Chapter 17

"What do you mean by 'male infertility?'" Louis demanded. He repeatedly flipped through the medical report the doctor handed him before slamming it down on the table with a loud smack. "His wife just had a son! How on earth could he be infertile? Run the tests again! There must be something wrong with your hospital's equipment." The doctor hesitantly pulled out a yellowed document. "Actually, it was a miracle that Mrs. Frey was able to get pregnant at all. We had already discovered that Mr. Frey had a very low sperm count when they came in for check-ups before they got married. "For the sake of the Frey family's reputation and Mr. Frey's pride, Mrs. Frey asked us to keep it a secret. We never expected that she'd be able to conceive within a year of marriage, and so we never brought this to your attention either. "But in this latest check-up, we found that Mr. Frey no longer has any viable sperm. Fortunately, Mrs. Frey has already given the Frey family an heir…" The doctor didn't