“Mom, I’m still a little worried…” Nana placed her right hand on her stomach and looked at Tracy with concern. She had been feeling uneasy since this morning, not because of the prenatal check-up, but because she had a feeling that something might go wrong.
She was now living with the Waters family and was well-fed and well-rested. She had also gained some weight compared to before. Although Mrs. Waters seemed to have some opinions about Nana, both families had already agreed on their children’s marriage. Moreover, Carl still loved Nana deeply, so she could only try to accept her future daughter-in-law.
Seeing her daughter like this, Tracy thought it was because of her first check-up and tried to comfort her with a smile, “It’s okay. What could possibly go wrong? It’s just an examination. We’ll be back soon.”
Nana slowly nodded and forced down the uneasy feeling in her heart.
A girl wearing a baseball cap walked towards them from not far away, but neither mother nor daughter noticed.
The girl stared at Nana intently with jealousy and resentment in her eyes – all because of Nana! Because of Nana delaying Carl’s filming progress which led to his car accident!
This bitch!
As they approached each other face-to-face, the girl calculated the distance between them – closer… and closer… and then…
“It’s you!” The girl suddenly raised her head and cursed loudly at Nana under the brim of the cap revealing a young face that looked no more than twenty years old; round eyes staring daggers as if there were deep-seated grudges between them.
“Old lady,” she continued venomously, “don’t you see how old you are? Do you think everyone is someone you can hook up with? Put on some clothes!”
Both Nana and Tracy were startled by this sudden outburst from such a young woman; even more so when they realized it was directed towards them personally.
Nervously taking one step back earlier, Nana stood still for awhile before carefully asking, “Who are you? Have we met?”
Tracy frowned, somewhat puzzled, and pointed accusingly at the young woman, “Oh dear, young lady, you have quite a sharp tongue for someone so young. You should learn respect at your age. How did my daughter offend you that made you say such things?”
The girl spat on the ground. “Ugh, you shameless thing! Do you even know what kind of person you are to seduce our Carl? I don’t know what tricks you used to make him fall for you so hard. If it weren’t for you, Carl wouldn’t have had that car accident and wouldn’t have delayed his filming schedule. Do you know how quickly his popularity has dropped recently? Do you?”
She seemed to be getting angrier as she spoke and pushed Nana hard with her hand. “Go die, slut!”
Nana’s face turned paler as she listened. She couldn’t believe a young girl could say such vicious things, especially mentioning Carl. It seemed like she was a fan of his. Nana was pushed back a few steps by the sudden force and twisted her ankle unintentionally, falling directly onto the ground and landing on her stomach.
A sharp pain shot through her abdomen as Nana fell to the ground but instinctively held onto her stomach tightly despite being in agony.
“My child… my child…”
Tracy was also shocked by what just happened and rushed over anxiously trying to help Nana up but caught sight of blood seeping out from under her body instead; Tracy panicked immediately calling out for a doctor who happened to be passing by.
“Doctor! Doctor! Please save my daughter! She’s pregnant!”
The doctor saw the situation and became both anxious and flustered; one doctor quickly called for several nurses while they all worked together carrying Nana on a stretcher towards the delivery room.
The girl who had caused this commotion was also frightened beyond belief; she never expected anything bad would happen to Nana, looking pale with an anxious expression written all over her face. Instinctively, she wanted to run away but Tracy grabbed hold of her tightly instead saying through gritted teeth, “Do you have any manners at all?! My daughter is more than five months pregnant now! If something happens because of this incident, then I will report it at the police station! You’re nothing short of a murderer!”
Hearing these words made tears well up in the young girl’s eyes; everything that had just happened here today felt overwhelming. The hospital’s security came rushing over upon hearing about this situation. They took away that fan-girl with them leaving behind only silence within hospital hallways once again.
Tracy was both angry and anxious. However, the most urgent matter at hand was to quickly go to the delivery room and wait for Nana’s condition. She felt extremely restless on the chair in the hospital corridor, her heart pounding in her throat, worrying about the child and, even more so, about Nana.
In a state of urgency, Tracy thought of Carl and quickly called him, “Hello, Carl, are you busy? Hurry to the hospital, Nana… Nana was just scolded by a girl, and that woman even pushed her. Now, now, we don’t know if Nana’s child can be saved. Hurry over…”
Carl had just returned to work not long ago, and unexpectedly received such a call. Hearing about Nana’s situation, he immediately became anxious, neglecting everything else. He briefly spoke with the director and rushed to the hospital. Outside the delivery room, he saw Tracy and hurriedly approached.
“Mrs. Lawson, how is Nana now?”
“Carl, Carl…” Tracy, nervous and trembling, stood up when she saw Carl. There were tears in her eyes as she looked at the tightly closed door of the operating room with anxiety.
“You finally came. Nana has been in the operating room for more than two hours. I, I don’t know how she is now. The doctor hasn’t come out all this time. What about this child…”
Tracy became more and more incoherent in her speech. Although Carl was anxious, he had to reassure the elder first. When Tracy’s emotions calmed down, Carl asked, “Mrs. Lawson, what happened exactly? You and Nana were fine when you came to the hospital this morning. I even asked her.”
Tracy took a deep breath, composed herself, and explained the whole story to Carl.
Carl frowned, deeply exhaled, feeling a bit stifled. He hadn’t expected his fan to behave like this.
Carl slowly clenched his fists, remaining silent for a while before saying, “Mrs. Lawson, don’t worry. Leave this matter to me. Let’s wait for the doctor to come out and inquire about Nana’s condition.”
Tracy nodded, and the two sat outside, waiting. After about ten minutes, the doctor finally came out.
Tracy hurriedly approached, anxiously asking, “Doctor, how is my daughter’s condition? Is everything okay?”