
"What's your complaint, Cla?" Hearing Laurel's question, Cladia took a deep breath, hesitating to start a conversation about her health condition.
"Laurel,...., how do I explain it?" Laurel furrowed her brows with a astonished face.
"Indeed why? Did something bad happen?"
"Can you promise me, if my medical results today match what I'm afraid of, can you temporarily not tell Ornado?"
"Why is Cla? What's going on?" Cladia looked at Laurel with concern.
"Actually the condition of my marriage to Ornado is not what you think."
"What happened, Cla? As I recall when you were little you liked each other so much, it was as if in the future you were destined to be a married couple" Cladia closed her eyes, hold your breath for a while before you start talking again.
"I don't really remember my childhood memories with Al, because 5 years ago there was a really bad incident I had," Laurel covered her mouth with her palm. In memory of the incident 5 years ago when he was in college in America he had heard from one of his friends about the incident of rape and murder in this city, he said, at that time his friend mentioned the only eyewitness was Cladia, his little friend. Back then in America he himself also had to fight hard to fight for his life, so he really could not find and help Cladia. Laurel grabs Cladia's left hand and holds it tightly.
"I heard about it, the news really blew the city away. Sorry, I couldn't do anything for you at the time, it must have been hard for you Cla" Cladia shook her head softly, there was not the slightest intention in his heart to blame others for the incident, the only one who had to bear the mistake was Edo, considering that the name still made Cladia's body shudder.
"Sister Jeremy's been trying so hard to help me recover, but there's something I've been hiding from Brother Jeremy" Cladia looked at Laurel who looked at her seriously, for some reason, for some reason, cladia has always felt Laurel was like her own sister and made her feel comfortable telling her about her condition, perhaps because apart from Laurel is the doctor who can most likely help her, she said, if he tells Niela it will definitely come to Jeremy, who Cladia obviously doesn't want Jeremy to know about his current condition, he doesn't want to be a burden to Jeremy.
"For 5 years now, since that incident I have suffered from a phobia of men, I cannot get too close let alone come into contact with men,"
"What?" Laurel looked at Cladia with sad eyes, her right hand moving towards Cladia's hair and stroking her gently.
"Do you know your condition?" Cladia nodded in agreement, Laurel took a deep breath. Seeing Ornado's attitude when they met earlier, such a mediocre attitude like nothing happened between him and Cladia really showed that Ornado really loved this little sister in front of him, totally willing to accept Cladia as she is.
"Then what are you afraid of Cla?"
"I don't know in the future how my relationship with Al is, I can't possibly continue to be a barrier to Al's happiness and future, but right now my condition is really hard to be able to decide anything." Cladia takes a deep breath before continuing her talk, mustering up her courage to tell Laurel about the events on the eve of her wedding to Ornado. Laurel listens to Cladia's story by occasionally clasping Cladia's hand to give her a sense of comfort.
"Cla, I know for sure someone like Ornado, will not take marriage for granted, let alone what he married is you, the little girl he had always wanted to be. Whatever happens I believe Ornado will definitely keep his wedding vows with you." Cladia sighed.
"It just so happens that I brought a testpack today, we check now how you are doing, but whatever the result, you must still accept and thank him, not that if the result is negative it could be a reason for you to decide to leave Ornado. You're married, no matter what happens you have to defend your marriage." Cladia was silent at Laurel's advice.
Laurel pulls Cladia's hand, takes her to the bathroom to do a pregnancy test on her.
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Cladia looked at the results of the test pack she held in her right hand, without feeling her tears dripping down her cheek, she was unable to express her feelings at this time, between happy, haru, disbelief, fear, fear, worry, mix into one. He really did not expect to gain this trust.
Since the incident 5 years ago, even in wishful thinking she never imagined a time when she would get married even she could feel how happy she was to know there was something alive in her body that would lead her to become a mother. From then on it was never in Cladia's mind to be close to a man, let alone dream of getting married and having children. Laurel simply fell silent while observing the change in emotions on Cladia's face. After how long Laurel took Cladia out of the bathroom and sat on the edge of the bed.
"You already know the results, but tomorrow or the day after tomorrow come to my hospital to confirm it by doing an ultrasound test, now what do you want to do?" Cladia shook her head softly with the remains of her tears still running down her cheeks, because right now she really did not know what she should do.
"Trust me, your phobias can be healed, let alone you marry a good man, who loves you so much. We were both close to Ad. For me, Ad is the best man for you. Don't worry, I'll try to help you" Laurel, who was sitting next to Cladia, stroked Cladia's back gently, then stroked her stomach.
"This baby's existence is no coincidence, I'm sure he'll unite you and Ornado" after saying so Laurel pulled Cladia's hand to touch her stomach.
"And it must not be a coincidence either, right now I am also pregnant, and it seems like our gestational age is almost the same," Cladia's eyes bought in shock, saying, for a while she forgot about what had just happened to her, her two hands immediately hugged Laurel tightly.
"I'm happy for you, too" Laurel patted Cladia's back gently.
"I am happier for you, after all this time I lost your news, now you appear again unexpectedly," Cladia stretched her arms.
"But Laurel, I hope you will keep your promise not to tell Ornado about my pregnancy, give me a little more time, in the future let me tell him myself," Laurel nodded.
"Whether, just as it may make you happy, but I will firmly refuse if I hear you intend to divorce Ornado, I will do all I can to stand in your way. And I thought Ad would be happier if it was this good news that you yourself delivered to her," Cladia smiled as she stroked her stomach.
“Remember Cla, Ad is not a fool, you can't hide it for too long, he will surely notice your change sooner or later,” Cladia nodded, giving a sign that she also knows for sure about it.
"Cla, next time I'll tell you my love story, but believe me, I'm also having a love story that's not easy. Men are far more selfish creatures than we are women, but if a man has found his true love, he will be willing to do anything for you, even if it sometimes hurt her pride and dropped her ego, or even for the absurd, she would still be willing to sacrifice for you" Laurel said with a smile, her eyes glaring far away, it was as if the memories of his love story returned reminded him that there was already a lot that Dave had sacrificed for him.