Cosset You Forever
Chapter 1673 You Mark My Word

Rom pushed up his gold-framed glasses and said in a stern voice, "Aron, that's not how we do things in this family and that's definitely not what has gotten us to where we are right now!"

Even Lacey, who usually avoided commenting on such affairs, couldn't help chipping in, "I have met this Martha a few times. She seemed nice. It's a pity that she wasn't born into a better family. But still, there is no doubt that she's a very nice and honest person. Aron, it's a big decision to make whether or not to keep the baby. I think you should give yourself more time to think about it."

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With all those uncalled-for reproach landing on him, Aron tried hard to suppress the anger rolling in his chest. 'What a trap maker!' he thought, 'Arvin is definitely the most devious man in this room that I should be watching out for.

And why wouldn't Martha tell me that she had gotten pregnant when I was with her last night? When I was trying to make out with her, the only thing she had said was that she wasn't feeling well. How the hell was I supposed to link that to her being pregnant?'

The air seemed to have frozen around as the silence dragged on. The rest of the people at the table started to worry that they might have been too hard on Aron and that he had gotten upset about it. They all knew he had a short temper.

Just as Teresa was trying to exert her "motherly charm" to talk sense into as well as comfort her boy, Aron opened his mouth and diverted everyone's attention back to Arvin, "Guys, I will go and replace Martha right away and take whatever responsibility there is to take. So, please don't worry about me. In fact, I think we should be worrying about my brother, Arvin. I heard that he still doesn't want a child. Though Angela really wants one, he still refuses to. He once told me that they always use protection every time they do it..."

Nothing got the attention of elders easier than bringing up the idea of adding new members to the family.

Seeing that the conversation had totally turned Aron's mind, they couldn't wait to strike while the iron was hot and play it on Arvin too, which was exactly what Aron was aiming for.

The elders poured out their discontent about Arvin's refusal to have a baby throughout the whole meal. Even when Aron finished eating, he could still hear Lily scolding his little brother. "I've waited so long for a great grandchild that I almost started to think that maybe Angela had difficulties conceiving or maybe I should have prescribed some medicines to her. Now I know that it's you who has been refusing to have a child and keeping us in the dark about it... Arvin, you're breaking my heart. Is this what you want? "

Sitting next to Lily, Teresa hastily stretched her hand to calm her mother-in-law. "Mother, please don't be mad at Arvin. Let's finish breakfast first, I will go upstairs and take away all the condoms in their room. And don't worry, I will also check their apartment at Shengfeng Mansion."

That was quite a scene at the breakfast. Both Aron and Arvin left the dinning room with a lot to think about in their minds. As they were going out of the house, Arvin smacked Aron's shoulder and asked, "How did you know that Angela loves kids?"

Aron was baffled. 'What a weird question! Shouldn't he be asking me why I said that he doesn't want a baby?

My brother is such a weirdo!'

Aron pointed his finger at Arvin but couldn't think of any word to say. Finally, he gave up and got into his car. Before he sped away, Aron rolled down his window, put on his sunglasses and called out, "Hey, Arvin! Why would you think that I would want to abort my own child? You were really lame at making things up back there. I'll tell you what, I will marry Martha and then wait patiently for my son or daughter to come to the world. And I will be a super cool dad. You mark my word!"

A smile appeared on Arvin's face as he listened to what Aron had said. "Okay, brother. I will keep that in mind. You should, too!"

"You bet I will!" Letting out a cheerful whistle, Aron stepped on the gas and drove away.

Arvin had planned to go to the hospital directly to replace Angela and clear things up with her.

However, Malik called and told him that he couldn't replace Angela anywhere at the R and D Department. She hadn't showed up for work yet.

Arvin took out his phone and dialed Angela's number.

No one answered. Without any clue as to where Angela had gone, Arvin turned to Nancy. On the other side of the phone, Nancy's heart pounded seeing who the call was from. Nervously, she picked it up, "Mr. Gu, Angela is in the bathroom right now."

"Okay, where are you?"

Quickly raising her head and turning around to make sure that Arvin was not standing near and watching her, Nancy staggered, "Well, we are at a shopping mall... doing some shopping."

"Okay. Thank you for taking care of Angela. I will go and pick her up after work."

"That's all right. There is no rush. We are having a great time. Bye!"

Before Arvin could say goodbye, Nancy quickly hung up - any longer and she could have given herself away since she was terrible at lying.

Though he sensed something suspicious, Arvin didn't give it too much thought. He trusted this best friend of Angela's and was sure that he would have his wife back in the evening safe and sound.

He wasn't able to get much sleep last night. Lying on the bed in the empty room, all he could think about was Angela.

Agitated by the sudden call from Arvin as well as the waiting, Nancy could hardly sit still in the chair. "Angela, are you done there?" asked Nancy as she waved to Angela who was standing in front of a window to get a hospital registration, face veiled with a big mask.

"Yes, yes!" Walking briskly back to Nancy, Angela hurriedly put the paper into her purse as she caught her breath.

They were at the OB-GYN Department in a hospital. When the name "Mandy" was called out, Angela instantly shot up from the chair. Startled by her sudden movement, Nancy grabbed Angela by the arm and said, "Hey, Angela, calm down. You can't make such drastic movements if you really are..."

Having understood what she meant, Angela stopped in her tracks and placed her hands on Nancy's arm to regain balance. 'Yeah, Nancy is right. I must not rush myself, especially not now! What if there really is a baby in me right now? I can't risk losing it!' Angela thought to herself.

Yesterday at Nancy's place, when Angela came out of the bathroom, she couldn't help but mention the abnormal menstruation period she was having this month to Nancy. "I thought I was having a period, but then I am not sure about it. It's not normal."

"How so?" asked Nancy casually.

After giving it a thought for a moment, Angela answered, "Well, there was a bit of blood coming out the day before yesterday at noon. But after that, it just stopped..."

Half way through taking a bite out of an apple, Nancy froze abruptly. "Angela, are you... pregnant?"

"No, that's not possible!" said Angela, waving her hands, "I had the period, remember? Though it's only a bit, it still counts, right?"

"A bit? Were you having sex with Mr. Gu before that?" Nancy cast a teasing glance at Angela.

Instantly, Angela's cheek flushed red. "Yes, we were..." That was not a wild guess Nancy had just made. Arvin always acted so differently when Angela was around. His energy seemed inexhaustible whenever she was there.

"Ah, maybe that wasn't a period at all!" Jumping out of bed, Nancy went over to her drawer and took out a pregnancy test and handed it to Angela. "Here, take a test... No, wait until tomorrow morning to do it." Still in shock, Angela took the stick numbly and then, unconsciously, placed her hands on her belly. 'Could it be real? Am I really pregnant?' she wondered.

Though nothing was for sure yet, the sheer thought of carrying a baby made her heart skip.

The excitement did not fade at night, so Angela wasn't able to sleep very well. At six in the morning, she got up and rushed to the bathroom.

The test results came out: two bars. She was pregnant!

Overjoyed by the great news, Angela almost burst out into tears. Finally, she and Arvin were having a baby of their own.

'Oh wait... This could be a false alarm, I must go to a hospital to do a full test. I don't want to build up hopes for Arvin and I. We'll be so disappointed if it turns out to be untrue,' Angela thought to herself as she tried to calm down.

On the way to the hospital, Nancy asked, "Are we going to the Yao Hospital? Do you need your husband to keep you company?"

Shaking her head wildly, Angela refuted, "No, I don't want him to know about this until I am sure of it. I'd hate for him to build his hopes up and then get disappointed!"

They drove to a totally unfamiliar hospital and registered under Mandy's name.

In the examination room, the doctor glanced over at Angela, who had her face covered with a big mask, and then ordered, "Lie down on this chair and do as I tell you."

"Okay." Angela lay down on the small examining chair as her heart thumped with anticipation.

A few minutes later, she stepped out to the lounge to wait for the results. When the nurse called her name, she stood up to fetch her B-ultrasound test result, and then went back to the doctor's office. As she was going through the paper, a phrase at the bottom caught her attention - single fetus....☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐