Chapter 103

That night, Isabella slept on the accompanying bed.

She dreamed all night. In her dreams, it was all about conversations at the water cooler, the words Sebastian said to her. It was messy. She was unable to grasp the main points, entangling her in mental exhaustion.

Nina leaned over to look at her. "Bella?"

Isabella propped herself up with her hand and sat up. "Sis."

"Do you have something on your mind?" Nina asked with concern.

Isabella shook her head. "No." But she still sat on the bed for quite a while.

It wasn't until Charlie brought breakfast that Isabella got up to wash up in the bathroom.

When she came out, Charlie was feeding soup to Nina.

"Bella, I made a bowl of soup for you too. Drink it while it's hot." Charlie smiled.

Isabella took her coat and wrapped it around herself, indifferently saying, "No need."

She walked to the bedside and said to Nina, "Sis, I'm going to the company. I'll come to see you tonight."

"Okay, take care," said Nina.

Isabella would have several interviews today, but before that, she had to go for a check-up.

When the doctor called her number, she knocked on the door and entered the examination room.

Unexpectedly, the previous patient hadn't finished the examination yet. Separated by a curtain, the doctor asked her to wait for a while.

She sat down on a chair and waited.

After a moment, a very familiar voice came from behind the curtain. "I should be fine, right?"

Isabella froze.

That voice sounded so much like Samantha.

"Because you had an abortion before, which led to the thinning of the uterine wall. The embryo didn't implant securely at the beginning, and now there's bleeding. The situation is not optimistic," said the doctor.

"You must save my child. This child is too important to me. There must be no mishaps!" Samantha urged anxiously.

The doctor sighed. "I can only do my best."

As they spoke, the curtain was pulled back, and the doctor and Samantha walked out one after the other.

Seeing Isabella, Samantha's face turned pale. "Isabella, were you eavesdropping outside just now?"

Isabella looked at her calmly. "Don't worry. I didn't hear anything."

The doctor prescribed medication for Samantha, instructing her to take it on time and come to the hospital immediately if she felt unwell.

It sounded quite serious.

Since the last time Isabella saw Samantha at the Landon family, it had been a long time, and Isabella hadn't seen her since that time.

Seeing Samantha dressed in designer clothes, wearing a gold necklace around her neck, and thick gold bracelets on her wrists, she looked very extravagant. It seemed like she was living a comfortable life accepted by Charles and Emma.

No wonder Samantha was so nervous about this child. After all, if anything happened to the child, everything she had now would disappear.

"Thank you, doctor." Samantha took the prescription and glanced at Isabella before leaving.

When Isabella finished her check-up and came out, Samantha was still waiting for her outside, holding the prescription. "Isabella, I have something to tell you."

Isabella interrupted her, "I know what you want to say. Don't worry. I didn't hear anything inside."

She tried to leave, but Samantha stopped her. "I don't believe you."

Isabella frowned. "Believe it or not. It's up to you."

She rudely shook off Samantha's hand, turned around, and went up the stairs.

"Isabella, stop!" Samantha called after her.

Isabella turned around and saw Samantha catching up.

She quickened her pace and soon left Samantha behind.

Samantha descended the stairs and looked around, but Isabella's figure was nowhere to be seen.

This floor happened to be the operating room. Samantha seriously suspected whether Isabella had entered here, so she searched around.

At this moment, the door of the operating room opened, and medical staff wheeled out a stretcher bed. Samantha casually glanced over and then widened her eyes. "Vanessa?"

Vanessa had just undergone artificial insemination surgery and was feeling a bit uncomfortable at the moment, adjusting with her eyes closed.

Samantha's exclamation almost scared Vanessa out of her wits. "Samantha?"

"Vanessa, how did you come out of the operating room?" Samantha followed the stretcher bed, even looking back in the direction of the operating room in surprise.

Vanessa squeezed out a smile. "I had a minor surgery."

"You were alone?" Samantha was surprised. "Mr. Landon didn't accompany you?"

Vanessa said, "He's busy with work so I didn't tell him."

"Okay." As the stretcher bed was pushed into the elevator, Samantha thought for a moment and followed inside.

Vanessa's facial expression seemed uncomfortable. "Samantha."

"Vanessa, how can you be alone in the hospital? It's somewhat inconvenient. I have nothing to do anyway. I'll accompany you," said Samantha.

"No need. It's a minor surgery for me. I'll be able to go home after a few hours of observation. Don't waste your time staying with me here." Despite Vanessa's words, she was clearly trying to get Samantha to leave.

Samantha, however, looked puzzled and asked, "Vanessa, what kind of surgery is this? You don't need to stay in the hospital for anti-inflammatory treatment and you can go home directly?"

Before Vanessa could answer, the elevator arrived.

The door opened, and Samantha saw two big words, "Reproductive Medicine".

Vanessa couldn't hide it anymore and had to tell Samantha the truth.

"Artificial insemination?" Samantha was puzzled. "You and Mr. Landon are in your prime, why artificial insemination?"

"It's because of my body. I had to resort to this method due to some reasons. Samantha, this matter concerns Sebastian's reputation, I hope you won't spread it around."

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone." Samantha promised.

Although she promised solemnly, Vanessa was still worried.

After observing in the hospital for a few hours, Vanessa made an excuse for Samantha to take her home.

After they arrived home, Vanessa took Samantha to the cloakroom and gave her two sets of clothes and a set of jewelry.

Samantha happily returned to the Landon family with the gifts.

Emma was gardening.

"Hi, Emma." Samantha entered and greeted her cheerfully.

Emma frowned, showing no joy on her face. Seeing the bag in Samantha's hand, she asked, "Did you go shopping again?"

Samantha hurriedly explained, "No. These were given to me by my sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, you mean Vanessa?" Emma asked.

"Yes." Samantha thought of Vanessa's artificial insemination and said, "It seems like she is pregnant."

Emma was somewhat surprised, and her expression softened a bit. "That's also a good thing. Sebastian has some opinions about me and Matthew. If you can get along well with Vanessa, it will be a credit to our family."

Samantha said, "Rest assured. I get along very well with her."

"Good."

After going upstairs, Samantha hung up the clothes, put away the jewelry, and then secretly took out the medication prescribed by the doctor and took two pills.

The pills got stuck in her throat when a knock sounded at the door.

Samantha opened the door when Matthew stood there with a cup of hot milk, he said, "For you."

"I already had some this morning."

"This was made by me. Are you sure you don't want it?" Matthew's gaze was gentle, but upon closer inspection, that gentleness didn't reach his eyes.

"But I really don't like milk." Since Samantha became pregnant, she had become quite sensitive to the taste of milk.

But the doctor said that drinking milk was good for the child.

For this reason, Matthew arranged for her to have a cup of hot milk with every meal, even before bed. He watched her drink it every time.

Samantha enjoyed this care, but it also made her physically uncomfortable.