Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2244

The intense pain caused Annabeth Cates' vision to turn dark and drenched in sweat as if she'd just jumped into a pool of water.

"I can't take it anymore! It hurts so much! What's going on? Didn't you say it wouldn't hurt?" she cried out.

Her face was pale, sending Josh Batton into panic mode.

He immediately turned to one of the medical staff in the delivery room. "What's going on?"

The doctor frowned. "The anesthetic effect must have worn off. We rarely see this happening. It usually lasts until after the delivery process is over for most people." "What do we do now?" Josh asked, unable to stand seeing his wife in distress. "Can we give her another shot?"

The doctor shook his head. "It's too late. The baby is almost out."

He felt hopeless, and his wife felt the same way.

She was in so much pain at that moment that she would soon lose her mind.

"Ahh! It hurts so bad! Help! Help me!" The intense contractions were turning her vision pitch black.

She gripped Josh's arms with even more force with one hand while she kept pounding harder and harder with her other hand on the bed.

"The pain is killing me. What should I do, doctor?" she continued howling.

Sweat poured out of her pores more and more, annoying her further with the sticky sensation of her clothes against her skin.

However, the doctor continued to regard her calmly and issued instructions. "Push harder, Ms. Cates. The baby will be coming out soon. "Take deep breaths and follow my tempo. Now. Take a deep breath."

She began breathing to the doctor's count.

"Good, now slowly exhale. Push harder as we repeat the cycle," he added.

Annabeth nodded frantically and

led, but the labor pain in

as

her stomach continued to

continued to intensify.

was losing her strength.

Gripping the bedsheet tightly, she continued breathing through the pain.

Josh was thoroughly panicking with every sound she made, feeling like a knife stabbing into his chest.

"Keep it up, Honey. The doctor says

it's almost over. Let's hold on for a little while longer," he urged her softly. "Honey, I'm sorry for putting you through this pain."

He carefully wiped her sweat away as he spoke.

Soon, he couldn't help but start tearing up, feeling helpless for the first time.

The woman he loved so dearly was in pain, but there was nothing he could do about it.

He would be willing to offer his life in exchange for lessening the pain she was going through.

"Hang in there, Ms. Cates. Push! It'll be over soon. I can see the baby's head," the doctor announced eagerly.

The nurses nearby were also cheering her on, but she was in so much pain that her energy was completely depleted. She couldn't push anymore.

Right then, she wished someone would stab her and end her life once and for all.

"Honey, I can't take it anymore. Can you give me a knife and let me end my life? I wish I was dead," she lamented.

"Ms. Cates, please don't say such ridiculous things," a nurse spoke up. "Giving birth is a wondrous thing.

How could you say such a thing."

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Keep it up, and it will be over soon.

"Every mother made it through this process, and I believe you can, too."