He saw Elly walking shoulder to shoulder with James out of the coffee shop, chatting all the way to the hospital.
As he watched Elly follow James into the grand entrance of the hospital, a layer of frost seemed to spread over Adam Jones's cold face.
When Elly returned to the hospital, Helen Melendy had just woken up.
"Helen, Chief Wood has already arranged for your pregnancy termination, are you really..."
Elly pressed her lips together again and then asked, "Are you really not going to tell Harry Hall about the baby?"
Helen's slender body stiffened slightly, then she shook her head, "No need, what can he do even if I tell him? The baby still has to be aborted, doesn't it?"
"Elly, I'm fine, really, this child was never meant to come, and now heaven has helped me make the decision, there's nothing to be conflicted about."
Helen stroked her still flat belly, and although she said this, when the words came out, her heart still throbbed with pain.
