Chapter 404: Chapter 404 One Subdues Another

Amos stared at Harley’s back and pursed his lips up bitterly. Behind him came Eudora’s voice.

“Amos, open wide…”

Amos didn’t know when Eudora had come over but she was trying to feed him some cake. Amos shook his head, “No thank you, I don’t want it. You should have more!”

“No, you really should try it. It’s really sweet!”

Amos complied eventually. He opened his mouth and took a bite, Eudora’s anticipatory eyes never straying from him, “So? Is it sweet?”

Amos nodded, “It really is!”

“I told you!”

Right after she said that she ran someplace else. Once she left, Amos finally forced himself to swallow the durian cake in his mouth and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything would be fine as long as she was happy.

…

Eudora seemed to have a strong reaction during this pregnancy. She was fine a while ago, but after eating, she rushed into the bathroom and vomited everything out.

Amos stood outside and heard the sound of retching coming from the other side. He pushed open the door and went in hurriedly.

Auntie Valerie, on the other hand, was relatively relaxed. “It’s alright. Pregnant women generally vomit very frequently for the first few months. After that, they’ll get much better!”

Half an hour later, Auntie Valerie’s relaxed posture stiffened.

“She’s been vomiting for a while. It’s the first time I’ve seen…”

Amos’s face darkened, “Call the doctor.”

They had opted for an obstetrician this time. When the doctor arrived, Eudora had already been vomiting for almost an hour and a half and had to stay put in the toilet throughout. Whenever she drank any water, she would immediately retch it back out.

Meanwhile, Amos was standing right behind Eudora, his expression terrifyingly solemn.

The doctor hurriedly plugged her with an I. V. but she was still retching uncontrollably even though nothing was coming out of her body.

Amos was infuriated, “What’s in that drip? Why is she still retching so badly?”

The doctor was nearly scared to death by the sheer anger in his voice.

“Mr. Granger, don’t worry. She’s been pregnant for quite some time now. It’s perfectly normal for morning sickness to occur!”

“I know that it’s normal, but can’t you see that she’s suffering? Make it stop!”

The doctor was nearly frightened to tears,”It differs from person to person… We can’t do much more…”

However, Amos didn’t even seem to hear the doctor’s explanation at all. He only knew that his wife had been bent over the toilet for a long while now and seeing her in such discomfort made his heart hurt.

He felt slightly remorseful. He should have been more resolute back then and insisted on terminating the pregnancy.

“Amos…” Eudora’s weak voice could be heard.

Immediately, that brought Amos back to his senses. He rushed over to her and held her hand.

“What is it?”

It had only just been two hours but Amos felt as though Eudora seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Her previously rosy cheeks were now pale.

She tried hard to smile at him, “I’m fine! Stop fussing, you’re being too fierce!”

“Okay, okay. I’ll calm down,” Amos said hurriedly.

However, there was still no smile on his face, and he looked extremely stern. Eudora reached out and pulled the corners of his lips into a smile, “Smile for me. If you do, maybe I’ll stop vomiting…”

In the next second, a smile appeared on Amos’ face.

The doctor next to him was stunned. She gazed at the seemingly fragile lady lying on the bed with some admiration.

This world was indeed mysterious. Perhaps, everything and everyone in this world would always have its own means to an end.

Perhaps, the medicine had started to take effect, or maybe, just maybe, the smile on Amos’ face had done it. But after a short while, Eudora really stopped vomiting.

She laid on the bed in a daze and soon fell asleep.

Seeing that she had finally fallen asleep, Amos tucked her in. He eventually got up and walked back to the doctor.

The doctor had been frightened by him just now. Before Amos even came close to her, she had already braced herself for a scolding.

“Mr. Granger…”

“Will she throw up again later?” Amos asked.

“Well, I’m not sure yet. Everyone’s body is different after all. But I’ll prescribe some folate just in case. Have her take it daily, it might make her get better…” The doctor replied nervously.

She noticed that Amos’ face darkening and he still remained silent. She couldn’t help but feel uneasy again.

The doctor somehow hoped that Eudora would wake up again. If she did, then perhaps Mr. Granger’s face might not look so intimidating…

“Well?! Hand it over then!” Amos exclaimed.

The doctor’s heart was going to jump out of her chest.

“Okay, okay, I’ll do it right away…”

After prescribing folate and removing the I. V. needle from Eudora, the doctor left in a panic. She vowed in her heart that she would never come back here again even if a gun was pointed at her head!

After the doctor left, Amos went back to look after Eudora again. Her arm, where it had been pierced by a needle, still felt cold.

Amos asked Auntie Valerie to bring in a warm water bag over and apply it to her hand. Amos’s mind was filled with the words of the doctor just now.

Every woman would have different reactions in different stages of her pregnancy…

With that in mind, Amos took out his phone and dialed a number.

“Christopher? Let’s meet somewhere,” Amos muttered inwardly.

…

When Christopher received the call, he was making out with his wife. When he looked at his phone and saw that it was Amos calling, his curiosity was piqued.

“He never looks for me, this is odd… Could it be that he has news from Greene City?”

Since they last escaped Greene City, Tyler had remained still for quite some time.

Upon hearing that, Tina became nervous.

“Darling, what should we do?”

“Don’t worry. It’ll be alright. I’ll find out when I meet him. Just wait for me at home and don’t go anywhere alone, alright?” Christopher held Tina in his arms as he said.

Tina nodded. She watched on reluctantly as Christopher left the house.

Along the way, Christopher’s heart was beating out of his chest. After his last life-or-death elopement, every day from that point on felt like a privilege.

He hadn’t even enjoyed himself enough! It would be horrible if his days were to end so soon!

The more Christopher thought about it, the more unsettled he felt. He quickly wiped the corner of his eyes and eventually made it to the coffee shop that Amos had set the meeting in.

When he stood at the entrance, Christopher silently braved himself. Even if he had to die, he and Tina would die together. At the very least, they could still be together in their next life.

With that in mind, he pushed the door open and went in.

Amos had already arrived. He was sitting on one of the couches with a solemn look on his face. He looked worse than Christopher did. Christopher was now more certain of his judgment, his mood hitting rock bottom.

Soon enough, he made his way to Amos and asked, “What’s up? Is there any news from Greene City? Did Tyler make any calls?”

Amos shook his head, but his face looked too ghastly for it to be true.

Christopher’s heart was pounding. “You don’t have to lie to me. I’ve already guessed it. Is Tyler going to take Tina back? Get to the point, come on! I can take it!”

Amos frowned, “No. I called you here because I had something to ask you…”

Christopher took a deep breath and said, “Ask then.”

“It’s about pregnancy, Eudora’s to be exact. Do you remember her symptoms from when she was pregnant the last time?”

“Are you kidding me?” Christopher exclaimed.