Chapter 438
ra slid out of bed in a swift motion, throwing herself into Ian’s arms. “Ian!”
After their harrowing brush with death, words failed to capture the raw ache in their hearts. Every
attempt at speech was choked back by emotion, and they just clung to each other, holding on tight.
Ian’s eyes, red and wet, gazed upon ra as he tenderly kissed her forehead, over and over again.
Only when he felt the warmth of her skin and her breath did he realize this wasn’t a dream. This
was real life.
He had truly found his ra. She was alive.
“ra, I’m so sorry. I should have been here sooner.”
Tears streamed down ra’s cheeks. “Ian, Heidi kicked me so hard, several times. I don’t know
how long I drifted at sea. I was so scared... scared for our baby.”
Heidi’s kicks had been fierce, each onending mercilessly on her lower belly. At that moment,
ra had felt a searing pain, and coupled with the time spent adrift at sea, especially during such a
precarious period, every factor seemed to threaten their unborn child’s life.
Ian gently kissed her lips and whispered soothingly, “Don’t worry. I’ve brought a medical team. We’ll
have you checked out in a bit. And if, by some chance, the baby didn’t make it, then it wasn’t meant
to be. We can try again.”
He had to prepare her mentally. Under such dire conditions, the chances of the baby’s survival were
almost non-existent.
He scooped ra into his arms and made his way toward the door. The tattooed man on the
ground yelled, “Where are you taking her? I’m the one who saved her!”
Ian shot him a cold nce. “If it weren’t for the fact that you saved her, do you think I’d let you off so
easily?”
He gave Dawson a knowing look. Dawson, understanding the cue, pulled out several wads of cash
from his bag and threw them at the man. “Consider yourself lucky you didn’ty a finger on mydy,
or your head would’ve been relocated by now.”
The man, having never seen so much money in his life, was so ecstatic that his eyes nearly popped
out of his sockets. “I’m getting rich!”
Ian carried ra onto the helicopter and gentlyid her on the bed. Hisrge hand gripped hers
tightly. He reassured her in a low voice, “Don’t be afraid. I’m right here with you.”
ra’s hands were ice-cold with anxiety as she looked helplessly into Ian’s eyes. “Ian.”
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He leaned down to kiss her lips again. “Sweetheart, don’t think about anything else. We can always
have another child.”
“What if I can’t get pregnant again?”
“Then we won’t bother. Life will be simpler without kids.”
Ian knew the ordeal ra had gone through for this child – the countless medicinal concoctions she
had endured. He also knew how difficult it would be for ra to conceive again. He was
preemptively easing her into the idea, not wanting her to be devastated if they lost the baby.
After days adrift, her health had already taken a significant toll. Any further stress could lead to
serious illness.
ra clung to Ian’s hand as the doctor conducted various examinations. She didn’t even dare to
ask whether the baby was still there.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the doctor returned with theb reports. “Mr. Hayes, Mrs.
Hayes needs substantial rest to recover from the severe chill, but there are no other issues.”
Ian looked at the doctor in disbelief. “What do you mean no other issues? What about the baby? Is
it still there?”
The doctor smiled with a nod. “Of course, the baby is still there. Just a bit shaken up. I’ll prescribe
some medication to stabilize and everything should be fine.”
At that, Ian and ra exchanged incredulous looks. Their eyes brimmed with disbelief. It took a
moment for Ian to process the news, and then he leaned down to kiss ra’s lips. His voice
trembled with the aftershocks of tion. “Baby, did you hear that? Our baby is still with us, and
doing well.”