It was easy to see how much Eulalie had spoiled him.
But it did not matter anymore.
After I leave, they could be together openly.
What I must handle now was the burden on her belly.
I ignored the teasing couple and walked into the surgery room.
Doctor Eric already knew about Eulalie’s pregnancy.
Before he could even say his good wishes, I passed him the paper in my hand.
“Please help me deal with this baby.”
Doctor Eric stood still for a short moment.
After reading my reports, his face turned much heavier.
“Mr. Kennedy, have you really thought about this clearly?”
“The baby seems very healthy, and you and your wife have waited many years to get pregnant. It was not easy to finally have a child…”
Eulalie’s first miscarriage happened when she was twenty years old.
At that time, we had just moved to Louisiana, and we were just poor.
Every day, we could only crowd into old, cheap rooms just to survive.
She felt I was too poor and could not give her the life she wanted, so she ended the pregnancy and wanted to separate from me.
To prove myself to her, I worked until I was exhausted, making money wherever I could and taking any job I found.
When my work finally started to improve, Eulalie offended a local boss and was taken away.
To save her, I spent every bit of money I had and was beaten until I landed in the hospital.
Back then, I was still young; if I had rested well, I could have healed fully.
But I could not stand seeing Eulalie suffer.
Even if it ruined my own body, I still chose to let her live a better life.
Just as I finally caught my breath, Eulalie started cheating once more.
I stayed busy catching her red-handed, busy dealing with the man around her.
Back and forth, it kept going on until today.
At the very start, Eulalie knelt beside my hospital bed and spoke to me, “Valerian, I see everything you have done for me.”
“From now on, let me carry the burden you have been carrying and repay all the pain you went through.”
Later, Eulalie took over my work. She held one arm around her lover and looked at me.
“Valerian, I know everything you have done for me, but that belongs to the past.”
“I promise no man will ever take your place, and I can even give all the family assets to our child.”
“But you also need to be more reasonable and stop stepping into my personal matters.”
Now, I looked at the two figures hugging each other outside the window.
I gave a dry smile and shook my head.