Chapter 2 - High medical costs

The memories sopped as the blindingly light shone, and Jennifer reached out to block the light, only to have the back of her hand stabbed with a painful needle. "Hiss", she let out softly. Opening her eyes, she saw her stepmother, Carol Hill, sitting in front of her bed. "Tell me, you bitch, which man have you been fooling around with lately?" With her head buzzing, and Jennifer ignored what Carol said. "You can't understand what I'm saying, can you?" The harsh voice rang out again, Carol did not relent and pulled Jennifer up directly, grinning viciously, "Give me a explanation, you are not even married yet, you have ruined your reputation, do you know how much you have disgraced me? " The people in the ward were attracted by the commotion and looked towards them one after another. "Disgraceful? When did you become so concerned about my affairs? Why didn't you take care of me and my brother when we were starving to death?" Jennifer was so intent on exposing the Carol's sycophancy that she didn't notice the wry glint in Carol's eyes. She was just about to continue her retort when her phone rang, and she glanced at the screen with a sinking heart . The phone came the brother's attending doctor: "The medical bill ...... is due." Jennifer looked at herself, noticing that Carol was still staring at her like she was a joke, and her only hope, Simon, was unwilling to even look at her more than once. Her brother's life is at stake and she should think of a way. "Dr. Liu, please give me a few more days, I will pay back the money, please help my brother. Give me two more days ......" After hanging up the phone, Jennifer pulled out the needle and ignored the cursing stepmother before walking out of the hospital and getting into the car that was going to Simon's house. It was getting late; every house draws its curtains. Arriving at the gate of Simon's house, Jennifer felt so tired, and she knocked door, but no one answered. After a long time, she was so tired that she simply collapsed to the ground with tears. People are most likely to be lonely when they are ill, and when Jennifer thought of her brother, she dared not slacken off for a minute, and could only brace herself to try to sit up. Suddenly, the gate opened. Jennifer hurriedly wiped her face and tilted her head, ready to beg for everything, but she heard a cacophony of voices inside, where meticulously dressed men and women were giving their blessings to the people on stage. And the person standing in the spotlight is none other than Diana in a wedding dress. She had never known that the only person worthy of Simon was Diana, his fiancée. At this moment, their wedding banquet was held. No sooner had Simon dumped her than he was engaged to someone else, which caught her completely off-guard. Jennifer subconsciously pinched her arm, and she did not like to disturb him. She turned back and left, and she was heart-broken. It seems that she has to make a choice eventually. There was no way out, she had to be strong for her brother. " Don't move." At that moment, there was a familiar voice, the voice that Jennifer could not mistake, it was really the man she had loved for three whole years. The man pulled Jennifer, who was about to leave, and dragged her straight out, pushing her heavily against the wall behind her, causing Jenniferto grunt in pain. "Feel hurt?" Simon cupped Jennifer's chin with his big hand, increasing his strength gradually, and a gentle smile curved his lips: "be quiet, maybe I'll reward you with some money if I am happy!" Jennifer was in so much pain that tears were welling up in her eyes, but she didn't make a sound, and Simon asked with a meaningful smile: "Why do you need money so badly?" "You'll do anything for money?" "Yes." Jennifer did not dare to retort, because her brother needed money for medical treatment, it's a lot of money, and now the only hope was Simon. "Do you give me money?" She lowered her head, and her voice lost an emotional rise and fall. The man was obviously angry, the temples on the top of his head bursting with veins, "Hmph, a woman like you, is money the only thing on your mind, for the sake of money, you don't even want the baby?" "Pregnant?" Jennifer was shocked. When did this happen? No wonder she had fainted toady. Jennifer thought she was just too weak, but she didn't expect that she was pregnant. It was also true that for the past three months, Simon had always had a sex with her whenever and wherever he could, and never took any protective measures, so the pregnancy, it was only a matter of time. But how would Simon, know? "You want to say that you don't know?" Seeing her bewildered expression, Simon couldn't help but snicker, "What are you still pretending with me here? Your stepmother Carol has already called me for money, indeed, as the old saying goes: "if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant." People in your family are really all the same, for money, they can even sell anything." "Are you saying that Carol Hill used my child to ask you for money? But why didn't she tell me ......" Before Jennifer could finish her question, the smile on Carol Hill's face as she walked away flashed through her mind. It turned out that she had planned to blackmail Simon. For a while, Jennifer was bothered about these vexed questions and rubbed her temples. Nobody knew what it was like in her heart. "You both agreed on this, didn't you? Unfortunately, you didn't want the baby yourself, so why should I have to go and pay for him?" Being even more furious, Simon stared at Jennifer and said viciously, "Since you don't want to keep him, then let me help you terminate the pregnancy?"