Chapter 25
Alex stood in front of the mirror and glanced at Cressida’s sleeping figure through it, for the second time. He had no idea why he didn’t ask her to leave his room when she had her own.
Another thing, he had no idea what had gotten into him yesterday while having sex with her because he was never this gentle.
But one thing he knew, she was too innocent and he could make that out just by looking at her face.
But for him, it was only a physical relationship until she got pregnant and that was it. He was sure nothing of this sort was going to happen if the IVF would have worked.
He glanced at her sleeping figure again and noticed she was awake and was already wearing her nightie again.
Sighing, he fixed his blazer and buttoned it properly before leaving the room quietly. As soon as he left, Cressida plopped on her elbows to see if he was really gone and then sighed dropping on the bed.
She had been up the moment he had stepped out of the bathroom, but pretended to be asleep to avoid any kind of
confrontation.
She hardly slept last night because her mind was filled with different questions, and it messed with her head.
Knowing it was going to be awkward even looking in the eye, she waited till he left and only then opened her eyes.
She then got up and left for her room to freshen up and spend the rest of the day with her dearest books.
More than a week passed and in those days, Alex and Cressida had been intimate more than once because it wasn’t guaranteed that after one sexual encounter, she would be pregnant.
It was Sunday and both of them were in their respective rooms, Alex was sitting on his bed going through some important files on his laptop.
Just then, he got a call from Mark and he answered it by putting it on speaker.
“Can you for once let your laptop breathe and also take some fresh air yourself?” Mark’s mocking voice came through his phone, but Alex ignored it and kept working.
“You are annoying, now can you have the courtesy to give me Cressida’s number?” He requested, and Alex looked at the phone amused.
“You are a businessman, find your ways.” Alex shrugged, and got back to working on his laptop, making Mark groan loudly.
“Dude, I’m not some spy and forget it if you don’t want to give her number, can you just as well ask her if she wants to hang out today?” Mark’s voice held hope, and Alex sighed, shutting his laptop.
“Mark, I’ve told you more than once that it isn’t safe for you, her or even me to expose her in daylight. The media
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can be anywhere and everywhere, and you won’t even know when a story will be formed by just one picture. So now use your brain and stop irritating me.” Alex said angrily, and he hung up before Mark could reply.
Last time, they were lucky enough not to get spotted, but it won’t be the same every time.
Alex looked at his closed laptop and then at the door. He then got up and went towards Cressida’s room.
He knocked on her room door but got no reply. What if she is not inside? He slowly pushed the door open and found it empty. He looked around to locate her somewhere, but then he heard some voices coming from the bathroom,
which led his feet closer.
“Cressida?” He called out knocking on the bathroom door, but instead of replying, he heard her puking her guts out.
So he stepped back and waited outside till she was done. Five minutes later, she walked out of the bathroom looking pale as ever and all drained out.
She walked past him and sat on the bed with her back pressed against the headrest and eyes closed.
“Are you okay?” Alex questioned, looking at her current state, but she just shook her head negatively in a no without opening her eyes.
“I’ve puked more than thrice since morning, and I still feel nauseous. She merely whispered, opening her eyes and looking at him, and he nodded, taking out his phone and ordering someone to get the car ready.
“Let’s go. The driver is waiting.” He ordered, and she sighed, sitting up straight to regain her strength.
As she tried to get up with the support of the bed, she found a hand advanced towards her.
Looking up, she saw Alex staring at her with his eyes blank.
She accepted his offer and stood up after which he helped her till they went to the car, for which she was grateful.
They reached the hospital in twenty minutes and Cressida was taken for the checkup while Alex sat outside and cleared his office work.
A few minutes later a nurse came out and asked Alex to come inside.
“Yes, doctor?” He asked looking at Cressida who was lying on the bed.
The doctor smiled at Cressida and mentioned something to her after which she sat up.
“Mr. Drake, right?” She asked, sitting on the chair, and Alex nodded and sat down as well.
“I’ve asked your wife a few questions, and I would like to ask you now. Have you noticed any changes in your wife
in the last few days?” She asked, and Alex glanced at Cressida clueless.
How would he know when they would rarely be seeing each other’s faces even in the mansion itself?
“Well, not that I know of.” He answered, because she pretty much looked the same to him.
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“Any change in her eating habits?” She threw another question at him which he had no clue about, and he didn’t even deem it necessary because why would he keep a check on her? She was with him only till the contract was done.
“Doctor, I’ve been eating a lot actually and I don’t think I have ever eaten so much, I can eat the size of two people’s– food.” This time Cressida answered, knowing Alex would have no answer.
The doctor looked between the two and then nodded.
Alex had wanted to cut the chase and come straight to the point, but he said nothing.
“Okay well, all these symptoms like missing her periods, eating a lot, feeling nauseous, puking and craving some particular food are indicating only one thing, that she might be pregnant. But I can’t say that being 100% sure because there are chances that it might be because of some stress.” The doctor explained.
“Right now, I’ve taken her blood sample and the test will be out soon. We’ll be informing you about it through an email or a call so then you can come collect your reports.” She completed, as she looked at the couple who had absolutely no expressions on their faces.
Cressida was looking at Alex who was busy calculating something in his mind. She placed a hand on her stomach and prayed for the test to be positive at least this time.
“Alright, thank you,” Alex said and stood up before indicating Cressida to move out.
Once they were out, the doctor looked at the nurse with a look of disbelief.
“What sort of couple was that? No one looked excited, surprised or even nervous hearing about having a baby. God knows what type of parents they’re going to be.” The doctor uttered, as she shook her head and concentrated on her work rather than thinking about the weird couple.
Cressida walked inside the mansion in a dazed state, whereas Alex looked normal.
He stopped when he saw Cressida moving towards the couch lost in her own world that she didn’t notice a table kept
ahead.
Before she could collide with it and hit the ground, he pulled her arm with force such that she collided with his chest.
“What is wrong with you Mr. Drake?” Cressida said angrily, as she moved away from him as fast as possible.
Alex just looked at her and then pointed at the table. Cressida looked at it and she realised what it was, but she was still pissed.
“You could’ve just called my name.” She said in a pissed tone that didn’t sit well with him.
His eyes went hard, as he took a threatening step towards her and she immediately stepped back.
“Stop getting too informal with me, Cressida because it won’t do you any good.” He warned in an icy tone, and she gulped, getting nervous.
He left without saying another word, and Cressida sighed wondering how she is going to spend her nine months
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with this already moody person, that is, if she is pregnant.
And this time she had hoped that the results is going to be positive.
