“What’s going on with her?” Darryl lunged forward and asked anxiously.
Shelly answered with a smile, “Nothing to worry, Brother Darryl. Both mother and baby are well. She needs to take some rest as there was quite a bit of blood lost.”
Phew!
Darryl felt a huge relief to hear that as if an imaginary weight that he was shouldering disappeared. He was overwhelmed with indescribable joy. He hugged Shelly excitedly. He put his mouth next to her ear and said, “Thank you, Shelly. Thank you so much! ”
The hug caught Shelly by surprise. Her face flushed deep red and she was not sure where to place her hands.
While she was feeling shy, she could not help but wondered who was the lady in the operating room that made Darryl fluster. How were they related?
Shelly thought she was rather beautiful herself but she knew she was nowhere near Monica’s beauty.
“Oh…”
Darryl realized what he was doing and let go of Shelly awkwardly.
He was in such pure joy that he had forgotten that Shelly was a lady! Darryl scratched his head and flashed a smile at Shelly. “I… I’ll go in and have a look.”
He went straight into the ward.
Monica looked not as pale as before but still visibly weak. It was heart-wrenching to see her in that state.
Darryl went up to her and cupped her hand gently in his. He blamed himself for putting her through the suffering. “Darling, I’m sorry to have put you through this pain.”
Darryl’s heart was aching when he said that, he gazed lovingly into Monica’s eyes.
Monica was working in the KTV. It must be tough on her without a comfortable place to stay and warm food to fill the stomach.
Monica carved a smile on her lips and shook her head. “No, don’t be sorry… ok?”
Monica breathed a sigh of relief to hear that the baby was safe. She was finally reunited with Darryl and the baby in her tummy was safe. What more could she ask for? Her sufferings before were nothing.
Darryl hugged Monica tightly and asked, “Darling, you told me sister-in-law introduced you to the KTV. Who was that?”
Monica bit her lips and murmured, “It’s your sister-in-law, Yumi.”
Yumi?
Darryl was pissed! His fists were clenched tight!
Monica could sense Darryl’s anger, so she comforted him. “Darryl, don’t be mad. She meant well to introduce me to the job.”