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."

to make that choice 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 felt guilty, but because he was trying to protect me. He was willing to put up with your

he made were at her behest, and he shouldn't bear

time before looking at

pain on Sebastian's face at the time and hearing Rosalie's words now, Sydney realized she had misunderstood Sebastian. He hadn't intended to

ached. Perhaps

her feel even more guilty. How could she have misunderstood her child so badly? She had scolded him struck him, and looked down on him, leaving him with such a negative

her voice steady, her sadness barely contained. "If you had told me then,

have hit him or

then, she didn't know he was her son, and she might have

very emotional

if I had

worse. And I was also

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