The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 277

She gritted her teeth, forcing herself to stay conscious.

She couldn't pass out, not before she brought her babies safely into the world.

A loud wail echoed through the delivery room.

"It's a boy, and there's another one on the way," the doctor announced.

The nurse carefully swaddled the newborn.

Aurelia felt drained, too weak to focus, her vision blurring.

"Deep breaths, now push a little more, the other one is nearly here," the doctor instructed. Aurelia clenched her fists, summoning the last of her strength, before her consciousness began to fade.

In her dazed state, she heard the cry of a baby and the doctor's voice, "This one's in a critical condition, we need to start resuscitation immediately..."

She struggled to open her eyes, to see her babies, but her eyelids felt heavy... She was out for a long time. When she woke, it was already evening of the next day.

Opening her eyes, she saw Leopold, who looked haggard, hair tousled and face pale, sorrow across his features.

He had regretted leaving as soon as he got overseas, he shouldn't have left when she was about to give birth. His anger had clouded his judgement. He had planned to return that day, but fate had other plans.

"Aurelia, you're awake. You scared us all," Jolin's voice rang out from nearby. She had planned to call Arnold yesterday, but Ferne had stopped her. Seeing Leopold rush in like a whirlwind that morning, she sensed something was wrong, but she didn't ask, didn't say anything.

Aurelia’s first thought was of her children, "Where are they, where are my babies?"

"Here... here it is." Jolin brought one of the babies to her side.

Only one! A cold dread filled her heart as she asked, "Where's the other one?"

"That baby..." Jolin's voice choked with emotion, "He didn't breathe when he was born, and the doctors couldn't save him!"