“But you can’t just make decisions like that. You’re with child now! You don’t know how much risk you’re putting yourself at by agreeing to be a donor. What if… What if things go sideways?”
Sabrina watched as Devin struggled to find the right words to finish his sentence.
It was only after Devin was done speaking that Sabrina sneered condescendingly at the man. “What? Are you trying to tell me that you want the child now?”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“What did you mean then? You know what, Devin? Things would be a lot easier if you could just be straightforward with me. Why do you always have to beat around the bush? It makes you look like a coward. Do you know that?”
The man was stunned at being called a coward.
“After your parents died, you could’ve just told me that you wanted to end our relationship. After all, my brother was the reason why you lost both of your parents. You could’ve just told me that, and I would’ve understood why you needed to stay away from me. Don’t make that mistake again. You don’t have to act like you care about my health. If you want me to deliver the baby, just say it. I’m absolutely fine with that,” stated Sabrina calmly with her arms folded.
At that moment, there was nothing but indifference on Sabrina’s face. Even her condescending sneer had disappeared. It was as if the whole thing did not concern her at all.
When Sabrina finished her sentence, Devin’s face was left without a hint of color.
Staring down blankly at the floor, the man looked as if he was utterly defeated.
Devin then started to wonder if what Sabrina said was true. Is the baby all I care about? No! I care about both the baby and Sabrina!
Bit by bit, Sabrina’s words had broken down Devin’s walls. After being called a coward and having his facade torn down, the man was finally willing to reveal his true self.
With his hands shaking uncontrollably by his sides, Devin confessed, “That’s not true. I want… I just want you to be safe.”
“Is that so? Good. I was planning to get rid of the child. And after a few days of rest, I’ll be ready to donate my bone marrow,” responded Sabrina with an icy-cold visage.
With that, Devin quickly lowered his head so that Sabrina would not see his welled-up eyes. After clearing his throat, the man agreed with Sabrina. “All right.”
Sabrina was a little taken aback by the unexpected response.
“I respect your decision, but you have to promise me that you’ll take care of yourself after the abortion. You can’t put yourself in harm’s way ever again just because you hate me.”
In response to that, Sabrina chuckled with disbelief.
Does he mean to tell me that I would put myself in harm’s way because of him? How vain can this man be? Why would I put myself in harm’s way for someone I don’t care about?
“Oh, I’ll take good care of myself. You don’t have to worry about that. After the abortion, I’ll marry into the Sheerwoods in no time. In case you forgot, I have a man who loves me with all his heart, and he’s waiting for me.”
It took a whole minute before Devin could manage to get words out of his mouth. “I wish you all the best.”
After that, the man turned around and quietly walked away.
Sabrina stared at Devin’s back until he was out of sight before she turned around and walked away.
Coincidentally enough, Sasha was heading in Sabrina’s direction since the woman had been gone for a while.
“Sab!” called out Sasha when she finally saw Sabrina.
Suddenly, Sabrina broke down in the crowded hallway. She collapsed onto the floor with her face covered and bawled like a child.
Although words could not describe what Sabrina was going through, Sasha knew what it felt like since something similar had happened to her.
Back then, she could not be with Sebastian because of what happened to Xenia, so she chased the man away at the airport. Sasha then broke down exactly the way Sabrina did.
It felt like her heart had been stabbed a million times over, but there was nothing she could do to stop the pain.
Sasha then decided to give Sabrina some space, so she walked away and returned to the doctor’s office.
“So did you find them?” inquired Sebastian.
Sasha entered the room with a darkened expression. “Is there really no other way? Sab will lose her child if she donates.” Instead of answering the man’s question, Sasha brought up a heart-breaking question in the saddest tone.
