Female Novel
Chapter 935
Seeing Everett still hesitant, Dorothy did something she rarely did; she grabbed his arm and gentlyshook it, her voice laced with a playful whine, “I won’t leave your sight, and is that not enough? Howcan I not be there for Karen in such a critical time?”
If Dorothy were in perfect health, Everett would have no qualms about letting her go!
But now, with Dorothy’s unpredictable fainting spells...
“You really have to go?”
“Yes! I must.”
Everett let out a soft sigh, knowing he would eventually give in to her, “Alright, but you have to listento me at the hospital. If you feel unwell, you must tell me immediately, no hiding.”
Dorothy nodded quickly, “I will!”
…
The hospital was the last place Dorothy wanted to be. She was nearly developing a reflexiveaversion to the pervasive smell of disinfectant.
Following Everett to the maternity ward, they found Jeffrey, who was visibly anxious and pacingback and forth.
“Why are you guys coming here?” Jeffrey wasn’t surprised to see Everett, but Dorothy’s presencesurprised him.
“How could I not come with Karen in this condition?” Dorothy’s gaze shifted towards the closeddoors of the operating room, “Did the doctors say anything else? Is she... going to have the baby
ahead of the time today?”
“The doctor told me to prepare myself. If they can’t control her bleeding or if there’s any issue withthe baby’s heartbeat, they’ll have to perform a cesarean section immediately.”
Just the thought of Karen alone in the ICU made Jeffrey’s heart clench. He couldn’t shake theimage of her pale, pained face from his mind. He had never seen Karen in such agony before!
Everett walked over and clapped him on the shoulder, “It’ll be okay. I’ve already called in the bestOB-GYNs in Eldorria City to come here.”
Jeffrey looked up at Everett and nodded, “Thanks, man.”
“No need to thank me.”
Jeffrey let out a sigh, “You know, after seeing Abigail and Langston, I thought how great and joyful itwould be to have a child of our own. So I insisted Karen get pregnant, never thinking about therisks. But seeing her like that today, I swear, this will be the only child I’ll put her through. As soon asmother and daughter are safe, I’m getting a vasectomy.”
Standing outside the ICU, the tough man felt tears threatening to spill. He knew childbirth was acritical ordeal for women, but facing it firsthand showed him just how powerless he was. He coulddo nothing but let Karen face it all alone!
Everett pressed his lips together, saying nothing. His gaze shifted to Dorothy, who was peeringanxiously through the door.
He couldn’t imagine how this frail woman was once gathering evidence and working at the sametime with two babies in her belly. Karen, with all the care and attention from Jeffrey, was strugglingso much. The thought of Dorothy enduring even half of that.
Everett didn’t dare to continue that thought.
Dorothy was oblivious to their conversation, her mind entirely on the room behind the door.
Just as she was contemplating whether to knock and ask if she could accompany Karen, she felt apull on her hand.
Dorothy looked up and met Everett’s intense gaze.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
“Nothing, I just really wanted to hold your hand.”novelbin