Chapter 230

Zach almost ran out of the office. His subordinates were dumbfounded; they had never seen him so anxious. After all, he was usually calm and composed. He rushed all the way home and impatiently burst inside. Seeing Elvira sitting on the sofa with a sad face, his heart ached. He held her hand tightly and asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?” He didn't know what caused her distress.

“I’m infertile. You can see for yourself,” Elvira said, handing him her medical report.

Zach took it. Though breathless, he read the report thoroughly. It stated that it was difficult for a fertilized egg to implant in her uterine wall. He roughly understood the situation and immediately tore the report.

“Honey, don’t tear it! It’s still useful!” Elvira quickly stopped him.

“So what? We have Alice. From now on, I will nurture her as Gilbert Group’s successor!” Zach said, throwing the torn report into the trash can and gently caressing her face.

Hearing Zach’s words, Elvira burst into tears. She hugged him and cried. When she learned she couldn’t get pregnant, she had tried to control her emotions. But seeing his attitude, she was so moved she couldn’t hold back her tears. No matter what the future held, she knew his sincere love would support her. That was enough.

“Honey, I’m sorry. I didn’t know I had this condition,” Elvira hugged him, tears rolling down her face. Meanwhile, Zach felt a knife twisting in his heart.

“It’s alright, silly. I’ve already said it. It’s alright even if you don’t want a child. The person I love is you. It doesn’t matter if you give birth or not. It’s fine as long as we have Alice.” Previously, Zach had been disappointed in his unreliable sister for having a child out of wedlock. He’d intended to scold her, but he hadn’t expected Alice to become their unexpected hope, lessening the pressure on him and Elvira.

Although Zach was fine with not having children, it would be detrimental to him as a businessman. He controlled a large corporation, and having children would be advantageous. Otherwise, greedy people would plot to usurp his position. Moreover, Zach had siblings; even if he didn’t want to admit it, his unscrupulous siblings now had a chance to seize control of Gilbert Group.

“But Grandma will be disappointed,” Elvira said, feeling she had let her grandmother down; she had always looked forward to great-grandchildren.

“That won’t happen. Grandma likes you. It doesn’t matter,” Zach reassured her.

Elvira’s tears still flowed uncontrollably, and Zach’s heart ached terribly. He hugged her and continued to coax her. “It’s not entirely your fault. I haven’t gone for a checkup myself. If I did, I might be infertile too. Don’t you think the two of us can be a perfect couple if I turn out to be infertile?”

“You don’t mind?” Elvira felt sorry for him, thinking he was too good to be with someone like her.

“Why would I mind? The person I love is you, and I want to help you calm yourself. Think about what to eat later and pretend this paper never existed. Do you hear me? If you don’t listen, I’ll teach you a lesson,” Zach pinched her waist.

Elvira was amused. She hugged him and rubbed her face against his neck. “If you regret this in the future and want to have a baby, just tell me. I won’t drag you down.”

“Huh?” Zach angrily slapped her bottom. “I think you need to be taught a lesson. Watch how I teach you a lesson. Only you can give birth to my baby. If you don’t want to give birth, then I’d rather not have a child!”

Zach carried Elvira towards the bedroom. Elvira quickly said, “Stop fooling around. I’m serious!”

Chapter 230 (Continued)

“I’m not fooling around, honey, you have to fulfill your responsibility as a wife. You know what your husband needs right now, right?” Zach asked as he carried her into the room.

He placed her on the bed and kept kissing her. Elvira still wanted to say something but was overwhelmed by the kiss. Her thoughts and consciousness were disoriented. She couldn’t remember what she wanted to say. She could only let him do whatever he wanted, transporting her to another world. There was no pain of infertility there; only blue sky, white clouds, and the sea. It was beautiful.

Zach coaxed her for the entire night. The next day, Elvira was in a much better mood. Zach still wanted to spend time with her but was rejected; Elvira had work to do.

Elvira finished her morning work and wanted to invite Zach to lunch at noon. However, she received a call from him saying he had also gone for a fertility test and was also infertile. Elvira was speechless. She didn’t know how they could both be infertile. “Zach, stop fooling around.”

“I’m not fooling around. Look at your phone and you’ll know; I’ve taken a photo of the results and sent it to you,” Zach insisted, before hanging up.

Elvira opened her WhatsApp and looked at Zach’s test results. It showed that his sperm were weak swimmers. Seeing this, Elvira was puzzled. She refused to believe the results.

Last night, Elvira had already thought it through. There was nothing in this world that would never change. Zach loved her very much, and that was enough. However, she didn’t know how long his feelings would last. She knew he might soon get bored of living without a child. However, as long as he was sincere to her now, it was enough.

Regardless of whether the report was true or not, Zach had already sent his infertility report to Tracy. It was equivalent to announcing it was his problem that he and Elvira couldn’t have children.

When Skylar saw the report, she rushed to Elvira’s office. Zach had returned and was having lunch with Elvira. “Mom, you’re here. Have you eaten? Let’s eat together,” Elvira warmly invited her mother-in-law.

Skylar rushed over and held Elvira’s hand. She said apologetically, “Elvira, I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect it to be like this. It must be hard on you!”

“Mom, no. I’m also…” Elvira wanted to say she was infertile. She thought that since Zach was willing to sacrifice himself for her and say he was infertile, there was no need for her to expose his secret.

Skylar was sad and disappointed. Zach insisted that he was infertile and that the report was true. She lost her temper but could do nothing to him.

“Mom, I’m sorry. I’ll treat her even better in the future! Elvira has promised not to leave me,” Zach looked at his mother seriously. At the same time, he pinched Elvira’s waist to stop her from saying anything more. Meanwhile, Elvira was dumbfounded.