Raeleigh's legs turned to jelly when she saw Scarlette. She was all alone in an empty room, sitting in a wheelchair with her arms on the armrest. The white- blue plaid hospital gown looked exceptionally glaring; Scarlette's appearance shocked her.
"Scarlette," Raeleigh called out as she walked toward her. Scarlette jumped a little but quickly went unresponsive.
Raeleigh squatted in front of her, grabbing the wheelchair, teary.
Scarlette looked at Raeleigh with her pale, thin face, trembling slightly.
Deanna stood beside them, tears flowing like a never- ending waterfall. Finally unable to hold herself back, Raeleigh sobbed.
Scarlette's lips trembled. "Why are you here?"
Raeleigh could do nothing but cry. Looking at Scarlette, never had she imagined this would happen to her.
"If I knew this would happen, I would not have let you go no matter what."
Raeleigh choked with sobs. Scarlette held
Raeleigh's hands as tears started pooling in her eyes and quickly streamed down. "The doctor said my baby was long dead. I just didn't realize it."
"How is that possible?"
"I have been active all my life, so I've been careless about my pregnancy, thinking I was in good health." Scarlette pursed her lips and held Raeleigh's hand tightly.
"Oh, you foolish girl. Your child may be gone; you can still have another one. I also had a miscarriage, but I still managed to overcome it."
She was once there herself, and she knew how painful the experience was. However, she lost her child in the early stages of her pregnancy; she couldn't even feel her baby, unparalleled to Scarlette's pain.
Scarlette shook her head. "It's my fault; this is my karma. I never learned to cherish. Sometimes, I'd threaten Hadrian with the baby when I got angry, telling him I'd kill his child if he forced me again. I really said such horrible things... Really..."
Scarlette started sobbing, and Raeleigh immediately got up to hug her, consoling. Deanna was sobbing too.
In actuality, Deanna had never dared to come. When she first learned of Scarlette's misfortune, she nearly miscarried. But she was only fine because of her father's protection.
Seeing that Deanna was becoming short of breath as she cried, Raeleigh immediately left Scarlette's side and went over to hug Deanna and guide her over to sit down.
"Don't cry. Please don't cry," Raeleigh comforted Deanna, and she finally stopped crying.
As Deanna sniffled, Scarlette's tears gradually stopped. Wiping her tears, Scarlette said, "What's there to cry about? You guys, on the other hand, started crying the moment you came. I'm not even crying anymore.
Raeleigh knew Scarlette was heartbroken, but this was something she had to face sooner or later.
Deanna felt uncomfortable and laid down on the bed on her side. Worried something might happen to her, Raeleigh sat next to her and checked her pulse.
Being around Xanthus, she learned a little medical knowledge.
After her uncomfortableness was gone, Deanna stared at Raeleigh and asked, "Raeleigh, are you training to be a doctor?"
Raeleigh heaved a sigh of relief; all things aside, Deanna was optimistic.
"I know a thing or two. Deanna, you need to stop letting your emotions get the best of you.
Otherwise, your child will be born ugly."
Of course, Raeleigh was deliberately scaring Deanna. However, she took it to heart and immediately held her belly. "No way it will."
"Don't cry then." With that, she let go of her hand and looked toward Scarlette. Scarlette pursed her lips and hid her sadness away. Forcing a smile, she asked, "Why are you here? Is Jacky here too?"
Hearing Jacky's name, Deanna sprung up from the bed and stared at Raeleigh, "Jacky's here?"
Raeleigh did not answer but looked at Scarlette, "What are you going to do?"
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