Chapter 4

"That's impossible," Aldrich said, interrupting Edgar at once. "She loves money more than anything. Even if she were to escape, she'd only go to the general hospital. She'd never come to such an expensive private hospital."

"But—"

"Get out and stop bothering me!" Aldrich yelled. "Chrissy is now in great danger, and these people are already annoying enough, asking me to release medical equipment for other people. And now, you still want to annoy me even further? One more word from you and you're immediately fired!"

There was nothing Edgar could do but shut up after that.

And after a prolonged argument with Aldrich, the doctors still succumbed to his threats after that, and they had to apologize to me.

I didn't think that even after escaping the basement, my life would still be entirely at Aldrich's mercy, and he still wouldn't cast me a lifeline.

I closed my eyes in despair. Then, I borrowed a phone from the doctor and made a call to a number that I had memorized by heart.

"Ky, I don't want to fight anymore… Please, save me…"

Less than ten minutes later, a helicopter landed nearby.

My elder brother, Kyson, immediately rushed over to me, along with a few world-renowned doctors in tow. I was carried into the helicopter and immediately flown to the best hospital in the country.

The doctors rushed to help me deliver my baby. After what felt like forever, I finally heard them heave a sigh of relief.

"The baby's here!"

However, I didn't hear a sound coming from my baby. I had a terrible, terrible feeling after that. My voice shook as I asked, "My child… Is my child okay?"

The doctor gently guided me to lie back down on the bed.

"Don't simply move around. There are some complications with your baby, and we might need to perform emergency treatment on it."

I just closed my eyes and waited anxiously. There was nothing else I could do.

Just then, Kyson walked into my ward. His brows had been deeply scrunched into a frown ever since he laid his eyes on me. The frown never went away since.

"How did you end up in such a sorry state?"

The moment I heard his voice, I felt all of my fears and grievances bursting out of my chest. I began to cry without even knowing it.

"Ky… what should I do? I want to divorce Aldrich, but he'll never let me go…"

Kyson walked up next to my bed and gently patted me on the head. "Don't worry. I'll make sure to take care of everything."

…

As soon as the operating room doors were open, Aldrich nearly rushed in at once. Chrissy had successfully given birth to a son, and they were both safe and healthy.

Aldrich rushed in and took the baby in his arms, rocking him gently and happily in his embrace. His eyes were filled with joy.

"Congratulations, Chrissy! Your son looks a lot like Anton!"

Then, he suddenly felt stunned for a bit. He couldn't help but wonder if his own baby would look more like him or more like me.

So, he told Edgar, "It's time. Bring Kelsey to the hospital and tell the hospital to prepare all of the best medical equipment for the birth of my child."

However, Edgar stammered with his words. He didn't dare to speak. His eyes were filled with terror.

Aldrich frowned. "Must I repeat myself? Don't you know that giving birth is a very dangerous process? There's absolutely no room for error here!"

"B-But Mr. Lohan… Mrs. Lohan and her baby… have both died."