"How about this?" Rowanda Peterson held her hand tenderly and suggested, "How about we just terminate it? You had surgery this morning and took medication; there’s no guarantee this child will be healthy if born..."
"Terminate it?" Zuri Ginger interrupted him with tears, feeling wronged, "Do you know how much I’ve suffered for this child? My parents said I am shameless and made a fuss at home. I fell on porcelain shards and had several stitches on my face. They left me at the hospital, not caring at all. Now you’re asking me to terminate it? Have you thought about my feelings?"
"Please calm down," Rowanda Peterson hurriedly tightened his grip on her hand, explaining, "I’m saying this considering your parents too. They’re so upset, and being people of some reputation, they won’t allow you to marry me while pregnant. It’s too disgraceful if word gets out. With current medical advancements, abortion has very little harm to the body, and as long as I take good care of you, there won’t be any lasting effects. It’s better than discovering problems with the fetus later; the bigger the child, the more harm to you. I’m thinking about you too. Once we get married, we’ll have plenty of chances to have children in the future."
"You don’t want it now?" Zuri Ginger stared at Rowanda Peterson in disbelief.
What could be more infuriating than this sudden realization?
Despite what happened with Edward Davis before, marrying Rowanda was quite a compromise for her.
She hadn’t even considered marrying him yet.
Rowanda Peterson’s parents were both teachers, and there was an eighty-year-old grandmother in the house, lacking power, background, and status.
So what if he can earn money!
In Cloud Capital, there are plenty of men who can earn money!
She was giving birth out of wedlock for him, and yet he seemed reluctant?!
Unbelievable, simply unbelievable!
Zuri Ginger was shaking violently with anger, momentarily forgetting her situation as she stared at Rowanda Peterson with fiery eyes.
"It’s not that I don’t want it; didn’t I say I was thinking about you?" Rowanda Peterson said helplessly, "You haven’t even finished college, have you? Didn’t you say you wanted to pursue a graduate degree? Having a child would delay you for over a year. Especially since you’re still young, we have a lot of time ahead, there’s no need to have a child that might not be healthy right now."
His words struck Zuri Ginger like a sudden slap, waking her up.
The school had already called that morning, directly from the department’s leader.
She was definitely getting expelled.
Aiden Jiang also explicitly stated she should recover outside, essentially kicking her out.
She had nothing now and might even face jail time.
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All the things she had painstakingly maintained, her most cherished possessions, were gone.
The child inside her was her only hope.
She had to hold onto Rowanda Peterson.
Thinking this, Zuri Ginger began to tremble with fear, unable to speak, covering her mouth and crying.
"Don’t cry, don’t cry." Rowanda Peterson, considering her facial injuries, quickly took some tissues and sat by her bed to comfort her. "If you really want to have the child, then have it for now. Once you’re discharged, come stay at my place. I’ll explain things to my family, and then we can get married."
She didn’t want to marry him!
Zuri Ginger’s crying became even more miserable, yet she was helpless. She sobbed and said, "I have nothing left. It’s all because of Mia Ginger! She knew about our relationship, saw me with morning sickness during the holiday and spilled it to my parents. Why did she do this to me? Seeing me comfortable makes her uncomfortable; seeing me have you makes her jealous and spiteful, I..."