Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 216

Mitchell snapped back to reality, watching Effie and Lyman disappear down the corridor. He felt as if something had been hollowed out inside him.

He turned stiffly toward the doctor, forcing the words out. "I'm... her boyfriend."

Those two words felt as heavy as lead.

The doctor gave a noncommittal grunt, then said, "The patient experienced some bleeding. Her condition is concerning, but we've handled the immediate emergency."

He lowered his voice, speaking more firmly. "But I suggest you stop putting her through so much stress. Let her rest and take proper care of her. If something like this happens again, no one will be able to save her and the baby. You could lose them both."

Adeline swayed, nearly collapsing.

Mitchell caught her just in time. "Mom," he said quietly.

Adeline clung to Mitchell's hand, her voice trembling as she murmured, "The baby... the baby must be okay."

At that moment, Suzan was wheeled out of the room. Her eyes were red and puffy -she'd clearly been crying.

out a choked

like that, Mitchell's chest tightened with pity. He hurried

grabbed his hand and broke down completely, her

her gently, comforting her until, after a long while, she finally

asked, "What happened

first, Suzan

Mitchell to know everything she'd done. She finally said,

Hoffman about the

nodded. "I know

go with her, but something urgent had come up at work, so he'd asked Suzan to handle it. Their proposal had been solid he was confident

got to the stables, I ran into my sister. She... still

broke, and she started crying loudly

add anything else, but her reaction left plenty of room for

deeply. He clenched his jaw. "So, Effie really did lay a hand on

didn't answer. She just kept crying, refusing

would draw

Suzan," he said. "Stop crying. Lyman told me he's not letting this go. If Effie hurt you,! haven't