Chasing After My Beloved Wife novel Chapter 45

Vivian was smiling happily. She moved to look for the remote and turn the TV on, but there was a trace of embarrassment on her face. “Shawn, would you be okay with me watching soap operas? I am at the age already."

“It doesn’t matter. Watch whatever you want.”

Shawn's thin lips twitched, but there was no emotion in his eyes. In fact, he didn't want to watch TV at all. All he wanted was to make up for the hardship that she had faced for raising their child alone in the past few years.

"Okay."

Vivian saw these emotions on his face, but she did not show what she thought. Seeing that there were no good shows, she said, “I guess we can only make do with this one.”

Shawn responded and looked at the TV, but his mind was on other things.

In the show, two women were arguing on the stairs. It was apparent that the weak-looking leading actress was no match for the aggressive supporting actress.

"Do you think you can stay in this house just because you have Richie's child? Don't be so naive."

The supporting actress laughed and grabbed the female lead's arm, pushing her down the stairs.

"How cruel. It would be a pity if she lost the baby in her belly."

Vivian's distressed eyes were fixed on the female lead on the screen. Sure enough, the leading woman cried, "Help me! My stomach hurts a lot! My child!”

Shawn was pulled back to reality by this cry. He glanced at the female lead and said, "She's too weak if she can't even protect her child."

What was there to sympathize with this kind of woman?

"Perhaps, or maybe she didn’t want the child in the first place. TV shows can be so f*cked up sometimes."

Vivian shook her head, smiled, and continued watching TV. Shawn frowned and focused on the show too.

……

After leaving the hospital, Joye went straight back to the apartment and lay on her bed in a daze.

"You can get rid of it while it's still early.”

"Joye, get rid of this child!"

The doctor’s and Janina’s words rang in her ears as Joye bit her lip and touched her belly.

"Should I get rid of you? If you come into this world, I can’t give you a happy family. Will you blame me for giving birth to you?”

Tears rolled down the corners of her eyes as she turned to unlock her phone with trembling fingers.

"Hello, I want to ask about an abortion.”

"How long have you been pregnant?”

Hearing the gentle voice of a woman, Joye tightened the grip on her phone. “Just a month.”

"Oh, that's easy. You can opt for a medical abortion or a manual abortion. Both are painless. If you’re worried about funds, you can go for a medical abortion. The process will last about fifteen to thirty minutes."

The voice on the phone was so relaxed, but Joye was so uneasy that she couldn't breathe. "Is it going to be so simple?"

15 to 30 minutes to end a life?

“Of course, it will hurt, but the intensity differs from person to person. Just treat it as a one-time painful period. You'll get through it before you know it. You'll feel something small coming out from you, and that would be the fetus. Then, all you have to do is get a B-scan at the hospital after the bleeding to confirm the completion of the process."

A one-time painful period?