Matthew picked up the phone as Clarissa continued muttering to herself.
He picked it up in front of her since it was merely a call from Julia. Up until then, he had no idea something had gone wrong at Zen Highlands.
“Mrs. Lawson?”
The moment Clarissa turned around, she caught a glimpse of Matthew frowning. As a result, her heart skipped a beat as well.
Matthew returned to her side and helped her up seeing that she tried to get up from her seat.
“Alright, keep me updated if there’s anything else.”
Immediately after Matthew hung up the call, Clarissa asked with her eyes brimming, “Is something wrong with Grandma? I want you to tell me the truth!”
Matthew suppressed his emotions and helped the woman next to him up. “Clare, you need to stay calm since it’s almost time you give birth.”
“H-Has something bad happened to Grandma?”
He responded with a nod and added, “Grandma passed out all of a sudden. As of now, she has been rushed to the hospital. You need to stay calm since Mrs. Lawson is there to look after her. Meanwhile, you-”
Clarissa stopped him from finishing his sentence and asked while stepping forward, “Where is she? We’ll head over to the hospital at once!”
The man held her in his arms and asserted, “No! You’re not allowed to head to the hospital since you require medical attention as well!”
She turned around and stared at him in the eyes with her pair of welled-up eyes, indicating she was determined to make her way to her grandmother’s side.
Aware of the things the determined woman had in mind, he announced, “Alright, if that’s the case, I’ll bring you to the hospital. Are you sure you’re fine?”
“I’m sure our daughter knows it’s not time for her to see us just yet! We need to hurry up and get going!”
Matthew lifted Clarissa in his arms and brought her out of the ward, ignoring the doctor’s advice.
After they boarded the car, he instructed Donnie to get the doctor from that hospital ready for Clarissa’s labor as a safety countermeasure.
On their way to the hospital, Matthew ensured Clarissa everything would be fine because he was afraid her emotions would affect their daughter.
At the very least, their daughter seemed to be aware of the things going on and stopped making a fuss throughout their way to the hospital.
The moment they reached the hospital, Matthew brought Clarissa upstairs and joined Julia and the chauffeur outside of the operating theater.
Julia wailed the moment the duo showed up, “I’m so sorry! It must have been my fault!”
Matthew consoled the weeping woman and asked, “Julia, why don’t you stop blaming yourself and tell us Grandma’s condition?”
Wiping her tears dry, Julia stammered, “The doctor said it might be acute myocardial infarction.”
Overwhelmed by tidal waves of emotions, Clarissa started weeping and queried in return, “How is that possible when Grandma has just gone through a series of checkups and she’s fine?”
Julia shook her head and answered, “I have no idea as well. We have just made it to the hospital a few minutes ago.”
The director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology showed up when he found out Matthew was there.
“Mrs. Tyson, you need to stay calm for the sake of your child.”
Although they had been trying their best to console the worried Clarissa, she just couldn’t calm herself when the life of her loved one was at stake.
There was no way Clarissa, who had always been such a caring person, could turn a blind eye on her grandmother.
She thought she had gotten herself ready to bid farewell to her grandmother. However, she couldn’t take it when she found out that Catherine might pass on due to complications of her physical condition.
Therefore, no one, not even Matthew’s advice, could reach her since she had shut everyone out of her life because of her grandmother’s condition.
With that being said, they were just glad Clarissa’s condition was fine in spite of being overly worked up over her grandmother’s condition.
Halfway through the tedious session, Clarissa grasped Matthew’s arm with all her might and her face scrunched up in pain.
“What’s wrong, Clare?”
The moment the onlookers heard Matthew, they surrounded the duo.
Before Clarissa couldn’t even tell Matthew her condition, the doctor marched out of the operating theater out of the blue.
The doctor was startled by the presence of the people outside of the operation theatre.
Seconds after he had his mask removed, Clarissa and Matthew rushed over and asked, “Doctor, is my grandmother fine?
The doctor shook his head with an apologetic look. “I’m so sorry for letting you down, but we have tried our best to save her.”
“M-Mrs. Tyson!”
“C-Clare! Get a stretcher over at once!”
Things got increasingly chaotic in front of the operating theater. Thankfully, Matthew had long gotten the doctor ready for Clarissa’s labor.
Therefore, they rushed the unconscious woman to the operating theater without further ado.
“Mr. Tyson, Mrs. Tyson is about to deliver, but she’s still unconscious due to the bad news. If she remains unconscious, we’ll have to carry on with cesarean delivery.”
“Alright! What about my wife? Is she going to be fine? If her life is at stake, I want you to keep her safe even if it comes at the cost of the life of our daughter!”
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