After Divorcing the Tycoon, I Married into a Wealthy Family Again-Chapter 213: Pregnancy

In a daze of struggle, he seemed to see Florence Fuller sitting calmly across from him, watching coldly as he refused to divorce, just sitting there quietly, watching him struggle, as if waiting for him to make a fuss and then sign.

"Get out, all of you!" Luke Gardiner flung off the two men holding him back, his chest heaving irregularly. He stared at Florence for a few seconds, then grabbed the thick, heavy ashtray by the table: "Don’t you want a divorce? Fine, let’s see how I can sign it with a crippled hand!"

He suddenly smashed it towards his right hand, and in an instant, everyone in the room was shocked and alarmed. Just a second before the intense pain struck, Luke Gardiner saw the panic on Florence’s face.

See, she does care about me a little.

With his heart connected to his fingers, Luke’s face turned red with pain. Even though a quick-eyed lawyer beside him tried to stop him and pull his hand back, he didn’t catch it in time, and the ashtray hit his hand. Luke’s right hand began to bleed from the nails, and the people next to him hurriedly held up his injured hand: "Quick, call a doctor."

As Luke’s face turned red and he began to sweat, seemingly trying hard to endure the pain, he kept staring at Florence.

Old Mr. Gardiner glared at Luke, finally uttering a sound: "Call... call a doctor..." and then he slumped backward.

"Old Master!" The butler quickly supported him: "Quick, call an ambulance, send him to the hospital!"

In one night, both the elder and young ones of the Gardiner Family were sent to the hospital.

Florence didn’t expect it would turn out like this, with Old Mr. Gardiner going straight into the emergency room. Florence stayed outside, feeling lost and soulless.

How did it end up like this?

"Mrs. Gardiner."

After who knows how long, the doctor’s voice pulled Florence back to her thoughts.

The doctor’s expression wasn’t very positive. Florence asked him, "How is he?"

The doctor shook his head.

"The old man is getting on in years, his health has been declining day by day, any shock is too much for him."

From the doctor’s moving lips, Florence only caught those words: "Not much time left."

She had previously asked Old Mr. Gardiner’s private doctor inadvertently, and the doctor just smiled and said that the elderly are just like that with age, without mentioning any serious deterioration. But now it was clear, it was Old Mr. Gardiner himself who wanted to hide it.

She ran a hand through her hair in frustration, and before long, the butler who had been with Luke came over, telling her that Luke’s hand had been treated and it might take a few months to heal.

"Did you know about grandfather’s health long ago?" Florence asked him.

The butler knew he couldn’t hide it any longer, nodded: "Since last year, when the old master started falling ill frequently, he began deteriorating."

Aging, reaching the end of life’s road, the body’s functions were declining at every step, and whichever step he reached was the end.

So he wanted to help Florence while he was still here, as Luke was still stubbornly refusing to divorce her.

"You stay here, I’ll go for a walk by myself."

Florence waved her hand, feeling her life was a mess.

Unable to get a divorce, and Old Mr. Gardiner almost at the end.

What else was there to do?

Pretend she didn’t know about Old Mr. Gardiner’s health, and continue pursuing the divorce, then...

What would happen then?

The Gardiner Family could no longer keep Old Mr. Gardiner’s condition a secret, and after finding out, everyone came to the hospital.

Luke was the sole heir of three generations, with such a prestigious family as the Gardiner Family, there were few heirs, and the bloodline was not thriving, so even though related people came, Old Mr. Gardiner’s hospital room still felt empty.

Old Mr. Gardiner had already drafted his will long ago. Once he passed, the entire Gardiner Family would belong to Luke. Now that the family members were aware of his condition, the old man simply handed everything over to Luke.

Florence did not take part in this succession event. Old Mr. Gardiner had been staying in the hospital for the recent half a month, and even though Florence went to visit him, she always avoided Luke’s visiting hours.

"You seem to be getting thinner lately," Old Mr. Gardiner observed Florence. Although she hadn’t visited him often during his hospital stay, he felt the girl’s condition was getting worse every time she came: "Has Luke been bothering you again? I told him..."

"No," Florence assured him, "The company’s busy."

She knew her condition wasn’t good, ever since Old Mr. Gardiner was hospitalized, but she mostly knew it was because of pent-up anger and gloom.

She had to take care of Old Mr. Gardiner’s health, and Luke had injured his hand so he couldn’t sign the paperwork, and now he had fully taken over the Gardiner Clan.

"Florence, don’t worry, grandpa will make sure he divorces you," Old Mr. Gardiner comforted her, "I’ve been talking to Luke lately, he was just overwhelmed when he injured his hand that time, and he knows he shouldn’t have done that."

Florence nodded, "Grandpa, you shouldn’t worry about this for now. The most important thing is to recover."

Old Mr. Gardiner opened his mouth, wanting to say that he probably had only a few months left, but seeing Florence’s pale face and wilted demeanor, he nodded, "Okay."

Florence chatted with Old Mr. Gardiner for a while, and finally, a call from the company came in, calling her away. After bidding farewell to Old Mr. Gardiner, she stood up to leave. At the door, the butler called out to her, "Young Madam."

"Hmm?"

"Your! Your leg..."

Old Mr. Gardiner also glanced over, his eyes wide in shock.

Following their gaze, Florence looked down at her leg. A trail of blood was trickling down from her thigh, and she could no longer suppress the fatigue her body brought. She fainted completely.

"Call a doctor!!!"

——

Florence felt she was waking up in a noisy environment.

Opening her eyes, she saw the doctor, with his back to her, conversing with someone in front.

Pay attention to diet, rest the body, things to eat and not to eat...

"Boss, you’re awake," Lily Hart’s voice drew everyone’s attention back, the people gathered around the sickbed.

Luke Gardiner himself and his parents, and Old Mr. Gardiner were there, looking somewhat excited.

"Quick, quick, want something to drink?" Grace Linney looked at her with concern: "Is anything uncomfortable or anything?"

Florence felt her enthusiasm was problematic, but she herself was too weak. Supported by Lily, she sat up, looked at the full room of people, and asked, "What happened to me?"

Everyone was silent, looking at each other, eyes flickering. Florence looked at the doctor, "What happened to me?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Mrs. Gardiner, you are pregnant, about forty days pregnant."

Florence felt as if she had been struck by lightning, even experiencing a slight ringing in her ears, thinking she heard wrong: "What did you say!"

"You are pregnant," the doctor repeated, "because of the emotional stress and physical condition, symptoms of threatened miscarriage appeared."