?Chapter 102:
Wearing a mask, the doctor emerged from the room. Jeff, his face etched with worry, hurried over. “Doctor, how’s the baby?”
Jeff was prepared to do everything possible to support Vivian and the child if the baby had survived. However, if the baby hadn’t made it, he needed to consider his next steps.
The doctor shook his head sadly. “We couldn’t save the baby, and due to the critical nature of the situation, we had to perform a hysterectomy on the patient to save her life, which meant removing her uterus.”
The news hit Jeff like a lightning bolt. The world seemed to spin, his ears filled with a ringing noise. His face turned pale, and he stumbled backward, a look of disbelief spreading across his features. The idea that Vivian would never be able to bear another child for him crushed him.
Lise and Sharon, who were just returning from down the hall, overheard the doctor’s announcement.
Sharon sneered with glee and snapped, “This is what she gets for seducing him.”
Lise shot Sharon a stern look and pulled at her sleeve.
Had Sharon not understood what she had just said? If Sharon couldn’t keep herments to herself, she should at least know to remain silent in such moments. Jeff sank into a chair, his eyes hollow and filled with despair.
Nobody knew how much he had invested in this child or how often he had envisioned Vivian presenting him with a son.
His expression made Lise clench her teeth in annoyance. She was an aplished adult, engaged to the CEO of the Group, yet Jeff was reluctant to hand over the Bailey Group, pinning his hopes instead on an unborn child of unknown gender.
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Was having a son really that crucial to him?
“Anyone who values sons over daughters like this surely deserves no mercy!” she thought.
Concealing her resentment, Lise approached Jeff and gently ced her hand on his shoulder.
“Dad, try not to be too upset. Maybe things were meant to happen this way. But doesn’t it seem odd? It’s like all of this is being manipted by someone.” As she spoke, Lise took Sharon’s phone, opened a file she had received, and showed it to Jeff.
“Mom decided to confront her spontaneously after seeing these photos. But the real question is, who sent these photos? And how did they know Mom would confront her at that exact moment?”
Lise’s words jolted Sharon and Jeff back to reality, forcing them to consider the bigger issue at hand. Jeff clenched his jaw tightly as he looked through the file.
“I didn’t even know what happened to Vivian until someone texted me,” he said.
If they still couldn’t recognize that all of this was a set-up, then they were no smarter than fools.
Jeff pulled out his phone and tried contacting the number, but discovered it was likely from an untraceable disposable device.
Realizing they’d been yed, Sharon’s fury peaked, nearly overwhelming her.
“Who? Who the hell dared do this to us? When I catch them, they’ll regret it!”
Lise shook her head, her face marked with contemtion. The intentions behind the act were now obvious. “They aim to tear down the Bailey family. If we keep falling for their tricks, we’re only aiding their sess. Our priority should be to unite as a family. We’ll handle the rest afterward.”
Jeff’s expression turned serious as he nodded, looking at Sharon with mixed feelings.
“You’re right, Lise. We are a family. We can’t let outsiders break us apart.”
But those words rang hollow. How could Jeff talk about family unity when he had betrayed Sharon and fathered a child with another woman?
Sharon’s face twisted with scorn, and she was on the verge of exploding.
Quickly, Lise grabbed Sharon’s arm and shook her head, signaling her to calm down. They needed to stay focused if they were going to resolve this effectively.
Reluctantly, Sharon held back her anger.
At that moment, Lise’s phone rang loudly, startling everyone. Her face changed subtly as she saw the caller.
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