A kindly smiling female doctor advised, "Miss Emma should really avoid overexerting herself recently, as her due date is approaching fast." Emma Hart placed her hand over her lips, signaling the doctor to lower her voice so that Damien Sterling, who had just walked behind the curtain, wouldn't overhear. Emma didn't want to be confined at home every day; moreover, she hadn't noticed the office having any significant impact on her.
Unbeknownst to her, Damien Sterling had quietly moved up right behind her. The female doctor, seeing Emma gesturing for quiet and then glancing at the stern-faced Damien behind her, wore an expression of awkward embarrassment. This odd and uneasy atmosphere, compounded by the doctor's complicated look, made Emma feel as if a chill breeze had swept through; turning around, she found Damien unexpectedly close behind her. He must have heard what the doctor said.
