A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love novel Chapter 1

Chapter 1

In the gynecology ward of First Crest Hospital in Genecity, the doctor shouted anxiously as he looked at the weak, pregnant woman on the delivery bed, “Push, push!”

However, Hesper Rivera had already exhausted her strength at this point and her small face was ghastly pale. Her lips that were chewed through did not have a tinge of color in them, and she was barely breathing.

“This is bad! The patient is experiencing a difficult birth, and she is hemorrhaging!” The doctor’s expression changed drastically when he realized the urgency of the patient’s condition. He immediately ran out of the delivery room and said, “Family members of Ms. Hesper Rivera, where are the family members? The patient’s condition is critical!”

However, the Duvals family members sitting at the waiting area were as calm as a cucumber. They did not appear to be anxious in the slightest, looking so unbothered that one would even wonder if they were related to Hesper in the delivery room.

The people sitting here were precisely Hesper’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law, Sophia Duval.

Madam Duval said in a bitterly sarcastic tone, “Is she the first woman ever to give birth? To think she’s so hypocritical that she’s even able to fake a critical condition when she’s giving birth! She probably can’t deliver the baby because she’s too lazy to ever do anything!”

Sophia was disgruntled because she would rather spend her time elsewhere, so she gloated over Hesper’s misfortune by saying, “Yikes. I hope she doesn’t end up dead with the baby!”

Upon saying that, Madam Duval glared at Sophia in displeasure. Damn you, girl. It’s fine that you’re cursing Hesper, but why are you cursing my precious little grandson as well!

She had already commissioned someone to look into this matter and found out that Hesper was pregnant with a boy! The boy is going to be the successor of our family!

Hesper can die, but my grandson will live!

The doctor could not help finding them loathsome and felt sympathy for Hesper in his heart. However, he could not locate other family members, so he could only brace himself to speak to them once again.

“The patient is in critical condition now. If we can only choose one, whose life should I prioritize?”

“Save the baby.” A cold, male voice was heard. He spoke without the slightest hesitation, and his voice was so cold without any emotion like a winter’s wind.

The doctor looked up to find a handsome man with a tall and muscular stature walking toward him with a graceful stance. He wore a suit and looked as if he just came out of a business meeting. He assumed an elegant yet arrogant air, and his powerful presence was so overbearing that it was suffocating.

The doctor inhaled a deep breath to calm himself. He wanted to strive for the last gleam of hope for Hesper by saying, “Are you sure? In truth, both of you are still young and you can still have another child…”

Before the doctor could finish his sentence, the man signed his name swiftly on the document. His exquisite penmanship was just as arrogant and unruly as him.

The Duvals were not astonished at all as if the situation was well within their expectation. In fact, they even assumed a pleased expression.

How can Hesper’s lowly life be comparable to the life of the Duvals’ heir?

The doctor heaved a sigh in his heart and returned to the delivery room. He looked at the barely conscious Hesper with pity and encouraged her by saying, “You must not give up!”

Tears streamed down Hesper’s shut eyes in her semi conscious state. She heard it.

Rickard chose the baby.

The last gleam of hope in Hesper’s heart toward Rickard vanished. She exerted the last ounce of energy she had to clutch the doctor’s hand tightly and said, “Please save me. I want to live!”

I can’t die! I’m going to live!

I want to get a divorce!

Relying on her strong willpower to get through the extremely dangerous birth, she gave birth to a boy a few hours later. The baby’s loud cry echoed through the entire gynecology department.

Both the mother and baby were safe.

…

In the gynecology ward, a basin full of cold water was splashed on Hesper’s body. She was instantly awakened by the bitter cold and opened her tired yet shocked eyes to find the lavishly-dressed Madam Duval towering before her bed. She pointed at Hesper and scolded, “Why are you still sleeping? You’re such a lazy *ss!”

Her entire body drenched, Hesper trembled from the cold. She almost lost her life delivering the baby and lost her consciousness from exhaustion, yet she was criticized by Madam Duval for being lazy.