Chapter 429 A Narrow Escape:
Chapter 429 A Narrow Escape
“Lily, are you all right?“.
James knew that after what he’d done to herst night–treating her worse than an animal–she <b>must </b>hate him to her very core and want no physical contact with him.
But seeing her coughing so hard, pain etched into her face, his heart ached. He still reached out and gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.
When he noticed her hands and feet were bound, he quickly undid the restraints and asked softly, <b>“</b><b>What </b>did John do to you? Did he hit you? I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“James…”
The moment she saw him, Lily’s tears burst forth like a dam breaking.
If only he’d arrived a few moments earlier…
She had once believed she would never have the chance to be a mother.
By some twist of fate, she was carrying James’s child. She had finally found a bond of blood, someone who was truly hers, and it had filled her with joy.
But in the end… she thought their child was still lost.
Seeing her trembling so hard she couldn’t even stand, James abandoned restraint and pulled her firmly into his arms.
Despair and pain ripped through Lily’s chest.
Hearing the strong, steady beat of his heart, she,couldn’t help but remember the times he had saved her before and felt the urge to hold him tightly in return.
But the image of what she had seen in his study that morning shed before her.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t like women–he just couldn’t like her.
He already had someone he cared for. She had been wrong to take advantage of himst night, and she couldn’t make another mistake now.
She didn’t speak, didn’t hug him back. Pale–faced and numb, she let him carry her out to the car.
“Ms. Lily…”
After James carried Lily out of the living room, Mandy slowly emerged from the kitchen.
It was a long while before she murmured, almost in a trance, “You’ll be fine.”
Lily had been nothing but kind to her during her stay, had helped her many and watch her boss hurt Lily.
.es. She couldn’t stand by
If her boss forced an abortion, it would be a crime–and she couldn’t watch him step onto that path of no
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return.
He had ordered special medication prepared so as not to harm Lily’s body. Maridy had secretly <b>switched </b>the abortion pills in the bottle with medication meant to protect a pregnancy.
James and Lily had already agreed to go their separate ways.
Even if he had rushed to her aid this time, there would be no future between them.
After politely, distantly thanking him, Lily said nothing else for the rest of the drive.
James had already contacted the hospital ahead of time. As soon as they arrived, doctors rushed out with <b>a </b>gurney and wheeled Lily straight into the emergency room.
As the doors closed, Lily’s tears spilled again. “Doctor, I was forced to take abortion medicine. Please, I’m begging you–save my baby!”
“Abortion medicine?”
James had brought her to the same private hospital where she had stayed before.
Inside the emergency room were not only the hospital’s top obstetricians but also <b>several </b>renowned specialists.
Because she had struggled so fiercely when John tried to force the liquid down her throat, much of it had spilled onto her clothes.
A gray–haired female doctor lifted the hem of her shirt and sniffed lightly. “If I’m not mistaken, what you drank wasn’t abortion medicine–it was medication to help sustain a pregnancy.”
“What?”
Lily’s eyes widened in shock.
John had been determined to kill her baby. There was no way he would have given her something to protect it.
It had to have been Mandy who stepped in.
Relief washed over her–Mandy had saved her.
The thought that she likely hadn’t lost/her child after all filled Lily with such joy that sheughed and cried at the same time..
Still, she wanted confirmation.
Grabbing the doctor’s hand, she asked through her tears, “Doctor, my baby’s fine, isn’t it?”
After checking her pulse and performing a brief examination, the doctor said honestly, “Your pregnancy is still stable for now.”
“But you must be careful from now on. In the first three months, avoid any strenuous<b>… </b>marital activity. You young people…”
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“There won’t be any from now on,” Lily said quietly.
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She and James would likely never see each other again–there would be no more intimacy.
Then something urred to her, and she quickly added, “Please… don’t tell James the baby’s still here. He doesn’t want this child. I already told him I had an abortion–please help me keep that secret.”
The doctors exchanged looks.
The Luke family was wealthy and influential. Lily had stayed in their hospital for over a week, and they knew both she and her unborn child were considered precious by the family.
Henry and Grace had been eagerly awaiting this baby’s arrival.
How could it be that James didn’t want the child?
They didn’t dare specte about his thoughts.
But they certainly wouldn’t let the baby be lost because of their loose tongues–Henry and Grace would never forgive them for that.