Female Novel
Chapter 520
Crystal was rattled with a pale face.
She didn't know what to do, "Why is there no fetal heart..."
Suddenly, her mind was in a mess. Because she had no experience of pregnancy, she tried to calm
herself down and kept thinking about the popular science knowledge of pregnancy.
The first thing that came to her mind was that if the three-month fetus didn't have a heartbeat, it meant
that the fetus was dead.
She was so scared that her hands were trembling. She leaned against the back of the sofa. She didn't
even dare to move, being afraid that her movements would cause bad effects. Looking down at her
legs, she saw that there was no blood. Actually she didn't feel unwell...
"It's okay, it's okay..." She mumbled to comfort herself with trembling lips.
Grabbing the phone on the table restlessly, she dialed Chandler's number.
[Sorry, the phone number is busy now. Please try again later.]
She was utterly upset.
[Sorry, the phone number is busy now. Please try again later.]
She dialed again and again in bewilderment. But all she got were the same cold mechanical replies.
An unprecedented grievance and helplessness were choked in her throat. Her eyes turned red. Holding
back her tears, she dialed another number.
"Chris, Christina, I, I don't know what happened... It seems that my baby doesn't have a heartbeat..."
The moment the call was connected, she spoke out her panic and fear. Finally, she couldn't help crying.
"I, I have no experience. What should I do now? Can I take a car to the hospital? Should I stay here? I
really don't know what to do. Can you come over quickly? I'm so scared. I'm really scared..."
Tears rolled down her eyes uncontrollably. She shouted in a trembling voice and prayed from the
bottom of her heart that God didn't take her baby away. She was willing to exchange everything for the
baby's safety.
It was Charles who answered the phone. He was surprised, "What's going on... Why are you crying?"
Even Mr. Shepherd, who had never spoken much, frowned, "No fetal heart? You must go to the
hospital immediately."
There was a faint cry on the other end of the phone. Originally, Christina was chatting and laughing
with the Shepherd family. Suddenly, everyone quieted down and listened to her in confusion. Then,
Christina rushed over and said, "Charles, get out of my way and give me back my phone... Crystal,
stay where you are. I'll go back right now."
"It's useless. It'll take at least an hour to drive back from the villa. When you get back, the baby won't
be able to survive."
When Crystal, who was on the other end of the phone, heard that, her heart was beating wildly. Even
her tears ceased. Feeling frightened, her brain was blank and she could not think.
Patting her stupid son on the head, Mrs. Shepherd said hatefully, "Don't say that."
Mrs. Shepherd snatched the phone and asked with concern, "Where's Chandler? Did you call him? Is
the Stephenson family present? Oh, why do they leave a pregnant woman alone at home?"
These questions made it worse at that moment.
Lucy, the outsider, was the clearest, "It's best to lie still, take a deep breath, and calm down."
"We need an hour to get there. If you call 911, it will take 35 minutes for the doctors to arrive... I
personally recommend that you call the hotline for community service. Someone will answer in 1
minute, someone will be at the door in 3 minutes, and you will arrive at the nearest hospital in 6
minutes."
Christina almost yelled at her phone, "Yes! Yes! Crystal, you should call the community service now.
They are on duty 24 hours a day..."
Crystal was suffering at home alone. But when she heard that so many people on the other end of the
phone were giving her advice, she felt more at ease.
She sobbed and calmed herself down, "I, I know. I call immediately..."
By the time Christina and the others arrived at the hospital, Crystal had already been placed on the
sickbed for injection. With a pale face, she was still scared.
Mrs. Shepherd was the first to rush into the ward excitedly and asked, "How are you? Do you feel any
discomfort? Oh, look at your little face. The nutrition isn't enough..."
Crystal was not familiar with Mrs. Shepherd, but when she saw how concerned Mrs. Shepherd was,
she forced a smile on her weak face and nodded, "Hello, Mrs. Shepherd." Her voice was low and weak.
The other members of the Shepherd family, Mr. Shepherd, her three sons, and even Lucy, followed
closely behind.
"Stop talking, stop talking. Your body was weak... Are you thirsty? I pour you half a cup of warm water."
Mrs. Shepherd had always loved girls. She immediately displayed her maternal love.
Mrs. Shepherd turned around and called out to her sons, "Take a clean cup over. Also, you, Shepherd,
go downstairs to the restaurant and buy some soup. The fish soup and chicken soup are better..."
Shepherd quickly looked around the ward and did not find anyone from the Stephenson family. He
immediately obeyed Mrs. Shepherd's orders with a calm expression and went downstairs to buy tonic
soup.
It was not unwillingness. But in principle, these things should be done by Chandler or the Stephenson
family.
What was the matter with the Stephenson family? Even Shepherd was dissatisfied.
Christina and Charles went straight to the doctor to ask about Crystal's current situation, and then they
walked into the ward.
When Crystal saw Christina, as if she met a relative, she immediately shouted, "Christina!"
After all, she was not familiar with the Shepherd family, including Lucy.
"The doctor said the baby was fine. Don't worry." Christina walked to the sickbed and comforted her.
She nodded with red eyes.
Then, she looked at the people in the ward, feeling touched and ashamed, "Mrs, Mrs. Shepherd, I'm
sorry that you didn't eat well..."
"Maybe I was too nervous. I touched my belly and couldn't feel the fetal heart, so I panicked... I'm sorry
to trouble you."
"It's okay. It's okay." Mrs. Shepherd, who was always straightforward, waved her hand.
"Crystal, have you eaten something wrong recently?" Charles asked her with a serious expression,
"Have you eaten something cold?"
"I didn't." Crystal shook her head on the hospital bed.
Then she panicked again, "Is something wrong with my baby?"
Charles and Christina looked at each other and did not intend to hide it from her. He said directly, "The
doctor said that the fetal heart is really weak, so you can't feel it with your hands just now..."
"Then, then what should I do..."
Crystal's heart beat wildly again. She was anxious to get up. Seeing that, Christina immediately
pressed her down.
"Lie down. The doctor looked at your previous prenatal report. The fetus had been growing very well
before. He suspected that you might have eaten the cold food during this period of time. Fortunately,
you didn't eat much, otherwise... " Otherwise, she would really have miscarried.
Anyway, you need to take care of yourself and rest more now. Your baby is fine. Don't think too much."
Looking at her little pale face, which was quite pitiful, Charles comforted her, "The hospital took a blood
sample for you. The test will take half a day. When the results come out, we will know what food you
ate affected you. You should pay more attention to your diet in the future."
Crystal lay down and looked at the white ceiling of the hospital, nodding in the blank, "Okay, okay."
Lowering her eyebrows, Christina muttered, "It is impossible to eat anything wrong."
Crystal was very careful about her diet during pregnancy. Crystal was much more careful than when
she was pregnant. How did it happen?
"Don't think too much now. For pregnant women, the most important thing is keeping a good mood."
Mrs. Shepherd immediately spoke frankly and talked about her childbirth experience, "By the way,
Crystal, is it a son or a daughter?"
Mrs. Shepherd was very curious about it. So she moved close to Crystal's ear and asked, "Is it a
daughter?"
Originally, Crystal was in a panic. But now looking at such a large group of friends present and Mrs.
Shepherd's eager eyes, she gradually reassured. Since the doctor said that the fetus was fine, she
could also be relaxed.
"It's just three months now. I don't know if it's a son or a daughter."
Talking about the child with others, she felt happy. She really cherished the baby.
Pulling a chair and sitting by the bed, Mrs. Shepherd talked to Crystal about many pregnancy
precautions and how to breastfeed the baby after giving birth in detail.
"Did Mrs. Stephenson tell you that because everyone's methods are different? During the first month
after the pregnancy, I ate all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I don't know what kind of customs they have
in the Stephenson family."
Just then, Shepherd bought a pot of fish soup from the restaurant downstairs of the hospital and
immediately handed it over to Mrs. Shepherd. Mrs. Shepherd casually despised him.
"These guys don't know how hard it is for women to give birth. If we want them to do something, it's like
squeezing toothpaste. They only took a step after kicking them. We don't have to be polite to them."
Clearly, Mrs. Shepherd was abusing a person by ostensibly pointing to someone else.
Her four sons all had a tacit understanding and remained silent.
If Chandler was a member of their Shepherd family, acting like that, Mrs. Shepherd would chop him up,
roast him, throw him into the toilet.
Compared to the Stephenson family, who was well-educated and bookish, the Shepherd family had
been in business for generations. In the Shepherd family, men were slippery and calm, while women
were more straightforward.
It was already 12 pm when Chandler rushed to the hospital.
He went to the airport to pick up his clients, negotiated a business contract, and naturally had to
entertain them.
"Do you still feel uncomfortable?"
With full of anxiety in the face, he walked to the bed and asked Crystal gently.
When Crystal saw him, she became agitated with red eyes, "I was scared just now. I thought..." She
didn't dare to continue.
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't think too much." He patted her on the shoulder.
Originally, Christina was furious. But she saw Chandler rushing over and he did it for business. Now, he
was also very dutiful and concerned about Crystal. She held back those swearing words.
On the other hand, Mrs. Shepherd couldn't help but say, "Chandler, it's important to make money, but
your wife and baby are more important. Fortunately, nothing serious happened this time. Otherwise,
you would regret it."
"I know," Looking sincere, Chandler immediately bowed to Mrs. Shepherd to thank her, "Thank you for
doing so much for Crystal tonight."novelbin
Seeing his attitude, Mrs. Shepherd did not say more. After all, it was a family matter of the Stephenson
family. It was not suitable for outsiders to say too much.
Just now, she asked her youngest son about the Stephenson family's plan. Actually, they planned to let
Crystal have an abortion. It seemed that after the discussion, it was to let her take care of the fetus
outside. After giving birth to the child, she could not live in the Stephenson family. This was simply...
Mrs. Shepherd was irritated.
The Stephenson family was in a right mess.
No matter what the Stephenson family's attitude was, at least Chandler was genuinely concerned
about Crystal and her baby. He asked in detail what kind of food she might have eaten wrong, and
asked professional people to go back to their homes to carefully check the stock of various tonics to
see if there were any problems.
"What? There is something wrong with the bird's nest I bought for Crystal?"
The next day, receiving a call from Chandler, Christina was in a daze.
"I brought those bird's nests, sea cucumbers, and fish glue from the Hopkins family. The bird's nests
are mixed with saffron powder?"
"I don't know, I really don't know..."
Holding the phone, she denied, "I don't even know what saffron looks like, and I don't know that it's not
good for pregnant women."
Saffron was found in half a bowl of bird's nest that Crystal had eaten last night, and the unsealed bird's
nests, sea cucumbers, and fish glue in the locker all had saffron...
When Chandler heard that, he was shocked.
Originally, Crystal's pregnancy was beyond his expectations. But gradually, when he looked at the B
Ultrasound photos of the fetus, he also had a sense of joy and expectation of being a father.
At the same time, he was also angry about what had happened.
"Christina, I'm not sure if you mean it or not, but now I hope you don't care too much about Crystal. You
almost caused her to miscarry..."
Christina stammered nervously, "I, I..." She could not refute it.