William fiddled with the hem of his shirt. The veins bulged in his frehead, and there was a look of intense guilt in his eyes.


    What the hell had gotten into him today? No matter what happened, he shouldn’t haveid a hand on Rachel. He definitely shouldn’t have let her get hurt.


    Samantha could tell that even though William was physically by her side, his mind had long since drifted to Rachel’s ward.


    “William, if you really can’t stop worrying, then just go stay with Rachel. I’m fine here. The baby shouldn’t be that fragile. If something really does go wrong, then maybe that just means it wasn’t meant to be,” she said softly. “After all, it picked the worst possible time to cause trouble.”


    William turned to look at her and asked, “What did the doctor say?


    Samantha lowered her head and cast a brief nce at her lower abdomen. “Not much. Just that the fetus is unstable and needs. monitoring. If nothing happens tonight, we should be fine. But if I start bleeding, I’ll have to return to the hospital immediately.


    William frowned. He still had to wait and see how tonight went, but Rachel’s condition waspletely unknown. How was he supposed to wait that long?


    He stood up, grabbed his phone, and said, “Rest for a while. I’m going outside to make a call.”


    Samantha nodded obediently. “Okay.”


    William stepped out and quickly dialed Cassandra’s number.


    As soon as the call connected, he asked, “Mom, how’s Rachel doing?”


    “She’s stable for now. Don’t worry, her life’s not in danger. But as for when or if she’ll wake up, they can’t say.”


    William’s expression darkened. “What did you say? She might never wake up?” He sounded like he couldn’t believe what he just


    heard.


    Hearing that William was still fixated on Rachel, Cassandra tried to talk some sense into him. “Son<b>, </b>can you be a little more realistic? Rachel might never wake up, and you’re still hung up on her?”


    But William’s thoughts were racing, and he wasn’t listening to anything she said. “Mom, what if we switch to a different doctor? Maybe someone better? Would that help?”


    Cassandra gasped in disbelief. “Are you crazy? You still want to switch doctors? I’m telling you straight up. Her brain’s injured. Changing doctors won’t do a thing. It’s all up to fate now.”


    William’s voice was stern. He could barely conceal his anger. “Mom, Rachel is my wife. If there’s even a chance to save her, I’m willing to try.”


    Cassandra was furious. “What’s wrong with you? Have you lost your mind? God is giving you a way out, and you still don’t get it. You need to focus on Samantha now. She’s carrying your child!


    “Rachel means nothing. It’d be better if she didn’t wake up. If she does, let’s see how you n to deal with that mess.”


    That was thest straw for William. Just hearing her say that made his heart clench with frustration.


    “Mom<b>, </b>can we not talk like this during such times?”


    Cassandra gave up arguing. From her perspective, Rachel probably wouldn’t wake up anyway.


    “Fine, fine. I’ll just say this. After all these years, I’ll finally get a grandchild, and if anything happens to it, it’s on you. You’ll be the death of me.”


    With that, Cassandra hung up without waiting for a reply.


    William’s grip on the phone tightened as he frowned.


    He still wanted to go see Rachel. This whole thing was his fault, bu he couldn’t just walk away from Samantha either.