Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 1998

Stanley Batton slowly shifted his gaze to the nurse's face. "What's the matter?"

The moment his eyes fell on her, the nurse felt as if she was soon going to suffocate.

She immediately took a deep breath. "Here's the thing, you'll be able to see your babies in about half an hour."

"Got it, thanks," he answered rigidly before returning his gaze at Xyla Quest.

He worried about his babies, but he was more concerned about his wife.

With her still unconscious, all he could think about was her.

He couldn't care about anything else.

The nurse didn't comment further. Instead, she silently closed the door behind her and left.

Once the door was closed again, the entire world became quiet.

He gently held Xyla's left hand, which wasn't connected to the IV drip, and placed tender kisses against it repeatedly.

Seeing her pale face made his heart ache.

He swore he'd never let Xyla go through this pain again.

Regardless of whether their two babies survived this time, he wouldn't want her going through another pregnancy.

He could lose everything in the world, but he couldn't stand to lose Xyla.

Soon, the anesthetic was beginning to wear out.

Xyla slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she did, she met Stanley's remorseful and sad gaze.

She instantly felt as if she was melting on the inside.

Right then, she felt immense pain in her stomach.

Her entire body felt weak and drained of energy. She could barely speak.

Recalling what had happened to her before she passed out, Xyla

immediately felt her heart clenching

in fear, her fingers moving to clutch at her lower abdomen.

Realizing her stomach had become flat again, her eyes instantly filled with tears. "What happened? Where are my babies?"

Her heart began to ache as she spoke.

"Did I lose them?" she asked, feeling as if her heart was about to leap out of her chest.

She was truly afraid of the answer she might hear.

Stanley frowned deeply while gently caressing her face. "You're finally awake, Honey. You scared me. Our babies are fine."

Xyla instantly sighed in relief when she heard this. "Really?"

He nodded. "Yeah, it was a cesarean delivery for both babies. For now, they're in the neonatal intensive care unit as they were extremely premature at only six and a hal months along. We can see them in about half an hour."

At this moment, Xyla felt her heart aching again.

As a doctor herself, she was aware of the risks involved for premature babies delivered at that stage. Their lives would be at risk in the future even if they made it through now.

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Although medical technology was highly advanced now and many premature babies managed to survive, there were also many cases where they didn't. Considering this, Xyla wasn't in such a good mood anymore.

Sensing the change in her facial expression, Stanley immediately knew what she was thinking.

He gently caressed her face. "Don't worry too much. I believe our babies will survive."

"I hope so," Xyla said weakly, nodding.

Right then, she was very eager to see her babies.