When Rosalie opened her eyes, she saw the ceiling above her. The mild scent of disinfectant drifted in the air and tears filled her eyes.
"Rose, you're finally awake."
Theodore heaved a sigh of relief and held her hand tight.
Rosalie was still in a daze, her eyes empty as she lay silently on the bed.
"Rose, you're pregnant. The doctor said that the fetus is two months old."
Rosalie's brows furrowed. She turned around and gaped at Theodore in shock. "What…what did you say?"
"It's been less than 50 days since you disappeared, but the fetus is more than 50 days old, so I think this baby…" Theodore didn't go on, but the meaning behind his words was clear.
Rosalie caressed her stomach and recalled what Justin said in her dream about their love continuing. He was caressing her stomach at that time. As it turned out, it was a foreshadowing of what was going to happen.
"It's Justin's child," she said agitatedly.
Sebastian had a vasectomy, and the timing wasn't right. The baby was certainly Justin's. She was already pregnant when Sebastian kidnapped her, but only for a few days.
"Yes, it's Justin's baby," Theodore confirmed. "Rose, you're going to be a mother again. You should take care of yourself. Justin must be very happy to know that he's going to be a father. He'll surely want to see his baby grow up safely and healthily. Please take care of yourself for his sake, won't you?"
Rosalie had been through so much suffering and torment, be it physically or mentally.
Theodore was in much pain, but he bore with it because he had to take care of Rosalie. He couldn't express himself to her, but he saw a psychiatrist without her knowledge.
Each time, after Theodore vented his frustrations, he would rinse his face, take his medication, and appear before Rosalie in his most normal state, calmly and steadily staying by her side, comforting her. It was the only thing he could do.
Now that Rosalie was pregnant with Justin's child, it was a good thing for her. It would provide her with a ray of hope amidst the hopelessness—light in the bleak darkness.
He loved Rosalie deeply. Although Rosalie fell in love with Justin and was pregnant with his child, all Theodore wanted now was for her to live on well and not be in so much pain. He cared for nothing else—he didn't even feel jealous.
Rosalie was deep in sorrow and hopelessness, yet now, she had found out that she was pregnant with Justin's child. She didn't expect the baby to be so resilient, surviving Sebastian's repeated abuse of her.
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