In the senior ward, Austin asked for connections to put Josie in the room.
Looking at the pale woman on the hospital bed, he walked to the bedside and reached out to hold her hand.
"I'm sorry, Josie, I shouldn't have gotten annoyed with you."
If he hadn't wanted that damn pride and just stayed by her side, maybe the baby wouldn't have happened.
He can be a father right away!
Remorse!
Really remorseful.
When Violet pushed the door in, she saw Austin sitting quietly on the edge of the bed waiting for Josie to wake up.
"Mr. Evison."
Violet called out softly.
Austin made a shushing motion, then put Josie's hand under the covers and gently got up, gesturing for Violet to go out and talk.
"Tell me more about the situation and how Josie suddenly had a miscarriage."
Austin's face was sullen, with a hint of sternness.
Violet pursed her lips and said truthfully, "I didn't know she was pregnant. Today at noon, she came over in a hurry to tell me about the Johnson family news. I was getting ready for lunch, and she saw a bowl of soup and drank it, and after that she said her stomach hurt."
"Only a bowl of soup? Nothing else? No one pushed her and she didn't bump and trip?"
Austin seized the point and asked in a cold voice.
"No." Violet said back.
Austin's breath around him sank, "So that means there's something wrong with the soup? Who made the soup?"
"The soup was ordered by Natalie for me at a private restaurant for take-out."
"Which private restaurant?"
"Yes."
Violet gave a name and Austin's face sank even deeper.
This is a private restaurant he just invested in this year. If it's true that the soup here killed his own flesh and blood, he won't forgive himself!
Austin pulled out his cell phone with a grim face and called the manager of the private restaurant, asking him to come to the hospital at once.
Hanging up the phone, he inquired, "Is there any soup left? Bring it in for lab work."
"I just called, and the soup has been consumed."
Violet replied back.
"They're all fine with drinking?"
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