"Sophie, that's all right." Juliana smiled and thoughtfully comforted Sophie.
It was nearly 3:00 a.m. Arthur asked the elders to go back to the villa to rest first, and he would stay to take good care of Juliana and the baby. Kayla and Robert did not agree and insisted on staying here with their daughter. So, they asked Arthur and Sophie to go back to rest first.
"Arthur, you have stayed outside the operating room for more than eight hours today. You must be tired. If you fell sick, who could take care of Julia and your baby? So, listen to me. Go back to rest first." Kayla advised.
Sophie cared much about her son, so she said to Arthur, "Arthur, Kayla is right. You and I should go back to rest, and we can come over in the morning."
Arthur nodded, turned to Juliana, and said, "Julia, get some rest. I'll be here first thing in the morning."
Juliana couldn't wait for Arthur to leave and nodded, "OK. Careful getting home."
So Sophie left with Arthur. Kayla and Robert, who stayed with their daughter in the hospital room, praised Arthur's thoughtfulness and Sophie's concern, while Juliana held her baby and hung her head low.
Silence reigned over the hospital. Moans of pain or sobs occasionally ripped through the silence. Some lives came to the world while some ended here.
Sophie walked quickly and kept silent on the way. She seemed to be thinking about something. Arthur silently followed his mother without saying anything.
It wasn't until she got into the car and Arthur started the engine that Sophie spoke, "Arthur, the baby is very healthy, right?"
"He’s 7.7 pounds, indeed very healthy," Arthur thought for a moment and answered.
Sophie said softly, "Your brother was born a month early, but he was weak, thin and small. Back then, your father and I were anxious. As to Julia's baby, he has a rosy face and looks chubby, totally unlike a premature baby."
"Maybe that was because Julia was well-nourished during her pregnancy." Arthur did not suspect Juliana but chose to believe her.
"Don’t be silly. Don't you understand what I mean?" Sophie reached out to pat Arthur's shoulder in exasperation.
"I understand, but I don't want to doubt her," Arthur said frankly.
"I don't want to, either, but I respect the facts. Julia's fall is very suspicious. And the baby who is unlike a premature baby is suspicious, too." Sophie raised her doubts. In fact, when she was in the USA, she had a foreboding that Juliana would feign premature labor.
"Mom, so what do you want to do?" Arthur couldn't deny that Sophie made sense, and he turned to Sophie who was in the back seat, and asked her.
"Take a DNA test," Sophie replied firmly.
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