, and she wanted to tell him that she was fine. However, there was no sound coming through her lips. She did not know why, but she just did not have the strength to utter a sound.
What on earth happened to her?
She did not know, but Andrew probably knew. He kept on calling her name, "Silvia, it's okay, it's okay. Trust me, you'll be fine."
Silvia felt that it was no big deal. It was just a light bleeding and her head was a little dizzy. She thought there were no other problems, but Andrew's tone sounded like she was seriously injured.
"Andrew, I'm really fine." Silvia really wanted to open her eyes to tell Andrew that he did not have to worry about her. However, she did not even have the strength to blink her eyes.
Later on, Silvia could no longer hear a single thing Andrew was saying to her. She felt that her head was getting heavier. It had become so heavy that she could not think about anything anymore.
When Silvia regained her consciousness, she was already in the hospital. That's right, she was in the hospital. She was certain because she could smell the disinfectant and even saw a doctor in a white coat as soon as she woke up.
She had always been in good health and rarely got admitted into the hospital, so why was she here?
Silvia thought about it and recalled the roller coaster accident that she was involved in. She remembered that she had only sustained a minor injury, it was not a big deal at all. It was not like she had never bled before, but why did she get admitted this time?
"Silvia!" Just as Silvia was lost in her thoughts, Andrew's voice suddenly sounded in her ears. Andrew grabbed her hand and held her hand tightly within his palms. "You're awake.“
Seeing that he was looking haggard because of his worry for her, Silvia's heart ached. "I'm sorry, Andrew. I made you worry again."
He raised his hand and rubbed her head gently as he said in a hoarse voice, "Silly woman. I should be the one saying sorry, not you.“
"Andrew, stop saying that I'm silly, will you?" Silvia withdrew her hand and said sullenly, "The largest amusement park in Jiangbei, and more than a hundred dollars just for the admission. I thought that their facilities would be tiptop, but it turns out that there would still be technical issues at such an established park. And Julien and I happened to be on that very ride. It was obviously not my fault, why do you have to say that I'm silly?"
"That wasn't what I was talking about."
"What were you talking about then?“
"I..." Andrew did not know how to tell her the truth.
Previously, Silvia had experienced signs of pregnancy twice, but unfortunately, it was just a false alarm. Andrew knew how disappointed she was those times and what happened this time was just too cruel for her, so Andrew had decided that he must not tell her.
Luckily, Silvia did not notice Andrew's hesitation. She did not see Julien anywhere so she asked, “Where's Julien?"
"Julien only had a minor injury. He's alright." Andrew covertly heaved a sigh of relief. However, deep down in his heart, his worry began to multiply.
"So, Julien is not in the hospital?“
"He wasn't admitted."
"Why was I admitted then?" Silvia glimpsed at her body, and noticed that there was only a little scratch on her right wrist. The injury was so trivial that it would heal by itself without any topical medication. There was no need for her to get admitted at all.
"It's because you're severely injured."
”I'm not hurt anywhere though." She did not see any superficial injuries on her body. Moreover, Andrew told her that Julien had only sustained minor grazes. Hence, she came to a realization, “Could it be that Julien suffered superficial injuries, but I've been internally injured?"
Andrew remained silent.
Silvia continued, “Andrew, I'm sorry for making you worry! But I’m really fine. Could you please get me discharged. I don't want to stay here any longer."
Andrew said, "The doctor said that you must stay here for a few more days for close observation."
Silvia replied, "I'm really fine, I know my own body very well."
Andrew roared, "Do you know better, or does the doctor know better?"
Silvia pouted her lips and said with tears welling up in her eyes, "Can't you be a little nicer? Why are you yelling at me like this? I'm still lying on the hospital bed but you're being so fierce to me, do you actually care about me?"
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have yelled at you. But Silvia, you're a patient now, you must listen to the doctor and stay here for a few more days, okay?" Andrew did not mean to yell at her. He was just mad at himself for being so careless. He was not supposed to make her conceive for health reasons, but not only did he do that by accident, he even made him lose her child before she even knew about it.
He was her husband, but he could not even protect their child. What kind of husband was he? Andrew gritted his teeth and at that moment, he really wanted to stab himself with a sharp knife.
"Well, I‘ll listen to you if you're nice to me," Silvia said with a smile. However, she noticed that there was something wrong with Andrew. She could see it through the look in his eyes, so she asked, "Andrew, what's wrong with you?“
She finally realized that there was something wrong with Andrew, but she couldn't figure it out.
"I'm fine." Andrew looked away and did not dare to look her in the eye. "Stay here, I'll go get you something to eat."
CHAPTER 1408
Andrew stood up and was about to leave, but Silvia grabbed his hand and said, “Andrew, I'm pretty sure that you‘re hiding something from me."
"Silvia...” Andrew sat back down and held Silvia's head, pushing her towards him. He planted a tender kiss on her forehead and said, "I’m fine, and you'll be fine too. Just listen to the doctor's advice, and stay in the hospital for a few more days, okay?"
"Andrew, are you really okay?" Silvia refused to let go of his hand. "I'm not a child. You can always tell me what's wrong, and we can share the burden together. I don't want you to hide everything from me. Do you get me?"
"I'm really okay." Andrew had thought of telling her the truth. But thinking of her temper, Andrew knew that Silvia might actually suffer from another psychotic blackout if she were to find out the truth. He would never risk her life like this.
"Okay. Could you go get me some plain oatmeal then? I don't have much appetite." Since Andrew was not willing to tell her, Silvia knew that no matter how many times she asked, she would not be able to get anything out of him.
It would be better to wait until Andrew leaves and then think of a way to find out what he was hiding from her.
“Sure..." Andrew was about to leave when Jane Ronan, Angela Carter, and Janell Joy came into the ward. Jane was holding a food jar in her hand when she said, "This is the chicken soup I’ve made for Silvia. Andrew, let Silvia have some."
”Mrs. Carter, thanks for coming to visit me. But there's nothing wrong with me. It's just Andrew making a huge fuss about it. He insisted that I stay in the hospital for a few days," Silvia said with a smile. However, the look on everyone's face did not look that great.
Jane stepped forward and patted Silvia's shoulder as she said in a gentle voice, "Silvia, you're a member of our family too. You can just be more casual with us, don't be shy with us."
"Okay, I'll be more casual with you guys then." Silvia smiled at Jane and looked at the food jar in Andrew's hand. "Andrew, Mrs. Carter took the time to cook for me. Hurry up and pour it out for me."
Andrew asked, "Didn't you say that you don't have any appetite and you only wanted oatmeal?"
Was this guy stupid or something? Silvia gave him a fierce stare and answered, "I wanted oatmeal just now, but I want to have the soup Mrs. Carter had cooked for me now. Can't I do that?"
Angela snatched the food jar from Andrew and said, "Men don't know how to take care of a sick person. You can just leave Silvia to us, we'll help you take care of her. You can go do whatever you want."
Silvia was speechless.
How could Angela just drive Andrew away like this? Silvia wanted Andrew to stay by her side and keep her company. Even though he would always yell at her and anger her, she still wanted him to stay by her side. It was because he was there that she could feel at ease.
Fortunately, Andrew understood the longing look in Silvia‘s eyes. He said, "I'll do it, Aunt Angela."
Andrew insisted on taking care of Silvia because he was worried that Angela, who had a big mouth, would blurt out that Silvia's had just lost her child. Other than that, he was indeed reluctant to leave Silvia alone at the hospital.
Silvia smiled sweetly, "Yeah, just let him do it. I'm always the one who took care of him whenever he was sick. Now that I‘ve finally fallen sick, it's his turn to take care of me."
"I've never met someone who wished that they would fall sick." The more Silvia laughed, the more Andrew was afraid that she would not be able to take the blow once she found out the truth.
"Are you trying to tell me that you don't want to take care of me?"
"Sit tight, and open your mouth. Here's the soup," Andrew said with a somber face.
“You’re being mean again.“ Although Silvia was not happy that Andrew was pulling a long face at her again, she still obediently parted her lips and enjoyed the soup that he fed to her.
Although Andrew was very clumsy when he took care of her, Silvia could still feel his gentleness towards her. After a few mouthfuls, Silvia raised her head and smiled at him. "Thank you, Young Master Carter."
"Don't talk, just drink the soup."
"Okay."
………….
In the doctor's office.
With a solemn face, Silvia's attending doctor explained, "Mr. Carter, the roller coaster accident was not the only cause for Miss Turner's miscarriage. It has something to do with the homeopathic medicine that she had been taking all this while too."
Andrew froze. He gave the doctor a stern look and said, "What do you mean? Make it clear."
After handing Silvia's medical report to Andrew, the doctor asked, "Miss Turner has been taking some kind of homeopathic medicine for quite a while now, hasn't she?"
"Yes." Andrew nodded. The moment Andrew saw what was written on the medical report, his hands trembled. "But I was told that she could use homeopathic medicine to recondition her body.“
The doctor clarified, "It's true that the medicine can be used to recondition her body, but we've found a small amount of Angelica roots among the herbs that Miss Turner had been taking. Basically, Angelica roots are used to promote blood circulation. However, an expecting woman must never take it, as it will result in miscarriage."
"Angelica roots?" Andrew had studied through the prescription that the doctor had given him, and even researched on their functions... Moreover, he was absolutely sure that he had never seen Angelica roots in the prescription.
Could it be that...
Andrew instantly thought of the key to this matter. He clenched his fists tightly and cursed inwardly. Damn it. He was already being this cautious, but someone still managed to tamper Silvia's medication.
The doctor added, “Mr. Carter, it was already tough for Miss Turner to conceive, and what happened to her this time had undoubtedly made a great impact on her body. I'm afraid that she might not get the chance to conceive again."
Andrew was agitated. He grabbed the doctor's collar and with bloodshot eyes, he roared, "What did you say?!"
The doctor was an experienced doctor. She had even experienced some patients' family members who would pull out a knife to threaten a doctor, so she was not afraid of Andrew at all. She said, "Mr. Carter, that's how Miss Turner's situation is, so it's of no use to be this emotional. Besides, do you think that the only thing women should do is to give birth to children for men? if she can no longer bear your child, does it mean that you don’t want her anymore?"
"What are you talking about? She's still my wife regardless of whether she could carry my child. This is a fact that no one can ever change." What Andrew worried about at this moment was not whether he and Silvia could still have children in the future, but whether Silvia could accept such a reality.
In this life, as long as he had Silvia, it would not matter to him whether he had children. However, the fact that Silvia was not able to conceive was a completely different story.
The doctor added, "Well, if that's what you think, then I'll just be honest with you. In fact, it's not completely impossible for Miss Turner to conceive again, but her chances of suffering from another miscarriage has increased. If you really want the best for her, then I suggest you two, to not have children."
Andrew let go of the doctor. In that instant, he felt as if his body was completely drained.
He did not even know how he had managed to walk out of the doctor's office. After standing alone in the corridor for quite a while, he calmed himself down and contacted Simon Banks on the phone. He said, "Simon, I want you to go to Auntie Cherry now. Ask her to bring all the used and unused herbs that Silvia has been consuming to Jiangbei."
CHAPTER 1409
Simon had been putting in all his time and effort into finding the murderer who killed Dr. Thames. He had just found a clue and was about to report it to his master, but before he could do that, his master was already calling him. After giving his orders, Andrew immediately hung up the phone, not giving Simon a chance to tell him about the clue that he had found.
Judging from the hasty call, Simon guessed that something must have happened to Silvia again. Their master would only be this anxious whenever something happened to Silvia.
Having worked for Andrew for so many years, Simon knew Andrew's character very well. At this time, even if there were major things that needed prompt solutions, they would still have to hit the pause button. Nothing would be more important than Silvia's affairs.
Stanley was also there. Seeing that Simon looked distressed, Stanley said casually, "We've already found the murderer and also Felix Xavier. This is good news. Why do you look so upset?"
Simon really despised Stanley sometimes. He knew that he must not offend his master at times like this, but Stanley did not know what was going on. He answered, "Master Andrew has asked me to take care of some other matters, so you'll be the one in charge of Felix Xavier's case now. You should give Master Andrew a phone call and update him on the progress."
Stanley said in excitement, "Alright, I'll go give him a call now.“
Simon chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll have to go now."
Two months ago, after Andrew had learned that Silvia had trouble conceiving, and that it would be very likely that she would lose her child after conceiving it, he had made sure to use contraception every time they did it. However, there was once when Silvia wanted to leave him, so in a fit of anger, he forced himself on her. That was the only time that he did not use contraception, and ended up impregnating her.
After working out on the dates, Silvia had only been pregnant for less than a fortnight. It was so short that none of the signs had shown up yet, and that was why Silvia did not realize that she was pregnant. However, before she knew about her pregnancy, the child in her womb had already left her.
Every time Andrew thought about it, he felt as if a knife had pierced through his heart... But at this time, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang, interrupting his thoughts. Seeing that it was Stanley, he frowned and there was even bloodlust in his eyes.
Stanley better be bringing him some good news. Otherwise, he would definitely lock this idiot up in the ice cellar for a few days. "What's the matter?"
Stanley said excitedly, "Master Andrew, we have found Felix Xavier. Also, we've found out that he was the one who killed Dr. Thames."
"Felix Xavier?" Andrew uttered this name at a slow pace. No wonder Stanley and the others could not ferret out the murderer who killed Dr. Thames even after hunting him down for such a long time. It turned out that the killer was Felix, whom they thought was dead.
None of them had ever expected that a dead person could come back to life and even murdered someone.
Stanley added, "Master Andrew, I'm sure that you wouldn't be able to guess where Felix is living now."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and said, "You're asking me to guess? You're trying to push my buttons, aren't you?"
"Of course not, Sir. How would I dare ask you to guess? We haven't been able to find Felix all this while because he has been hiding in the building where Miss Turner lives. Miss Turner lives on the 16th floor, and the room that he rented is on the 18th floor, which is right above Miss Turner's unit."
Stanley felt very wronged. He would never have the guts to play the guessing game with his boss. All he wanted was to receive some compliments from his boss for being able to complete such a complicated task.
"Felix is staying right above Silvia." Upon hearing this news, Andrew took a deep breath. It seemed like Felix had come prepared this time. He had returned to settle the scores with Andrew.
Stanley nodded. "Yes, Felix is staying right above Miss Turner. Alina Bell lives there with him as well. By the way, they have not realized that we've found their hideout. We're currently waiting for your orders."
"Send someone... No. I want you to bring Silvia's mother to West Side now." Felix had returned with hatred in his heart. If he could kill Dr. Thames, he might not hesitate to hurt anyone else. Now that Silvia was not around, Andrew was worried about Mrs. Turner's safety.
Stanley was finally using his head to think, "But Master Andrew, wouldn't Felix Xavier notice it if we were to take Mrs. Turner away now?"
Andrew: "So what if he noticed?"
Stanley thought that what his master said made sense, so he said, "Okay. I'll go get Mrs. Turner now."
"Send someone to keep an eye on Felix too. Remember, I only want them to watch over him, they're not allowed to hurt him." Andrew had always kept Silvia's request in mind.
If he were to do something to hurt Felix, Silvia would definitely not forgive him.
……..
Andrew did not tell Silvia anything, but Silvia still knew what had happened. She was not an ignorant little girl. She knew what her body was experiencing, but she still pretended like she did not know.
Since Andrew did not want her to know and worry about it, then she would act like she did not know what had happened. This was the only way that she could make him feel better.
For the past few days, Silvia noticed that there was immense guilt in Andrew's eyes. He must be blaming himself for not being able to protect her. But how could it be his fault? She was obviously the stupid one. She did not even know that she was pregnant and even went on such a dangerous roller coaster ride.
Just as she was deep in her thoughts, Andrew pushed the door open and came in. Silvia immediately pulled herself together and looked at him with a smile. “Young Master Carter, are you done with your work?"
"Yup." Andrew walked up to her, and felt her forehead. He then pulled the blanket over her and said, “You have to tell me or the doctor if you're not feeling well, okay?"
Silvia touched her belly and said, "I'm hungry now. I want to eat something good."
Andrew said, "Janell Joy just gave me a call and she said that she's already on the way with Mom's soup. She will be here in a bit, but do you want to eat something else to fill your stomach first?"
Silvia looked at the table beside her. There were all kinds of fruits on it. "Andrew, I want to eat the apple. Peel it and feed me."
"Okay." Andrew took the apple and peeled it for her without hesitation.
After eating half of the apple, Silvia pointed at the orange and said, "Andrew, I don't want apples anymore, I feel like eating some oranges."
"Okay." He took one of the oranges and cut it into wedges. However, right after he had finished cutting them, Silvia no longer wanted to eat oranges.
"Andrew, I don't want oranges anymore. I want to drink some water. Make sure that the temperature is lukewarm...”
"Are you not feeling well?“ After bossing him around, not only did Andrew not yell at her, he was even worrying if she was not feeling well somewhere. Andrew's reaction made Silvia feel awful.
"Andrew, it's really not a big deal. It's not like I'm dying or something." It was just a miscarriage, and was not a big deal at all. Both of them were still young. If he really wanted to have a child, there would be plenty of chances in the future. Silvia really did not want him to make it feel like she was diagnosed with some terminal disease.
Upon hearing what Silvia had said, Andrew's face darkened. "Stop this nonsense!"
Silvia did not like how Andrew was behaving right now. She was really fine, but he would still be this anxious. "Andrew, to tell you the truth, before I knew you, I would always get injured from all the fights I got myself into. Whenever I'm injured, I didn't even visit the doctor once. I would always be fine after a good night‘s sleep. I'm not a porcelain doll that would shatter easily, I'm much stronger than you think, okay?"
Silvia reached out her arm and waved it in front of Andrew's eyes. "Just see how tough I am. These minor injuries really never bothered me."
CHAPTER 1410
Andrew grabbed her waving hand and pulled her into his arms. He called her name in a deep voice, "Silvia, Silvia..."
Andrew had always been stronger than Silvia. He was so strong that it felt like he wanted to rub her into his bones. He was holding Silvia so tightly that she was already catching for her breath.
However, Silvia did not struggle to get out of his arms. She knew that he was distressed. If this could make him feel better, Silvia was willing to let him hold her like this.
It was after a long time had passed that Andrew had slowly let go of her. He looked at her worriedly. "Silvia..."
"Andrew, I'm really fine. Don't worry about me, okay?" Silvia shot a sweet smile at him. Then, she took his hand and put it on her face. "Look, I've gained quite some weight for the past two days."
He pinched her face. "Yeah, it seems like you did gain some weight."
"But you, you've lost weight." Silvia scooted to the side of the bed and said, "Andrew, come up and lie down with me for a while. I can't sleep alone. I think I might be able to sleep more soundly with you holding me in your arms."
Silvia was admitted for two days now, and Andrew had been by her bedside throughout. He did not even get a good sleep, and his eyes were already red due to fatigue. Silvia thought that if he went on like this, his body would not be able to take it any longer.
"But Janell Joy will be here anytime soon. You should eat before you sleep.“
"Why don't you take a nap first then?"
"I'm not feeling sleepy."
"You even have dark circles under your eyes already. If you don't get some sleep now, you are going to look much uglier. By then, don‘t blame me for choosing another man that's much younger and more handsome than you." Silvia used her trump card against him, forcing him to give in.
"I dare you!"
"If you don't listen to me and take a nap now, then we'll see if I will do that." Silvia pulled his hand and said in a soft voice, "Andrew, I know that you'll feel distressed when I get sick. But the same goes for me too, if you get sick, I will feel distress too. If you don't want me to feel that way, you'd better listen to me."
"Let's wait a little longer. I‘ll lie down with you after you have your meal."
"Okay, that's a deal. You'll have to take a nap later, otherwise, I'm not going to eat."
"Okay." Andrew smiled. "I'll listen to whatever you say, okay?"
Silvia was also happy, "That's what I wanted to hear."
......
At Andrew's explicit request, Silvia stayed in the hospital for a week. It was such a long stay that Silvia felt like she was becoming a basket case. It was only then Andrew had finally discharged her from the hospital.
Before leaving the hospital, Silvia went to the bathroom to freshen up. She took off the hospital gown that she had worn seven days straight and put on a beautiful long dress that Andrew had prepared for her. “Andrew, are you sure that I'll look good in this dress?"
Silvia rarely dressed up femininely and denims were her go to outfits. This was the first time that she had worn such a feminine dress. The light blue dress was very beautiful, but Silvia felt awkward in it.
"You... you look good." Not only did Silvia look beautiful, Andrew was absolutely stunned by her beauty the moment she stepped out of the washroom. He was staring at her, looking utterly dumbfounded.
Silvia tied her hair into a bun, revealing her smooth, prominent forehead. The long dress had a deep V-collar, which revealed her fair neck, making her look even more feminine.
"You didn't even look at me properly and yet you said that I look good in it." Silvia glared at him. "I think I should just change into something else. I feel awkward wearing this."
In fact, she was not feeling awkward, she was just shy. Andrew hugged her and kissed her. "You're really beautiful when you dress up like this. You can change into something else later, but let me look at you in this dress for a little while longer."
It was not just because Silvia was feeling awkward that Andrew agreed to let her change into something else. He had his own motive too. He thought that Silvia's beauty only belonged to him and no else was allowed to enjoy it. Hence, he had decided to keep her beauty only to himself.
"Don't tell me that you don't like how I used to dress up?" Silvia once again threw a little tantrum. "Andrew, no matter what, you're not allowed to despise me, otherwise, I will not let you off."
"Andrew, are you bullying Silvia again?" Angela had already barged into the ward when her voice sounded. When she saw that this long dress had perfectly outlined Silvia's beautiful figure, she could not help but say, "Silvia, I've never noticed that you had such a voluptuous figure."
"Aunt Angela..." Silvia was so shy that she wormed her way into Andrew's arms to hide herself. She jabbed Andrew in the chest and said, "Andrew, go get me some other clothes now. I want to change."
"It's such a good-looking dress, it's a waste if you don't wear it." Angela approached her and said, "Just wear this, let your mom and Janell Joy have a look at it."
”What do you want us to see?" Jane Ronan and Janell Joy had also arrived. As soon as they stepped into the ward, they could already hear Angela talking about them. Seeing Silvia in that dress, Janell Joy couldn't help praising, "Silvia, you look so beautiful!“
Silvia had never been so embarrassed in her life. Her face had turned so red that it looked like it was about to bleed. She hurriedly turned around and went to hide in the bathroom. "Andrew, bring me my clothes.‘'
Jane couldn't help but laugh. "Our Silvia is already married but she’s still so shy."
Silvia was dumbfounded!
It was all Andrew's fault. If he had told her that the ladies in the family were going to come to pick her up from the hospital, she would not have worn such a seductive dress and let everyone laugh at her.
Andrew found the clothes that Silvia usually wore and brought them to her. He did not forget to remind everyone, "Stop laughing at her. If you keep laughing at her, I think she's going to hide in the bathroom for the rest of the day."
Silvia stuck her head out of the bathroom. "Don't talk nonsense."
Andrew said, "Look, she's already revealing her ferocious nature."
Jane said, "Alright, let's stop right here and let Silvia change her clothes so we can bring her home."
All the ladies in the family had come to the hospital to bring Silvia home. It felt as if she had given birth to a baby for the Carter family.
It was because of her that the first great grandson of the Carter family could not come to this world. However, no one blamed her. Everyone even helped Andrew to hide the truth from her, which made her feel deeply uneasy.
On their way home, Silvia chatted and laughed with everyone. However, deep down in her heart, she was flustered. The nicer the Carters treated her, the more guilty she was. Hence, she told herself that she had to work hard to conceive again, and give birth to a healthy baby for the Carter family.
"Silvia, you must have felt bored staying in the hospital for so many days. I've discussed with Mom and Aunt Angela that we could go for a short vacation tomorrow. No men are allowed, it would just be us ladies." Janell Joy held Silvia's hand. "What do you think?"
“I have no problem with that at all.“ Silvia glanced at Andrew. "As long as Andrew agrees, I don't mind anywhere."
Angela said, "As long as we're here to back you up, he wouldn't dare to stop you from going anywhere."
Andrew could not refute.
He knew that women had a higher position in the Carter family. However, couldn't Angela just maintain his image in front of his newly wedded wife? Otherwise, how was he going to maintain his dignity in front of his wife in the future?
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