Chapter 168: Chapter 168
Chapter 168
~Alter the paternity result~
Once the doctor made such utterance her mind went back to Teddy; the strange man that had sex with her the other night after clubbing; he was the only second man she could point at that had had sex with her of recent. And she wondered how Teddy knew she was carrying his child, and how the hell he got her phone number.
How can I be pregnant for a total stranger? She thought, blinked at the table and was too shy now to stare into the eyes of the doctor and argue the result which she knew was perfect. She was lost in thought and words. She only could feel the unsteadiness of her heartbeat and the trembling of her lips and hands. She started off sniffing as tears welled up in her eyes.
“You really need to put yourself together. We see such cases often, and I wonder how your husband would feel if he should get to know of it…”
She interrupted him swiftly, “ What did you just say, doctor?” her eyes blinked a million times into his face with her palms wiping the tears that flooded her eyes to behold the doctor clearly. “You wouldn’t do such a thing would you? Please don’t. If you do I will be ruined for life. I will never forgive myself. I will be the talk of the town and my Ken will never forgive me. What about my ex-husband, he would make mockery of me even while in jail, and my daughter will forever make jest of me. I will lose value and honor in the eyes of the public and haters. i…”
“Calm down, Mrs. Fanny. There is no damage yet. The result is only between us and the only third party that will get to know of it is your husband…”
She stood up and peered her face to him. As though doing so would make him think aright, “Please doctor don’t do that. It is one of the reasons I am here. I never wanted to carry another man’s child other than my husband’s. It was a mistake I never saw it coming. It had happened within the twinkle of an eye and by the time I realized myself it was too late. Save my marriage, my dignity, my honor and virtue as a woman. If you reveal this to my husband I will commit suicide. Please doctor,” she went down on her knees pleading and wailing.
That was when the doctor left his chair and came over to raise her to her feet. “Put yourself together. You don’t need to stress yourself and the unborn child. Have your seat and perk up.”
She was wailing heavily now as she took her seat stared pitifully in the eyes of the doctor who had long taken off his glasses to ponder over his next line of action.
“OK, Mrs. Fanny what would you have me do?” he asked considerably.
With her face already messed up with tears she gazed upon the doctor pitifully and said, “I want you to alter the result . You are a professional and he wouldn’t doubt you if you should alter the result to positive. Certainly you know your job and what to do and present a result that will gladden his heart.”
The doctor shook his head and stroked it confusedly. He had never faced a challenging and demanding task as this.
“Do you know what you are asking for? Do you know it is against my ethics as a medical doctor and if you consider my history in the field of medicine you will see I have been just and honest with my profession. I have never disobeyed the ethics of the profession. In india I was awarded the best performing doctor of the year and I was one of the stakeholders that uplifted Maranatha hospital to what it is now. Now you want me to ruin my reputation, one that took me all my life to build just because you don’t want to lose your marriage?” he asked Mrs. Fanny and his jaw dropped in contempt; as he tapped his finger on the table, pondering on what action to take.
“Oh please doctor. I don’t want to bring to spoil a reputation you built over the years. It is just that I truly love Ken. Aside that my ex husband misbehaved and made me lose trust in him, I fell in love with Ken and have waited almost all my life to have him to myself and be called his wife and now he proposed to me , I just discovered a mistake I made.” She started sniffing and caught a tear that trickled down her cheeks.
The doctor shook his head in disapproval, “if you claim to love him as you said how come you opened your legs for another man? I am yet to believe that one can have sex with someone he or she doesn’t love,” the doctor intoned and still kept to his frown.
Her countenance fell as she felt deeply ashamed for the first time in her life to explain herself to a man. Sniffing repeatedly, she explained , “We had fallen out on that fateful day and I decided to go clubbing and forget about my heartbreak, only to get drunk with this strange man. I didn’t know how it happened. I just can’t explain the magic behind it. The next place I found myself was in a five star hotel where I woke up naked by the side of this strange man.” She sniffed greatly and resumed shedding tears. I am yet to understand how it happened but I can tell you for sure I never did it with my clear eyes…I…” she stuttered and wailed like a kid until the doctor left his chair and came over again to pet her.
“I understand your predicament, Fanny and I can tell you it can happen to anybody, but then we all need to be careful because we never can tell when misfortune will smile at us.” He sounded and breathed hard to think for one moment.
Mrs. Fanny was wincing now as she keenly waited for his decision. It was as good as taking her life if the doctor wouldn’t agree to her plea. It would mean losing everything; her ex-husband , Fanny, her daughter, Kate her love for Ken and her value as a woman; thus she thought, as she stared into the face of the doctor for answers.
“My dear never you consider suicide for any reason, OK, soon everything will fall in place. Um…” he pondered, “You will return home while I sleep over it, OK.”
“Oh doctor, please…” she pled and masked her face with her hands, before going on her knees
“Come on Fanny. You will return home, OK, now get up,” he said and tried to pull her up…
Once the doctor made such utterance her mind went back to Teddy; the strange man that had sex with her the other night after clubbing; he was the only second man she could point at that had had sex with her of recent. And she wondered how Teddy knew she was carrying his child, and how the hell he got her phone number.
How can I be pregnant for a total stranger? She thought, blinked at the table and was too shy now to stare into the eyes of the doctor and argue the result which she knew was perfect. She was lost in thought and words. She only could feel the unsteadiness of her heartbeat and the trembling of her lips and hands. She started off sniffing as tears welled up in her eyes.
“You really need to put yourself together. We see such cases often, and I wonder how your husband would feel if he should get to know of it…”
She interrupted him swiftly, “ What did you just say, doctor?” her eyes blinked a million times into his face with her palms wiping the tears that flooded her eyes to behold the doctor clearly. “You wouldn’t do such a thing would you? Please don’t. If you do I will be ruined for life. I will never forgive myself. I will be the talk of the town and my Ken will never forgive me. What about my ex-husband, he would make mockery of me even while in jail, and my daughter will forever make jest of me. I will lose value and honor in the eyes of the public and haters. i…”
“Calm down, Mrs. Fanny. There is no damage yet. The result is only between us and the only third party that will get to know of it is your husband…”
She stood up and peered her face to him. As though doing so would make him think aright, “Please doctor don’t do that. It is one of the reasons I am here. I never wanted to carry another man’s child other than my husband’s. It was a mistake I never saw it coming. It had happened within the twinkle of an eye and by the time I realized myself it was too late. Save my marriage, my dignity, my honor and virtue as a woman. If you reveal this to my husband I will commit suicide. Please doctor,” she went down on her knees pleading and wailing.
That was when the doctor left his chair and came over to raise her to her feet. “Put yourself together. You don’t need to stress yourself and the unborn child. Have your seat and perk up.”
She was wailing heavily now as she took her seat stared pitifully in the eyes of the doctor who had long taken off his glasses to ponder over his next line of action.
“OK, Mrs. Fanny what would you have me do?” he asked considerably.
With her face already messed up with tears she gazed upon the doctor pitifully and said, “I want you to alter the result . You are a professional and he wouldn’t doubt you if you should alter the result to positive. Certainly you know your job and what to do and present a result that will gladden his heart.”
The doctor shook his head and stroked it confusedly. He had never faced a challenging and demanding task as this.
“Do you know what you are asking for? Do you know it is against my ethics as a medical doctor and if you consider my history in the field of medicine you will see I have been just and honest with my profession. I have never disobeyed the ethics of the profession. In india I was awarded the best performing doctor of the year and I was one of the stakeholders that uplifted Maranatha hospital to what it is now. Now you want me to ruin my reputation, one that took me all my life to build just because you don’t want to lose your marriage?” he asked Mrs. Fanny and his jaw dropped in contempt; as he tapped his finger on the table, pondering on what action to take.
“Oh please doctor. I don’t want to bring to spoil a reputation you built over the years. It is just that I truly love Ken. Aside that my ex husband misbehaved and made me lose trust in him, I fell in love with Ken and have waited almost all my life to have him to myself and be called his wife and now he proposed to me , I just discovered a mistake I made.” She started sniffing and caught a tear that trickled down her cheeks.
The doctor shook his head in disapproval, “if you claim to love him as you said how come you opened your legs for another man? I am yet to believe that one can have sex with someone he or she doesn’t love,” the doctor intoned and still kept to his frown.
Her countenance fell as she felt deeply ashamed for the first time in her life to explain herself to a man. Sniffing repeatedly, she explained , “We had fallen out on that fateful day and I decided to go clubbing and forget about my heartbreak, only to get drunk with this strange man. I didn’t know how it happened. I just can’t explain the magic behind it. The next place I found myself was in a five star hotel where I woke up naked by the side of this strange man.” She sniffed greatly and resumed shedding tears. I am yet to understand how it happened but I can tell you for sure I never did it with my clear eyes…I…” she stuttered and wailed like a kid until the doctor left his chair and came over again to pet her.
“I understand your predicament, Fanny and I can tell you it can happen to anybody, but then we all need to be careful because we never can tell when misfortune will smile at us.” He sounded and breathed hard to think for one moment.
Mrs. Fanny was wincing now as she keenly waited for his decision. It was as good as taking her life if the doctor wouldn’t agree to her plea. It would mean losing everything; her ex-husband , Fanny, her daughter, Kate her love for Ken and her value as a woman; thus she thought, as she stared into the face of the doctor for answers.
“My dear never you consider suicide for any reason, OK, soon everything will fall in place. Um…” he pondered, “You will return home while I sleep over it, OK.”
“Oh doctor, please…” she pled and masked her face with her hands, before going on her knees
“Come on Fanny. You will return home, OK, now get up,” he said and tried to pull her up…