Chapter 520: Chapter 520



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Matthew Nelson, who returned, received a message from Theresa Gordon, saying that Dolores Flores would have to go in for a checkup the day after tomorrow.

It also included the location and name of the hospital they would be going to.

Whether he was going or not, she had already informed him anyway.

After Boyce Shawn gave her a number, she immediately texted Matthew, telling him not to inform Armand Bernie of her identity. Matthew agreed, but also set a condition that she was to send him Dolores’ status at any time.

That she would inform him of what she was doing each day.

Of course, Theresa agreed. On the one hand, she didn’t want Matthew to tell Armand her identity. On the other hand, she wanted to connect Dolores Flores and Matthew Nelson; she hoped they would put their problem aside and get back together as soon as possible.

Since his wife was going in for a checkup, Matthew probably would have gone. Besides, Theresa had told him beforehand that it would give him some time to prepare.

When he went this time, he planned to stay a few days, and he also got a change of clothes, so he wouldn’t rush back and forth like last time.

On the day Dolores went for the check-up, she had already arranged everything.

With money and contacts, it was not difficult to get some things done.

The two children went to daycare, while Theresa accompanied Dolores to the hospital.

Since coming to C-Town, she had always gone to this hospital, and she had a regular doctor who checked her out.

The outpatient doctor gave Dolores some checklists. Since it had been four months, the doctor told her at her last checkup that she needed to have a Down’s test at four months. The doctor also advised her that she should be fasting because they needed to draw blood, and that she would have a B-mode scan. This stage basically consisted of eliminating fetal anomalies.

The doctor had seen Dolores’ previous medical history, so she had a better understanding of her situation. This doctor was also an expert in this field, as many people praised her medical skills.

Dolores also had faith in her.

“You are four months pregnant and quite thin. Remember to rest and have a balanced diet.” The doctor advised her.

Dolores said smiling, “My physique has always been like this; I’ve never put on weight.”

The doctor laughed, “This is the dream of many women.”

Today, both the man and the woman were losing weight and getting in shape, as they expected their bodies to be in good shape. A physique that did not put on weight after eating too much was the dream of many women.

Then the doctor quickly changed the subject and said with a smile, “This is the first time you are going for a blood test and you probably don’t know where the phlebotomy department is. I’ll let the ‘doctor-in-training’ take her there.”

‘Oh?’

Dolores was a little confused, ‘Does the hospital have those services?’

“Someone will accompany me; it’s not necessary.” Dolores said with a smile, as she felt this would annoy others.

Besides, she had never experienced that service at any other hospital.

“He is a male and just graduated from college; he has no clinical experience yet. Letting him see more is also experiencing things.” The doctor kept smiling; in short, she was convincing Dolores to accept him.

The doctor had already spoken this far, and Dolores could hardly refuse, so she agreed, “Then, sorry for the inconvenience.”

The doctor waved her hand, “It’s no trouble at all; it’s you who helped me.”

Dolores blinked and asked in puzzlement, “Helped you? What have I helped you with?”

Behind Dolores, Theresa stared unblinkingly at the tall ‘doctor-in-training’ standing behind the doctor.

He was wearing a lab coat, and on his head was a specialized blue doctor’s cap. He was also wearing a mask and goggles in which neither his face nor his eyes were visible.

If it weren’t for the fact that Matthew knew Dolores was coming to the hospital today, he definitely wouldn’t be guessing who she was.

However, after combining the doctor’s words, she really had to guess about him.

Looking at the height and attire… she thought that luckily the face was well covered; otherwise he would be recognizable, wouldn’t he?

The doctor hastened to explain, “Yes, of course he’s helping me. Nowadays, there are very few men who want to be obstetricians. You see, at first he was already embarrassed, as he covered his whole face, and he was ashamed to meet other people. I just want him to practice more.”

Dolores noticed that there was one more person in the clinic today; she had only glanced in when she first arrived, and no longer paid attention to him.

Theresa took the checklist from the doctor and lifted Dolores up, “Okay, don’t ask any more questions. The doctor won’t lie to you. Don’t look at her suspiciously by asking so many questions.” Dolores was speechless.

Did I ask too many questions?

She looked wordlessly at Theresa, “Did I ask a lot?”

“Not much. I just don’t want to waste time. You haven’t had breakfast yet. We’ll do the checkup now and then you’ll eat something.” Theresa explained as she helped her walk outside. She then left Dolores in the hands of the ‘doctor-in-training’, “Take her to get checked; I’ll go pay the fee.”

After talking, Theresa took the list and left.

Dolores wanted to call her, but Theresa quickly walked away and was gone. She could only disturb the ‘doctor-in-training’.

“Sorry for the inconvenience,” she said politely.

The ‘doctor-in-training’ said nothing, although he did give her a ‘please’ gesture with his hand. Dolores thought it was like what the doctor was describing; as he was a male obstetrician, he would be a bit embarrassed, so he didn’t say much. She didn’t mind too much and followed him.

He probably looked like a man to her, so Dolores didn’t look at him much.

She just followed him silently.

The phlebotomy department was on the second floor, while the ambulatory was on the second, so they had to go down to the second floor. The elevator between the first and second floors could only be used by patients who could not walk. The escalators on both sides were not open for a long time, and basically the center staircase was the only one used. Between the first and second floors there was only one staircase, and it was very convenient because there were no curves.

Upon reaching the staircase, the ‘doctor-in-training’ instinctively reached out his hand to help her down. Dolores bristled and immediately explained to him, as she feared he might hurt her self-esteem, “I can do it myself, you don’t need to help me.”

Actually, it seemed to her that this was not appropriate, since it was a man, but she could certainly walk by herself.

The ‘doctor-in-training’ quickly realized that he was a bit impetuous, so he took his hand out of the air.

He merely walked cautiously beside her, as he feared she might accidentally slip, so that he could hold her just in time.

Dolores felt the discomfort, and held onto the handrail as she walked down the stairs.

After descending the stairs, the ‘doctor-in-training’ again stepped forward voluntarily to guide her.

Dolores thought that this ‘doctor-in-training’ was too careful, and that it was not comfortable to walk beside him.

She looked back and waited for Theresa to return quickly, but she was nowhere to be seen. He could only turn around and continue following the ‘doctor-in-training’.

Soon, the ‘doctor-in-training’ had taken Dolores to the phlebotomy department. There were a lot of people doing blood tests; they had to wait in line before being called for their turn.

The thing was, Theresa wasn’t back yet, so they could give the checklist to the nurse to give them a number to be called.

Theresa seemed to have thought of this too, so initially she wanted to wait in a quiet place and wait for the ‘trainee doctor’ to complete Dolores’ other checks that would then come, but they had arrived much earlier.

Just as Dolores was about to call her back, she rushed back and handed the list of payments as well as the list of checkups to the ‘trainee doctor’, “Since you are here for practice, then I will leave it for you to experience more.”

He added emphasis on the words ‘for you to experience more’.

It was like reminding her that it was not easy for a woman to be pregnant for nine months.

The ‘trainee doctor’ looked at her and reached out to take the lists.

Dolores reached out to stop him, but accidentally touched the ‘trainee doctor’s’ hand. He pulled back as if he felt an electric shock, then looked at Theresa, “You accompanied me to the checkup, but you handed over the lists. where are you going?”

She felt uncomfortable with the ‘doctor-in-training’.

“You haven’t eaten yet, so I’m going to see if they sell anything delicious outside. I’ll buy them for you and you can eat them after your checkup.” said Theresa.

“No need for that; I’ll eat anything after the checkup, you…”

“Okay, okay.” Theresa interrupted her, and it looked really bad. “There’s a line here, and I don’t like the smell of the hospital. I’d smelled too much already, so I’ll go buy you some food.” Theresa then left.

Dolores did not continue talking. Earlier, Theresa had been in the hospital for a long time and must have had a hard time. After all, she was very hurt. She could understand Theresa being sensitive to the smell of disinfectant in the hospital. She sighed a little, found an empty chair and sat down; waited for the ‘doctor-in-training’ to hand the list to the nurse in line and waited for the number to be called.

After the ‘doctor-in-training’ handed the lists to the nurse, he returned to her side, taking his place behind her.

Sitting next to Dolores was also a pregnant woman, whose pregnancy was older than Dolores’, and she looked quite a bit older than Dolores, but she was very talkative. She was probably bored while waiting, so she started talking to Dolores. She looked at Dolores’ belly and asked, “How many months along are you?”

Dolores said hers was about four months, and then looked at her belly. She had some experience in having children, so somehow she could tell a little bit, and she said, “Yours must be six or seven months?”

The woman laughed, “You are very accurate; mine is almost seven months.”

“Are you coming alone? Isn’t your husband coming with you?” the woman asked.

Dolores’ facial expression was unnatural for a moment, and then immediately returned to calm: “He’s busy. I came with a friend.”

The woman sighed, “I am also alone and my husband is also very busy. Since I married him, I don’t even have a friend by my side. By the way, is this your first child?

He looks very young.”

Dolores faked a smile and said nothing. She was pregnant at eighteen, and it was too early to give birth at nineteen. She was only twenty now, and this was her third child.

Standing behind her, the ‘doctor-in-training’ looked at her. As her face was covered, no one could see her facial expression.

The woman thought Dolores had said nothing, and thought she was right. He leaned over to her and smilingly asked, “Are you planning to do a C-section or a natural delivery?”

“I’m going to do the natural delivery.” replied Dolores. Andrew and Amanda Nelson had a natural childbirth. Since they were both small and the delivery was quite painful, the damage was not as great.

The woman frowned and said, “I was thinking of doing a C-section.”

Dolores didn’t understand, “Why do a C-section when you can do a natural delivery?

Why, isn’t natural childbirth better?”

“Evidently, you are young and don’t understand this aspect. I suggest you do the cesarean section.” The woman seemed to know a lot, and even the ‘trainee doctor’ standing behind Dolores was interested.

The woman approached Dolores: “I have heard that when a woman gives birth naturally, her vagina loosens. To keep her husband, cesarean section is a better option.”

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