Chapter 61

He meticulously tucked her damp hair behind her ear, his fingers gently caressing her cheek.

“Mr. Ramirez

It was as if he didn’t hear her, his eyes locked on Letitia.

It wasn’t until the ambulance came to the scene that he stood, scooping her up and rushing to the hospital. Elgin seemed to have forgotten that he too was drenched to the bone.

As the doctors wheeled Letitia into the ER, they asked, “Did she fall into water?”

“Yes,” Elgin replied.

“Does she have any acute medical conditions we need to know about? Family needs to inform us

He paused. When it came to Letitia’s health, he was clueless.

The doctor pressed, “Spit it out, we need to move fast”

Elgin finally said, “She’s… pregnant.”

The doctor paused, then nodded

Then the door clanged shut.

Standing at the ER door, Elgin was dripping wet, water steadily falling from his sleeves

“Mr. Ramirez, I’ve brought you some dry clothes, you should change…”

“No need,” he waved off the offer, “I’m waiting for her to come out.”

“But you…”

Elgin frowned coldly, “Zip it.”

Suddenly, the ER doors opened and the doctor stepped out, “What’s your relation to Letitia?”

“I’m her husband”

“She’s currently unconscious. We’ve drained the water from her lungs, but… the baby is in danger,” the doctor explained, “So, we need a family member to sign off on the procedures.”

Elgin didn’t move an inch

it wasn’t Walden’s, there was no reason for him to keep it.

baby. But at that moment, what flashed through Elgin’s mind was Letitia’s

abdomen. If he got rid of this baby, how heartbroken would she be when

he was already caring about

doctor urged, “We’re in a time crunch here.”

beside him tensed as well. The life or death of this child hinged

“Do everything to

doctor

his head and

thought, “In your own way, you’ve made

lights in the ER went off, and the nurses wheeled out Letitia’s bed to transfer her to the VIP ward. Half-awake, Letitia kept murmuring, “My baby, my baby…” She wasn’t afraid to die, but her child was innocent, stirring

murmuring left her restless, her brows

Elgin stood by the bed,

hearing his words. Letitia gradually

long while, only leaving as dawn approached.

in a deep

door when he heard Shela’s voice, “Where’s Mr. Ramirez? Have you all gone mute? Why isn’t he home early in the moming! And not answering his phone! Do

arrogant attitude made

Shela spotted him instantly, joyfully

a night, Elgin’s clothes were half-dry.

him, but Elgin brushed her off and strode

“Mr. Ramirez..”

or get

just missed you.”

disappeared at the staircase.

sensing something was off. How could someone like him not return all night, his

Elgin came down from his bath and changed, Shela was still

grew, “Why are you still

was scolded, still not catching on.

more but suddenly

anxious, “You need to take medicine, see

to the butler, “Get the

Mr. Ramirez.”

cold would be strange, even for someone as fit as

like a

was filled with Elgin’s coughing.

brought in a cup of tea and medicine, but until the tea went cold, Elgin was too busy to

reminded, “You should

look up. “Any news from the

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