Charlotte Lane sat on the sofa looking at Kevin Clark.
Upon hearing her, Kevinâs pupils dilated. Although he had rehearsed this scenario countless times in his mind, his brain still blanked for a moment, and his face turned slightly pale.
But he forced himself to calm down immediately.
He quickly took out his cell phone and unlocked it with trembling fingers. He had to try twice before succeeding, and then he called Thomas Firway.
âDrive the car to North Court, hurry!â
Upon hanging up, Kevin rushed to the cloakroom and grabbed two clothes, wrapping Charlotte in one and carefully lifting her up: âDoes it hurt a lot?â
âItâs okay,â Charlotte replied with one arm around his neck, looking at his bloodless lips and stiff body. She couldnât tell if she was giving birth or if he was.
Why was his reaction even bigger than hers?
Thomas Firwayâs car arrived quickly.
Kevin put Charlotte in the car and buckled her seatbelt. Alfie Ward quickly got in as well.
âDrive fast, but steady,â Kevin told Thomas.
After glancing at Charlotte, Thomas started the car: âYes, sir.â
As soon as the car started, Kevin called the hospital to let the doctors know they were on their way.
When he finished the call, Alfie asked, âShould we inform the family?â
âYou handle it,â replied Kevin.
âYes, sir.â
âDoes it hurt?â Kevin held Charlotteâs hand.
Charlotte gripped his hand: âTry to stay calm.â
âIâm fine.â
âTake back your shaky voice and then say youâre fine.â
Kevin closed his mouth and said nothing.
When they arrived at the hospital, a group of doctors was waiting.
After examining Charlotte, they immediately wheeled her into the delivery room.
Kevin subconsciously wanted to go in with her.
âStay there,â Charlotte suddenly said.
Kevin stopped: âCanât I go in?â
The doctor looked at him: âYes, husbands can go in for the delivery.â
Kevin looked back at Charlotte.
Charlotte said, âWait outside.â
âIâ¦â
âWait outside.â Charlotte looked at him.
Kevin didnât dare to move.
The doctor glanced at the seemingly aggrieved Kevin and wheeled Charlotte into the delivery room.
Just before the door closed, Kevin suddenly came to his senses, grabbed the door, and his aggrieved look turned stern. He said in a deep voice, âGive priority to my ladyâs well-being and health.â
The doctor shuddered and hurriedly agreed: âYes, yes.â
As soon as the door closed, Kevinâs face collapsed again, and he leaned against the wall for a moment.
âThird Master,â Thomas helped him a little.
Kevin avoided his hand, walked to the wall opposite the delivery room, and stared at the door with red-rimmed eyes, hands clenched at his sides.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
His heart felt like it was being squeezed with every breath he took, throbbing with pain.
When the Clark and Lane families arrived, Charlotte had been in the delivery room for over 20 minutes.
At this point, Kevin looked as if his soul had left his body and couldnât respond to anyone speaking to him.
His eyes remained fixed on the delivery room, blocking out all external sounds.
Seeing Kevin like this, both families didnât bother trying to talk to him and instead asked Alfie for updates.
Both families rushed off to the hospital. As soon as their cars stopped outside the hospital, it became a hot topic on social media.
Netizens were able to guess that Charlotte Lane was giving birth based on the timing.
The search went hot.
When Charles Amos at school saw the news, he skipped class again and took a taxi to the hospital by himself.
Meanwhile, Charles Flores, Xavier Dominic, Joseph Allen, Austin Allen, Felix Baker, Morris, George Dunn, Turner Daniel, and Siera Santiago, from Hundred Demons Pavilion, even people from Dark Radiance, upon seeing the news, rushed from abroad to the domestic Imperial Capital.
Unlike the previous check-up, this time it was childbirth.
Everyone who could was heading to the hospital.
One, out of concern for Charlotte Lane, and two, they all wanted to meet the little prince and princess of the Clark and Lane families.
Outside the hospital this time, the crowd was even more serious than last time, with cars parked on another road.
Gael Easton had learned that Charlotte Laneâs due date was approaching and was preparing to go to the hospital, so he flew over from the M Continent.
But as soon as he got off the plane, he saw the push notification online.
He immediately went to the hospital.
Everyone online was watching the dynamics, looking forward to the arrival of the little ancestors of the Clark and Lane families.
Outside the delivery room, the crowd gradually grew, people stepping aside to make a way, all of them waiting quietly.
When Charles Amos arrived at the hospital, he ran inside. Coincidentally, James Collins and Damian Brown saw him at the entrance and called out to him twice, but he didnât hear them and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
When he reached the outside of the delivery room, Charles Amos ran straight to Natalie Wayneâs side.
âHow did you get here?â Natalie Wayne asked, surprised.
Charles Amos, drenched in sweat, had his hair sticking to his forehead, his little face flushed red, and was panting so hard he couldnât speak clearly, âMy momâ¦â
âItâs okay. Donât be afraid.â Natalie Wayne wiped his sweat, âIt should be over soon.â
Charles Amosâ eyes were red, he was scared, and he wanted to cry, but he didnât dare to cry.
After Natalie finished wiping his sweat, he stood by her side for a while before moving on to stand next to Kevin Clark.
He called Kevin Clarkâs name a couple of times, but there was no response. So he just stood next to him in silence.
One big and one small, they stood still, like two wooden stakes.
Meanwhile, Arthur North never got close; he stood in the farthest place, watching this scene all by himself.
He didnât dare get closer; that place had memories he could never touch.
After a long time, the door to the delivery room opened.
Kevin Clark was the first to rush forward.
The Clarks and Lanes immediately crowded around.
Charles Amos squeezed his way to the front from the crowd.
One of the doctors, accompanied by two nurses, carried the babies out.
Seeing a group of people surrounding them outside, the nurse holding the babies instinctively retreated a step back, not knowing what had happened.
The doctor was also taken aback.
When he went in, there were only three people outside. How could there be such a large crowd gathered when he came out?
âWhereâs my lady?â Kevin Clark grabbed the doctorâs arm.
In that instant, the doctor felt like his arm was going to break, âMrs. Clark is fine; sheâs doing well. Sheâll be out in about two hours after being observed in the delivery room. The children are also very⦠â
âCan I go in?â Kevin Clark interrupted him.
The doctor almost bit his tongue, swallowing hard and said, âBut Mrs. Clark said not to let you in. She asked you to wait outside.â
Kevin Clark furrowed his brows and let go of the doctorâs arm.
Nobody noticed the blood on the doctorâs white lab coat sleeve.
The doctor continued, âThe children are very healthy. One boy, weighing 2,800 grams, which is about five pounds and six ounces. The girl weighs 2,700 grams, about five pounds and five ouncesâ¦â