âDonât need you to manage?â Purple Summers scoffed, âYou think I want to be involved? Now youâre using my party as a cover for your kidnapping. If this gets out, what will people think? Theyâll assume Iâm in cahoots with you!â
No matter how distant their actual relationship was, they both bore the Summers surname. Oneâs honor was the otherâs honor; oneâs disgrace was the otherâs disgrace. If the word got out about Yolanda Summers getting pregnant before marriage, it would cast a shadow over Purple Summersâs reputation as well.
âWhat do you plan to do?â Purple Summers asked her.
Yolanda bit her lip and responded, âIâm planning to go to the countryside. I heard thereâs a midwife there⦠with an abortion recipe in hand.â
Purple Summers frowned, âHave you lost your mind? If you donât handle this properly, you could either die or end up seriously ill!â
âWhat else do you want me to do?!â Yolanda clutched her hair in despair. âYou think I donât want to go to a proper hospital? But what if I run into someone I know? What if Iâm discovered? Even if I go to a hospital in another city, I still need an ID card! Once Iâm found out, Iâm finished! Completely finished!â
Purple Summers was struck silent by her words.
She didnât look down on the traditional medicine recipes, but these remedies usually required adjustments based on the month of pregnancy and the health of the expectant mother. Some so-called midwives had only a superficial understanding of traditional medicine and would give the same recipe to all their clients, which was most likely to lead to disaster!
Yolanda was just twenty years old. The child in her womb obviously couldnât be kept, especially with it being a result of Mrs. Fowler drugging her with a sedative. Who knows, the fetus might already have defects.
After thinking for a moment, Purple Summers asked Yolanda, âHow many months are you?â
âThree months,â Yolanda answered with her eyes closed.
âIf Sheldon Fowler is so determined to set you up, even if you donât kidnap him, Iâm afraid he will have other tricks up his sleeve. This child must be dealt with before everything falls apart.â
Purple Summers thought for a bit and then picked up her phone to make a call.
ââ¦Hello, I want to inquire, do you know where I can get an abortion? â¦Yes, the kind where privacy is ensured, and identities are not disclosed.â
Yolanda watched Purple Summers make the call, her expression shifting to slight surprise.
After finishing the call, Purple Summers tore off a piece of notepaper from the desk, hastily scribbled down a name and a phone number, and handed it to Yolanda.
âTomorrow, make a trip to Kingsley City and contact this person. She will take you to the place where youâll have the surgery. After itâs done, rest for a few hours, then catch the evening flight back. Donât worry, once youâre there, no one will recognize you,â Purple Summers said.
Yolanda took the piece of paper and muttered the name written on it, âLindsay Carpenterâ¦â@@novelbin@@
She knew about Purple Summersâs lawsuit in Kingsley, where she appeared in the news under an alias. The plaintiff was referred to as a certain Ms. Qin, a nightclub hostess.
Purple Summers said, âDonât underestimate these people. They often need to interact with gynecologists and have connections you wouldnât imagine.â
Yolanda opened and closed her lips as if she wanted to say something, yet in the end, she remained silent. Clutching the note, she lowered her head and left.
Purple Summers guessed that Yolanda might have wanted to say thank you.
But⦠perhaps it was just wishful thinking on Purple Summersâs part.
Alexander Summers didnât come home that evening.
During the long night, Purple Summers called Alexander to inquire about his situation.
Damian Howard was awake more often now, though the timing was not stable, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night. Today, he had been unconscious the entire day, so Alexander stayed behind, hoping to see if he would wake up in the evening.
Overall, Damian Howard was gradually recovering.
Purple Summers also shared the situation on her end with Alexander.
Upon learning about Yolanda getting pregnant, Alexander gave his harsh verdict, âFoolish, just like her dad, always thinking theyâre clever.â
He paused and then changed his tone slightly, âBut sheâs slightly better than Dylan Summers. At least sheâs got some spirit.â
Purple Summers was quite surprised. She hadnât expected Alexanderâs usually sharp tongue to give Yolanda a somewhat positive evaluation.
Could it be that he found common ground with her in the area of breaking rules and regulations?