The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife novel Chapter 272

Julian went to meet Jacob alone in the hospital.

"How was it?" Jacob asked, his hand tightly gripped together.

Pain flitted across Julian’s eyes, and Jacob's heart somersaulted.

Could it be...

"I've consulted several internationally renowned experts, but their opinions are the same," Julian said, trying very hard to contain his emotions. "If it's congenital heart disease, then there's no difference between male and female. Both have the same chance of inheriting the disease and the percentage is almost 95% or above."

"In other words..." Jacob replied absentmindedly.

"There's a high probability that Susie has the latent cardiovascular disease as well," Julian nodded and affirmed.

Jacob froze. When he knew he had latent cardiovascular disease, he was not afraid at all. He thought he would just face it when it came.

However, things were different now. When he thought Susan was going to go through the same painful experience that he was going through right now, his body began to shake uncontrollably.

'How could this be!'

Jacob’s vision went dark for a moment, and he almost fainted. Fortunately, it was on the fourth day and he had already passed the critical stage. He took a deep breath and willed himself to calm down.

"Is there any possible way to detect it in advance?” he asked.

He had seen many doctors before, and most of them said that it was almost impossible to detect it in advance. The onset was often unpredictable and there was no sign at all. However, Julian had more connections so he might be able to get in touch with other better doctors. Perhaps they might know how to do it.

Jacob looked expectantly at Julian, but Julian just sighed exhaustedly.

Jacob's heart trembled. Even though Julian had not given the answer yet, he already knew the answer.

"No, there is no way to detect it. Even the latest medical appliances are unable to do it," Julian said sternly, "Besides, a few experts told me that laboring has a very high chance of inducing the disease. The probability is as high as 80%, and once it’s triggered, the mortality rate for the mother is as high as 100%."

"So, I've decided," Julian said, his face filled with determination. "I will not let Susie take the risk. As such, I've decided to give up the child."

A sad note had crept into Jacob's voice as well, "Susie won't accept this."

He was fully aware of how much Susan had been looking forward to the child. If they took the child away, she would go crazy.

"Then don't let her know." Julian's eyes were bloodshot.

He had been putting up a strong front before Susan to hide his pain away from her these few days. He was already on the brink of collapse, but he knew he did not have the luxury to do so. Right now, nobody could help him make the cruel decision, and only he could support himself.

Jacob fell silent for a moment. Then, a bitter smile twisted his lips as he asked, "What are you going to do then?"

Sadness and disappointment was the last thing Jacob wanted from Susan. It was just that considering the current situation, as well as the information that they had gathered, it was too risky for Susan to bear the child. As such, he could understand Julian’s struggle a s well.

Just like Julian, he would choose Susan over the baby. Even if Susan would be heartbroken, they had no other options anymore.

"The longer the child stays, the more damage it will do to Susie when the time comes," Julian said, slowly stressing each syllable, "I'll prepare the surgery as

soon as possible.”