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him for stalling
the company’s efforts, using words dripping with sarcasm. When the construction
workers had left, Abby nudged Matthew and asked him for the identity of that
man whom he had a handshake with. Matthew chuckled and replied that it was the
CEO of their own company and that his name had been Darren Bell.
      Abby just did not know what to do. Should
she walk up to him and tell him that she had been pregnant with his child? She
knew it wasn’t his fault, and he didn’t really have to be responsible for her
own mistake but she felt so helpless and felt that the father of the child
should at least have the right to know of the child’s existence.
      She couldn’t bear it anymore. That night,
she spilled the truth to Matthew and poured out her heart to him. She had been
feeling so alone and helpless. She had told him that she had been pregnant with
Darren Bell’s child.
      “ I just don’t know what to do. I don’t
want to interfere in his life like that. I feel so guilty. Oh I feel so bad. I
know he has a girlfriend and that he seems to love her so much.. I never wanted
to be a third party.. Oh Matthew! Tell me what to do…”
      Abby was caught in between her sobs. The
moonlight had cast a glow onto her tear-striken face as she wept miserably.
    “ I don’t
want to destroy their relationship, Matthew! Please tell me what should I do? I
don’t know what to do about the baby…”
      Matthew felt for her. Abby was so
kind-hearted. It would be hard to tell her what to do.
    “ You
should definitely inform Darren about this. He is the father afterall. He
deserves the right to know”
    “
Tomorrow… is the first day… of February.. I.. I .. I have a check-up for the
foetus tomorrow morning. I will think about it more in the morning.. Thank you
so much, Matthew”

 
    Chapter 7
    Letting him know

 
    Through
the cardiotocography, Abby could hear the rhythmic heartbeats of her very own
baby. It was then when she first experienced the sheer joy of motherhood. It
was a very strange and inexplicable sensation. She had been feeling so worried
over her baby, but the sounds of the baby’s heartbeat seemed to have a surreal
calming effect on Abby.
      “ Your baby’s heartbeat sounds healthy.”
      The young obstetrician smiled assuredly.
      “As you can see from the ultrasound, your
baby looks like a healthy one. Congratulations!”
      Abby left the clinic, holding on to an
ultrasound photo which showed her little baby curling up like a ball. She was
so adorable, Abby thought. She felt an instant connection to the baby.
      It was as if her baby had guided her to
the place she had been brooding over whether she should visit. Within much
realization, Abby had walked to the office of the CEO. She hesitated entering.
Everyone was staring at her. She wondered if she should even communicate the
news to him. Afterall, they were strangers. Would he care about the baby at
all? Would he be upset at her for being pregnant?
      She lifted her hand up and knocked on the
door timidly.
    “Come in”
      Abby took in a deep breath and she walked
into his office. Regardless of the outcome, she felt that she had a need to
inform him about it.
    “It’s
you”
    His voice
was cold, with a tinge of perplexity and uneasiness.
    “I.. came
to tell you.. something”
    “What is
it?”
    There was
a rising element of concern in his tone, and he felt embarrassed by it.
    She
didn’t know how to break it to him. How was she to break the news to him? It
was so difficult. Abby opened her purse and she placed the ultrasound photo
onto his desk. She looked away ashamed, avoiding his eyes all the while.
    Darren
reached out for the photo, his hands quivering albeit. He had sensed that
something ominous had happened, and couldn’t shake the bad feelings off him.
    When he
laid his eyes on the ultrasound photo, his eyes widened, his face turned pale
white, his body stiffened and he felt goosebumps. An icy sensation hit