Chapter 4

"Your friend is out of danger. But the baby can't be saved. We're sorry."

Mina's whole child was dumbfounded by the doctor's words. It leaned back against the wall, slumped to the ground. His face was blankly looking inside, two lines of tears ran down his cheeks. He loves his friend's child, the two of whom have been close since middle school. Originally thought that he would get married to Mr. Aubrey would be happy, who would have thought that it would be so miserable. Then when Maria Linda wakes up, knowing her child is no more, what will she do?

Taking advantage of her disappearance, the whole family could not contact her. The Amec, who originally didn't like her, used the murky water to fish:

"Mom, check your belongings. Who knows what she stole to sell. I'm too scared to go home."

"I don't like it. But it's not to the extent that it should."

"Hmph. Don't look down on the ethnic people like him. I'm sure he cast a spell on his brother Aubrey. I heard my friends say that the ethnic kids who get the city boys all play charms. Aubrey comes back, I have to take him to see how the teacher is. But you see, street girls lack pretty ones, rich kids don't. Why does Aubrey have to run into an ethnic kid like him?"

Madame Leona was silent, her eyes narrowed to the space in front of her. What Amec said makes sense, waiting for Aubrey to return from a business trip, she must take him to see how he is fortune-telling.

"Mom go to sleep. Ignore her, she will come back if she has legs, she won't even answer my phone when I call her. Because in her eyes, she is nothing."

Every word the Amec said was like adding oil to the fire, making it burn even more. Mrs. Leona could not help calling her son:

"Where did she go, but in the middle of the night she hasn't come back yet."

"Is your wife not at home?"

"Yes. My mother called him and he didn't even answer my phone. Go back and teach your wife and children. What kind of daughter-in-law is not taught, Amec said a few sentences to her in the morning and left."

Aubrey heard her mother speak and immediately hung up the phone, he dialed her number, even though he called dozens of times, the other end of the line was just annoying long "Tump" sounds.

Aubrey was restless, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep. Just thinking about her being more than seven months pregnant, she can't carry her pregnant belly anywhere at night, can she do anything? A series of questions surrounded him, making him restless.

Early the next morning, still no contact with her. His mother also said that she had not returned yet, and Aubrey couldn't help but book a plane ticket to the city urgently, even though the business trip was not over yet. If she was destined for something, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"Is your wife not back yet, mother?"

Aubrey suddenly opened the door, startling Mrs. Leona. She looked at her son and stammered:

"No, not yet."

He ran straight up to the room, her clothes still intact, all the furniture still the same as when he left. Aubrey glanced around, her phone was on the dressing table, the screen had never been turned off. So where can she go?

Mrs. Leona saw him running up to the room and ran after her, the Amec who had been standing behind Leona ever spoke up:

"Did she bring you something?"

"Shut up. How can you say anything?"

His eyes glared angrily at the Amec. Amec's pupils constricted, taking two steps back, behind Mrs. Leona.

"What's up son?"

"No wonder my wife and children disappeared like that, while the furniture is still intact. I am charging Maria Linda's phone, see who called yesterday."

Hearing that, Mrs. Leona's face changed color. Back of Mrs. Leona was cold, sweat from her palms began to break out.

When she woke up, her whole body felt a pain, she frowned and looked around. The smell of hospital disinfectant hit her nose, making her extremely uncomfortable.

"Are you awake?"

When Mina saw her move, she ran over.

"Doctor say what's wrong with me?"

Mina looked at her silently and said nothing, because he himself did not know what to say to her. Seeing Mina's silence, a slight worry appeared in her heart. A white hand unconsciously touched her stomach, a patch of panic spread across her face. A bewildered voice resounded:

"Why is my stomach so flat? I gave birth? Where's my baby?"

The corner of Mina's eyes filled with tears, he held her shoulders, choking:

"You have to calm down and listen to me."

"What's wrong, where's my son?"

"You broke your water, gave birth prematurely. Because you didn't get emergency care in time, the baby couldn't be kept."

Nga's words were like a stabbing knife to her life. Maria Linda shook her head and shouted:

"No, it can't be. You lied to me right?"

"I know it's hard for you to accept. But this is the truth."

Mina said while crying, she understood that painful feeling of Maria Linda. The feeling that the heart is squeezed tightly, the whole life is gradually eroded.

Aubrey was still staring at the screen of her phone, her fingers hovering over the most recent calls. He turned to look at Mrs. Leona.

"What's going on at home? Why did my wife and children call me so much yesterday but mom didn't answer the phone???"

"Mom...I don't see any missed calls."

Aubrey made a "Hmph" sound, then dialed Mina's number. As soon as the other end of the line answered the phone, he worriedly asked:

"It's Aubrey, my wife called me yesterday. Do you know where Maria Linda is?"

Mina hesitated for a moment, turned to look at her, who was crouched in a corner, and told Aubrey everything. Every sentence Mina said is every time his heart ached, his hand clenched his phone, his eyes angry at his mother. After all, what did he do, to make his wife suffer so?