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.

thought on that man. If he really cared about you, he'd be here right

like a knife straight to

She just chose

We went through so much before finally getting together. And now-now it's our seventh

this baby, she'd endured every kind of treatment, tried everything she could. It hadn't been easy, not one bit. She'd given so much—her body, her

she

men to lose interest?

flickering in

passion, no spark. But women, we're different. We find reasons to forgive, to hold on, to keep loving until we've given

their own ways. So, of

and steady, patient as a counselor. Little

of the paramedics gave Effie a thumbs-up, impressed by how much wisdom this young woman

a battery of tests confirmed that it was only the stress and cramping that had

gave her a stern look. "You know how hard it was to get

Butler nodded, lips pressed together, chastened like a child

with her through every exam. When

the corridor, ready to see