"Well, I can't get angry with you, can 1?" Rowena interrupted her “Just have a good rest."

"Okay."

Shortly after Rowena left, the door of the ward swung open. When Camila looked up, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

It was Josiah.

“Are you feeling better?" he asked. Camila sat up straight.

“Much better. What are you doing here?"

“Oh, I was here when you were first sent over. I did your initial check-up, then later asked the Director of the Gynecology department to make a more thorough diagnosis..."

“What?" Camila blurted out. "Do I have some disease or something?" That was impossible.

She kept track of her own health, and no one knew her body better than she did.

"I mean, I haven't been sleeping properly lately," she rambled on. ‘ve been hard at work. That should explain why I'm tired all the time, but—"

"It appears that you are pregnant," Josiah interrupted before she got any more frantic.

Camila's mouth fell open in shock. "What?"

She had been on birth control the whole time! How could she be pregnant?

"Is there any way you've made a mistake?" "I'm afraid not," Josiah said with a small smile. "The Director examined you himself."

“But, that can't be..."

“Well, if you want to, we can do another examination." Josiah paused before adding, "This pregnancy should be a good thing, right? It might be the key to settling the conflicts between you and Isaac."

Camila didn't think so, however.

She and Isaac loathed each other around the time that Joe had been born. They might have fallen in love since, but then Cathy suddenly showed up in their lives. Camila wanted more time for them to think about their relationship. If Isaac only wanted to be with her for the sake of the child... That would only mean that he didn't really love her all that much.

He would be doing it for the child, not her. In which case, Camila would rather not have him. She didn't want to be with someone who was simply forced into the relationship.

No, she wanted to give Isaac more time to ponder their circumstances and decide for himself without the added element of another child between them.

She wanted a partner who would choose to be with her, regardless of the consequences.

“ALL right," Camila sighed after a while. "I'd like to ask you for a favor, if that's okay.”

Josiah nodded readily. "What do you need?"

She looked him straight in the eye, her tone growing solemn. "I'd Like to keep this pregnancy a secret. No one else must know."

“Sure, of course. I will speak with the Director, and we will keep this a secret for you. Now, get some rest. You can take it easy, you won't have to come to work tomorrow.”