Brandon frowned and persuaded, “Maybe he had a good reason, and we’ll know why he did it when he
gets back.”
Natalie snorted coldly, absolutely dissatisfied with Garrett’s behavior.
Noticing how angry she was, Brandon could not help but rub her head dotingly as heforted her,
“Don’t worry. Laney is going to be fine. The doctor Frank rmended is a world-ss physician. He
can certainly save Laney.”
Natalie slowly began to feel relieved under hisfort. However, she couldn’t help staring at the
delivery room nervously while praying in her heart that Laney would be safe and sound. Time passed,
and Natalie leaned against Brandon’s shoulder drowsily until the delivery room was finally open.
Natalie ran over to the doctor as soon as she saw him walking out. “How is she, doctor?”
“The patient is out of danger.” As he was talking, one of the nurses pushed Laney out of the delivery
room in a stretcher. Natalie wasn’t fully relieved until she saw that Laney was fine. Brandon also sighed
with relief as they both followed Laney to the ward.
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As soon as they entered the ward, the bodyguards, who were watching Leo and Vera, came over to
report that Leo and Vera were making a fuss, demanding to see their grandchild.
Since Laney was out of danger now, there was no reason for Branson to detain them anymore, so he
waved to the bodyguards, signalling them that they could let Leo and Vera see the baby.
Leo and Vera were frustrated after being in the VIP room for several hours. Since they were allowed to
leave, they immediately headed to the hospital nursery where the baby was.
Vera’s heart warmed up when she saw the baby sound asleep in the incubator. “Oh! My little
granddaughter is so adorable!” Though Leo wasn’t as exp**ssive as his wife, his eyes were also filled
with love.
“Why has Laney given birth to the baby before the due date?” Leo asked, knowing that there was still
time for the due date. He couldn’t help sensing that something must be amiss. “Was something really
wrong?”
Vera was still immersed in joy at the sight of the baby, so when she heard Leo’s words, she casually
said, “It’s not that big of a deal to give birth a few days before the due date. It is moremon than you
think.”
After hearing that, Leo’s doubts were dispelled. They watched the baby for a while before they were
ready to leave, feeling satisfied. However, as soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they ran into
Garrett, who was running towards them anxiously.
“How… How is Laney?”
Garrett was still hung-over. He pulled Leo aside and added, “Is she okay?”
Only then did Leo and Vera notice that he looked very unkempt and smelled of alcohol. He wasn’t even
wearing his shoes right, which made him look like a mess.
“What’s wrong with you? You’re a dad now. How can you still act so unreliable?” Leo rebuked d*eeply.
Vera also frowned with dissatisfaction and said, “Clean yourself up before you go to see your
daughter.”
Garrett’s eyes turned red with disappointment. “I am asking you about Laney! How is she? Do you only
care about the baby? Laney was fighting for life in the delivery room. Didn’t you two go and see her?”
Leo and Vera looked at each other awkwardly and finally realized that they hadpletely forgotten
about Laney.
Garrett could tell from the exp**ssions on his parents’ faces that his usation got to the heart of the
matter.
The very existence of Laney seemed to have sl*pped out of Leo and Vera’s minds, as if her life and
death were of no importance to them whatsoever.
“Garrett…” Vera tried to hold his hand, but Garrett recoiled from her touch, refusing to hear her
excuses.
“I’m utterly disappointed in you!” Following his words, Garrett promptly made his way into the elevator,
leaving his parents standing there with the weight of disappointment heavy on their faces.
Upon reaching Laney’s ward, Garrett was met with the sight of Natalie and Brandon standing outside
her room He hastily approached them, his mind focused solely on seeing Laney.
“Wait!” Natalie’s cold voice stopped Garrett in his tracks as he rushed towards Laney’s ward. He turned
to face her, noticing her scrutinizing gaze that seemed to pierce through him. “Why are you sote?
Laney’s condition is critical. You should have been here earlier!”
Garrett’s mouth opened as if to speak, but he hesitated, unsure of where to begin. “I…”
“What?” As soon as she noticed his facial exp**ssion, Natalie immediately suspected that something
was amiss. “Have you been unfaithful to Laney?”
Garrett felt a sudden jolt in his ch*st and quickly refuted, “No, I did not! How could I possibly cheat on
Laney! I had only intended to discuss business matters, but I unintentionally became intoxicated.”
As Natalie gazed upon the guilty countenance of Garrett, she harbored doubts regarding the
truthfulness of his oundish alibi.
Growing increasingly incensed, her voice escted in volume as she bellowed, “Garrett! You had
bettere clean and tell me the truth! You have no idea how much effort Laney put into giving birth to
your child, almost sacrificing her life, and yet you chose to fool around with someone else! How could
you do this to Laney?”
Garrett was overwhelmed with a deep sense of remorse and guilt when he found out that Laney had
nearly lost her life.
With bloodshot eyes, Garrett stood silently at the entrance of the hospital ward, unable to find the
words to exp**ss his emotions.
“Natalie.” Soothingly, Brandon took Natalie’s hand and advised her, “Please try to stay calm. Laney is
still recuperating inside.”
“It was all my fault,” With a sense of shame and anguish, Garrett averted his gaze and whispered. “But
what exactly caused Laney’s prematurebor?”
Struggling to contain her fury, Natalie spoke in a frigid tone. “Thanks to your ex, Kailee. She asked L
and the attending physician to deliberately divert Ian, and then sent a care worker to tamper with the
floor of Laney’s ward. When Laney tried to get out of bed, she sl*pped and fell, which ultimately led to
the prematurebor.”
As Garrett listened attentively, his countenance grew increasingly grave. The intensity of his anger
caused his body to tremble involuntarily. He had never anticipated that so much could happen in the
few days he had been on the business trip.
Casting a frosty nce in his direction, Natalie added, “Had Ian not been observant and noticed
something was amiss, we cannot even begin to imagine the consequences that might have ensued.”
“L must pay for it. I’ll make sure she spends the rest of her life behind bars.”
With a cold glint in his eyes, Garrett added, “I will not let the attending physician off the hook either.”
Just as Natalie was about to ask how to handle Kailee’s involvement, a nurse suddenly emerged and
interrupted her, announcing, “The patient is in stable condition now. Only one family member is
permitted to visit her for now.” Without another word, Garrett hastily strode past Natalie and made his
way into the ward to see Laney.
The anesthesia had worn off and Laney had just awakened. Upon catching sight of Garrett, a faint
smile of joy bloomed across her wan and pallid face.
“Garrett… You’re back? Have you seen the baby?” Garrett quickened his pace and tightly sped her
hand in his own. Gazing upon her exhausted face, he was overwhelmed with guilt and could hardly
form a coherent sentence.
“Laney… I’m so sorry…”
Laney shook her head, smiling serenely, and reassured him, “It’s alright. I’m feeling better now.”
She chuckled softly and remarked, “Actually, you seem to be more disheveled than I am. Look, your
clothes and shoes are on the wrong way around.”
Observing Laney’s weakened state and her attempt tofort him, Garrett was consumed with even
greater feelings of remorse.