Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 192

"What happened? Why are you bleeding all of a sudden?" Sage was frightened. For pregnant women, bleeding was considered a bad sign as it usually denoted miscarriage. Because of that, she hurried to find Zac.

At that time, Zac was in Essie's studio goofing around. His goal was to distract Essie to the point that she was unable to concentrate on drawing her designs.

It had been said that a man would be obscene after being fed. Essie thought it particularly suited Zac.

Their little fun, however, was disrupted when Sage burst into the room. After hearing what she had to say, Zac ran out of the studio in a hurry. Essie followed him closely.

Valery was crying her heart out as she sat in the backseat of the speeding car. More than the pain she was feeling, she was scared that she would have a miscarriage and lose her child.

Essie was on another car right behind the one Valery was in.

Something about the whole situation was not sitting right with her. 'As far as I know,' she thought, her eyebrows tightly knitted, 'Valery hasn't been showing any signs that she was having troubles with her pregnancy—until today. How could this happen if she has multiple midwives taking care of her around the clock?' She thought about this for a while, but then she ultimately decided that now is not the time to reflect on such inconsistencies.

The moment their convoy arrived at hospital, a team of medical professionals welcomed them, one of whom was an authoritative expert in obstetrics and gynecology. As soon as Valery got out of the car, she was sent to the emergency room.

After hours upon hours of waiting for laboratory tests, the doctor informed them that Valery and the baby inside her tummy were safe. Everyone made a collective sigh of relief.

Both Elizabeth and Mary rushed to the hospital as soon as they got the phone call from Sage.

Though worried, the moment Elizabeth saw that Essie was at the hospital as well, she immediately felt angry and annoyed.

'Is this bitch just here to bear witness to Valery's misfortune?' she suspiciously thought, her eyes narrowing. 'Because for all I know, she's cursing Valery's child in her head right now and is silently hoping they both die!' Elizabeth could feel fury filling up her chest. 'Fortunately, God was on Valery's side—He kept her and her child safe! I knew he wouldn't let Essie have the last laugh!'

After giving Essie one last stink eye, Elizabeth approached Sage with a stern look on her face. "Sage," she called out emotionlessly. "How did this happen? Didn't you say all of Valery's past prenatal checkups have gone well? Why did she bleed? How have you been taking care of her?" A disapproving frown slowly formed on her lips. This child was her daughter's last chance, and if she lost it somehow, she knew that the both of them would be doomed forever.

"I know," Sage responded in a shaky voice. "Trust me, she was fine this morning! But then when I accompanied her for a walk after we had lunch, her belly started aching. I don't know what happened!" She explained at once because she was afraid that Elizabeth would pin the blame on her.

Mary, who had been silent all this time, asked in a low voice, "What did you eat for lunch?"

"S-spicy crab, ma'am," Sage sheepishly replied. "Miss Valery likes the dish very much. I think she ate a lot of it, actually."

"You dumb bitch!" Elizabeth hit one of Sage's shoulder hard. "Crabs are of cold nature! If a pregnant woman eats them, her risk of having a miscarriage becomes higher!"

This new information shed light as to why Valery started bleeding seemingly out of nowhere.