“Just answer me this: aside from terminating the pregnancy, is there any other way to protect both mother and child? Quick, tell me!” Sebastian yelled.The doctor said after a moment’s thought, “There is one way—intrauterine blood transfusion! Insert a tube into the fetus’s umbilical cord or placenta to directly provide blood for the fetus and physically control the loss of blood in the womb. This is an emergency measure to preserve the fetus’s life, and is usually only taken when the fetus’s life is under severe threat. Although this method can increase the fetus’s survival rate, given Mrs. Carter’s condition right now, failure would result in the baby’s death by fetal hypoxia. Mrs. Carter’s life may be at risk, too!”Sydney immediately asked, “In other words, Rose will be fine if we terminate the pregnancy, but the baby will be gone. If we forcefully try to keep the baby, failure would mean that both mother and child will die. Is that right?”The doctor nodded. “Yes. That’s why ou
Sydney couldn’t figure out why Sebastian made this decision.Even in considering his own self-interest, terminating the pregnancy would only be beneficial for Sebastian. The baby wasn’t his, after all.She couldn’t figure out why Sebastian wanted to take such a huge risk to protect Rosalie’s baby.He should have chosen to terminate the pregnancy without any hesitation!That baby was Theodore’s, not his!Sebastian rubbed his face, his eyes cold. If Sydney weren’t a woman, he would have punched her in the face.Sydney grabbed his collar, and yelled, “Are you trying to kill Rose?! You claim to love her, but you’re killing her! Is the baby in her womb yours? It’s not your baby, so what are you doing protecting it?”Sebastian grabbed Sydney’s hand, and flung it away hard.“You won’t ever understand. I don’t want to explain things to you. Stop raising a ruckus here!”He was in excruciating pain making this decision, which was done in consideration of Rosalie.Otherwise, did Sydney
Sydney’s face went dark with displeasure when she saw Geoffrey.She straightened out her clothes, and said, “You father and son are both the same. Geoffrey Carter, do you know what your son did? He wants to kill Rose and see her die on the operating table!”Geoffrey naturally didn’t believe Sydney’s words. He knew Sebastian, and knew that the latter couldn’t possibly want to kill Rosalie.The red mark on Sebastian’s cheek was a clear indication that Sydney had slapped Sebastian.“There must be some misunderstanding here. Can’t you two talk things through properly? There’s no need to fight. Syd, Seb is the junior here. Why make things difficult for him?”“What junior?” Sydney scoffed. “He’s just a bastard!”Anger rose in Geoffrey’s chest when he heard Sydney curse at Sebastian. Sydney was probably cursing Sebastian all the way, from the sound of their argument just now.He grabbed Sydney’s arm, and threatened, “Sydney Harper, take your words back and apologize to him.”Sydney sn
Geoffrey looked at Sebastian in shock.“Are you crazy? You want to die with her?!”“That’s right. If she dies, I’ll die with her.”Rosalie had become all of his life.“You…” Geoffrey pointed a finger furiously at Sebastian. “There are so many women in this world, why must you…”Geoffrey felt a cold gaze piercing through him. He turned around, and met Sydney's bloodshot eyes. Sydney gave Geoffrey a tight slap. Her eyes were filled with hatred and anger.Sebastian was shocked to see his father getting slapped. “It’s enough that you slap me, but how dare you slap my father too, you crazy woman! Don’t think that we’re afraid of you just because you have the Spencers backing you up!”“You father and son sing the same tune! No matter how nicely you put it, women are just objects that you can change out anytime to you. It doesn’t even matter to you, even if they die.”Sydney wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “But I’m telling you,” she went on, “if Rose dies, I’ll make
“Hahaha…” Sydney chuckled. “The cheek of you to even bring it up! You impregnated Xyla Jackson when I was pregnant. When I gave birth to my child, he died before I even had a chance to see him. You killed him because you were afraid the Jacksons would be upset!”“I didn’t kill him! He’s my child too. How could I possibly kill him?!” Geoffrey yelled.The thought of Sydney seeing him as the murderer who killed their baby felt like a knife piercing through his heart. But if Sydney refused to believe him, it was pointless no matter how much he explained. What’s more, he couldn’t tell her the truth about what happened back then.“Haha…” Sydney laughed like a madwoman. “If you didn’t kill our baby, how did he die? He was perfectly fine during the check-up, but he died the moment he was born.“Geoffrey Carter! Not only did you abandon me to marry into a rich family for the sake of your career prospects, but you even killed your own child so that your plans wouldn’t be jeopardized! You
Sydney was thunderstruck. She stared at the man before her, dumbfounded. “What did you say?”Geoffrey looked at her back with red-rimmed eyes as he held her shoulders tight. “Syd, Sebastian is our son. He didn’t die. I kept him by my side all this while.”Sydney’s eyes widened in shock and disbelief. “Impossible…. That’s impossible.”“It’s true!”“No! Let me go, let me go!”Sydney had wanted to run. She was sure Geoffrey was lying to her. He definitely was—how could Sebastian be her son?Sydney struggled against his hold, but Geoffrey kept her in his tight embrace.“Syd, calm down. Hear me out!”“I’m not listening, I’m not listening! Let me go, let me go! Sebastian is your and Xyla’s son, not mine! Don’t even think about fooling me!”“He is your son. Xyla and I have only one daughter, and she’s Yvonne! Sebastian is our son, I’m not lying to you! If I were lying, I swear I’ll die a terrible death!”“No! I don’t believe you! You’re scum who’s capable of saying anything. So wh
“Make it up to me? Hahaha…”Sydney laughed sardonically. “Make what up to me? Do you think everything in this world can be compensated for? You’re a joke. Geoffrey Carter, I hate you—I hate you! You stole my son from me and destroyed my life!”Sydney charged toward the door.Geoffrey immediately hugged her from behind. “I won’t let you leave, never!”“Let me go, let me go!”“I would have truly ruined your life if I hadn’t taken your son away from you!”“Geoffrey Carter, shut up! I don’t want to hear your excuses!”“I’m not making up excuses. You were only 19 years old back then, and still in university. Wouldn’t your life be ruined with a child in tow? You refused to stay with me, too.“I admit I let you down back then, but I could very well have found a random child and pretend it was Xyla’s child, but I didn’t do so. I did it in consideration of you. I lied to you and brought the baby to the Carters! I wanted our baby to grow up in a normal environment, and not be bound by
The mention of Theodore’s name made Geoffrey’s eyes burn with rage. “You’re still thinking about Wesley’s son at a time like this! Isn’t Seb your son, too? You cruelly called him a bastard, but he’s your biological son! Do you not feel even a tinge of guilt?”“It’s all your fault! Had you told me about this earlier, none of this would have happened! Can’t you see the monster you’ve raised? He’s as selfish and wicked as you are!” Sydney yelled. “He’s my son! Why can’t he be like me? At the very least, I kept him by my side and raised him as a son of the Carter family. Even Xyla never laid a finger on him! Has Wesley ever taken care of Theodore? He fooled around with other women, and didn't even care to raise his own son!”“Geoffrey Carter, are you showing off now? You were the one who snatched my son away from me! The cheek of you to claim that you raised him! How could you be so shameless? You deprived me of the chance to take care of him!”Sydney hated Geoffrey to the core.“W
"Rose…" Theodore stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud, spilling the alcohol from the bottle onto the floor.Rosalie heard the noise on the other end of the phone and became worried."Theo, do you really have to drink? I know I can't do anything about it because it's your choice, but this won't change anything. It only makes me look down on you!""Rose, I'm sorry." Theodore lowered his head, the pain evident in his voice. "I'm really sorry. Please, don't be with Justin. Come back to me. Let's remarry, okay? I promise there won't be any other women around me. I'll replace all the secretaries, assistants, and servants with men. Please, I'm begging you.""Weren't you the one who told me you were going to marry Aurora? Why do you want to remarry me now? Can you be trusted when you keep changing your mind like this?""I said that out of anger. I don't want to marry her, Rose. I want to remarry you. Please come back to me. I'll do anything you want.""Theo, did you also say that Auror
"Where's Aurora? Isn't she with Theodore? Didn't they say they were going to get married?"The butler was stunned. "Are they getting married? I didn't know about that. Mr. Spencer never mentioned it."Rosalie guessed that Theodore's earlier words were likely said in a fit of anger. She then asked, "Is Aurora really pregnant with his child?""Yes, she is. It's his child. He took her to the hospital for a checkup."Rosalie was silent for several seconds before saying, "If that's the case, then why didn't you tell Aurora? What good does it do to call me?""Miss Young, you know that what you say holds more weight than what Miss Payne says," the butler replied.Finally, Rosalie sighed. "Give him the phone and tell him I need to speak with him.""Alright." The butler quickly ran to Theodore with the phone in his hand.Theodore had just opened a bottle of alcohol and was about to down it when the butler spoke from behind. "Mr. Spencer, Miss Young wants to speak with you."Hearing "Miss Young,
Did Theodore still think she was his wife? How could he be so self-centered?Justin said nothing. At this point, whatever he said would only make things worse. He hadn't expected Theodore to suddenly show up as well.Theodore suddenly laughed bitterly. "Alright, I'm going to find Aurora now. By the way, let me tell you some good news."Theodore had lost all sense of reason and was completely driven by his emotions. "She's pregnant with my child. This time, it's real. I took her to the hospital for a checkup. I've made my decision. I'm going to marry her! From now on, I won't care about you. I'll take care of my wife and child!"Theodore laughed maniacally."Good," Rosalie gritted her teeth. "Then go get married, become a father, and stop bothering me!"Tears welled up in Rosalie's eyes. So, Aurora was finally pregnant with his child.He had previously said that he wanted to break up with Aurora, yet she was already pregnant with his child so quickly. Theodore had never changed."Fine.
Justin was caught off guard as Theodore's fist landed on his face.Rosalie was shocked. "Theo, are you crazy?!""You bastard!" Theodore's eyes reddened as he charged toward Justin in a frenzy."Don't!" Rosalie rushed forward to stop him."Stay back!" Justin was worried that Theodore might accidentally hurt her.The two men began to wrestle.If it were anyone else, Justin wouldn't have hesitated, but Theodore was Rosalie's ex-husband. He knew that if anything happened to Theodore, Rosalie would be affected, so he didn't use his full strength.Rosalie was furious. "Theo, what are you doing? Stop it right now!"Theodore was already seething with rage, and now Rosalie seemed more concerned about stopping him when he was fighting with Justin. She was clearly siding with Justin.This drove Theodore into a complete loss of control.With a loud thud, Justin's gun fell to the ground.Quick as lightning, Theodore grabbed the gun and pointed it at Justin. "You bastard! You deserve to die!""Theo!
Chandra suddenly sighed deeply."Alright. Call someone to clean this up," she said, turning to sit down on the chair. As she did, she noticed something on the floor next to the broken table.She bent down to pick it up and discovered it was a small charm, probably from Rosalie's bag.-Justin drove Rosalie back home.Rosalie didn't get out of the car, but instead turned to him and said, "Justin, you should leave.""What?" Justin furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to ask why, he suddenly recalled something and could guess the reason for her request."The conflict today was too dangerous. I'm worried the police might come after you. You should leave for a while and lay low," she explained. "If I leave, what will happen to you?" Justin asked, his concern clear in his voice."I'll take care of myself. You don't need to worry. Just leave quickly and take the car with you.""Rose, I can't leave you alone. What if something happens to you?""If you leave, I won't have any problems. Plea
Xyla was stunned. She couldn't understand why Chandra had abruptly shifted her stance.The police officers seemed equally puzzled. "Miss Fisher, is that really the case?" one of them asked."Of course," Chandra replied, her eyes flashing with authority. "Do you think I'm lying? My subordinates got into a fight. I'll deal with them myself. You officers are busy with more important matters, so there's no need for you to handle such trivial issues."The police exchanged uncertain glances before one of them spoke up, "We received a report that there were others involved, not just you. Where are the others?""They were my guests," Chandra said curtly. "After this embarrassing scene with my bodyguards, I couldn't very well ask them to stay, so I asked them to leave. Is there anything else you need?"The officers sensed that the situation wasn't as simple as Chandra made it out to be. However, given her status, they knew better than to push the matter. Clearly, she didn't want this incident
"You..." Chandra's eyes bulged in fury. "I'll remember this!""That's exactly what you should do," Justin replied coldly. "So you won't pull another foolish stunt next time. I'll count to three. If you don't hand over the child, I'll blow your brains out!""Three...""Mom, just give the child back to her! Hurry!" Xyla pleaded desperately."Two..."Chandra seethed with rage, but her survival instincts kicked in. The man in front of her looked like someone who wouldn't hesitate to follow through on his threat. Just as Justin was about to say the final number, she reluctantly handed the child over.Rosalie rushed forward and snatched Steve back, holding him tightly. She cooed softly, "Steve, don't be scared. Mommy's here."From outside, the wail of police sirens broke through the air. Hearing the commotion in the private dining room, the restaurant staff had called the police."You need to leave now," Xyla urged. "I'll explain to the police."Slap!Chandra slapped Xyla hard across the fac
Chandra's expression grew even more shocked at these words. "What is going on here? Whose child is this, really?"Rosalie turned her head to look at Justin, taking in his resolute profile. A strong sense of security suddenly welled up inside her. With him here, she wasn't as afraid anymore.She calmed herself and said, "This child isn't Sebastian's. He has nothing to do with your family. The child…the child is his."Rosalie looped her arm through Justin's.In order to get her child back, she had no choice but to resort to this. She couldn't tell them the child was Theodore's. If word got out and reached Theodore, it would be a disaster.Chandra stood up, furious. "This is utter nonsense! Whose child is this, really?""This child really isn't Sebastian's. He only helped me cover it up." Rosalie extended her hand. "I'm begging you, please return my child to me.""Mom, give the baby back to them. This child might really not be Sebastian's," Xyla said, pleading from behind.Chandra retorte
Rosalie looked at the situation before her. It no longer seemed like they could have a peaceful meal. Chandra was clearly harboring ill intentions."Apologies, I just remembered there's something I need to take care of. You all enjoy lunch. We'll take our leave now," Rosalie said as she prepared to leave with Steve in her arms."Wait a moment," Chandra called out to her. "The dishes haven't even been served yet. Why are you leaving? Are you afraid I'll eat you or something?""Steve is tired. I need to get him home early. Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it another time," Rosalie replied, trying her best to restrain her temper.Chandra's sharp gaze locked onto her. After a few seconds, her demeanor suddenly shifted. She smiled and said, "I haven't even had a proper look at my great-grandson yet. Before you go, let me hold him for a moment, will you?"Rosalie glanced at Steve in her arms and hesitated for a moment."What are you so afraid of? I'm not going to harm him. He's my grea