Half a month later.
Lawrence was lounging comfortably on the bed, eating the fruit Susie fed him.
Shawn couldn’t stand his smug look anymore.
“Good thing the knife missed your kidney, or you’d be in trouble for life! Still feeling smug?”
Lawrence glared at him. What kind of friend would wish for his kidney to be hurt?
Susie laughed, feeding Lawrence another piece of fruit, “Eat more!”
“Susie, stop pampering him. He’s almost healed, no need to feed him like a child!” Shawn couldn’t stand Lawrence’s smug face.
“It’s romantic for my wife to feed me. Now leave! You’re in the way!” Lawrence retorted.
“Oh, you think I want to visit? I was worried Susie would be sad if you died!” Shawn teased.
Lawrence had bumped his waist in the morning, sweating in pain, and Susie was frantic.
Shawn came to check on him, only to find them being lovey-dovey.
“I’m fine. You can go now!”
Lawrence rudely dismissed him, grabbing a fork and feeding Susie a piece of apple.
“Sweetheart, you eat too!”
Susie smiled and ate it, “What else do you want to eat?”
Lawrence stared at her.
Susie blushed under his gaze.
Shawn coughed, unable to resist commenting, “Enough with the PDA already! It’s getting too much!”
Susie smiled at Shawn, “Shawn, why don’t you find someone too? Then we can see you being lovey-dovey!”
Shawn shrugged, joking, “If every girl were like you, I’d have a short life!”
“What do you mean by that?” Susie glared.
Lawrence threw a piece of apple at him, “Are you cursing me? Get lost!”
“Haha…” Shawn dodged easily, “You two carry on. I’m leaving!”
Just as he reached the door, Finnegan walked in.
“Boss, it’s done. She got twenty years!”
Rachel was sentenced to twenty years for public assault and attempted murder, given the serious social impact.
Lawrence was satisfied.
“At least she’s not getting out any time soon!”
“People like her should’ve been locked up long ago, instead of causing trouble for us!” Shawn sneered.
Susie sighed. Rachel had brought this on herself. Her overconfidence and scheming led to her downfall.
Thinking about the lost child still hurt.
Even though Rachel was punished, the child would never come back, and she had lost the chance to be a mother.
“Susie, what’s wrong?”
Lawrence noticed her sadness, gently touching her face.
Was her illness acting up again?
“Nothing, just thinking about the baby…” she whispered.
Shawn looked at them and suggested, “It’s a nice day. Why don’t you go for a walk?”
Lawrence patted her head, comforting her, “We’ll have more children.”
Susie looked at him, biting her lip.
“Don’t lie to me. I know the truth!”
Her nose tingled, eyes turning red.
Lawrence was confused, holding her shoulders, “What are you talking about?”
They could still have children. He was fine, and she had no issues.
“I lost my uterus. How can I have children?” Susie lowered her head, tears streaming down.
The room fell silent.
Shawn stared at Lawrence in disbelief, “Is that true?”
No wonder Susie was so devastated. There was more to it.
“Of course not!” Lawrence denied, seeing Susie’s distress. “Who told you that?”
Susie was startled by his reaction, “My uterus is still there?”
“Yes, who told you otherwise?” Lawrence demanded.
Susie blinked, whispering, “Rachel said I had a hysterectomy after the miscarriage.”
Lawrence fumed, wishing Rachel could serve even longer.
“Ow…”
Susie rubbed her head where he had hit her, feeling wronged.
“You’re so gullible, believing that woman’s lies. You don’t trust what I say?”
Seeing his anger, Susie felt guilty, staying silent, tears brimming.
“Of course, you can still be a mother!”
Lawrence was frustrated but softened, stroking her head, “We’re both fine. We’ll have more children.”
Susie brightened up.
She could still be a mom!
“Fool!” Lawrence pinched her nose, “Don’t listen to bad people’s lies. Always ask me or a doctor!”
Lawrence was upset. She had been silently suffering all this time.
“I didn’t have the courage. I was afraid of more disappointment…” Susie mumbled.
“You’ve been sad for so long without asking for the truth?” Lawrence scolded.
Susie bit her lip, accepting the reprimand.
She had been foolish, never asking the doctor. Angry with Lawrence, she hadn’t sought clarity.
So, when he urged her to get a check-up, she refused.
What was the point of a check-up if she had no uterus?
Shawn and Finnegan realized it was a misunderstanding, relieved.
“Time to work on having a baby!” Shawn pulled Finnegan out, kindly closing the door behind them.
Lawrence saw her obedience, his eyes darkening, “Come here!”
Susie looked at him warily. Was he going to hit her now?
Lawrence saw through her thoughts instantly.
“Have I ever hit you?”
“Hehe!” Susie chuckled nervously.
“Come here!”
His authoritative tone brooked no argument.
Susie moved closer.
Lawrence pulled her head down and kissed her.
“Lawrence, your injury…”
“My waist is injured, not my member!”
Lawrence pressed her onto the bed, kissing her until she was breathless and couldn’t resist he did whatever he want…
……
One year later.
David and Lorraine were outside the delivery room, fighting to hold the baby.
“My precious, so adorable!”
“Such thick hair!”
“Oh my, he’s looking at me. His eyes are so big and dark, just like mine. So beautiful!” Lorraine cradled her newborn grandson, delighted, cooing at the baby.
The baby was rosy and had thick hair, unlike most newborns.
Thanks to Lawrence’s diligent care for Susie, providing all kinds of nutrition.
“Looks like me, not you! Let me hold him for a bit!” David urged, seeing the baby smack his lips, anxious to hold him.
Lorraine evaded, not letting him touch the baby.
“You’re clumsy. Don’t hurt him. You don’t know how to hold him. Let me do this!”
Lawrence ignored them, peeking inside anxiously, “Doctor, why isn’t my wife out yet?”
They say childbirth is dangerous for woman. He wouldn’t be at ease until she was out and safe.
“She’s coming out soon, Mr. Sutton. Don’t worry!” A nurse reassured, amused by the family’s tension.
Seeing Susie being wheeled out, Lawrence rushed to her, grabbing her hand.
“Honey, are you okay?”
Susie lay weakly on the bed, her hair damp, seeing his worried frown.
She smiled sweetly, “I’m fine. The baby didn’t make me suffer much, just a bit of pain, and he came out!”
It wasn’t very painful, just like a bad period cramp. The baby came out quickly.
“That’s good!”
Lawrence sighed in relief, kissing her tenderly, “Thank you for all your hard work!”
“Where’s the baby? Let me see him!”
Lawrence called out urgently, “Mom, bring the baby over for Susie to see!”
“Coming!” Lorraine approached with joy, “Susie, look, such a healthy, lively baby. So beautiful!”
“Just like Susie when she was a baby!” David smiled.
“What do you mean? He looks like me!” Lorraine glared at him.
“Looks more like me!” Lawrence added.
Lorraine and David fell silent, then burst out laughing.
“True, he does look like Lawrence…”
Susie smiled softly, holding her son’s tiny hand, feeling his warmth, her heart melting, her face glowing with maternal love.
“Welcome to the world, baby. Thank you!”
Their future would be filled with happiness with this little one.
“Let’s take a photo!” Lorraine suggested.
Lawrence agreed, adjusting the camera, handing it to a nurse to take a picture.
The family gathered around Susie’s bed, Lorraine holding the baby, everyone beaming with joy.
As the camera flashed, Lawrence turned to kiss Susie’s cheek.
“I love you, honey!”
