âSo letâs keep things as they are. Iâll divorce him after the baby is one year old!â Kyla looked down at her flat belly and said to herself.
Kyla thought that there would be no more contact between her and Martin Weiss after obtaining the birth permission certificate and they would continue living their separate lives as before.
What she did not expect was that Martin Weiss showed up at the storeâs entrance on the day of her pregnancy check-up.
âWhat are youâ¦â She stared at him.
Martin Weiss said, âDonât you have a pregnancy check-up today? Iâll accompany you to future check-
ups.â
Kyla felt a tingle in her scalp. If he was going to accompany her to her pregnancy check-ups, then he would probably show up at her place several times a month. Perhaps⦠even more often than that.
âNo thanks. I can go to the pregnancy check-ups myself. I donât need anyone to accompany me,â she said quickly.
Martin Weiss said, âIâm not just accompanying you but also our baby. I didnât accompany you when you were pregnant with Nelson, so you and Nelson suffered a lot. I donât want the same thing to happen to this baby. At least let me take my responsibility as a father.â
Kyla was silent.
Martin Weiss went on and said, âBesides, youâre pregnant. In case anything happens, I can help you run errands if I accompany you during the check-ups. Do you wanna run up and down the stairs in the hospital when you have a big belly?â
Mrs. Corbyn, who was looking after the store, also said, âKyla, why donât you⦠let him accompany you to the check-up? Iâll feel more relieved that way. Itâs safer to have someone with you just in case something happens.â
Kyla bit her lip slightly and agreed.
Martin Weiss drove Kyla to the community hospital.
Pregnancy check-ups up before a pregnant woman was 24 weeks along were performed at community hospitals.
However, a grave look came over the face of the community hospital doctor after he got a detailed understanding of Kylaâs past medical history.
âYouâve undergone liver transplantation and recently got past five years of the recovery period. The general pregnancy check-up here might not be suitable for you. Youâd better go to a tertiary womenâs hospital for further examination,â the community hospital doctor said.
Kylaâs expression froze when she heard that.
It had been five years⦠since the liver transplant. Even though her condition was under control, would it still impact the baby?
âOkay, got it. Thank you,â said Kyla.
âItâs better to go to Municipal Womenâs Hospital. They have the most authoritative and experienced gynecological and obstetrical doctors,â the community hospital doctor said.
Emerald Cityâs Municipal Womenâs Hospital was the most famous public womenâs hospital in Emerald City.
Kyla responded in acknowledgment and walked out of the maternity consultation room.
Martin Weiss was waiting outside. When he saw Kyla coming out, he could not help asking, âSo soon?â
She had come out only after going in for a few minutes. The examination usually took more than ten minutes.