Tiffany pretended to have a relaxed expression on her face. “How could it be her? You’re overthinking things. I just slipped and fell accidentally. It’s my fault for not listening to you. I just had to wear that dress with the long hem but couldn’t wear heels that were too high, so I ended up tripping… But you tell me the truth, is our child really fine? There was quite a distance from the cruise to the coast, so a long time must have passed. Our child must’ve been in danger, wasn’t she?”
How could Jackson possibly tell the truth? He reached out his hand to tidy up Tiffany’s hair. “How could she be? We asked the cruise to turn back to land first thing. The ambulance arrived right on time as well, so you and our child are just fine. The baby just had to be placed under observation in an incubator due to premature birth, so stop thinking too much and scaring yourself. Just as you wished, it’s a girl. You must be happy, aren’t you? I heard from the doctor that she’s very cute…”
Tiffany rolled her eyes. “A baby born prematurely will look like a toad, so she’s definitely going to be ugly. How could she be cute? Oh, right, you haven’t told my mom or your parents about this incident, have you? Better not tell them and scare them. They’re very old already; we wouldn’t want to give them a shock.”
Jackson did not want for Tiffany to be unhappy, so he could only force himself to smile. “All right, I won’t. I won’t tell them. However… I don’t think I can hide it from my mom. She needs to see you every day to be at ease, since you’re pregnant. Now that she can’t find you, do you think she’ll be able to be at ease? Don’t worry, I’ll work it out. I’ll stay here and accompany you, so you should get a good rest.”
When Tiffany fell asleep, Jackson was no longer able to smile. He still had not regained his senses from the shock. When he saw Tiffany’s bloody state, the energy from his whole body had been sucked dry from him and his mind had gone completely blank. ‘I never ever want to feel that kind of despair again. It’s too painful…’
At 4 AM, Jackson stood outside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and looked through the transparent window at his daughter. ‘She looks much smaller than the other babies and her entire body is completely red. The other babies are moving their limbs around and crying, but she’s just so quiet there, not even moving an inch.’
At that moment, no matter how mentally strong Jackson was, his eyes turned red. ‘If Tiffany sees our child in her current state, she’s probably going to break down and cry.’
The next day, Arianne woke up early and prepared to go to the hospital to visit Tiffany. Arianne had had a nightmare the entire night and was unable to get much sleep.
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