Chapter 617
Ross couldn’t help but laugh when he found out why Danielle had run back to her parents’ house. He hadn’t expected Shermaine to be so unkind as to expose his subtle thoughts. Helpless, he had to drive to find Danielle.
Danielle returned to Neclen. Her parents were overjoyed to see her come back, and then asked why she had run back without calling them.
She was eating strawberries and said casually, “I’ve been trying to get pregnant, but Ross has been taking birth control pills and didn’t tell me.”
After hearing this, Danielle’s parents breathed a sigh of relief. Danielle had thought her parents would join in scolding Ross, but instead, they said, “Ross doesn’t want a child for your own good.”
Danielle frowned. Her whole family liked Ross very much. As long as he didn’t make any big mistakes, Danielle’s family would stand by his side.
“Grandma must also want to play with my child,” said Danielle.
Sylvia said, “Your grandma now has many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”
Danielle was speechless.
Danielle’s parents knew why Ross didn’t want a child. The problem was actually with Danielle.
Before she became a doctor, she had hurt her uterus in high school while saving someone. At that time, the doctor told them that although Danielle could get pregnant, the risk was relatively higher than for others.
They had been hiding this from Danielle, but when Danielle and Ross got married, they told Ross about it. They didn’t want Danielle’s body to be harmed.
When Shermaine launched the recovery shot, Ross told her that Danielle had a previous uterine injury and about her situation.
The recovery shot was for postnatal body repair, but Danielle’s was clearly an old injury, so the recovery shot couldn’t work.
It wasn’t difficult to repair Danielle’s old uterine injury; after all, Earth now had technology like the recovery shot. However, Ross had been delaying giving Danielle the medicine Shermaine had given him.
After having a child, the time they spent together would be reduced a lot.
That’s how it was in Shermaine’s family. George liked to pester Joshua, but Shermaine didn’t mind this much, and what’s more, Joshua always made time to accompany her.
Danielle wasn’t actually angry. She happily enjoyed the strawberries.
At this moment, a servant came in and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Shelly, Mr. Smith from next door is here.”
“Invite him in,” Sylvia said.
Jonathan came in holding some delicious food. He had just graduated from college and brought some gifts to the Shelly family after returning from abroad. He was sunny and handsome, with white teeth showing when he smiled.
“Mr. and Mrs. Shelly, these are some gifts I brought for you after returning to the country,” Jonathan said.
Soon after, he spotted Danielle. She was twirling a strawberry between her fingers, holding her phone absent-mindedly.
She thought, “Why hasn’t Ross called me?”
“Danielle, hello,” Jonathan said.
Hearing someone call her name, Danielle looked up. She knew Jonathan. He was the kid from next door. He went abroad after high school and seemed to study medicine, too. Danielle said, “Long time no see, Jonathan.”
Jonathan smiled even more. Danielle had always been the one he admired since childhood, and he didn’t expect to meet her. “Danielle, I’m a doctor now, too,” he said.
Danielle nodded. “Which hospital do you work at?”
Jonathan said, “I haven’t decided yet. Hospitals in Neclen and Basterel have both offered me jobs.”
The fact that so many hospitals were vying for him was enough to prove how excellent he was in his studies. Jonathan had quite a few medical questions to ask, and Danielle answered them patiently.
Jonathan’s heart was beating fast as he looked at Danielle. The beautiful Danielle fascinated him.
Ross arrived in Neclen two hours later.
At this moment, Danielle and Jonathan were still chatting, with Danielle’s parents occasionally chipping in. The servant came again and said, “Ms. Shelly, your husband is here.”