Chapter 84 HEARTBEAT
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TWO WEEKS LATER
I feel nauseous and grumpy in the morning. Andrew is trying his best to cooperate with me but somehow I always find a way to pick a fight with him and then argue unnecessarily. He never says anything, just letting me do what I want.
Like just now I am scolding him for not drying my hair properly when in reality he had done the work well.
I just need a reason to make a bad face all day.
I am also angry with him and Ann because they did not allow me to share this big news with my parents, which is completely disagreeable. But who is gonna protest against them, huh?
I tried to but I could never succeed and neither disobeyed them.
After breakfast, Ann takes me to the hospital for another ultrasound. The doctor greets me politely and takes me straight to the examination room. She starts doing my ultrasound and this time I hear something and I look at her surprised.
"What is it?" I ask bewildered.
"Huh, Your child's heartbeat…" She informs me and my eyes start to well up with happy tears.
"My baby," I smile, and then she nods at me politely.
I listen to the heartbeat and the warmness in my heart grows, the overwhelming feeling takes over me and I shed more tears. I wish Andrew had also joined me so I and him, both would be able to enjoy this blissful moment of our child together.
I wish…
I walk back and happily hug Ann as I tell her about the child's heartbeat, Ann seems happy but not more than me. I am thrilled and excited. I can't wait to reach back home and tell Andrew about it. I hope he could join me for the next appointment which is after a whole month.
Today, I waited for my husband eagerly and as soon as I hear his steps, I rush to him like a small child he hold me up in his arms in just time as I giggle happily and he asks with an amused face, "What happen?"
"I hear our child's heartbeat today." I tell him with a wide grin and he raises his brow, asking, "How does it sound?"
"Uhmm…" His question takes me aback, how would a heartbeat sound?
"It sounds like a heartbeat, hubby." I tell him with a pout and he laughs, "I know, silly, I was joking." He teases me and I hold his neck tightly in warning, but still, he laughs, "You can't crush your husband…" He smiles victoriously and he was right as soon I loosen my grip and surrendered.
"You are bad.." I murmur in a low complaining voice and he stops laughing, "Bad? Me?" He asks, his face getting straight, and then suddenly he starts to spin me and that movement gives me butterflies in my stomach as I start laughing aloud.
"Who's bad, now?" He asks while spinning me.
The whole room fills with our laughter, we were lost in our little paradise when a voice shakes us both.
"Andrew… Tessa…"
Andrew stops and puts me down, I was dizzy from the spinning as I couldn't stay stable and stagger, but thankfully my hand was caught by Ann at the time as she help me to stable myself.
"You both are grown people, and soon going to become parents… Is this the way to treat a pregnant lady?" Ann asks sharply as she turns her gaze to Andrew.
"I am sorry, Ann. I didn't realize…" Andrew speaks slowly and Ann cuts him off in the midway, "Didn't realize… what you can't realize Andrew… How many times do I have to tell you that she is no longer a little girl… She is a grown-up woman and pregnant with a child… The heir of us." She says with gritted teeth.
Ann looks mad, completely mad.
She then turns to me and her tone turns soft, "Tessa, dear, are you ok? Are you feeling uneasy? Do you want to sit?"
"I am ok, Ann… I am sorry that we…" I stop, not knowing how to handle the situation, "It wasn't his fault only, Ann." I tell Ann and Ann's face remains dark as she stares at me and then at Andrew.
"Dinner is ready," Miss Celine enters and informs.
"Set the table, we are coming for dinner," Ann replies and she starts to set the table.
"Andrew, go and change your clothes," Ann commands Andrew and then turns to me, "Tessa, dear go and start eating, I'll join you in a minute," Ann says and then follows Andrew in the elevator.
I look at their back stunned, what just happened now? Ann scolds Andrew so badly and didn't say a word to me, and also she allows me to eat before everyone, How? How could things change in this mansion so fast?
I walk to the table absentmindedly and then start eating. After a while, Andrew and Ann join me, Andrew has a stern face now while Ann looks calm. During the dinner, I touched my husband's hand to ask what was wrong but he didn't say a thing to me.
When I am supposed to leave for my room after finishing the dinner, suddenly Ann announces something completely unexpected. "Miss Celine, shift Tessa's necessities to the guest room on my floor."
I pause and look at her in shock, she must be joking why would I leave my floor? And my husband?
I look down at my husband and he sits with a stern face, before I am able to say a word, he stands up and leaves just like that, not even saying a single word to Ann.
I feel so pissed at him at this moment that I want to hit him hard with something huge but I control my emotions as I walk back and sit at the dining table, "Ann, why am I staying on your floor?" I ask her after a while, my voice is low and hoarse.
F**k, gather some courage, Tessa… Why are you so afraid of her??? My subconsciousness yells at me but I ignore her.
"Dear, what happened today was scary… You know the child in your belly is very precious, I can't let anything happen to him. So, from now on, you will live with me on my floor." She explains and I gulp unhappily.
No, I want to live in my room… I know Andrew and I made a mistake but we will be careful why we should live apart while living in the same mansion.
I look at her displeased, my heart is filling with bitterness but somewhere in the corner of my heart, I know I can't object to her, I have no right to say anything to Ann, and also the way Andrew reacted just now leaving me all alone.
I can't expect anything from him either that he would support me in anything.
Sighing helplessly, I follow Ann back to her floor. Miss Celine had already set up my room and I started to panic. I don't want to sleep alone but when I look at Ann's face I swallow back my protest. Maybe I can try sleeping alone tonight… I try to convince my restless heart.
"If you need anything, you can press 1 for Miss Celine and 3 for my room," Ann says and I want to ask which number for my husband's and my room but before I could ask anything the door was slammed closed on my face.
BOOM
"Huh…" I exhale, disappointed, angry, and sad.
I sit on the bed and look around the luxurious room. There are so many fine arts hung on the wall but they can't match the audacity of my wedding pictures. Oh, I sigh sadly, my husband is not even able to take a stand for me, for us, for our marriage?
Seriously, a person should stay obedient to their older but this… Who leaves their wife only for the reason that he had been careless before? Can't he talk with Ann? Like what difference would it make if I and my husband don't share a bed or a room?
