Mary, upon hearing this, felt as if she had found her anchor.


    Indeed, how could the truth be known without asking?


    She suddenly looked at Ellis and said, “I’m not sick. I’m pregnant.”


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    The corridor suddenly fell silent.


    After Mary said those words, her heart began to pound wildly, but the weight that had been pressing on


    her chest seemed to vanish.


    Keera was right…


    The child wasn’t just hers alone; she shouldn’t be the only one to decide its fate.


    She quietly watched Ellis.


    But she saw Ellis was already stunned.


    After he heard her words, his gaze fell on her


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    The indoor heating was turned up high, and Mary had taken off her coat. Underneath, the sweater she


    wore clung to her slender figure; her waist and abdomen


    were thin, and there were no visible signs of


    pregnancy.


    Ellis’s gaze then returned to Mary’s face.


    The concern on his face gradually receded, turning icy


    cold.


    After a moment, he scoffed. “Then?”


    Mary hadn’t expected this reaction, and she was taken aback for a moment. She was about to speak


    when she heard Ellis scoff. “You wouldn’t say that the child is


    mine, would you?”


    Mary was dumbfounded.


    She knew her previous actions might have led to a misunderstanding, and she decided to rify


    everything at once, “That day, it was my first time… Ellis, I have no other men.”


    She looked at him seriously and said earnestly.


    But what responded to her was Ellis’s sneer. “Mary, do think I’ll believe you just because you said so?”


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    Mary tightened her jaw. “What I’m saying is true, this


    child…”


    “Shut your mouth!”


    Ellis interrupted her sharply with a shout.


    Keira hadn’t expected this situation either.


    Ellis was usually lively but took things seriously and responsibly. However, his face was now extremely


    ugly, and he exuded a cold aura.


    Fearful that Mary might be hurt, she stepped forward and looked at Ellis, “Ellis, what is the meaning of


    this? You don’t want to take responsibility?!”


    Ellis was still rather polite to Keira, “If the child isn’t mine, why should I take responsibility? Looking for


    a scapegoat? Or do you think I’m an easy mark?”


    By now, Mary’s eyes were wide open.


    She looked at Ellis in disbelief…


    What she said before, about it not being her first time, about ying wild, was all said in anger at Ellis.


    She thought that if she just exined herself clearly, he would trust her…


    But she hadn’t expected it to turn out like this! What did Ellis take her for? An uppity escort?!


    She clenched her fists tightly, her whole body trembling with anger, and even a sh of despair crossed


    her eyes.


    She shouldn’t have had any illusions about Ellis…


    Keira, however, furrowed her brows, sensing that something was amiss.


    Ellis had just rushed up to find Mary, which clearly wasn’t a chance encounter, showing his concern for


    her. Then why was this situation unfolding?


    She suddenly realized something and turned to Ellis ask, “What are you doing at the maternity


    hospital?”


    Ellis’splexion turned ashen, and he found it somewhat hard to speak.


    But Keira continued to step forward and pressed, “Why did you swear that the child wasn’t yours?”


    Ellis let out a coldugh and said, “Because I will never be able to have children in this lifetime!”


    At that statement, both Keira and Mary were


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    dumbfounded, their gazes inadvertently shifting to Ellis’s crotch…


    Ellis suddenly felt ufortable in a particr area. He shifted his body and said angrily and


    embarrassedly, “What are you thinking about?! Mary knows whether I am capable or not, doesn’t she?”


    Mary was speechless.


    Actually, he was quite capable; that day, he almost disassembled her skeleton.


    Seeing their reactions, Keira asked, “Then why do you say you will never have your own children in this


    lifetime?”


    Ellis’s face turned red.


    Yet after ncing at Mary, he took a deep breath and said with a sneer, “As you both know, I like


    horseback riding, right?”


    Keira nodded.


    Ellis coughed, “I’ve spent a bit too much time


    horseback riding, which affected my reproductive bag. The doctor said my, um, viability is very low…”.


    Keira fell silent.


    She understood.


    Ellis’s function down there was fine, but he had oligospermia.


    No wonder he, a man, was frequenting a gynecology and obstetrics hospital to seek treatment!Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    She asked directly, “Low viability means there is still some chance. Did the doctor say it was absolutely


    impossible for you to have children?”


    Ellis scoffed. “Of course not,


    If there was no hope left, why would he keeping to see the doctor? He would have given up long


    ago.


    Now at twenty-eight, Ellis remained unmarried, and his family wasn’t in a hurry to find him a wife-this


    issue was the reason.


    But personally, he took it easy. For families like his, having children or not was immaterial. His uncle


    didn’t have any children either, did he? And he was living a good life regardless.


    Oh, no, that’s wrong. His uncle did have children… two of them.


    Ellis suddenly realized that this fact didn’tfort him


    at all, and he felt a lump in his heart.


    He turned to Mary with a mocking tone. “So, if you want to deliberately provoke someone, don’t choose


    me! I know you’re desperate to get married, but go find your child’s father, and don’t pin it on me!”


    Having said that, he felt an inexplicable irritability..


    When he’d heard from Lewis that Mary wasn’t in good health, he worried that he was too vigorous that


    night and had caused her to develop some illness, which was why he had rushed here to see her.


    As it turned out, Mary wanted him to be delighted to


    be a dad?!


    He used to think Mary wasn’t bad looking…


    Right now, Mary’s face was white as a sheet as she tried to exin. “But you’re the only man I’ve been


    with, so the child is yours… Even if the probability is low, there’s still a chance, isn’t there?”


    Ellis looked at her mockingly. “Yeah, maybe if we do it a hundred times, you might conceive once, and


    you hit the jackpot on the first try? I must be really amazing


    then!”


    His words were full of distrust and sarcasm.


    Mary clenched her fists in anger.


    She stared at Ellis, wanting to say something, but found herself at a loss for words, her eyes brimming


    with tears.


    Keira furrowed her brows and looked directly at Ellis. “Ellis, considering your condition, I advise you to


    be more cautious. After all, your child would be a one-percent possibility! If Mary doesn’t want this


    child, you’ll lose another chance to have kids!”


    Ellis scoffed. “Oh, you’re trying to scare me? I am so scared. Mary, I never imagined you could be this


    kind of woman! If you are so certain that it’s my child, fine, let’s go and do a DNA test!”


    Mary was trembling with fury. “Fine! Let’s do it! Don’t you regret itter!”


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