The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 168: Very Pregnant! ~ Jacob ~ Soraya was still unconscious when the doctor came by. She looked really tired for some reason. But despite his wife looking that way, the doctor was smiling from ear to ear. "Mr. Steel, there's nothing wrong with your wife," the doctor said. "She is pregnant!" Jacob's anger vanished. His frown was quickly replaced with a smile. "Pregnant? She's already pregnant?" "Mr. Steel, your wife is very pregnant," the doctor said. "Her hCG levels were very high.

In fact, we wanted to do a scan right away, if that's okay with you." "What does that mean, Doctor?" Jacob asked with concern. "To be sure, we should bring her in for an ultrasound," the doctor suggested. Just then, Soraya hummed awake. "Jacob." "Ara, honey. Did you hear what the doctor said?" Jacob took her hand and kissed her knuckles. When Soraya appeared confused, he said, "You are pregnant." "Im pregnant?" Soraya asked. Jacob nodded with a grin. Before he could speak, the doctor declared, "Mrs. Steel, you are very pregnant.

In fact, we wanted to bring you in for an ultrasound as soon as possible. How are you feeling? Can you manage?" Soraya took deep breaths. She said, "It's no wonder I'm feeling ---- nauseous, but if I'm pregnant, why am | feeling all these symptoms so early?" "When was your last menstruation?" the doctor asked. "| think more than seven weeks ago," Soraya belatedly said. "Then, you are most likely seven weeks pregnant, based on your last menstrual period," the doctor said. "So you knew?" Jacob asked his wife. "lhad a feeling.

My period was already delayed, but sometimes, when I'm stressed, my period does get delayed," Soraya reasoned. "Still, with my previous pregnancy, | didn't start having nausea this early." "That's why we should go for a scan as soon as possible,' the doctor suggested. Eventually, they made it to the ultrasound room. After carefully assessing Soraya's womb, the doctor smiled. "That explains why your hCG levels are unusually high. You're not carrying one baby, Mrs. Steel, you're carrying twins." Jacob's eyes went wide. Soraya's mouth parted in disbelief, her gaze snapping to the monitor.

"Twins? |... | have twins?" "Yes," the doctor confirmed warmly. She adjusted the transvaginal ultrasound probe and pointed at the screen. " Here. This is baby number one, and right beside it, baby number two. You can even make out two tiny heads, both sharing the same sac." Jacob let out an unrestrained laugh, half-shocked, half- overjoyed. "Hah! Oh-hahaha! What an incredible surprise!" ---- "Mr. Steel," the doctor teased, "you must have put in some real effort." "I did. | did." Jacob puffed up proudly until Soraya shot him a glare.

The doctor chuckled, then continued, "What makes this even more remarkable is that they're most likely identical twins. We' Il need follow-up scans to be sure, but since they're sharing both a sac and a placenta, the chances are very high." "And that helps explain why you've been feeling so much nausea this early," the doctor said kindly. "It's quite common with multiple pregnancies. The good news is, everything looks healthy so far.

The sac is developing normally, the uterine lining looks stable, and | see no signs of bleeding or complications at this stage." Soraya was released from the hospital that same day. She had been prescribed supplements and medication to help with her nausea. Once they arrived at Nexa Hotel, they shared the news with Veronica and Angela. It was already late in the evening when they arrived. Within the living room area of their hotel suite, Jacob placed the ultrasound report into a small box. He even wrapped it with a gift wrapper.

"We have a surprise for you both," Jacob said, handing the present to Veronica and Angela. "It's not my birthday," Angela said. "This better have diamonds in it," Veronica teased. Jacob said nothing; meanwhile, Soraya just smiled next to him on the sofa ---- When Veronica opened the box and flipped through the papers, her eyes rounded. "Oh, my god!" She read through the report, and all the more, she screamed. " Ahbhhh! Ahhhh! I'm going to be a double grandma!" "A double grandma?" Angela asked, bemused. "Angela," Soraya finally spoke. "Mommy is pregnant.

There are two babies in my tummy." "A brother?" Angela asked, her eyes gleaming in excitement. They all laughed, Jacob especially. "Well, we don't know if you will have brothers or sisters yet. We will know in the next few months," Soraya said "When?" Angela asked, her cute voice rising. "I want to see!" "Come here, Angela," Soraya said, stretching her arms to the little girl. After Angela hugged her, Soraya said, "We will let you know, okay? Right now, your baby siblings are still so small, we can't tell if they are boys or girls!" "How small, Mommy?" Angela asked.

Soraya used her fingers to give an estimated size. "Like this small." "That small?" Angela asked. The adults laughed again. Veronica had to explain, "They are in your mommy's tummy right now, and they will slowly grow in the next few months. Your job is to protect your siblings and take care of your mommy!" Soraya and Jacob shared the same news with Emily and ---- Philip over the phone, and they were both just as ecstatic. But sometimes, great news didn't always come with ease. In the following days, Soraya's sickness grew worse.

She was vomiting at least twice a day, and the constant flood of saliva was unbearable. Sometimes, she couldn't even swallow it without gagging, so she kept a tissue or cup nearby to spit into. Another week passed, and it got more alarming. Soraya could barely keep any fluid down and was admitted to the hospital. She had developed what the doctor called ptyalism and hyperemesis gravidarum. "Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of morning sickness, and ptyalism is excessive saliva production. Both can be very uncomfortable," the doctor reported. Jacob frowned. "But why is it so bad for her?

She can't even keep water down." "That's because she's carrying twins," the doctor explained gently. "Twin pregnancies produce much higher levels of the hormone hCG. That hormone is partly responsible for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. With twins, the levels rise faster and stay higher, which is why your wife's symptoms are more severe than usual." "So... this is normal for twins?" Jacob asked. "Not normal, but common," the doctor clarified. "Some women get mild nausea, some get very severe. With twins, we see more cases like Mrs. Steel's.

The important thing is that she's here, getting fluids and nutrients. We'll monitor her closely, but the babies are doing fine." ---- Jacob's voice was tight with worry. "How long will she be admitted?" The doctor gave him a calm but honest look. "It depends on how quickly your wife responds to treatment. With hyperemesis gravidarum, we usually keep patients until they' re stable. For some women, that takes a few days. For others, it can last longer.

We'll reassess her daily, but our priority is making sure both she and the babies stay healthy." After the doctor left, Jacob focused on his wife. Soraya was teary-eyed while trying to chew down a cracker. She had been trying to eat a single soda cracker for fifteen minutes now. "You must think I'm really ugly looking right now." "Are you kidding me?" Jacob said, sitting next to her. He leaned in and kissed her forehead and nose. "You are the most beautiful woman in the world right now. You are killing it with that Mrs. Steel glow and carrying twins glow." She laughed, still teary-eyed.

After a while, she said, "Jacob? We are going to have to move the wedding." The wedding was due in three days. Jacob did not answer. He wanted to reevaluate the situation, but another day came, and it was all the same. Soraya could barely keep anything down. The only way she was going through the wedding was with an IV drip, and Soraya in a wheelchair. But Jacob didn't want that. He wanted to give his wife the best wedding possible. He wanted to see her, radiating, smiling as she walked down the aisle to meet him at the altar.

---- Jacob wanted to see the envy of most men because he married a beautiful and talented woman. So, in the evening, while Jacob fed Soraya chicken broth, he said, "Okay. We will move the wedding when you feel better, but | promise you, it will be better than what we had planned. | promise to make up for your sacrifices, for the way you carried our babies, for the way you gave up some of your work, and for the way you try every day to get food into your body despite being unwell." Rarely was Jacob emotional, but he was, seeing his wife in that state.

"| promise to give you the grandest wedding of the century," he declared. And knowing himself and how much he adored his wife, such a vow wasn't just words; it was a promise that would come to life, perhaps in even grander ways than he had yet imagined.