Chapter 2 Twins

• Two months later, in the hospital.
• "Congratulations." The doctor handed the ultrasound sheet to Thea. "You’re eight weeks pregnant."
• The news struck Thea like a thunderbolt as her face grew pale.
• "Doctor, could there be a mistake?" she asked, undeterred.
• "The urine test results are positive, so there's no way it's a mistake." The doctor spoke objectively. "Besides, you are drowsy and weak, and your period is delayed. Could these be fake too?"
• Hearing this, Thea felt her mind go blank, and her hands trembled as she squeezed the ultrasound sheet.
• I’m pregnant...
• Surprisingly, she got pregnant under the circumstances of being renounced by the Jennings Family and the destruction of the Stratford Family!
• It must have been conceived during that night with Sebastian two months ago, so the baby must be his.
• The doctor was used to seeing this kind of situation and kindly reminded, "If you choose abortion, it is recommended that the earlier, the better, but as twins are rare, it is best to discuss with the child's father about whether to keep them."
• Thea didn't even know how she left the hospital, but she left the place anyhow.
• Two months ago, her father was involved in a car accident, and his fate was unknown after the car fell into the river. After Sebastian slept with her that night, he did not care about the destruction of the Stratford Family either.
• Hence, Thea’s intuition told her that Sebastian would want her to abort the babies.
• Twins! I’m pregnant with twins for the love of God! Those are two lives! Two!
• Thea felt a small flicker of hope inside of her as she could not bear to just throw two lives away like that. But when she rushed to the cruise ship where Sebastian was, her hope dissipated when she saw women wandering around topless for men to have their palms on them anytime they wished. On top of the brazen scene, the air was thick with a sickening fishy odor, making things worse.
• "Sebastian, your ex-fiancée is here." In the dim private room, an escort teased.
• Sebastian pushed the young model in his arms away as the corners of his mouth rose with a sneer. "Thea?"
• "Sebastian, come out for a moment. I have to talk to you." Thea tried to force herself not to look at the grimy scene before her and stood there expressionlessly like a statue.
• Raising his eyebrows, Sebastian snorted. "Say what you have to say right here!"
• Thea bit her lip but did not speak; she just quietly looked at him.
• Then, Sebastian mockingly hooked the corners of his lips. Two months ago, that night, he had just arrived at the hotel corridor when this woman pounced on him. The light was too dark, and before he could see her face clearly, she had pushed him into the nearest room...
• After that, the familiar fragrance of cape jasmine lingered for a long time.
• Hahaha! What’s with this show, aye? You’ve thrown yourself at me before!
• Immediately, a man around them began whistling at Thea and said smilingly, "Miss Stratford, are you trying to borrow money from Sebastian due to your family bankruptcy? It's okay. If Sebastian doesn't lend you the money, I'll lend it to you. But first, you should take off your clothes, alright? It’s such a hot day. Why do you wear such thick clothes?”
• With that, he began to grab at Thea's clothes.
• At that moment, Thea's mind flashed back to the terrible memories of two months ago, and a feeling of nausea surged up in her stomach. Just as the man's large hand reached out toward her, she threw up toward his chest in the worst way possible, making a terrible mess.
• "Sh*t, did you do that on purpose?" The man was suddenly furious and aimed a slap at Thea's cheek.
• She closed her eyes and prepared herself to receive the slap, but unexpectedly, Sebastian stood up abruptly, stopped the gentleman, and angrily dragged Thea to the deck.
• On the deck, Thea was thrown against the railing by Sebastian, knocking her out of breath.
• "Are you pregnant?" Sebastian asked, gritting his teeth as he scanned Thea's belly.
• Thea was yanked by him so hard that her bones felt like they were about to break, but she stubbornly spat out, "No."
• "No?" Sebastian narrowed his eyes and said coldly and sarcastically, "You are now just a ruined celebrity, and my wife can only be a top celebrity. If I find out that you dare to secretly carry my child, you should know what the consequences are!"
• Consequences?
• Thea felt that she had been blind in the past to agree to marry him! At that moment, remorse, anger, and exasperation intertwined within her...
• She took out 100 from her bag and threw it at him in a rage. "What kind of woman would be pregnant with a gigolo’s child? Here, this is my tip for you! Take it. After all, you are only worth this price for that night! Sebastian, you really make me sick!"
• After cursing, Thea left the cruise ship in a fury, not looking at Sebastian’s frustrated face.
• Then, she began to wander around the streets, wondering what she was going to do and if she should just abort the twins. As she thought about it, her tears rolled down from her eyes. In fact, Thea's heart could not bear it. She grew up without a mother, and her father had raised her single-handedly. Although her stepmother was good to her, they were not blood relatives.
• Now that her father had disappeared, God had allowed her to get pregnant...
• Thea sat on the bench in the square as she zoned out for half a day, watching the city’s bustling crowd walking past her and gradually developing a conclusion in her mind.
• Just as she was getting up, an entertainment broadcast suddenly appeared on the square's giant screen.
• The female hostess was holding the microphone, and her voice was clear. "The Jennings Group has newly launched a collector's edition perfume with cape jasmine scent, aptly named 520. About the design concept, the designer says this is deliberately developed to commemorate a woman who likes cape jasmine perfume and who used to appear in a certain room 520..."
• As the hostess spoke, the screen shifted to a video of the cape jasmine perfume named 520. Thea thought the packaging looked very exquisite and beautiful.
• What a moving design concept.
• Thea thought that if it was in the past when she was still the darling of the Stratford Family, she would also wish to buy this perfume because she loved cape jasmine the most. It carried the meaning of ‘waiting and strength’, and her father used to even search the world for all kinds of cape jasmine perfume for her.
• But now...
• She had long been unable to afford GrandExtrait’s cape jasmine perfume that she once liked, and she could only use the cheap shower gel with an artificial cape jasmine scent.
• Wiping the corners of her eyes sadly, she got up and went to the nearest clinic without hesitation.
• As the setting sun filtered through the sparse branches and leaves, it stretched her shadow so long that every step she took sapped her strength...
• ...
• After coming out of the hospital, Thea's face was so pale that she looked deathly sick. Dragging her tired body along with difficulty, she prepared to go home. After all, the night was getting late. The coldness seeped through her coat, causing her to tremble, and she could barely stand.
• Screech!
• A black Bugatti Veyron suddenly braked to a halt at the roadside. Then, the darkened face of Sebastian, who looked like he wanted to eat Thea alive, appeared before Thea’s sight. At that moment, he was holding a medical record in his hand, and he quickly rushed up to her.
• Seeing him, Thea had her pupils suddenly widened, and she subconsciously wanted to run.
• "Thea! You really are pregnant with my child!" Sebastian grabbed her wrist from behind, his anger boiling over. "How dare you lie to me?"
• Thea's breathing stopped for a second before she spoke in a cold voice. "I did not lie to you. I have undergone an abortion."
• "What did you say?" Sebastian stared at her incredulously.
• Thea clenched her teeth, then took out an abortion surgery sheet from her bag and handed it to Sebastian, her heart filling with pain. "This is the evidence that I just had an abortion. You can check it according to the clinic address if you don't believe me!"
• Sebastian looked at the name on the sheet and the surgery done in confusion.
• Shouldn't Thea keep the child to blackmail me?
• "Sebastian, the Stratford Family is bankrupt, but we don’t owe you anything, and I don't owe you anything either! From now on, we're done with each other, and you don't have to come to me anymore. Goodbye!"
• Thea held back her tears and quickly ran away while Sebastian was still stunned.
• For a long time, Sebastian froze in place without coming back to his senses...