Chapter 3 - The Ultrasound Picture
Dr. Caleb Reed stepped directly between Julian and Nora's bedside, his tall frame acting as a physical shield. His silver hair caught the bright clinical light, and his stethoscope hung heavily around his neck over his white lab coat. His grey eyes were unyielding and ice-cold as he fixed his gaze on Julian.
"Mr. Vance, there's a medical reality you need to know about your wife," Dr. Reed declared, his voice low, stern, and echoing clearly over the rhythmic beeping of the heart monitor.
Julian swallowed hard, taking a quick step back under the doctor's intense, judgmental stare. "Doctor, she... she fell during an argument at home. Is the wound infected? Is she going to recover?"
Dr. Reed did not answer Julian's defensive question directly. Instead, he slowly pulled an official medical folder from under his arm and opened it. From inside, he produced a crisp black-and-white thermal printout—an ultrasound scan image.
He held the photograph right up in front of Julian's face. On the high-contrast paper, two tiny, distinct silhouettes were clearly visible side by side inside the uterine sac.
"Your wife suffered massive internal bleeding from a deep chest trauma," Dr. Reed stated coldly, pointing a gloved finger at the two delicate figures on the scan. "She was brought into emergency surgery just in time to save her life."
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Julian stared at the tiny shapes on the paper, his eyes widening in horror as the terrifying reality began to dawn on his mind.
👉 Read PART 4 to see Julian's reaction when he learned the ultimate truth!
