Eden had clung to a sliver of hope because Ynda was still carrying his child. He never imagined that Vincent would take Ynda directly to the hospital to terminate the pregnancy.
In truth, Mrs. Walker had been against the procedure.
Ate-term abortion wasn''t like a minor procedure; the physical toll was immense. Ynda''s health was already fragile, and she had struggled to carry this healthy baby boy to over five months. Given her physical condition, if she lost this child, she might never have another chance at motherhood.
But Vincent still hoped for Ynda to remarry, to further his political career, and having a child from a previous rtionship would naturally be an inconvenience.
Besides, Ynda didn''t love Eden; in fact, she found him rather repulsive. Before, when he was the heir to the Thompson family and had value to her, she had reluctantly agreed to carry his child.
Now that Eden had been cast aside by the Thompsons and was a convict, there was no way Ynda would bear a child for him.
Since both her husband and daughter were set against keeping the child, Mrs. Walker didn''t press the matter further.
However, after the procedure, Ynda''s physical condition was terrible; it was as if she had been to hell and back.
Mrs. Walker''s heart ached for her daughter, so she stayed by her side at the hospital, never leaving. But Vincent, her own father, had only visited a handful of times.
It wasn''t that Vincent didn''t care about Ynda; she was, after all, his own daughter whom he had watched grow up. But April Martinez was about to give birth and needed him more.
Of course, Vincent couldn''t reveal that April was about to have his child, so he just imed to be busy with work.
But Mrs. Walker wasn''t so easily fooled. The private investigator she hired had already uncovered the heavily pregnant April, and even found that Vincent had transferred more than half of his assets into April''s name.
The Walker family was already struggling to make ends meet, yet Vincent refused to sell any of his assets. It turned out he had given everything to his mistress and their secret child.
"Mom, what are you looking at? You look so pale," Ynda asked from the bed where she was recovering.
At that moment, both mother and daughter looked utterly grim.
"It''s nothing, just some unimportant papers." Mrs. Walker didn''t want to worry her daughter while she was the fal? in
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her hands, ced it back in its envelope, and set it aside.
"It should be time for lunch. I''ll have the maid bring you something nourishing to eat. You need to eat more and get your strength back You can always have another child in the future."
Mrs. Walker squeezed Ynda''s handfortingly.
Tears welled up in Ynda''s eyes. She hadn''t wanted to have Eden''s child, but it
was still a part of her. How could she not feel a pang of loss?
"I suppose it just wasn''t meant to be. If he had been Bet''s son, he would have been born safely and showered with love... It''s all that bitch Yvonne Jones''s fault..."
"Alright, stop dwelling on ''what ifs.'' Recovering your health is the most important thing. You''re the eldest daughter of the Walker family; you can have any man you want Mrs. Walker cut in before Ynda could finish.
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They couldn''t do anything to that little bitch Yvonne right now, and her daughter obsessing over it would only bring herself more pain.
Soon after, a maid brought in a hearty, nutritious meal. Mrs. Walker watched Ynda finish eating and then waited until she had drifted off to sleep before leaving.
"I have to step out for a while. Take good care of Ynda," Mrs. Walker instructed the maids before she left.
Following the address provided by the private investigator, Mrs. Walker arrived at the hospital where April was staying for her pregnancy.
The hospital was in a somewhat remote location, but it was arge, top-tier medical center with nationally renowned specialists in its obstetrics and gynecology department.