Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Only those who have experienced such a thing can truly understand that feeling!
“As long as you have thought through the consequences of this decision, then although I don’t agree, I will respect your decision,” Grace said. “The Reed family will try their best to help you keep this child, but if it comes down to a situation where only one of you, the child or you, can be saved, then I will make sure the doctor saves you. I hope you understand this”
Nancy opened her mouth to say something, but Grace continued, “Nancy, don’t underestimate your own life If you die, what do you think will happen to Mick?”
Nancy was speechless.
“Okay, you rest well. As a mother of four children, I understand your feelings. What I said earlier was a last resort, but now I will try my best to help the doctor save this child for you!” Grace promised.
This was her promise.
“Thank you,” Nancy murmured.
“No, Mom, why did you promise her to help her keep the child? Don’t you know it’s too dangerous for her?”
Mick shouted at his mother in the hospital lounge.
“Don’t yell at your mother,” Jason scolded his son with a frown.
“This child is mine and hers. I don’t agree to her giving birth to this child!” Mick said firmly.
Grace sighed, “The legal right to give birth is determined by the will of the woman. Nancy has the right to decide whether or not to give birth to the child. This is the right given to her by the law, and no one else has the right to interfere!”
“But…”
“I understand her feelings because I was in the same situation when I was pregnant with you, Mason, and Jasper. Sometimes, for a mother, the child is more important than her own life?” Grace said.
“But I can’t do it!” Mick said. “I almost lost her. Knowing that this child is harming her health, L
“I have already explained to her that I can help her to do everything possible to keep the baby, but if it comes down to a situation where only one of them can survive, then I will choose to save her!” Grace said “But at least for now, I hope to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother.”
*Fulfill her dream?” Mick laughed bitterly, his eyes full of pain. “Just to fulfill her dream, she has to take such a big risk?”
“If we don’t follow what your mother said, then this matter will only become a dead end,” Jason said.
“Or, are you planning to force her onto the operating table for an abortion? If you do that, she will hate you, and can you bear her hatred?”
Mick trembled, his face turning pale.
Her hatred…just the thought of it made him shudder.
At night, Mick came to Nancy’s hospital room and looked at her sleeping form.
Was she really willing to risk her life to give birth to this child?
How could he have thought of using sex as punishment back then?! If he hadn’t slept with her, he wouldn’t be facing this situation now!
Mick regretted his decision from back then once again.
From childhood to adulthood, he rarely had anything to regret.
But when facing Nancy, he always seemed to regret something!
“Is this child really that important to you?” He raised his hand and gently placed it on her swollen belly, separated by the blanket.
Even though it was covered by the blanket, her belly was still very obvious.
Or perhaps it was because of her injury, she was much thinner than before. He could feel the bones through.
her skin, as if there was no flesh at all.
“If I forcefully take this child away, will you really hate me?” He murmured softly.
To his surprise, he heard her voice in the air.
“I will hate you.”
She said it with certainty, without hesitation.
Mick looked up and saw that Nancy had already woken up. She was staring at him with her black eyes wide open.
“When did you wake up?” he asked.
“I didn’t fall asleep. I was waiting for you,” Nancy said.
She had accidentally learned from a nurse that every night after she fell asleep, he would come into her room and leave before she woke up in the morning.
He was the one who stayed with her every night in her hospital room!
“Will you really force me to have an abortion?” Nancy asked.
Mick remained silent and didn’t say a word.
Nancy struggled to sit up, “I know that if you really decide to go against my wishes and have this child aborted, I can’t stop you. But I also know that if you do that, I will hate you for the rest of my life.”
Mick’s body trembled, “Don’t hate me.”
“Then respect my decision. I want to take a chance on this child. If it becomes impossible to save the child, I will choose to give up. But not now… I don’t want to!” Nancy said.
Mick looked at the person in front of him for a long time, and finally, his throat hoarsely uttered one word,
“Okay.”
This is the compromise that they had to make as a last resort.
For him, this decision was also a matter of life and death.
When he said “okay”, it meant that he would be with her no matter what, even if it meant risking his own life.
He was willing to accompany her with his own life!
Two days later, Nancy was escorted back to Emerald City by the Reed family’s special car and admitted to the best hospital in the city.
The doctors and experts in Emerald City had already studied Nancy’s condition, so as soon as she arrived at the hospital, they began to treat her in an orderly manner.
Nancy was also very cooperative with the treatment.
Although her body was slow to recover from her injuries and she often experienced various pains, it took her more than a month to barely get out of bed and walk a few steps after being admitted to the hospital in Emerald City.
But she felt the small life inside her more and more clearly.
The fetal movements became more and more obvious. When the doctor monitored the fetal heart rate, she could hear the strong and rapid heartbeat. In addition, there were ultrasound examinations that showed the development of the baby at different stages and its movements in her belly.
Life is really wonderful!
So even though her body was in pain, every day, Nancy felt as if she was filled with hope.
She wanted to give birth to this child safely and become its mother!
This belief was growing crazily in her heart.
When Nancy was 30 weeks pregnant, she saw the news online that Irene was being sued and going to court.
A recent photo of trene was posted online.
The once crazy woman was now wearing a prison uniform and coming out of a police car
Because Irene’s case involved the Reed family, it naturally became a hot tople in the whole city.
Although the court proceedings were not made public, the result of the trial was postad onlina before the
Reed family informed Nancy.
Irene was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Nancy couldn’t help but sigh. She never thought that she and Irene both fall into the sea, but in the end both of them survived.
No, it should be said that all three of them survived!
Nancy looked at her already big belly. Although the baby was getting bigger and developing well, she knew that her physical condition was actually getting worse.
Although she could get out of bed and walk a few steps briefly, she became more easily fatigued than before, and she would feel drowsy, dizzy, and suddenly have nosebleeds.
The first time she suddenly had a nosebleed, she didn’t react much, but Mick was frightened.
His face turned whiter than paper, and he almost stumbled as he ran towards her, shouting for someone to find a doctor.
That day, she slept for a full 16 hours. Jasper said that during those 16 hours, Mick didn’t sleep at all, didn’t even eat anything, just drank some water, and stayed by her bedside.
“Nancy, my big brother is really afraid that something will happen to you, you know? When he sat by your bedside like a puppet, just staring at you, even I was scared, afraid that I would lose my big brother!” Jasper exclaimed to her like this.
Mick had told her that he loved her, and after spending time with him these past few days, Nancy no longer had any doubts. She knew that he truly loved her.
But what about her? Could she love him? Her physical condition was a mess, and her future, as well as the baby’s, was uncertain.
If she made a promise to him now, would that be too selfish?
At this point, Nancy would rather Mick not love her. At least if something happened to her, he wouldn’t be affected.
The fetus in her womb wouldn’t make it to full term and would have to be delivered by caesarean section at 32 weeks, according to the doctor’s evaluation.
But 32 weeks was only 8 months, too early for Nancy!
“Can I hold on and wait until 35 weeks to deliver the baby?” Nancy asked.
“Miss Fowler, if you wait until 35 weeks, your physical condition will be even worse, and your condition will become more uncontrollable,” the doctor said.
“It’s only three weeks, I can hold on!” Nancy insisted.
A 32-week-old baby is still too small, especially since the lungs have not fully developed, which can cause many complications.
At this time, every extra day the baby stays in the mother’s womb is worth more than a week outside.
At least waiting until 35 weeks would be safer for the baby.
“Nancy, listen to the doctor, 32 weeks!” Mick said. “With medical advancements today, even if the baby is born at 32 weeks, survival is guaranteed!”
“But I’m afraid that if the baby comes too early, even if they survive, if certain parts haven’t developed properly, it could affect their entire life. I want to give the baby more assurance,” Nancy said.
She knew she was being greedy. The baby could already survive, but she wanted to give them more assurance!