Juliana opened her eyes as if she felt something. In a daze, her lips moved a little bit, and Arthur bent and asked.
"Julia, what did you say?"
"Kane ..." Juliana spat out the name of the man she loved most. Arthur frowned. He did not hear very clearly what Juliana was saying, but he vaguely felt that it was a name, so he asked again.
Juliana blinked and finally got a good look at her surroundings and Arthur who was right in front of her.
"Arthur, where's the baby?" Her voice was hoarse, and she was eager to see her child.
"He is here," Kayla said as she leaned down to pick up the baby. She hired a babysitter months ago to learn to take care of babies in order to help Juliana. After all, babies were vulnerable and needed more care.
As she carried her grandson to her daughter, she continued, "Julia, this is the baby of you and Arthur."
Juliana turned her head and saw the baby squirming and babbling, which made Juliana feel a wave of tenderness. She gave birth to this child after a nine-month pregnancy. No one could be more touched than her to see the baby come into the world.
Tears welled up in her eyes. Juliana tried to raise her hand to touch the baby but found herself too weak to do it, so she arched her back and sat up.
Seeing this, Arthur gently pushed Juliana down and said, "Julia, take a good rest first. You can have a good look at him when you get back to the ward, okay?"
Juliana looked at Arthur, and then turned her head to look around. When she realized she was outside the operating room, she nodded, eyeing her son.
Kane had said he would treat the baby as his flesh and blood. He would be happier than anyone else if he knew the baby had been born, wouldn’t he?
Juliana was secretly expecting it.
"Right, let's hurry back to the ward and let Julia get some rest," Robert said with great concern, just like his wife did.
The nurse started pushing Juliana toward the ward. Beside Arthur, Kayla reluctantly put the baby back on the bed, and they followed the nurse to the ward.
In the luxurious private ward, Juliana was moved to the ward bed with the assistance of the nurse, and the baby was carefully carried to her by Kayla.
Juliana turned sideways to look at the baby squirming gently beside her, her eyes full of motherly love. She reached out to touch his soft and pink cheek. She could not help but smile.
"Later if the baby looks sideways for something, it means he is hungry. Please insist on breastfeeding him or a blockage will be formed in the breast duct." The nurse advised Juliana before she left.
"OK," Juliana responded with a smile, and then lowered her head to look at her son again.
Arthur stood aside. He always had an odd feeling. Though moved by the forming of a new life, he did not think he played a part. Now, Juliana was caressing her son, and he just stepped back and watched their interaction like a bystander.
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