The Bound Between Us

Chapter 360

The doctor glanced at Herman and asked, “Five weeks into the pregnancy. You didn’t know?”

Herman was so shocked. His face was twitching with surprise. “My wife is pregnant? The doctors said it would be difficult for her to conceive. We never thought we’d have a child.”

“Well, difficult doesn’t mean impossible. You two are lucky,” the doctor said. “And it’s a good thing you brought her here in time. Any later, and we might not be able to save the baby. She needs to rest on bed now, avoiding stress and exertion. The first three months are crucial. And she definitely can’t drink alcohol again.”

Herman felt like he was on a roller coaster. His heart was lurching with every word the doctor said. He grasped the doctor’s hand in gratitude. “Thank

you.”

that the threatened miscarriage had been caused by drinking, she was filled with remorse. “It’s all my fault. If something happened to Anastasia or

was genuinely remorseful and kept apologizing to Herman. “I’m so sorry, Herman. Go ahead, yell at me if it makes

ended up being a close call,” Herman said. Then he told Monica to wait while he spoke

doctor retreated to his office to discuss Anastasia’s condition. She had been in a car accident before and had suffered severe damage to her lower back. Pregnancy would put a significant

a serious expression, “Considering my wife’s health, is it safe for her to carry this baby? Could it

It will be challenging to keep the baby, and the strain of pregnancy will only increase as

might end up losing both the baby and Anastasia. But if they didn’t keep the

face was not one of joy. He sat down on a bench in the hallway, contemplating the doctor’s words.

size to prevent it from growing too large and then perform a cesarean section at seven months. This could reduce the strain on Anastasia’s body and potentially save the baby. But the doctor couldn’t guarantee

decision. It was essentially a gamble with Anastasia’s life at

they won, they’d save both the mother and