Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 221

Chapter 221 Miscarriage

When I was rushed to the hospital, I felt completely numb.

My hand instinctively went to the blood below, confirming the truth-I was bleeding, and there was so much of it. But why didn't I feel any pain?

The nurse kept telling me to stay calm and breathe deeply, but I felt oddly detached. Why should I be calm? I didn't understand.

It wasn't until I saw Julian's stoic face that I realized I was crying.

T

"Dr.Pope... My baby stammered.

"The procedure will be straightforward," he replied calmly, pushing the gurney alongside the team. There is nothing to worry about. I'll handle it with the head surgeon. It is just a minor surgery."

"Jill has already ordered nourishing herbal soups to help you recover. After the surgery, you'll drink them, rest, and you'll be fine..."

I stared up at him, noticing for the first time how tightly his lips were pressed together. He was usually calm and almost cold, but now he looked tense.

Sensing my gaze, he finally looked down at me. This time, his words weren't laced with his usual sarcasm.

He only said two words: "Trust me."

weak smile. "Tell Jill not

all, Leonard had been her college crush, the

of her still clung to the memory of the

she knew the kind of man Leonard had become, would she lose faith

sure if I was feeling sad for her

anesthesia took hold, I closed

up, I knew. The baby

was such

though my stomach looked the same, I felt the absence

my bedside, their eyes red and swollen from crying. I forced a

the

sound of a broken instrument. I quickly shut my mouth

down

That bastard Leonard! How could he

person just finish him off? Knock some

far this

was crying uncontrollably now, and Emma, who had been on the verge of tears herself, bit them back, gripping my hand

"Are you in

Does your stomach hurt? Is there anything you want to eat? I'll get it for you, whatever it is," she said, her

my head lightly, my

meant to be," I

only a matter of