The air seemed to freeze. Juliana Lancaster was stunned on the spot. She stared at her daughter for quite a while before finally mumbling, disbelief in her voice, "Sophia, what did you just say?"
"I just had surgery." Sophia Hamilton was still looking at Evander Lancaster, her cool eyes devoid of any extra emotion. Evander also stared fixedly at her, both hands tucked into the pockets of his white coat, thin lips pressed together. In that locked gaze between them, Sophia said two words.
"Abortion."
Juliana Lancaster…
It took her a while to react. She grabbed her daughter's arm and spoke in heartache, "You child, something this big and you didn't say a word to Mom. Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Sophia lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. Evander did the same, his downcast gaze hiding the emotion in his eyes.
Juliana suddenly turned her head, her face stern as she said, "Evander, something like this happened and you're not going to give me an explanation?"
