Chapter 289 A Faint Recognition


    "Julian."


    Just when Julian was at a loss, Susan’s soft voice wafted into his ear, prompting him to raise his


    head and look at her.


    "Susie, I..."


    "Let me talk to Mom," Susan said calmly.


    "But...” Julian involuntarily put himself in between the two women.


    "Don''t worry." Susan walked past Julian and went up t o Madam Shaw.


    Seeing that Susan was walking toward her, Madam Shaw sneered, "Now what? Are you here to


    laugh at m e?"


    "Mom." Susan ced her hand gently over her stomach. "I didn''t know that I inherited a heart


    disease until recently. After knowing about it, I was devastated and I''ve struggled for an entire day


    and a night in the room. Now, I finally came to a conclusion.”


    "What conclusion did youe to?" Madam Shaw frowned.


    Jacob and Julian looked at Susan as well.


    "I''m going to keep the baby," Susan announced calmly.


    "You...” Madam Shaw was stunned.


    ording to the news that she received, the mortality rate was as high as 100% if Susan were to


    keep the baby. Set against such a circumstance, she was confident that Susan wouldn’t want the


    baby anymore. As such, she was greatly taken aback when Susan said she was going to keep the


    baby.


    ''Did she not know that it would cost her life if she were going to keep the baby? Is she out of her


    mind?''


    Even though she never liked Susan, she did not want her to die.


    At the same time, Julian and Jacob could no longer sit still when they heard what Susan said.


    Julian went forward and grabbed her arm. "Please tell me this is a joke, Susie. Didn''t we already


    agree on it? We must take the baby out."


    "I just told you. Give me three days to think it over," Susan said, holding his gaze. Her eyes were


    filled with guilt but her face was lined with determination." However, I don''t need three days to think


    about it any longer, Julian. I’ve made up my mind. I want to keep the child."


    "You''re out of your mind, Susie. I''ll never agree to it!" Julian snarled as his grip on her arm grew


    tighter.


    If they kept the baby, then Susan would...


    No, he would never allow that to happen.


    "Julian." Susan looked at him through a stream of tears. "If I never had the baby, then I probably


    wouldn''t feel so much pain. However, he''s in my stomach right now, and I can feel him growing day


    by day, just like a seed. He''s still so small that he can''t take charge of his life so he ces all his


    trust in me. I’m his mother, and I''ve got the obligation to respond to his trust and protect him until he


    comes into this world.”


    "Susie!"


    Susan''s voice was so mellow and soft that he was somewhat moved by her. She was right about


    their baby, but his decision would remain.


    "Compared to the baby, I care more about you! It''s my decision to abort the baby, so it has nothing


    to do with you. If the baby knew how to hate, let him hate me."


    Susan shook her head slightly, and the tear in her eyes blurred her vision even more. "This baby is


    more important than my life, Julian. If you took him away from me, I wouldn''t be able live as well."


    Julian''s body shook as an indescribable emotion surged from the depth of his heart.


    To him, the baby was important but Susan would always be more important than the baby. However,


    to Susan, the baby was more important than her own life.


    "I won''t allow it," Julian said through gritted teeth. He mped his hand even tighter on her arm as


    his voice grew hoarse, "How about me, Susie? Have you ever thought about me? Even if you


    sessfully deliver the baby, what should I do if you aren’t there anymore? You love the baby, but


    don’t you love me as well?"


    Susan struggled for a while and replied in a hushed voice, "You are more important than my life,


    and so is he. I can''t tell which one of you is more important to m e, Julian. I''m willing to use my life


    to exchange for yours. Simrly, I’m willing to use my life to exchange for his life in return as well."


    "Susan!" Julian raised his voice, "Even if you sessfully give birth to him, I''lle for you if you''re


    gone. When the timees, he would be left alone in this world!"


    "If something happens to me, and if you dare toe for me, I''ll never forgive you. No matter if it''s


    this life o r the next, I''ll never ever look at you again," Susan replied.


    Julian suddenly loosened his grip on her arms. He staggered back, and his eyes were filled with


    pain.


    He didn''t expect that Susan would be this cruel to him. A life without her was already torture, and


    yet, she was forcing him to stay alive. It had only dawned o n him that a woman would do


    everything she could for the thing that she loved.


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    Both of them looked at each other without saying anything.


    Julian''s gaze was intense. It was filled with much pain and despair. On the other hand, Susan’s


    eyes were dimmed with tears, but one could easily see the determination and perseverance in


    them.


    The scene caused everyone’s heart to scrunch up.


    Even Seth, who just grasped a rough picture through their conversation, couldn''t help but feel sad


    for them.


    Jacob''s lips were quivering. He wanted to say something, but nothing coulde out of his mouth.


    H e felt that every word was powerless against the atmosphere around Julian and Susan.


    ''How could Susie be so silly?''


    Madam Shaw was stunned. She looked at Susan''s pale but determined face as if she could see the


    strong soul inside of her. For a moment, her vision blurred as a series of memories surged into her


    brain.


    When she was carrying Julian, someone kidnapped her because they didn''t want her to give birth to


    an heir.


    At that time, she was like Susan right now. She wrapped herself up in an impetuous wall and did


    everything she could to protect the baby in her stomach.


    Of course, she was saved in the end. However, her determination at that time was no weaker than


    Susan.


    If a woman would rather sacrifice herself so that her child could live, it not only proved how much


    she loved the baby, but how much she loved the baby''s father as well. Else, she wouldn''t have so


    much courage to exchange her own life for the survival of the baby.


    Madam Shaw had a lot of dissatisfaction with Susan, but at that moment, most of them had


    disappeared.


    There was no way Susan could fake her motherly instinct. It suddenly struck Madam Shaw that


    Susan''s love towards Julian was no less than her love for him.


    Looking at the couple in front of her, Madam Shaw seemingly saw the shadow of herself and the


    late Mr. Shaw.


    They used to love each other the same way as well.


    For the first time in her life, Madam Shaw slightly approved of Susan.