Uh-oh! I Became Pregnant After Divorce by Sand Kastle

Chapter 10: The Traditional Route

“Umm, I’m sorry?” Eloise asked, giving her the benefit of the doubt.

Alina crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Don’t act innocent now. I know why you’re doing all of this- you want Vaughn’s money. And I won’t be surprised if you want him too.”

Eloise frowned.

“For all you know, Vaughn was the one who proposed all of this. I agreed because I needed the money. But don’t forget that you need the baby too,” she countered.

Alina’s face became red, and she seemed not to know how to refute Eloise’s statement.

“I don’t care how your deal was made,” she said. “All I know is that you better not come between the two of us. I didn’t work this hard for our relationship just for a beggar like you to come and ruin it.”

Eloise sighed in disbelief. She was about to respond when Vaughn came back.

The cunning look on Alina’s face suddenly turned sweet, and she wrapped her arms around his biceps, leaning against him while smirking at me.

“Let’s go?” she asked him, very in contrast with how she just

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talked to Eloise mere seconds ago..

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Vaughn nodded her head and pulled Alina to the doctor’s office, leaving Eloise behind.

Eloise closed her eyes and tried to stay as calm as possible as she followed after them.

They got into the doctor’s office, and Eloise sighed in relief when she saw a friendly-looking woman sitting on the chair.

“Ah, Alina and Vaughn. I’m assuming this is Eloise?”

“Yes, doctor,” Eloise responded. “It’s nice to meet you.”

“It’s nice to meet you too. My name is Dr. Stevens. We’ll be working for quite a long time from here on out.”

Eloise nodded her head as she continued to listen to Dr. Stevens’ words.

“So, we have already retrieved the sperm and egg samples. from the two of you three days ago. It has been successfully fertilized and is ready to be inserted into your surrogate.”

Vaughn nodded his head.

“We’d like that done by today, doctor.”

“Very well,” she said. “Will the two of you accompany her?”

“No need,” Alina said. “The two of us will have coffee downstairs, right, babe?”

Vaughn glanced at Eloise and saw how nervous she was. However, as Alina’s hold tightened around his arm, he

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nodded his head.

“We’ll leave you to her care,” he said. “We’ll come back once you give us a call.”

Dr. Stevens looked a bit annoyed but eventually nodded her head.

“Alright,” she said. “Come with me, Eloise.”

The two of them went to a private laboratory where the insertion would take place.

“You must be anxious,” Dr. Stevens’ said. “It isn’t easy coming here all alone.”

“It’s alright,” she tried to smile. “It’s not like I have a relationship with Vaughn.”

She nodded her head. “I can’t imagine. But don’t worry. I’ll be with you every step of the way.”

Eloise gratefully smiled. “Will it hurt?”

“Not at all,” she said. “Now, close your eyes. I’ll make this quick.”

***

After the insertion, Eloise went out of the laboratory and was greeted by the sight of Vaughn standing all alone in the hallway.

“You done?” he asked as he stood up from the chair.

She nodded her head. Thankfully, Dr. Stevens wasn’t lying

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when she said it wasn’t going to be painful.

“What did Dr. Stevens tell you?”

“We have to go back to the clinic after two weeks to see if the fertilization is successful.”

“Alright,” he said. “We’ll go back together after two weeks.”

“Where’s your girlfriend?” she asked when she saw that the cunning woman wasn’t around anymore.

“She got called in for work,” he said. “It’s just the two of us

now.” 

Eloise smiled. She’s glad that she doesn’t have to spend more time with the pretentious model.

Aside from being pretty, it does seem like she doesn’t have any merits at all.

She was lost in her thoughts that she didn’t even realize that they were already going down a set of stairs.

She miscalculated her steps and fell forward. However, just as she reached the ground, Vaughn wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her close to his chest.

Eloise looked up at him and felt her breath get caught in the back of her throat. Along with that, she felt her heart skipped a beat.

Damn, he’s really handsome.

Like really really handsome.

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Such a waste that a handsome face like his ended up with the devil’s personality, but still, his attractiveness couldn’t be denied.

“Are you going to keep staring at my face?” he asked, causing her to snap out of her thoughts.

She quickly pushed him away and cleared her throat.

“I wasn’t looking,” she muttered under her breath.

He sighed.

“Just-be careful from now on,” he said, his tone suddenly sounding concerned.

She looked into his eyes. He has never spoken to her in such a way before.

“You’re going to carry my child from now on,” he said with a small smile. “Take care of yourself well.”

Lub-dub.

There it was again-her heart skipping a beat.

***

Two weeks had passed since they went to the hospital, and nothing much had changed in their relationship.

Except for the fact that Vaughn has been treating Eloise more delicately for carrying his child.

It still makes Eloise’s heart flutter sometimes, but she ignores the feelings since she’s well aware that everything

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they’re doing is strictly for business.

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She’s thankful that Alina hasn’t visited his penthouse for the past two weeks, though. It seems like the model has an out- of-country photoshoot, so she also wasn’t here for her follow-up check-up.

“Is everything ready?” Vaughn asked.

Eloise nodded her head.

Vaughn was about to start the car when his phone suddenly,

rang.

He answered the phone.

“Hey, Vaughn,” Rose said through the phone. “Is Eloise with you?” she asked.

“Yes,” he said. “We’re going to the hospital for her check-up. Why are you calling?”

“Can’t I just call my son?” she asked.

He sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose.

“Get to the point, mom. We’ll be late for the appointment.”

“Alright,” Rose said. “You’re so impatient. I was just going to ask when we can ask for ultrasound pictures for the baby. She’s already in her first month, right?” she asked.

The two of them glanced at each other.

“Mmh, yeah,” Vaughn lied. “We don’t have it yet,” he said.

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“Well, can you get one today?” she asked in a hopeful voice.

Eloise bit her lip.

“Maybe next month, Rose,” she responded. “We may not be able to see anything yet since the baby is still small.”

“I see,” Rose said, a bit disappointed. “Then, I’ll wait for the ultrasound next month, okay? Let’s make it the token for getting the company,” she chuckled.

Vaughn froze.

“After getting the ultrasound, let’s start processing the company stock transfer, okay?”

“Okay, mom,” Vaughn said. “We have to go.”

With that, he turned off the phone and leaned against the

car seat.

“Was it really a good idea to tell them that I’m already pregnant?” she asked. “What would we do if I’m not pregnant. by next month?”

He started the car and started driving.

“Let’s hope that you are, then.”

The two of them got to the hospital, both a bit nervous after Rose’s call.

Vaughn, too, appeared tense after she mentioned the company.

They entered Dr. Stevens’ office and were greeted by her

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neutral face.

“Have a seat,” she said.

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They sat down on the seats and waited as Dr. Stevens went through some files.

“Lay down here, Eloise,” she said. “Let’s see if the cycle has been successful.”

She nervously laid down on the bed and exposed her stomach.

Dr. Stevens lathered the cold lubricant on her skin, causing her to shiver for a second.

“Let’s see,” she muttered under her breath as she glided the ultrasound tool on Eloise’s stomach.

Vaughn and Eloise focused their eyes on the screen to find a single piece of evidence that Eloise was carrying life.

However, as Dr. Stevens continued searching and as her expression darkened with every second, their hopes. diminished.

Dr. Stevens wiped away the lubricant’ on her stomach and led her to sit down.

She clasped her hands together and leaned against her chair.

“Statistics show that the success rate of in vitro fertilization in the first cycle is only 25-30%, meaning there’s a higher probability that it wouldn’t work.”

Vaughn pursed his lips together.

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“Be frank, doctor. Was the process successful or not?” he asked.

“It has failed,” she said, causing Eloise’s heart to drop.

She glanced at Vaughn and saw his jaw clench.

“We need to do an egg and sperm retrieval once again and have that fertilized. Afterward, we’ll have it inserted into Eloise.”

“How long will that take?”

“Two to three weeks,” the doctor said. “The process takes quite a long time if we consider the multiple cycles we go through.”

He clicked his tongue.

“But we need to have her pregnant next month,” he said in a serious voice.

“The next month?” she chuckled. “That is impossible. We can never be a hundred percent sure with artificial conception. Other couples go through this for years yet some are still not successful.”

Vaughn shook his head.

“You’re not comprehending my words, Dr. Stevens. I need to have her pregnant by next month.”

“And I’m telling you that it may or may not be possible. It depends on the success of the cycle.”

“Is there a more assuring way to do this?” he asked.

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Dr. Stevens placed her hand under her chin.

“There might just be a way, but I don’t know if the two of you would be willing to do it.”

“Tell us what it is,” he said.

Eloise nodded her head.

“For a higher chance to be pregnant, you might want to go the traditional route,” she said.

“And by the traditional route, you mean?” Eloise asked.

“Have sex,” she smiled. “The two of you can have sex with each other. That increases your chances of becoming pregnant.”

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