After hesitating for a while, she still said,
"Helen is ill, and the child... must be terminated."
Although the lady didn't specify what illness Helen had contracted, the necessity to terminate the pregnancy suggested that Helen's condition was no light matter.
Seeing that his wife had still told him the truth, Adam's face brightened with joy. He leaned down toward her face and kissed her hard, "Thank you, wife."
"Get off! Annoying!"
Elly pushed him away with her hand, but he clung to her again, "I just like to annoy you."
Lately, this man had been like a child, always fond of frolicking around her. Elly had gotten used to it.
The next second, Adam took out a dress from the box — a gift from a designer that had arrived earlier.
"Do you like this style?"
He shook out the dress and held it in front of Elly, his eyes shining with a "praise me" gleam.
Elly looked at the simple yet elegant white ankle-length evening gown in front of her.
