Natalie’s loud movements woke Sally, who was sleeping on the couch in the ward.
Sally’s eyes instantly flew open as she snapped her head in the direction of the bed. She then saw Natalie pulling the intravenous drip out of her hand and was about to jump off the bed. Alarmed, she darted over to stop her.
“Nat, what are you doing?” Sally quickly helped Natalie back to the bed.
Nevertheless, Natalie refused to let her do that. As she thrashed against Sally, she shouted, “My baby’s gone! I want to look for my baby!”
It was only then Sally realized why Natalie was adamant about leaving her bed. After letting a short sigh of relief out of her mouth, she hastily replied, “The baby’s still with us. The baby’s still with us, Nat!”
“The baby’s still with us?” At that, Natalie halted in her motions. In the next second, she grabbed Sally’s hand and anxiously asked, “Sal, are you saying that my baby’s still with us? But my stomach’s flat now, and it has only been six months. If the baby’s gone from my stomach, isn’t the baby…”
“No, no. The baby’s still alive. He’s in the incubator,” Sally reassured as she patted her back.
Natalie’s lips parted. “The incubator?”
“That’s right. You were overwhelmed by Mr. Shane’s disappearance, so your womb contracted. That’s why the baby came out earlier. Fortunately, the baby’s six months old. As long as the baby is healthy, he’ll survive.” Sally gave her a nod.
Natalie touched her stomach as she lowered her gaze and muttered under her breath, “The baby’s a premature baby… The baby was born four months too early.”
“There’s nothing we can do about it.” Sally sighed.
The tears that stopped earlier came back as Natalie sobbed, “This is my fault. I’m the reason for the baby’s premature birth. This is all my fault.”
“There, there. Don’t cry.” Sharon hugged her. “Nat, this isn’t your fault, so don’t you start blaming yourself. No one expected this. If you blame yourself, your mental state will affect your physical state. Do you understand me? The baby needs you, and you have to rest well to recover. What will the baby do if you collapse? What will Connor and Sharon do?”
Natalie stiffened when she heard those words.
She’s right. Not only did something happen to Shane, but the baby also came into this world too early, forced to stay in an incubator.
If I don’t get myself together soon, who’s going to take care of the three kids?
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