The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 2082 Extra 1

In the scorching summer heat of August, the temperature in Horington had risen to thirty degrees Celsius since the early mornings. The entire city felt as hot as a bun in a steamer if it wasn't for the occasional sea breeze.

In the obstetrics and gynecology department of Flora Verba Hospital, Roxanne felt wave after wave of contractions squeezing her abdomen. The sweat dotting her forehead, the deep crease between her brows, and her tightly-clenched jaw showed her fight to keep the pain from showing on her face.

Lucian held her hand tightly with his right hand.

From his wife's iron grip, he could guess the intensity of the pain racking through her. Lines of worry etched on his face. His eyes were filled with distress.

Lowering his head, he brushed his lips against Roxanne's forehead, trailed it to the tip of her nose, and finally stopped at the corner of her lips.

"Darling, hold on. You can do it. Archie, Benny, and Essie are all waiting outside. They're all shouting encouragements at the top of their lungs," Lucian kept cheering her with a gentle tone. Roxanne nodded. A blissful smile stretched across her face. "I know. Don't worry. It should be faster this time."

her, doctors and nurses stood

all, their director was delivering a baby, so the pressure on their shoulders

"We'll be pushing her in now,

left the delivery room of the obstetrics and gynecology department, and waited in

Mommy in pain?" Estella ran toward her father with tears streaming down her cheeks. Her worry was evident since she had heard her mother cry out from pain earlier. Despite having some basic knowledge about a delivery, Archie and Benny were nervous too. Their gazes were pinned

best to look calm. Elias was suddenly reminded of something and immediately ordered Sonya, "Prepare the seaweed soup now!

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even prepared some mushroom soup for her. She will have to replenish all the nutrients her body has lost as quickly as possible. A natural birth is much easier than a C-section," Sonya said

the children and did his best to answer all their questions

after, Madilyn and Jonathan also arrived at

long has she been in there, Lucian?" Madilyn

long, just

toward the delivery room. Ther looking over her shoulder at the kids, she said, "I'm going in to take care of your mommy, kids. Don't worry! Everything is going

nodded and yelled, "Thank you,