Love Is a Sweet Addiction

There was a pot of porridge cooking in the kitchen. But Maria was nowhere to be seen. Esther did not think much about it and stepped into the kitchen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the kitchen, she slipped. Esther screamed and fell heavily to the ground.

With a loud sound, her buttocks hit the ground and she went sprawling.

Although it was not painful, Esther was stunned. She did not forget that she was pregnant and was in a dangerous period.

Hearing her scream, Terence, who was changing clothes in the bedroom, and Maria, who was cleaning up on the balcony, quickly rushed over. When she saw Esther fall to the ground, Maria was shocked and exclaimed, “My God! Miss Esther, why are you here?”

Terence rushed into the kitchen and bent over to lift Esther from the ground, sizing her up, “Esther, how do you feel? Are you uncomfortable?”

“I… I am fine.” Esther closed her eyes. She didn’t feel uncomfortable. She slowly opened her eyes. However, she still stared at Terence with worry, “Terence, will our baby be alright?”

Terence frowned, “I am asking if you felt uncomfortable.”

“No. Just that my butts hurt a little.” Esther shook her head. Did this mean that her baby was fine?

Terence heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Esther was fine. It was only at this time that Terence looked down at the floor.

The kitchen floor was made of anti-slip tiles. Logically speaking, it should not have been so slippery. But just now, even he felt that something was wrong when he stepped in.

Terence had been busy examining Esther just now. He did not have time to pay attention and inspect the floor. Only at this time did he lower his head and touch the tile floor with his finger. It was slippery.

Maria, who was standing at the door of the kitchen and stunned, finally cried out in alarm, “My god! Miss Esther, why are you up so early? I saw that the floor was dirty, so I poured a lot of cleanser essence on it. I planned to let it soak before rinsing it. Why are you…?”

As she spoke, Maria hurriedly stepped in and squatted beside Esther, “Miss Esther, are you alright? Sorry, I didn’t expect you to get up so early today. I…”

Terence looked down at the floor and then looked at Maria. There was no stain on the floor of the kitchen at all. It could be cleaned with a mop. Not to mention that there was no need to soak in cleanser essence before rinsing. There was no need to use the cleanser essence.

Without a word, Terence picked Esther up from the ground and walked towards the door.

“Terence, where are you carrying me?” Esther asked immediately when she saw that Terence was carrying her out.

“I’ll take you to the hospital for a checkup.” Terence tapped his chin on the car keys on the shoe cabinet, “Take the key.”

“No need. It doesn’t hurt much.”

“What if our baby is affected?” Terence said, “It’s better to have an examination.”

Esther agreed. She was as nervous about their baby as Terence was. She could not afford to lose their baby.

“I’ll go with you.” Maria followed Terence and Esther to the door. She thought for a moment and said, “No. I’d better clean up the house and send the porridge to the hospital when it is ready.”

Terence looked back at Maria and said, “Alright.”

After that, he carried Esther downstairs.

When they arrived at the hospital, they were relieved to see that the baby was fine after an examination.

Esther looked at Terence with an apologetic expression, “I am sorry, Terence. I was too careless. I caused you to accompany me to the hospital.”

“It’s not that you were careless. It’s just that you were too kind.” Terence said with a gloomy face.

“What do you mean by that?” Esther did not understand. Looking at Terence’s ugly face, Esther wondered if she made him unhappy.

It was all her fault for just thinking about the nightmare and not paying attention to the cleaner essence on the floor.

Terence didn’t explain but said, “You lie on the bed. Don’t get up.”

“Why? Didn’t the doctor say that our baby was fine? Why do I lie down?” Esther thought she could go home.

“Just lie down.” Terence pushed Esther back to the bed, “Besides, try to pretend to be in pain.”

“What? Why?”

“You’ll know in a while.” As soon as Terence finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the treatment room. It was Maria who came in with a thermos.

As soon as Maria entered the door, she asked with concern, “How is it? What did the doctor say? Is Miss Esther alright?”

Esther was just about to speak when Terence interrupted her, “The doctor said that the baby was seriously affected. There is a risk of miscarriage.”

Maria panicked, “What? Is that so? How can it be so serious?”

Esther kept silent.

She looked up at Terence, who had a serious expression. For a moment, Esther was somewhat confused about what Terence was doing. Why did Terence lie to Maria? However, Terence never liked to joke casually, especially with people who were not familiar, like Maria.

Therefore, even if Esther felt puzzled, she did not show her puzzlement. Instead, she obeyed Terence’s instructions and tried to show her pain.

When Maria heard that Esther had the risk of having a miscarriage, she immediately felt so guilty that she cried in pain, “Oh my god! What should we do? It’s all my fault for being careless and thinking that Miss Esther didn’t get up so early. If the baby was gone, I would feel guilty for a lifetime.”

Maria placed the thermos on the table and pulled Esther’s wrist with regret, “Miss Esther, nothing will happen to you. Nothing will happen to you and the baby. Otherwise, I don’t know what to do.”

Terence coldly stared at Maria and said, “Maria, instead of acting with snot and tears, why don’t you tell me why you did this?”

Maria was stunned before she looked up at Terence, whose face was cold.

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It turned out that Terence suspected that Maria had done it on purpose. No wonder he asked her to pretend to be in pain.

Esther looked at Terence, who was staring at Maria with a cold face and then looked at Maria, whose eyes had a guilty conscience. Esther was extremely surprised.

Terence indeed had sharp and penetrating eyes. He saw through Maria at a glance. If Terence hadn’t exposed the truth, Esther would never have suspected that Maria would have done it on purpose.

Maria acted dumb, “Mr. Terence… What are you talking about? I don’t understand!”

“You don’t understand?” Terence raised his eyebrows, “Maria, you want me to send you to the police station so that it will be easier for the police to interrogate you?”