Chapter 101 Too Eager Too Soon

Emily was getting nervous. She wouldn't deceive him like that. She quickly grabbed his hand asking
"You think I am lying to you? Come! Let's get to the bottom of this."

She didn't want Jacob to misunderstand her or accuse her of lying. So she was determined to find out
the problem.

This was the very same hospital where Emily had learned about her pregnancy. So without hesitation,
she grabbed Jacob in search for the OBGYN section.

By this point, it wasn't only what he would think of her anymore; she wanted to get some answers for
herself as well. After a short while, they found the doctor who had diagnosed her; her badge read "Dr
Li." Yes, that was her indeed.

"Doctor, do you still remember me? I was in this hospital about two months ago and you gave me a
pregnancy diagnosis. Do you recall?"

Dr Li stared at Emily for a few seconds, trying to remember. Slowly, flashbacks of the bleeding incident
from that day were coming back to her. How could she forget that? With all the details accounted for in
her memory, she confirmed,"Yes, I do remember."

Dr Li then glanced over at Jacob thinking, 'Young people these days! She already found a new
boyfriend.'

Relieved, Emily continued to inquire,"You are sure that you detected a pregnancy that day, right?"

"Yes, you're pregnant, and the report also said so," answered the doctor completely convinced. Just to
confirm, she had already started looking for Emily's folder, and indeed, once she checked inside it,
everything matched what she was remembering.



Emily quickly glanced at Jacob making sure he had heard all that, then turned back to the doctor
continuing to inquire,"So doctor, is it possible... I just noticed I was bleeding. It looked to me like period
bleeding, but that couldn't have been if I was pregnant. So I thought I had aborted, but the doctors in
the emergency room told me there was no child. And now I don't understand anything anymore."

"But how could that be?" mumbled Dr Li perplexed. "The ultrasound from that day is clearly showing
the figure of a child," she continued while staring at the report.

"Doctor, could it be... that you were mistaken?" asked Emily discouraged.

Since she was not showing any pregnancy symptoms, Emily was beginning to realize that the
possibility of her not being pregnant was turning into a probability.

At that point, Dr Li started doubting it as well. She flipped through the records of Emily's previous visits
and looked more carefully at the ultrasound image of the fetus. "Actually... you are right... I indeed
made a mistake."

"Mis... take?" inquired Emily all deflated. She looked obviously troubled. A million thoughts were going
through her mind. How? What was Jacob going to think? What was going to happen now?

Dr Li showed her the report explaining,"This was the fetal image of the woman before you. This is not
the same ID number as yours. But because of the short period between your visits, the system
assigned the ultrasound to both of your digital folders. That is why it was printed on your report too."

"So... I am not pregnant?" continued Emily.

"Well, you could still be actually. The blood test that day did confirm the pregnancy...

I would recommend repeating the blood test." Emily instantly agreed, however, Jacob grabbed her
hand holding her in place.



"It's not necessary; let's go home," he addressed Emily calmly.

She wasn't sure what he was thinking but she wasn't going to leave without an answer. Emily slowly
pulled her hand out of his, and with a convinced look turned towards Dr Li reaffirming her decision,"I
must find out what's going on. Let's do this."

This time, Emily didn't only check her blood and urine, but did a full inspection including her hormones
and vitals.

"Your blood, urine and hormone tests still indicate that you're pregnant." Dr Li looked at the rest of the
reports carefully,"However the ultrasound is not detecting the fetus in your uterus..."

"How can that be?" wondered Emily with an exasperated voice. "Where is my child?" she continued
protesting. Her heart had sank in her stomach. Nothing made sense anymore. Was she or was she not
pregnant?

After a few silent minutes, Dr Li was able to give her an answer,"Miss Bai, I understand what is actually
going on. You are not pregnant, in fact. The reason why the blood tests show that you are pregnant is
most likely attributed to pseudopregnancy symptoms."

"Pregnancy what? What is that? I don't understand. I am bleeding, and I'm also feeling pain in my
stomach," answered Emily in search for a logical explanation.

"That's a stress response you get when you're too nervous," clarified the doctor. "Have you been under
a lot of stress lately?" Seeing how Emily couldn't connect the dots, the doctor paused trying to rephrase
her explanation,"Pseudopregnancy is a false pregnancy. You believe you are pregnant, and because of
that, your psychological responses and consequently, your hormone levels adjust to a state that can
accommodate a fetus. That's why your period was delayed. But in reality, you are not pregnant since
there is no child showing in the ultrasound."



Jacob's disgruntled expression was making Emily even more nervous. He was obviously not happy
with the news, but more than that, he was not happy about Emily's stress level. With eyes narrowed
slightly, he kept shifting looks between her and the doctor. He couldn't believe that the reason for her
pale face just then was fear. All of her symptoms were just because she was anxious?

"I see..." answered Emily on a resigned tone. Almost as if dizzy, she turned towards Jacob
whispering,"I am not pregnant."

In fact, that was good news given that she was bleeding. If she had truly been pregnant, that would
have signaled a serious issue.

Jacob, who had not spoken yet, looked at Dr. Li and eventually said softly,"Do you need to prescribe
her any medicine?" It was clear he wanted to leave.

"I can prescribe some herbal medicine and vitamins to help her de-stress," affirmed the doctor. Then,
directing her eyes towards Emily, she added,"You should just take it easy; the best way to have a child
is to let nature take its course." Emily gently nodded. Then, Dr Li wrote down a few natural
supplements, gave her some instructions on how and when to take them, and went back to her work.

However Emily had not listened too carefully to her, and was truly not interested in the medicine. She
couldn't snap out of her shock,"So, we are not..."

It wasn't so much the disappointment of not having a child, as it was the concern of what Jacob would
think of her. She made him believe that he was going to be a father, but now... She felt embarrassed,
guilty.

After paying for the medicine, the two of them went back in their car. Emily was not sure whether Jacob
was angry or not. So she didn't dare to initiate any conversation, wallowing in her thoughts the entire
way home.



When they arrived at the Tyrone Mansion, Zola was waiting for them at the gate. She was surprised to
see Emily back so soon, as she had been bleeding and that couldn't mean anything good. So she had
to ask,"M.. Miss Emily, are you all right?"

"I am okay," said Emily trying to avoid explanations.

But Zola was not satisfied with the curt answer,"Then ... what about the child?" Realizing she may be
stepping on her toes, Zola changed her tone to a more serious, worried one.

Emily gripped her medicine bag and answered in a snappy manner,"I am not pregnant."

Shocked and in disbelief, but also happy on the inside, Zola impulsively began asking,"What! You are
not..."

But she didn't get a chance to finish her thoughts, when Jacob abruptly interrupted her,"Enough with all
the questions!" He then threw an arm around Emily, as if to protect her from Zola's nosy attitude, and
went inside the room.

He was more private than Emily; he didn't particularly care for sharing his life with others.

In response to Jacob's statement, Zola zipped her mouth, and bit her tongue. However, her shock was
not fading away. Unable to hide her expression, she quickly left to contemplate the situation alone.

Emily was not pregnant!

No wonder she didn't look like a pregnant woman at all! It was also obvious to her that Jacob had just
found out about it. So was Emily deceiving him and others all along, on purpose?

The nerve of that woman!



After changing her dirty clothes, Emily came out of her bedroom and found Jacob standing in front of
the window, with a look on his face that she couldn't quite read.

She swallowed nervously and went over to him, trying to figure out his thoughts. "Jacob, are you
angry?"

He didn't respond. A few seconds later, he let out a short "Hmm."

He was indeed disillusioned. Even though unintentional, Emily had played with his emotions for quite a
while.

"I didn't mean to deceive you," she excused herself again,"I didn't know either..." Emily felt like nothing
she would say was enough at that point. She didn't want Jacob to misunderstand her, though. So she
continued,"I don't know how things turned out like this..."

"So," Jacob interrupted her out of nowhere.

"Ss...so?" asked Emily reluctantly. She couldn't understand where he was going with that. Why was he
looking at her like that? His eyes seemed mischievous, as if he was planning something, and that
made her apprehensive.

She knew she had wronged him. She realized that he must be hurt; no sane person could just accept
such a hoax however unintentional, especially after such a long time in which they both had gotten
attached to this non-existing child.

Emily was feeling quite responsible for all that trouble. If only she would have been more careful. Both
of them took the doctor's first diagnosis without even double checking. If only they had had an earlier
examination; they could have avoided all the hassle and embarrassment.

Poor Jacob... The disappointment must had been killing him.



"So, how will you make it up to me now?" he added after a short pause. Emily was not understanding
his question, though. Eventually, Jacob turned around. He ruffled her soft hair lightly and pinched her
red, tiny cheek.

"Uhm," interjected Emily extremely confused. She then backed away, with an awkward, fake smile
while investigating his reaction,"What exactly do you have in mind?"

Jacob closed the gap that she had put between them, and with a tantalizing voice, he whispered,"Well,
you could make it up to me by giving me a real child. So far it's been a false pregnancy but it doesn't
have to remain like that; let's make it a real one."

"SO, how will you make it up to me now?" he added after a short pause. Emily was not understanding
his question, though. Eventually, Jacob turned around. He ruffled her soft hair lightly and pinched her

red, tiny cheek.

"Uhm," interjected Emily extremely confused. She then backed away, with an awkward, fake smile
while investigating his reaction,"What exactly do you have in mind?"

Jacob closed the gap that she had put between them, and with a tantalizing voice, he whispered,"Well,
you could make it up to me by giving me a real child. So far it's been a false pregnancy but it doesn't
have to remain like that; let's make It a real one."



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