Chapter 308: Have You Named The Baby?
Janice said, "I’m fine. The doctor said I don’t need to be too careful. I can just live as normal." "You should be more careful than usual. Are you almost six months pregnant?" Wanda asked.
Janice nodded, "It will be six months next week."
"Let’s enter the house first," Wanda said.
After going into the house, Janice chatted with Wanda for a while and then went to visit Old Mr. Allson. Christopher didn’t go with her. After Janice left, he asked, "Why was he here again?" Wanda was a little ill at ease and said, "He wanted me to support him at the shareholder meeting."
"Did you agree?"
"Not yet."
Wanda frowned, "Don’t worry. You don’t need to get involved. It’s just between me and him." Christopher nodded because he hadn’t planned to intervene either. "By the way, have you named the baby?" Wanda changed the topic. When his mother mentioned this, Christopher’s expression became gentler. He said, "Not yet. Janice has thought of several names, but we haven’t decided yet." Wanda said, "Yes, you have to consider carefully."
Afterward, Janice and Christopher had lunch in the Allson family before leaving. On the way back home, Janice asked, "Is your mom all right." Christopher looked over and said, "She is okay. She can handle it." Janice nodded without asking any more about Wanda, and then she said, "I think your grandpa looks pretty good lately."
Christopher said while driving, "Well, the doctor said that he is making a good recovery and that there are signs of improvement." "That’s good. There are still more than four months before our child is born. I want your grandpa to be well," Janice said, stroking her stomach. Christopher took one hand off the wheel, held her hand, and said, "Don’t worry. I’m sure he will see our child." "Yeah," Janice nodded heavily.
"By the way, have you picked the name?" Christopher asked. Some time ago, Janice had racked her brains for a good name. "It’s still early. What’s the hurry?" Janice said annoyedly. Christopher saw her annoyance. He thought that he couldn’t let this matter continue troubling her, so he had to settle it down. He said, "It’s indeed early. But time flies, so we still have to get prepared in advance." "Do you know what name we should give the baby?" Janice asked.
Christopher thought for a while and said, "I think the names you thought of are all good." Janice said to herself, "He gives me the same answer every time. It’s not helpful at all." "But we can’t give all the names to it," Janice complained.
Christopher said, "Of course, one baby could have only one official name, but you can also give it a nickname. Moreover, it can have another name in the genealogy." "Really?" Janice blinked, "In other words, our baby can have three names?" Christopher nodded.
After hearing this, Janice had an idea. "In this case, if it’s a girl, I want to name her
Jennifer Bateman, and the nickname will be Jennie. If it is a boy, the name will be Wayne Bateman, and the nickname will..." Janice thought for a while and said, "Honey, why don’t you pick a name? I can’t decide it all by myself. You are its dad, so you have to pick one name too." Janice looked over expectantly
Christopher chuckled, "Leave the nickname to me, and I will pick one after it is born." Janice thought it made sense and then asked, "What about the name in the genealogy?"
Christopher said, "This one has to be decided by Grandpa." Janice understood it, so she didn’t discuss it with him anymore. As the car passed the gate of Tomaville Hospital, Janice suddenly remembered Yvonne who had suddenly disappeared while chatting last night.
...
She hesitated, took out the phone, and called Yvonne. It took a long time before Yvonne picked up the call. "Hi, Janice."
Hearing Yvonne’s voice, Janice said excitedly, "Yvonne, you finally answered the phone. What happened to you last night? You didn’t answer my calls or reply to my messages. You made me worried." "I’m fine," Yvonne said.
"Why does your voice sound so weird?" Janice asked. Yvonne said, "I have caught a cold."
"Really? Where are you now? Have you taken any medicine?"
"Don’t worry. I’m at home."
"OK. Take good care of yourself. Don’t go to work until you get better."
"I will."
After Janice hung up the phone, she still felt uneasy. Yvonne had sounded weak on the phone just now, so she thought it was not a normal cold. She said, "Honey, let’s go to Riverside Apartment."
Christopher looked over silently. Janice explained, "I want to visit Yvonne. She is sick." Christopher frowned, "She is sick? You are pregnant now, so it is not appropriate for you to visit her now."
"She has just caught a cold."
"If it is just a cold, you don’t need to visit her at all. Moreover, she’s a doctor."
"But..."
Before Janice could say anything, Christopher interrupted, "Janice, you are a pregnant woman now. Even if you go to her apartment, you can’t do anything to help. If you are worried, I will ask someone to go over and check on her. "
Janice thought his words made sense. She could not help much with her big belly. Maybe Yvonne would still have to take care of her. Therefore, she gave up. After returning home, Christopher called James, "James, where are you now?" James was sitting in the office, reading the documents to be discussed in the upcoming meeting. Hearing Christopher’s question on the phone, he said, "Company." "Now there is a great opportunity, do you want to go?" Christopher said.
"What opportunity?" James scoffed.
Christopher paused and said, "Doctor White is sick."
"What?" James stood up immediately.
Christopher said, "My wife just finished a call with her. She is now at home alone. If you haven’t given up, you should know what to do next." Hearing this, James narrowed his eyes. Of course, he knew what to do, but he refused to admit it, saying, "You must know my purpose is not to take advantage of her perilous state."
Christopher smiled silently. "I don’t want to talk nonsenses with you anymore. I’ll hang up now, thanks."
James hung up the phone. At the thought of Yvonne being staying at home alone because of illness, he quickly picked up his jacket and walked outside. But as soon as he arrived at the door, he ran into his assistant who was about to enter with the documents. Seeing James going out, his assistant said in surprise, "Mr. Taylor, the meeting is about to begin." James said, "Cancel it."
With that, he strode towards the elevator. In the apartment, Yvonne was lying on the bed, feeling a little weak because of the low-grade fever. In the morning, when she had realized that she was sick, she had hurriedly asked for a day off. Because of the lack of energy and the loss of appetite, she hadn’t eaten anything in the morning, so she felt even more uncomfortable now. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Yvonne frowned, wondering who it was, but she still had to get up with difficulty and walk to the door. But after opening it, she was stunned. It turned out to be James outside. Yvonne asked, "Why are you here." James glanced at her slightly pale face and said, "Let’s go in first."
...
Yvonne was out of spirit, so she just stepped aside. James walked in. He went straight to the kitchen, "Do you have warm water?" Yvonne nodded.
James frowned, opened a bag, and took out some medicine. "Come here and take the medicine."
Yvonne glanced at the medicine and frowned, "No, thanks. I’ll just take a rest." "Come on," James said.
Regardless of whether she was willing or not, he put the medicine and water in front of her. Yvonne had no choice but to take it, and then she frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
James took the empty glass from her hand and said, "I am entrusted by your friend." "Who?" Yvonne was puzzled.
James said, "Janice." Yvonne suddenly realized that it was Janice who had asked him to come. She frowned and hummed, "You sound like you were forced to see me."
James said, "She didn’t force me, but I canceled a very important meeting because I had to send you the medicine." Hearing this, Yvonne was startled and felt a little guilty.
She said, "Sorry. Can you make it if you go back now? You should go back." James said, "No need. it was already canceled. By the way, have you eaten anything yet?"
Yvonne shrugged, "I have no appetite."
"You must eat something! How can you recover if you don’t eat?"
With that, he went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, only to find that there was no food. He suggested, "Let’s go to my apartment."
Yvonne refused, "No, thanks. I’m not hungry, and I just want to sleep." He insisted, "You must eat."
While speaking, he directly picked her up and carried her to his home. James put Yvonne on the sofa and said, "Have a rest here. I’ll cook something for you." He went to the kitchen to cook porridge, and when he came back, Yvonne was already asleep on the sofa. James put the bowl on the coffee table, squatted down, and looked at her sleeping face and her rosy lips. Although he knew he shouldn’t take advantage of her, he couldn’t help but get closer.
Just as he was about to kiss her on the lips, Yvonne suddenly opened her eyes. Upon seeing it, James quickly moved his head away and said, "The porridge is ready. You can get up and eat." He stood up and turned around awkwardly. Yvonne thought he was a little weird, but she didn’t care and frowned, "I don’t like porridge."
James said, "You’re sick. Porridge will make you feel better. You should eat some. Let me feed you."
Then he turned around and picked up the bowl. When he was about to feed her, Yvonne said, "No, thanks. I can eat by myself."
Yvonne frowned and took the bowl from his hand. James paused and asked, "By the way, how did you get sick?"
Yvonne sighed, "I don’t know. Maybe I accidentally kicked the quilt away at night."
"You’re an adult, but you still kick your quilt away while sleeping?" James frowned. Yvonne didn’t respond. She hadn’t kicked the quilt away last night. She had caught a cold because she had been staying on the balcony for too long. After reading the message from Janice, she had felt depressed, so she had gone to the balcony.
And she had fallen asleep there.
When she had woken up, she had had a stuffy nose. But she would not tell him the truth. James stood there watching her finish a bowl of porridge and said, "Would you like more?"
Yvonne shook her head, "No, thanks. I’m full."
James didn’t force her either. "Since I’m full, I want to go back."
Yvonne was about to stand up but was stopped by James. "You’d better stay here. I will worry about you if you stay at home alone. Besides, I’ve brought my work back. It will be a waste of time if I keep going to your apartment to check on you."