Chapter 198

“No… no way… This can’t be real… I don’t buy it.” Celestia Brooks’s trembling voice barely made it out of her lips. Her face, pale to the point of transparency, had lost every bit of warmth. Her eyes, which had just stopped tearing up, filled again with a blur of sadness, making it hard for her to see. She stared hard at the doctor, whose expression was full of sympathy, and she shook her head over and over, refusing to accept reality. “Celestia,” Dexter Goodwin’s heart tightened seeing her so broken. He held her arm gently, but he could feel how shattered she was. And even though he wasn’t part of her family, the news hit him just as hard—so he couldn’t imagine how horrible it must be for her, especially now. He wasn’t sure how to comfort her—what could he even say to ease that kind of pain? He finally murmured, “Celestia, try to stay calm… You’re still pregnant. Stress is really bad for the baby—” Before he could even finish, he felt her suddenly tremble all over. Then, like a switch