Chapter 6 - The Confrontation
Before he could push past the reception desk, the elevator doors slid open. Stepping out into the lobby was Sarah, Emma’s elder sister.
Sarah’s eyes flared with pure, unadulterated fury the second she spotted him standing near the reception desk. She marched across the tiled floor, her heels clicking like gunfire, and slapped him across the face with everything she had.
The loud CRACK echoed off the hospital walls.
He didn't fight back. He didn't even cover his cheek. He stood there, trembling, accepting the blow.
"You absolute coward!" Sarah hissed, her voice trembling with rage as she pointed a finger directly at his chest. "She waited for you all night! She sat by that tree in pain, holding her stomach, hoping you would look at her and choose your family! And you walked out to go meet your mistress!"
"Sarah... please," he wept, sinking to his knees on the cold hospital floor, his head bowed in absolute humiliation. "I didn't know... I didn't see the paper on the counter until this morning! How is she? How is my daughter?"
"She isn't YOUR daughter!" Sarah spat, her eyes red with tears. "You gave up the right to call yourself a father the second you left Emma alone with a blood pressure reading that could have caused a stroke! If anything happens to my sister or that baby in that operating room, I swear to God I will make sure you spend the rest of your life behind bars!"
Suddenly, the doors to the surgical wing swung open, and a doctor in blue scrubs walked briskly into the waiting area, pulling off his surgical mask.
The husband scrambled to his feet, rushing forward alongside Sarah. "Doctor! How are they?!"
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The surgeon looked at the two of them, taking a deep breath before speaking. "Mrs. Vance experienced severe complications during the delivery. Her blood pressure hit a critical peak..."
👉 Read Part 7 to see if Emma and the baby survived the emergency operation.
