Hanging his head low, Howard said, "The doctor said that... she had a miscarriage."
As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa lay straight on the bed.
"Grandpa!"
Howard shrieked in shock.
With his eyes closed, Grandpa waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
In spite of that, Elaine could see Grandpa trembling slightly and his hands that were grasping the sheets. He was obviously suppressing his emotions that were about to erupt...
Howard opened his mouth, but nothing came out of it.
Eventually, Grandpa slowly opened his eyes and blurted, "I'm sure the baby is yours. She fell down in front of me on purpose because she doesn't want the baby to be born..."
Startled, Howard muttered, "Grandpa..."
"Someone sent her here. She never wanted the baby. She came because she wanted to tell me that the mistake that I committed back then has come back to bite me. Our family will extinct eventually..."
"Howard, I'm sorry. It's my fault that your child dies before he can see the world..."
Grandpa was getting emotionally distressed. "It's my fault. It's all my fault..."
As Howard comforted him, he thought of giving him another dose of sedative if he didn't calm down.
As for Elaine, she stood beside them in a daze.
The guilt swamped her mind and soul. She felt that it was she who had caused the Perkins Family to this miserable state...
She shouldn't have stayed here.
For the sake of the Perkins Family and Howard, she should leave.
Fortunately, Grandpa slowly calmed down and fell asleep after Howard consoled him for a long time.
Breathing a sigh of relief, he turned and saw Elaine standing in the corner with her head lowered, not knowing what was bothering her.
"Elaine?"
He called.
Slowly, she raised her head and muttered, "What's
wrong?"
Seeing her slightly red eyes, Howard was taken aback and quickly strode to her side. "What happened? Did you cry?"
Shaking her head, Elaine whispered, "I'm just a little sad. Grandpa was fine two days ago, but now he is in the hospital, and has an emotional breakdown..."
Howard's lips twitched. "Silly girl."
Looking up at him, Elaine asked, "Dr. Perkins, don't you think it's my fault?"
"Why did you say that?"
"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten into trouble with him, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble in your family."
"How can I blame this on you? If what happened to me and Grandpa was Vincent's doings, he should be to blame. He is the culprit!"
His remark only made her even guiltier.
Then, another doctor came over and informed them that Norissa's surgery was over and was resting in the ward.
Agitated, Howard cautioned, "Stay here and look after Grandpa. I'll be back soon."
"What do you want to do?" asked Elaine.
Howard sneered, "Doing some explanation." Norissa was lying on the hospital bed with tears in the corner of her eyes. She had been a few months pregnant, so she had developed feelings for the baby.
Caressing her flat tummy, the rims of her eyes turned red.
"You can cry? That's surprising."
A sarcastic voice came from the side.
Raising her head abruptly, she saw Howard leaning against the door, so she wanted to sit up but felt rather weak. "Howard, we lost our baby..."
Howard closed the door and walked in. "Our baby?"
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