Hayle squinted muscles around her eyes, staring at the man seated on one of the sofas. He seemed absorbed in his own affairs, completely unknowable to Hayle. He had arrived moments ago without saying a word, and as far as Hayle knew, they were waiting for the nurse to take her for an examination.
"Can I ask you something?" Hayle finally spoke, unable to contain it any longer.
The man didn't respond immediately. He paused from whatever he was doing and glanced towards Hayle with an indifferent look, uttering only a noncommittal "Hmm?" which irritated Hayle slightly.
"Why are you so sure this child is yours? I'm the one carrying it and I'm not even sure who the father is," Hayle asked, clutching her slightly tense lower abdomen. Not much had changed, but Hayle could feel it.
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