Chapter 98

Elgin gave the order himself – no one’s allowed to save her kid. Who’d dare cross him?

“Doctor, doctor,” she sobbed quietly, “what should I do, I really can’t lose my baby…”

She thought, what if one day in the future, the kid’s dad shows up, how’s she gonna explain this mess? Is she really such a loser?

“Sorry, I…I can’t go against Mr. Ramirez’s wishes either,” the doctor answered, “otherwise, he would kill me. And he’s your husband…

Husband… pfft. Who would’ve thunk it, the title of husband gives Elgin the power to play God with her child’s life.

“I’m getting the surgery, I’m saving my baby, my husband’s words don’t mean anything!” Letitia clenched her teeth, “I’ve got a say in this

toor

“About the surgery costs…”

He didn’t even have to finish that sentence to throw a bucket of cold water on Letitia.

Chilled to the bone. Money, she’s got no money right now.

But why does money have to be so darn important at a time like this? Does she really have to stand by, watch her child’s life signs fade away bit by bit, leaving her body?

No, no, there’s got to be another way, there’s always a way.

Letitia turned her head, looking toward the OR door

Elgin had long gone, he wouldn’t come back, because he couldn’t care less to give her a glance.

He must be with Shela, guarding her, patiently soothing her.

The difference between people, man, it’s so glaringly obvious at a moment like this.

Letitia took a deep breath, staring at the bright OR lights above, her vision blurring…

But just then, a name popped into her mind. Neil!

Neil had given her his card once, told her straight up, if she ever needed anything, she could call him anytime! And he didn’t just say it

once!

once more. Right here, right now, Neil could be her

even managing to get up

phone…” she begged the nurse, “Please, can you get my phone for

Even though they had no clue what

phone in a

tears streaming down, hands trembling, trying hard to focus on

sounded, each second torturously

her throat, praying Neil wasn’t too busy to

felt like ages, a warm male voice came through, “Hello, who’s this?”

tears flowed

tried to control the lump in her throat, to speak clearly- Mr. Thompson, it’s

surprised, “Hello, what’s going

me, please, I need your help right now,” Letitia said.

was silence for two seconds, then the sound of

her consciousness and clarity,

occasionally acknowledging

the moment the call ended, Letitia

slipped from her hand, clattering

fast as he could and

had

“Sorry, we tried our best, but we couldn’t save the baby. The mother’s body has also suffered a lot of damage

to stay in the hospital for

Shela!” Mark wailed,

spoke indifferently,

the gurney out, moving Shela

sleeping, her

no real affection for her, seeing her like that

protected her

Mark said, “If she could harm Shela’s child this time, next time she might kill Shela!”

“I’ll handle her.”

Shela who deals with her, Mr. Ramirez, it’s a woman’s…”

raised his hand, cutting off Mark, “You stay here and take good care of her”

wait

“No.”

how sad she’ll be if she wakes

it would be like when Shela woke up, making a

one to wear his emotions on his sleeve, so he’d have to digest this grief alone, quietly, in

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