The doctor chuckled. "The surgery was a success. No need to worry. The patient will be out in a bit."

A collective sigh of relief filled the room after the doctor's announcement.

Exhausted, Mia leaned into her husband, whispering in a tired voice, "Honey, I'm sleepy, tired, and hungry."

Spotting his wife's tiredness, Andre addressed the crowd, "Now that Coleen's fine, I'm going to take Mia back to the room to rest. She's been too tense today."

The Byrnes quickly agreed, suggesting that Hansen should also return to rest. Indeed, Hansen had been sitting for a long time and was feeling worn out. He followed Andre and Mia back to the room. Leo, on their way out, announced, "I won't be going back. I'll stick around to see if I can lend a hand."

Andre nodded.

Back in the room, Mia laid on the bed with Andre massaging her back. Before long, she drifted off to sleep.

Andre and Hansen exchanged a glance. "Andre, let's do a good deed for Mia."

Andre looked at his wife, who was asleep and peaceful, and tenderly brushed her hair. "I've already made a donation of a billion dollars to charity in Mia's name."

Hansen nodded approvingly. "All we want is for Mia to give birth safely and peacefully."

Andre rubbed Mia's belly and looked back at her. The room was silent, but their concern for Mia was palpable.

When Coleen was wheeled out of the surgery room, her family surrounded her. She was taken back to her room in a daze. Leo helped transfer Coleen from the gurney to the bed.

The family finally calmed down after the hurdle of surgery was crossed.

Around six in the evening, the Cedillo family returned to Mia's room. She was still asleep. The Cedillo's housekeeper had left dinner in the room, untouched.

time Mia woke up, it was already eight in the evening. Only

were asleep. She wanted me to tell you that

up. She was too tired to sit. Andre watched her, amused by her hearty appetite. Later, he joined her, occasionally picking food for her from the tray. After the

...

Chad was returning to his shift at work. Kendrick and Molly stayed at the hospital,

sat by Coleen's side, talking to her. Chad called every now and then to check up

eat. However, she felt nauseous and kept throwing up. The doctor and

next day, Coleen's condition

the foot of her mother's bed. She hadn't slept at all last night and had been on edge the entire day. Seeing her mother able to

and gently woke Molly. Startled, Molly asked, "Dad,

should sleep on

Dad. You take the couch. I'll take a short

...

exams were on. Classroom rules

at the extra person beside him. "Anya, what

here to sigh in for Aunt

"This

her. She's taking care of Coleen and won't be able to make it. If she misses the exam, she'll lose marks and there's no makeup exam. She might fail the

and leaned towards Leo. "Little Leo,

innocent and wouldn't have dared to do this on her own. Someone must have given her this

"If you don't tell me, I won't let you

turned to the person on

other guy agreed

grabbed Anya's ponytail and turned her head

Anya grinned.

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