Chapter 98 Going Out Of His Mind (2/2)

”Thank you, Rita. They will definitely help.”

……

Their conversation kept going up until the afternoon. Rita had been at the Tyrone Mansion for hours by that point, all while David was waiting outside for her. When she finally came out of the house, he greeted

the wise thing to do: get out before he did something he would regret.

Aware of his anger, Rita started laughing even louder. Her words were noticeably true. He cared so much and she felt nothing anymore. That's precisely why she decided to obey his request, in fact. She unfastened her seat belt and got out of the car without hesitation. A taxi came by right after. He pulled by the side of the road at her request and then she left without saying any more words.

Furious, David drove away thinking she was laughing at his anger.

He didn't make it too far before he stopped the car to calm down. His vision had turned blurry and now he was also starting to feel remorse. After a few deep breaths, he started the car again, caught up with Rita's taxi and followed them around while fighting off a growing feeling of regret and guilt for having left her like that.

……

In the evening, at the Tyrone Mansion.

As Emily and Jacob were having their dinner, she suddenly remembered her conversation with Rita. Still worried about the progress of her pregnancy, she decided to open up about it to her baby's father–– Jacob.

To her surprise, his expression changed showing that he was taking the matter seriously. He put the fork down, looking at her underdeveloped belly. Jacob's long stare worried her even more; so much in fact, that perhaps if she took smaller breaths and not moved her stomach muscles, he would come up with some comforting deduction.

”Almost four months, but it looks so small,” Emily said, trying to break the silence.

As she also looked at it again, she couldn't help but think 'my belly is flat rather than small.'

Pulling his chair closer, Jacob leaned over to touch her belly. The worried expression would not leave his face. On a serious tone, he asked,” Do you feel any discomfort?”

”No,” Emily answered softly. After she had become pregnant, Emily ate and slept better than before. She wasn't experiencing any of the regular signs of pregnancy.