Angeline curled up in pain. “I can’t walk.”
Jay was distraught.
“Didn’t you say that giving birth is really easy? That you could do yoga before you gave birth?”
Angeline’s complexion paled. “I thought I could go to the hospital with ease. I’ve been experiencing labor pain for a few hours now but didn’t want to wake you up, so I didn’t tell you. I thought I could endure it until dawn since it isn’t my due date yet.”
Jay would have been moved to tears if Angeline was this considerate on ordinary days. However, Jay was annoyed at her for taking matters into her own hands and complained, “What is going on in that head of yours? You’re going to deliver a baby yet you’re worried that you’d wake me?”
Angeline pleaded with him, “I beg you, Jaybie. Please don’t scold me right now.”
Jay felt sorry for Angeline. “Okay, okay, I was wrong. I’ll carry you to the car right now. What else do I need to do?”
Angeline replied, “Just take me to the hospital.”
Jay carried Angeline and walked downstairs toward the parking lot.
When he finally brought Angeline to Grand Asia Hospital, the midwife examined Angeline and said, “The cervix has dilated to around five cm. Take her to the delivery room immediately.”
Jay followed Angeline to the delivery room. The doctor asked, “Sir Ares, would you like to accompany Madam Ares during the delivery?”
Angeline was shy and refused immediately. “There’s no need for that.”
Jay said, “No, I want to go in. I’ll keep you company, Angeline.”
Angeline could not change his mind and could only let him be.
As it turned out, Jay's decision to accompany her during labor was the best decision he had ever made in his life. When Angeline was in agonizing pain, he was there to hold her hand tightly and even said honeyed words to her to ease her pain.
“Angeline, I’ll be your wife in the next life. I’ll suffer all this pain on your behalf.”
Angeline was caught between laughter and tears.
“Are you still willing to be with me in the next life?” Angeline asked him.
Yeah, this was his and Angeline’s daughter, the fruit of their love. How could he not love her?
He finally lowered his head to look at his precious daughter and was pleasantly surprised to see her palm-sized smooth face, long eyebrows, and tall nose bridge.
“She looks a lot like you, Angeline.”
Angeline laughed. “Just as you wished.”
Jay lowered his head to plant a kiss on his daughter’s forehead and shed tears of happiness.
This was his and Angeline’s child.
She was a child born from his union with Angeline.
She was different from her three siblings who were delivered in Rose’s body.
“I love her so much, Angeline,” he said emotionally.
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