Some mothers in this world are like that. When they had a daughter who was still single, they would urge their daughter to find a man and start a family as soon as possible. After their daughter got married, the mother then would ask: “When will you get pregnant and give me grandchildren?” Jessica often heard this story from her married colleagues. These women often complained that they were pressured by their mothers, and if they did not comply with their mothers' wishes, their mothers would try anything to get them pregnant. Before her father suddenly said that he wanted a grandchild from her as soon as possible, she had never received such pressure, but everything changed after her father suddenly acted as if he would die tomorrow and voiced his last wish in front of her. Of course, this made Jessica depressed, but she was more stressed by her mother who was more vocal than her father when it came to getting her pregnant quickly. “You still remember that I went out with my old
Patricia was already in the kitchen. Her daughter and son-in-law had lived here for three years, and she often visited this place with her husband. That was why she was familiar with the layout of the apartment, including the location of the kitchen which was right next to the dining room. Her daughter and son-in-law didn't need to escort her to the kitchen, and she was already standing at the kitchen table with a small bottle in her hand. “Is it difficult to take this medicine? It's not even poison, but that foul-mouthed kid dared to argue with me!” She was still annoyed with her daughter who continued to argue with her even though the younger woman finally agreed with her. Her hand opened the lid of the small bottle, and she could see the medicine in powder inside the bottle. The color of the powder was white like flour, but the aroma was stronger than flour. She didn't even know what ingredients were used to make the medicine, but she could guess that the medicine was made from n
That night was tiring for her. It was not like she played badminton all night, and she didn't work out at the gym all night either. She just had dinner with her parents and husband a few days ago, but it drained her energy. It all started when she even had to pretend as if she had never moved out of Noah's apartment. She even needed to take some of her belongings back to the apartment just to trick her parents, and things got worse when she was left with Tyler in the apartment. Unfortunately, Tyler wasn't the last problem to hit her last night, and things got even more difficult after her parents came to her husband's apartment. She used to often fight with her father, but lately, her father had been quieter, perhaps because his body was still weak due to his illness. That one thing was enough to worry Jessica, but she also had to focus on her mother when the older woman kept pressuring her to get pregnant as soon as possible. The word "pressuring" also gave her a bad experience la
“You should check your email to know the answer to your question, Mrs. Brooks,” sternly, the doctor answered Jessica’s question. How the older woman didn’t directly say “yes” or “no” actually suggested there was something wrong with the tests’ results, but Jessica still moved her hand that was still holding the optical mouse. On the browser that was shown on the monitor, she opened her email account, and she could see some emails in her inbox whose subjects were still bold, indicating that those emails had not yet been opened. On top of those unread emails, Jessica could see an email from the hospital where she and her husband did the infertility tests, and she clicked that email to open it. On the body of the mail was formal greetings from the hospital, stating that the results of the tests were attached to the email. There were indeed two documents attached along with the mail, and Jessica clicked one of them that had her name as the file’s name. Jessica wasn’t familiar with some
[“This is called azoospermia,” over the phone, Sarah Hones began to explain. "The testicles produce sperm, and the sperm moves through parts of the male reproductive system and mixes with fluids to form semen. Semen is the fluid that the penis releases during ejaculation, and if a man suffers from azoospermia, he can still produce semen, but there is no sperm in it." “…” Jessica froze after hearing the doctor's explanation. Even if Jessica wasn't very good at biology when she was still a student, she knew that sperm had a very important role in reproduction, and without sperm, a woman would not be able to get pregnant no matter how many eggs she produced. That was why Jessica looked very surprised after learning the fact that her husband didn't even have sperm in his semen. “Some people are born with no sperm count, while some people develop it as teenagers or adults. Unfortunately, Mr. Brooks's testicles do not produce sperm even after he matures, and it may be difficult for you a
Jessica didn't understand why she kept experiencing misfortune after misfortune. Was it because she had committed such a grave sin in the past that she deserved severe punishment? But, what kind of sin did she commit in the past for her to receive this kind of punishment? Or perhaps her accumulated sins were large enough to earn her this severe punishment? Yesterday, she received bad news in the form of Noah's infertility. If she no longer had anything to do with that man, she would laugh at his embarrassing situation of being impotent, but she couldn't even smile at the news because she still had a business to do with him. The two had an agreement, and Noah's circumstances would definitely affect the outcome of the agreement. Unfortunately, while Jessica was worried about how she could achieve her goals written in the agreement, Noah calmly proposed an idea that was completely crazy to her. “He's really crazy,” she couldn't help but mutter to herself as she recalled her conversati
“…” For a moment, Tammy looked taken aback by Jessica's sarcastic question, but then she blinked to regain her composure as she answered, “You can't underestimate that program, sis! I know that program is the least popular among other radio programs, but I have to admit that the concept of the program is really cool! The producer invited people who seemed ordinary but were actually extraordinary, and it shows how we should not look at others superficially without thinking about how much potential they actually have!” Jessica suddenly saw fire in her assistant's eyes. It wasn't said out of anger or anything, but more like determination showing in those pair of eyes, and Jessica didn't even have the heart to say that her assistant was too naive that she even looked stupid. In the end, Jessica chose not to argue, and once again, she focused her eyes on her computer and said, “As long as the program pays me well, I don't mind letting my voice be heard by the boring citizens who choose t
After lunch today, Jessica and Noah went back to the hospital to see meet the urologist, Dr. Ludwig. The appointment was made two days ago after they found out the results of the infertility test. Only Noah needed to continue seeing the doctor because he was the one who was labeled 'abnormal' based on the test results, but Jessica decided to go along because she wanted to know more information about her husband's condition. Unfortunately, they couldn't immediately find out the cause of Noah's problem. The doctor said that further examination was needed to find out the cause, and after finding the cause, they could decide on a solution. Jessica and Noah could only follow the doctor's advice, Noah even agreed to arrange several examination schedules with the doctor. Even though Noah seemed reluctant at first, in the end, everything worked out, and the two of them went their separate ways after seeing the doctor. After all, they were driving their own car instead of sitting in the same