Tangled Temptations

Chapter 215

A jolt of intense shock sent Eloise reeling. Once she recovered, she felt a pain so intense that it seemed to consume her.

The baby stirred within her incessantly, as if sensing the impending danger. Eloise could feel the sensation of her baby dropping. The child was coming prematurely! "Mom!... Vera!" Eloise called out, mustering all the strength she could.

"Eloise!"

Michelle and Vera were both injured to varying degrees, their bodies smeared with blood. Vera had fallen unconscious. Michelle had a deep, 8-inch gash on her leg that wouldn't stop bleeding. Pinned under a heavy plank, she couldn't move. She lay on the ground, helplessly looking at Eloise. Her voice was hoarse as she called out for help, "Anyone... anyone... help save my child!"

But no one heard her pleas. An explosion had hit the entire area. Everyone was trapped and out of contact.

Despair began to consume Eloise. She knew that if she couldn't get to a hospital in time, she wouldn't be able to save her baby.

Her phone, where was it? Despite her excruciating pain, she started to fumble around, hoping to call Harvey, whose flight hadn't taken off yet.

Her phone was five steps away. Those few steps seemed to separate life from death. The pain intensified with every movement. Eloise couldn't stand. She was forced to crawl, supporting herself on her palms, inching towards her phone.

As she descended the steps, the sharp edges grazed her belly, causing immense pain.

Eloise was drenched in sweat, dust clinging to her wet hair and face. She was unrecognizable, but she continued crawling towards her phone. Finally, when she reached it, she was out of breath, turning herself so that the baby was facing upwards.

With her trembling hands, Eloise dialed the emergency number. The first number was Harvey's.

The robotic, dispassionate voice of the automated service answered, "Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off!"

All Eloise could hear was the incessant voice echoing around her.

"Sorry, switched off..."

She hung up mechanically.

wanted her baby to survive. There

second emergency contact was Brett, her uncle. She

Brett was in a meeting, oblivious to the situation

uncontrollably, Eloise mustered all her

he replied, his voice filled with worry, "Eloise, don't panic. Tell me

mind starting to unravel, whispered, "Explosion... uncle..." Her phone slipped from her

in the conference room, tears streaming down his face. His secretary, a close confidant, had managed to find out what had happened. He whispered,

for a helicopter to enter the residential

was already gone. The Noland family

and watery. No

already joined forces with Parker's team to get Eloise to the hospital as quickly as possible. Inside the delivery room, the

option. It had to be a natural birth. The doctors were uncertain about the baby's chances. They warned that even if the child survived the birth, the chances of survival

with the birt

wife. They wanted to prioritize

face twitched as he surveyed the room. "Where's Harvey? His wife is in the hospital

pounded the wall in frustration! He wasn't aware of the situation until Denise had informed him. He wished

went straight

bed, enduring the labor pains. Her clothes were soaked through. She looked as

her face. The familial comfort he offered was something no

contain his emotions, softly relayed the doctors' words

on her belly. The child she had carried for seven months, whom she

She wanted to give birth to her

Brett, usually composed, sounded shaky. "I'll

pet her head, then straightened up and left the room. He was confident that Eloise would bring their

person who should have been there with her wasn't. When she was eight centimeters dilated,