Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 271

A human life comes first-no matter how big the problem, nothing should outweigh that.

Effie stayed close to Mrs. Butler as they climbed into the ambulance. Only then did Irving Butler finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Damn you, Irving Butler! I swear I'll never forgive you!" Mrs. Butler spat the words through clenched teeth.

"Ma'am, you need to calm down," a paramedic urged, concern in his voice.

"Getting this upset isn't good for your baby."

Mrs. Butler knew he was right, but the pain inside her was suffocating. If she didn't

let it out, she thought she might just explode.

Suddenly, a warm hand reached for hers.

She turned her head and saw Effie beside her.

For a moment, Mrs. Butler just looked at Effie, her emotions tangled up and words caught in her throat.

waste another thought on that man.

a knife straight to Mrs. Butler's

She just chose

met our freshman year. We went through so much before finally getting together. And now-now it's our seventh year, the year everyone warns you about. I just

of treatment, tried everything she could. It hadn't

could she

it so easy for men to lose interest?

shadow flickering in her eyes. "Who knows?"

faults, until eventually there's nothing left-no passion, no spark. But women, we're different. We find reasons to forgive, to

handle love in their own ways. So, of course, what we

voice was gentle and steady, patient as a counselor. Little by little, Mrs. Butler's breathing slowed, her

gave Effie a thumbs-up, impressed by how much wisdom this young woman seemed

that it was only the stress and

a stern look. "You know how hard it was to get pregnant. Take care of

lips pressed together, chastened like a

When it was time to leave, Effie

down the corridor, ready to