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.

hand. "Don't waste another thought on that man.

cut deep, like a knife straight

known the truth, really. She just

And now-now it's our seventh year, the year everyone warns you

baby, she'd endured every kind of treatment, tried everything she could. It hadn't been easy,

she let go

easy for men to lose interest? All those promises-they just

softened, a shadow flickering in her eyes. "Who

always subtracting, always finding faults, until eventually there's nothing left-no passion, no spark. But women, we're different. We find reasons to forgive, to hold on, to keep loving until

in their own ways. So, of

as a counselor. Little by little, Mrs. Butler's breathing slowed,

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

that it was only the stress

stern look. "You know how hard it was to get pregnant. Take care of yourself, and don't waste

nodded, lips pressed together, chastened

stayed with her through every exam. When it was time to

Butler down the corridor, ready