Chapter 311 A Painful Decision
After a long talk, the experts decided to save the kid first.
Joyce's injuries weren't life-threatening, but if they didn't get the baby out soon, it wouldn't make it.
Forty minutes into the surgery, Sebastian and Joyce's baby was born.
When Sebastian saw the baby for the first time, tears rolled down his face again. He stared at the tiny thing in the doctor's hands. The baby's eyes were closed, its tiny brow furrowed, an expression that seemed it was in pain. Sebastian immediately asked, "How's my baby?"
The obstetrician said, "It's hard to say right now; we need to resuscitate and then check."
Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. The veins on his neck popped out.
Another hour passed. Sebastian was told his baby had been resuscitated but, being premature, needed to be in an incubator.
Joyce had broken two ribs and lost a lot of blood; she was unconscious.
Benjamin had a severe head injury and might end up in a vegetative state.
Hearing this, Sebastian sat dazed in his chair, like a vegetable himself.
Joyce almost lost her baby and her life. And now
though Sebastian wanted to find more reasons to keep Joyce by his side, the truth was clear: he had
lost her life,
constant scheming, Joyce suffered many grievances and
caused Benjamin to
of this was his fault. Every tragedy, every scar that marred her once-carefree existence, was a direct consequence of
and couldn't bear to part with her. But in
held his head tightly. The heart-wrenching pain made it hard for him to
way to protect Joyce and their baby. But
motionless on the chair outside the
a pained voice, "Sebastian, Joyce's grandparents are here. Don't you have
"Dad, my
sentence, both of them started
understood Sebastian's feelings at that moment. Wiping away his tears, he said, "It's our Winters Family that owes Joyce. Luckily, both your baby and Joyce are okay. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do. Sebastian, it's time to make a decision. Don't let Joyce get
said in a deep voice, "Release the news that Joyce is seriously injured and our baby didn't make it." Hearing this, Derek looked at him in surprise. "Sebastian, what are you
she and our baby
were sitting beside him, watching Benjamin's almost steady heart
you have to wake up. You ended up like this for
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