When she saw a familiar man rushing inside, Dorothy, who was sweating profusely, and was in so much pain that her vision had gone blurry, thought that she was dreaming.
Her pale lips trembled greatly, and her eyes were dull as she looked straight ahead. “Credence, why, why are you here? Your injuries…”
Before she fainted, she clearly remembered hearing Jonathan shouting loudly at him, telling him that his body was on the verge of collapse. Where was his wheelchair? Why wasn’t anyone helping him push his wheelchair in?
He should have gone back to his wheelchair, but why was he suddenly standing in front of her again with such a straight and domineering posture?
Dorothy’s heart became anxious. She was worried about Credence’s body, as well as the child in her womb. Her face turned extremely pale as if she had been thrown into an ice cellar. Her entire body was cold. She was wrapped in two thick quilts as she dealt with the immense pain and shivering cold. The temperature of the air conditioner was already set at 30 degrees, but she was still shivering.
The more she trembled, the more she bled. Blood oozed out from the lower part of her body. All at once, the pool of blood had soaked through her hospital gown and onto the many layers of padding under her. When the blood and fluids mixed together, they produced a pretty gruesome sight.
“I’m fine, there’s nothing wrong with my injuries!”
When Credence lowered his head, he spotted the pool of blood. Veins bulged out of his temples. His deep gaze was filled with tenderness as he grabbed her hands with his huge palms. Her hands trembled slightly, and he felt a chill and a wave of gentleness from her hands.
Dorothy was extremely weak and was still bleeding. Did she have to suffer so much pain every time she gave birth?
This was the first time in his life where he realized that not everything could be under his control.
Every second of pain she endured on the delivery bed felt as long as a century to him.
Take this crucial moment as an example, he was absolutely useless to Dorothy who was struggling on the delivery bed. He had to depend on the talented doctors.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, Dorothy opened her eyes wide. Her eyes were rolling in pain as her painful howls accompanied her struggling.
It felt like there was a giant hook stuck inside her. It would wait for her to take a deep breath before it continued stabbing her internal organs. She was in so much pain, she wished she was dead.
Under her hospital gown, the doctor had just finished changed a new, thick stack of absorbent pads. In the blink of an eye, it was filled with blood that had poured out from her. Even changing the pads was of no use.
Her slender fingers pierced fiercely into Credence’s palm through the thin transparent gloves. She gripped so hard that the gloves were about to be torn off.
The strong smell of blood caused Credence’s eyes to turn red. He grabbed her wrist and said with his deep voice, “Honey, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid… I’m here, and I will always be here! For as long as you need me, I will accompany you. I will stay here with you until our child is born.”
“But, I, I’m in such an awful state. I, I look, ugly. I don’t want, I don’t want you here. Please leave.”
Dorothy was in such great pain that she couldn’t focus at all. She suddenly thought of something while she was in a daze and she widened her eyes in shock. Her voice was soft, but she was certain that she didn’t want him to accompany her in delivering the baby.
Credence was somewhat surprised. He didn’t understand why she wanted to drive him away at such a critical moment. He didn’t understand why she didn’t want him to stay and to support her.
He turned his head and glanced at the attending doctor next to him with his cold eyes. She was so scared that she sobered up. As a woman, she naturally understood Dorothy’s feelings, she didn’t want her husband to accompany her in giving birth. She quickly nodded awkwardly and explained, “When a woman gives birth to a child, she must do her best. When she exerts her strength, she will look ferocious, which will be very different from how she usually looks, she will look very ugly. Personally, I believe that any woman who is willing to give birth to a child for her husband is the most beautiful and respectable mother in the world. Mr. Scott, what do you understand?”
Credence understood the attending doctor’s explanation. He reached out his hand and tenderly touched Dorothy’s pale cheeks. He spoke softly, “Honey, no matter what you become, in my heart, you are still the most beautiful!”
After that, he bent his waist slightly, lowered his head, and gave her a passionate kiss on her sweaty forehead.
There was a white mask on Credence’s face. His thin lips didn’t touch Dorothy’s skin directly, but she felt his kiss was filled with love, it was stronger than any other kiss they shared.
She realized that Credence wasn’t just grateful because she was giving birth to his child, he really loved her. He really, really, loved her a lot. It had nothing to do with anyone else or for any other reason.
He loved her for who she was!
Since he loved her so deeply, then she should fight for him.
Dorothy blinked her red eyes and smiled. “Credence, I’ll do my best. If… if it really comes to the point where you have to choose, I hope you’ll tell the doctor to keep the baby. Belle, and this baby, are both the most precious gifts that I have for you.”
“Why would I want the children without you? I won’t allow you to talk about such nonsense!”
Credence frowned. He lowered his head and stared at her face. His heart was so anxious it felt like it was about to explode. “Honey, for our child’s sake and for mine, be strong, stronger, alright?”
He couldn’t afford to live without her for the rest of his life!
If he lost her, he would lose his one true love, and he would never smile again for the rest of his life!
Looking at his deep and earnest eyes, Dorothy’s heart was moved, a bittersweet feeling welled up in her heart. She wanted to take back her words, but she couldn’t say anything at all.
They stared at each other for a while, then she slowly uttered a single word with difficulty, “Okay.”
The attending female doctor was examining Dorothy’s body. She found that her birth canal was already three fingers wide, “Mr. Scott, please continue talking to Mrs. Scott. You must keep her conscious. Over here, hurry up, push the breathing apparatus and oxygen tank over. The anesthetic is ready, we have to perform a C-section on her immediately!”
Her body was extremely weak, and she had lost too much blood. It was impossible to have a normal delivery. They had to do a C-section.
If she continued to lie on her stomach, every minute they delayed would only cause her more pain, she would be overwhelmed with grief.
When she heard that she was going to have a C-section, Dorothy panicked.
When she saw the anesthesiologist hold up a long, sharp syringe in his hand, she panicked even more. She clenched her teeth and gasped, then whispered, “Doctor, must you cut my abdomen?”
“Mrs. Scott, your situation is very dire, and a natural delivery is too risky. For you, and for the child, cutting your stomach open is the best choice.”
“Well… okay.” Dorothy closed her eyes and nodded weakly as she endured through the horrible pain.
Credence could tell that the pain was killing her, he was so anxious that the green veins on the back of his hands were about to burst open. His heart ached, and he was afraid that she might bite him. He quickly brought his hands over, and his eyes turned red. “Baby, their sanitized. Bite down as hard as you want to!”
He was so worried about her that he was sweating all over, and Dorothy noticed. Her face was extremely pale. All at once, she burst into tears, and her throat seemed to be blocked. She couldn’t make a sound. All she could do was chuckle at him.
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Outside of the delivery room, Germaine was leaning against the wall anxiously. She punched Juelz on the back and roared, “Juelz, it’s been four hours already, but the doctor inside hasn’t done anything yet. Did something bad happen?”
“What the f*ck are you talking about? What could happen to her? Shut up! Stop jinxing it!”
Juelz turned around and roared at Germaine. He had been so anxious that his lips were almost bleeding as he kept biting them, still, he tried his best to comfort Germaine. He whispered to comfort both Germaine and himself, “Don’t worry, everything will be all right, the baby will be safe too!”
Jonathan also gave Germaine an annoyed look. He wanted to scold her, but seeing that she was also concerned about Dorothy, he only snorted twice. He didn’t scold her after all.
On the other side of the corridor, Yezoo’s face was pale. He kept talking to Ysabelle, “I remember when you were giving birth, it wasn’t as difficult. Why is it that she had so much trouble giving birth to both of her children? Oh, it must be my fault. I believed Leilani so many years ago, that’s why Dorothy was sent to the welfare home then to the Fisher family where she suffered for so many years. That must be why her body was so weak. After she has given birth, we must hire a pair of nutritionists to monitor and recommend proper nourishment for her. It’s better for a woman to gain more weight, as it is a blessing for them.”
Faced with such a man who loved his daughter so much, Ysabelle didn’t know what to say. She could only go along with it, “Yezoo, Credence really cares about Dorothy, so two won’t be enough. We will need at least ten nutritionists.”
“That’s a good idea. Alright, then. The more the merrier.” Yezoo nodded with a smile.
They waited anxiously. When it comes to waiting, childbirth was certainly one of the most harrowing experiences to go through.
Gradually, every one of them waited from noon till dark. The delivery room was still quiet, and there was no movement inside!