Chapter 104 - Story Of Nikki Lindsey

CHAPTER 104: RAISE THE CHILD TOGETHER

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Theo halted and turned to Ben, "Doctor Ben, I think Nikki needs a check-up. Can you see her later?"

"Okay. But I will send a nurse to get her blood sample. I'll come by after I run a final vital check to aunt Lucy."

Theo nodded, then resumed walking. It amazes the nurses who witnessed this scene. As for Aunt Maria went down to their room to get some bottled water for Nikki, she misses this sweet moment.

"Ahem. Whatever you've seen, Master Jeremy Shang would not be happy if a gossip came out."

Ben reminded the nurses. They bowed and moved back to the Nurse Station. They know that they must seal their mouth if they want to keep their job and have a bright career.

Meanwhile… Theo holding Nikki with his two muscular arms, carried her toward the 10th floor, taking the emergency exit stairs.

"Master, what happens?" Roland meets him halfway.

"Open the door in my room, Roland," he ordered.

Roland runs toward the door and opens it wide. He also opens the door that stands as a bedroom. Following behind, Theo enters his room and places Nikki to his bed.

"Nikki..." He scanned her face. Dark circles around her eyes, she appears pale and looks exhausted. She has not gotten enough sleep.

Theo ponders and decides. "I want to take care of you, Nikki," he murmured. He brushes off the strands of hair that are covering on her face. She needs to rest and to worry less about her mother and the best thing he could do; persuade her with surrogacy.

Since Jeremy helped him out even though he does not completely agree with the way he talked with Nikki, he cannot turn back now since the agreement has been offered but stands as the mystery man.

Theo has been staring at Nikki; he hasn't heard the light knocks on the door.

"Ahem. Excuse me, master," Roland peeping in the door, he has no plan to barge in. But his master did not answer. He was curious whether he also collapsed from staring at Nikki. 'Heh,' that was his witty thought.

Theo stands straight and clears his throat. "Um, Roland? What is it?" he asked, blushing. He did not overhear him knocking.

"Master, a nurse was here to take Miss Nikki's blood."

"Oh, okay. Let her come in."

Roland turned to someone who stood behind him and let her enter the room.

"Hello, Master Shang. My name is Jasmin," the nurse introduces herself. "Doctor Ryan sent me to take Miss Lindsey's blood samples."

"All right, go ahead." he steps away from the bed and allows the nurse to do her job. He was keenly watching her, who was felt pressured by him. It happens, it worries him might Nikki feel hurt with those big needles in the syringes. Not only one, but two huge syringes now contain Nikki's blood. Theo felt dazed, staring at those made his mouth twitching. The nurse bowed and left to bring Nikki's blood samples to the Lab.

Not that long, a female doctor came in to check Nikki's condition.

"Hello, Master Shang. Doctor Ben requested me to see a patient. Doctor Yonah," she stretches her hand.

"Thank you for coming, Doctor Yonah." he accepted the doctor's hand.

Theo waiting patiently until the doctor finished doing her check-up, he asked eagerly. "What is her condition? Why did Nikki lose consciousness?"

"In my initial check-up, I could see that Miss Lindsey is under a lot of stress that appears to lower her immune system, possibly her hemoglobin as well. I will prescribe multivitamins for her after I have the results of her laboratory tests."

"Okay. Please, let me know at once."

Doctor Yonah nods. "Sure thing, Master Shang. In half an hour, we will know the results."

"All right. Thank you, Doctor Yonah."

The thing is, he acts like an entitled, worried husband. A scenario popping in his head— how if Nikki is now pregnant and about to labor? He feels nervous just to imagine it. In these passing years, when he loses his memories, then learns his mother died giving birth to him, he was in great despair. He blamed not only himself about Jeremy losing the ability to walk, but his mother also died because of him?

He takes it too deeply, and one reason he isolates himself from the people that dearest so much to him like Jeremy. It looks like the people he loves only got hurt because of him. And that's another reason he never tries to be in a relationship might it turn serious and involves having a child, and he has this anxiety. He questioned himself. What if it will be like his mother died giving birth to him?

It becomes his fear. And even after he learns the truth that they murdered her; he still worries. Especially that— that woman will be Nikki.

'Your mind taking a shortcut which you haven't made steps yet, in getting her pregnant?'

'What was that?' He suddenly could think it was Roland asking this question. And yeah, this voice is right. He has not yet come up to a plan. He heaves a deep sighed.

"That's deep."

"Jeremy?" It surprised him. He didn't notice Jeremy now entered his room. It must be when he was contemplating some stuff involving Nikki.

"Can I talk to you?"

"Oh. What is it about?"

Before Jeremy replied, he glanced at Nikki before he turned to his brother again. "Let's go outside. I requested Doctor Yonah to stay for an important matter I wanted to discuss."

"Okay."

Theo carefully closes the door of the bedroom and pulls a dining chair to take a seat next to Jeremy. Across from them is Doctor Yonah curiously waiting for whatever this meeting is all about.

"I'm sorry for taking your time, Doctor Yonah. Supposed to be, you are taking a rest after hours of performing a cesarean. I heard both are safe and away from danger. Great job, Doctor Yonah." Jeremy began. He also praises the doctor.

"No worries, Master Shang. It is my profession. I attend a patient as long as I am available."

"I will not delay it anymore… I'm assigning you as Nikki's private Obstetrician, Doctor Yonah."

"Oh, she is pregnant? Ben did not mention it to me, and I haven't felt in her pulse either. So, okay?"

Jeremy and Theo look at each other. They noticed something when the lady doctor called Ben in his first name.

"Ahem. Regarding that… Miss Lindsey is not pregnant yet." Jeremy emphasizes the word 'YET' while glancing at Theo, who quickly raises a brow. He smirked at his brother's quick reaction. "To explain further… she is the one as the surrogate mother."

"Oh. The one Ben mentioned to me."

"But Doctor Yonah, she didn't know who is behind this but a mystery man… so I want you to keep it a secret and mention nothing about us."

"What the heck is happening here?" asked Doctor Ben who heard half of the conversation, he stepped inside and joined the meeting.

Behind him is Roland scratching his head while bowing to his masters. He is guarding outside when Ben gestured to keep quiet. Jeremy nods, gestures for him to go back outside, and watch the door.

"Ben, I mentioned this to you already," said Jeremy.

"But I did not agree that it was Nikki!" Doctor Ben yells.

"We would not hurt her. We want her to be the mother, and we will protect her."

"But you are putting Nikki in an unlikely situation! I won't allow this to happen, and people will gossip, and talking about her appears like a single mother or whatsoever!"

"We will not abandon her. I will take care of the child and Nikki, including her mother."

"Don't say it 'we' when all along, this is only your plan, and you just involve Theo to your schemes!"

"Ben…" Jeremy gives him a warning stare. "There is no perfect for the surrogacy but Nikki. My mind won't change whatever happens. I already paid all of their hospital bills and her mother's surgery. Theo is also donating his blood. We will take care of everything." he looks at Theo who frowned as he doesn't like what he is saying.

"I can't believe you! The two of you! I will bring this up to Shun!" Ben keeps raising his voice. "I know he would not support you both once he knew what you were planning!"

"Ben!" Jeremy also raised his voice. "We already—"

"Ahem. Please, forgive me for interrupting, but I believe your voice is loud enough to reach the bedroom, and Miss Nikki would hear you arguing here." Erika reminds. But her concern is Jeremy to ponder over this matter. It will not benefit the Shang Empire to go against the Crow's and the Williams.

"She is right. Let us talk this over, calmly. Could we?" Doctor Yonah supported Erika's proposition. Besides, it's breaking dawn.

Doctor Ben tries to calm down. He heaves a sigh and then sits beside Doctor Yonah.

"I stand to my words. I am not supporting this, Jeremy."

"Then, I will talk to Chairman Crow, first thing tomorrow."

"What!?" Ben cannot believe him. He shakes his head and laughs. "Don't be insane, Jeremy!"

"Enough!" Theo exclaimed. Listening to the argument, he cannot stay silent. He has to share his feelings about this matter. Every decision from now will be from him alone. It is what he decided.

"I will continue with the plan of surrogacy. But I am not doing it because someone requested me to do so or as in an exchange of what we spend for Nikki's mother. I will work out what was the original plan. However, the child will remain to me."

Jeremy and Ben look at each other and listen further to Theo's statement. It sounded interesting, which Jeremy suppressed not to show his grin.

With a serious expression, Theo went on…

"Nikki and I will raise the child together."

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PRESENT TIME

Nikki fall asleep while reading. She was now lying down on the sofa, and Theo carefully took the book from her hand. It's about to fall on the floor. It will create a loud noise, and it will disturb her nap. He placed it on the cocktail table and went to Nikki's bedroom to get her a blanket. She is pregnant now. It is not good that she will catch a cold.

Theo wanders his eyes to the entire room. It was pleasant to the eyes. Nikki's bedroom filled with different stuff, but most are books kept on the wall shelves. Continuing to scan the room, he steps closer to the bed and pulls the quilt under the comforter.

He was about to leave the room when he noticed an old sketchpad on the bedside table. He was curious. Theo sat on the bed and picked up the old pad and began flipping through the pages. His forehead curled up.

The sketchpad has the same initial to him, and he was sure of; the handwritten is his very own…

"The Girl in the Train"

"The Girl in the Bus"

"The Girl in the White House"

"T.. S."