Sydney gripped the water glass tightly, her hands trembling slightly.

Sebastian sat on a nearby chair.

Rosalie spoke up, "Mom, now that you're here, there's something important I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Sydney asked, looking up.

Rosalie held Sebastian's hand tightly. "Sebastian made a decision outside the operating room, and it was me who pushed him into it." Sydney looked startled. "What?"

"Mom, I told Sebastian that if anything went wrong during the surgery, the priority should be to save the baby. I also told him that if I woke up and found out the baby was gone, I would be devastated and might even end my own life. I forced Sebastian to promise me, which is why he made that decision outside the operating room."

"Rose," Sebastian interjected urgently, "You don't need to talk about this."

"It's okay." Rosalie shook her head. "I need to explain."

with my life. If the baby was safe, I would be safe. If the baby was lost, I would be lost too. That's why he made such a painful decision. He didn't want me

because

had to stand up for Sebastian. The decisions he made were at her behest, and he shouldn't bear the blame for

long time before looking at Sebastian's bruised

hearing Rosalie's words now,

heart ached.

her child so badly? She had scolded him struck him, and looked down on him,

didn't you tell me?" Sydney struggled to keep her voice steady, her sadness barely

hit him

she didn't know he was her son, and she might have continued to doubt and criticize him,

were very

I had

me. It would have only made things worse. And I was also worried you

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