Kyla felt even more guilty.
After ending the call with Chase Harper, she called her mother again. âMom, I wonât be coming home today. Something has come up. Iâll come back in a few days.â
âWhy? What happened?â Mrs. Corbyn asked nervously.
âNothing. Itâs just that I heard thereâs an old doctor here whoâs an authority figure on obstetrics and gynecology. I want this doctor to check on the baby and me, but itâs hard to get an appointment with the specialist. I can only go home in a few days.â She did not want to worry her mother, so she made up a random excuse.
âI seeâ¦â Mrs. Corbyn did not suspect anything. âThen be careful when you go to the doctor alone!â
Kyla said, âGot it. Be careful when you take care of Nelson at home alone. If anything happens, ask Grace or Lina for help.â
âOkay, got it. My old bones can take it. Iâll be fine!â Mrs. Corbyn said.
The mother and daughter did not want each other to worry after years of supporting each other.
After ending the call with her mother, Kyla put down the phone, only feeling waves of exhaustion coming over her. Perhaps she was exhausted from all that had happened today. In just a while, she fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the ward door was pushed open, and Martin Weiss entered. Looking at the sleeping Kyla, unnoticeable worry and anxiety flickered in his eyes.
He had gone to the doctorâs office when he went through the hospital admission procedures.
The doctor had looked at him and said, âMr. Weiss, your wife isnât doing well. According to her medical history, this is the first time she has suffered from pain like this. She has already undergone liver transplant before this. Although sheâs been stable for five years, pregnancy is too risky for her, and the pain might become more frequent after this. I donât know what the doctor at her obstetric hospital said, but I recommend an abortion.â
âWhat if we donât go for an abortion?â
âWith your wifeâs current condition, thereâs no way she can make it to 32 weeks once sheâs 28 weeks along. The babyâs survival rate is low when theyâre 28 weeks old. Even if they survive, they might suffer a lot of after-effects. Your wifeâs body is already under a heavy load. She might not be able to make up for her health in the future even if she survives.â
The doctor was vague.
Martin Weiss understood what the doctor said. Even if the woman survived until she was seven months along and successfully gave birth, she might not live to a ripe old age.
He somehow felt a fit of pain in his heart when that idea crossed his mind.
Could she⦠not live until she was old and gray?
Although he had forgotten his feelings for her, those memories still existed. He still remembered how she insisted on keeping the baby in front of him!
Martin Weiss went to the bedside, bent over, and silently watched the sleeping Kyla.
She did not seem to be sleeping well. She frowned as a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead.
Her pale face and dry lips made her look so pitiful that it affected his emotions again.
He could not help raising his hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
When his hand pressed gently on her forehead, she suddenly flinched and moved her head from side to side as if she was trying to avoid it.
âBaby⦠I⦠will protect youâ¦â she murmured, her voice sounding panicked.
âIs she having nightmares?â His eyes darkened slightly.
âDoes she care about the baby in her belly so much⦠that sheâll risk her life?â
It was not long before she uttered⦠âAmber Mitchell⦠Xi⦠I⦠Iâl find you soon. I⦠Iâll come for you.
I⦠I wonât let you sufferâ¦â
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