Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 2020

"Oh."

Coralie opened her mouth but ultimately decided not to say anything.

It was his first time being a dad. It was normal to be excited.

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At the hospital.

Coralie lay on the examination bed while the doctor carefully performed her ultrasound using the wand.

Perhaps due to Channing sitting right beside them, the doctor's hands were trembling slightly.

Did she do something wrong? Why did the Governor's face look so grim?

"Don't be nervous. He doesn't bite." Coralie curved her red lips, speaking softly to comfort the doctor. "It's just his first time seeing the baby, so he's a little tense. Just go through the checkup as you normally would."

"Right away, Mrs. Irving." The doctor gave a smile that looked more like a grimace as she hastily replied.

"?"

Coralie froze. What did the doctor just call her?

"Is there somewhere you're feeling uncomfortable?" Sensing the awkward shift in the atmosphere, the doctor asked cautiously.

Coralie opened her mouth, a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"She's fine."

Channing raised an eyebrow, a small dimple forming as he smirked. "Continue the examination."

"Y-Yes, sir."

The doctor was utterly bewildered, but seeing that the Governor's expression had softened, she felt a wave of relief.

Focusing back on the monitor, she explained softly, "Here is the baby's head, the hands, the feet..."

Channing leaned forward, staring intently at the somewhat blurry little figure on the screen.

He was stretching his tiny limbs, floating in the amniotic fluid, so incredibly small.

Just as the doctor had mentioned previously, the baby seemed to take after him.

"Everything looks perfectly healthy. Just make sure to keep up your nutritional intake in the coming months."

The doctor smiled warmly, giving her instructions as she wiped the ultrasound gel off Coralie's stomach.

"Thank you, Doctor." Coralie sat up, pulled her coat on, and stepped into the bathroom.

Channing stood rooted to the spot in silence for a few seconds before asking in a low, raspy voice, "What is the baby's gender?"

"Huh?"

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