All at once, disgruntlement inundated Shane.
So what if I’m in my thirties? I’m not old! Why is she making it sound as though I’m an old and grizzled man?
“I’m not an old man! You’ll be getting it when you’ve delivered the little one in your stomach,” Shane threatened as he narrowed his eyes at the woman on the screen.
Usually, Natalie would certainly laugh at such a remark before flushing bright red.
Right then, however, she couldn’t force any laughter or even a blush. She lowered her eyes, the despondency hovering over her plainly visible.
Noticing that something was amiss, Shane’s brows knitted together. “What’s wrong?”
“Shane, I…” Natalie looked him in the eye. She wanted to tell him about the baby, but she simply couldn’t utter the words that were right on the tip of her tongue.
As his expression turned tender, Shane prompted in encouragement, “It’s fine. Just tell me whatever it is you want to say, for I’ll always back you up.”
Upon hearing that, a wealth of warmth infused Natalie. Yet, it was also tinged with sorrow.
Sniffling, she lifted her head slightly and forced her tears back. In a choked voice, she blurted, “I’m sorry, Shane, but our baby might not make it.”
“What?” Shane’s expression turned grim. “What do you mean? And what happened to you? Are you in danger again, so the baby…”
“No, that’s not it. The truth is…” Digging her nails into her palms, Natalie told him about having gone to the various hospitals for a checkup that morning.
After hearing everything, Shane was entirely stupefied.
Our child is actually deformed?
When he said nothing, merely keeping silent with a stormy expression on his face, the anxiety and unease within Natalie gradually snowballed.
“I’m sorry, Shane. This is all on me…”
“No, it’s not on you. I’m the one at fault.” Shane cut her apology off. “I was taking medicine previously, so that might be the cause of the problem.”
Hearing that he wasn’t holding her responsible, Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, anguish flooded her. “So, are we giving up on this child?”
She stroked her belly as she spoke.
Clutching his cell phone tightly, Shane suppressed the enmity within him and nodded. “Yeah, the child is deformed, so it’ll also affect you adversely. But wait for me to come over so that I can keep you company for the operation. Don’t do anything first.”
“Alright,” Natalie murmured in acquiescence. Still, she felt guilty toward him. “I’m sorry that we’re losing your first child, Shane. I’m really sorry.”
“It’s okay. We’ll have another healthy child in the future.” Shane consoled.
After that, he chatted a bit more with her before ending the video call.
Having hung up with her, he immediately gave Silas a call and ordered him to teach Sam and his wife a lesson.
If he hadn’t drugged me and caused me to be sterile, I wouldn’t have taken medicine to remedy that, and my child wouldn’t have been deformed as a result. This is all his fault!
The previous time, Sam suffered a stroke but was fine since he received timely treatment.
This time, I’m going to have him suffer a stroke for real and render him paralyzed to avenge my child!
After receiving his orders, Silas executed them at once.
He sent the photos and video of Catherine with her lover to Sam. Sam was so livid upon seeing them that he passed out right away. Sure enough, he again suffered a stroke when he regained consciousness.
He had a prior history of stroke, so there was an exceedingly high possibility of it recurring once more.
He recovered swiftly the last time due to prompt treatment, but this time, Silas deliberately dragged things out and forbade anyone from sending him to the hospital. As time ticked by, he missed the golden hour. In the end, he became paralyzed from the waist down and could no longer walk anymore, bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
He was perfectly fine the previous day, but he was paralyzed the very next day. True enough, life was really unpredictable.
After accomplishing his task, Silas walked out of the hospital with a smile on his face. When he left, he even heard Catherine and Sam arguing.
And the argument was none other than Catherine’s affair with her lover.
Speaking of that, Silas was floored when he first saw the photos and video. After all, everyone knew that Catherine loved Sam deeply since news of her confronting the latter’s mistresses and lovers surfaced every few days.
