Back at the hospital, doctor Julie sank into her seat after receiving Ella's call. She massaged her throbbing head and drank a glass of water to calm her strained nerves and erratically beating heart.
Even though her office was air-conditioned, she was sweating profusely. Ever since she resumed work, she had locked herself in her office, pacing up and down, drinking glass after glass of water, and using her private convenience.
She had been dreading this day ever since Leon first told her that she would be the one to conduct the pregnancy termination procedure. This was meant to be her punishment for keeping him in the dark.
Leon had been furious at her for keeping Ella's pregnancy a secret from him. He blamed her for talking his wife into keeping the pregnancy. He banned her from ever communicating with Ella and he also threatened to deal with her ruthlessly if Ella opposed the pregnancy termination.
