Private Marriage, Secret Love-Chapter 54: A Clean Break

Ethan Lancaster reached out to hold the baby, but Raina Reddington gently placed her hand on his wrist. "Let me."

She walked over to Zion Lancaster’s side. Zion was desperate to see her daughter.

Raina placed the baby beside her. "Zion, you went through so much carrying this baby."

"Is she okay? Is everything alright with her?"

Ethan Lancaster watched Raina bend down, a faint smile playing on her lips. ’It seemed that in her words, nothing was ever a big deal.’ "Before she met you, an angel kissed her hand."

After saying this, Raina lifted the infant’s left hand. Zion Lancaster saw that her daughter’s middle and ring fingers were joined together.

Afraid that Zion couldn’t handle it, Ethan Lancaster stood up and strode over.

"Zion, medicine is so advanced now. A simple surgery will fix it."

Zion’s nose tingled, and she felt the urge to cry. ’What mother would want to accept her child having a defect?’ But she still lifted her daughter’s hand and kissed it. "As long as she’s safe and sound, that’s all that matters. This is already wonderful, just wonderful."

’Compared to both of us dying, this is already the best possible outcome.’

"Zion, the York family has always wanted a grandson, haven’t they?" Raina asked, gently stroking the baby girl’s small hand.

Tears welled up in Zion’s eyes again. "Yes. We had an ultrasound early on and knew it was a girl. At first, my mother-in-law tried to force me to have an abortion, but I refused. Later, she said she’d found a folk remedy that could reverse the baby’s gender. She put those herbs in the chicken soup and stewed them together..."

Ethan stood by, his expression growing more and more ferocious. "Then why didn’t you tell us?"

"Ethan, I couldn’t hide at our family’s home forever. By the time I realized she was putting something in my chicken soup, it was already too late. I couldn’t just get an abortion."

If Raina hadn’t stumbled upon her trying to give birth in secret, Ethan probably wouldn’t have even been able to see Zion one last time.

Mrs. York was still shouting outside. Ethan walked to the entrance and yanked open the door to the operating room.

"Where’s my grandson? Where is my grandson?"

Ethan felt sick just hearing her speak. He signaled for Seth Sinclair to shut her up, then walked over to Jason York, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him into the operating room.

"Zion..." Seeing that both the mother and child were fine, Jason York tried to step forward. "That’s wonderful."

Ethan slammed a fist into his face. Zion jumped in fright. "Ethan, don’t—"

Raina quickly pressed down on her shoulders, signaling for her not to move. "Zion, he deserves it. Don’t forget, he abandoned you when you needed him most."

Zion’s heart turned to ice. Raina signaled for the nurses to wheel her out. Jason York was beaten black and blue, but Ethan still wasn’t satisfied.

With Seth Sinclair standing guard at the door, the rest of the York family couldn’t cause any trouble. Zion was quickly settled into a hospital room.

Mrs. York was thrown out of the hospital directly, and Jason York was tossed out half-dead.

No one paid any attention to Miranda Cameron. Seth Sinclair saw her hugging her arms tightly, as if she were cold.

"Miss Cameron, you should probably go home. It’s not convenient for you to be here."

She shook her head, wiping her face frantically with her hands. "Seth, Ethan was terrifying. I’ve never seen him that angry."

"Of course. Messing with the Fourth Master’s family is the same as hitting a fatal nerve."

Miranda couldn’t stop trembling. She got up and walked forward without a word until she reached Zion’s room. She didn’t go in, just sat down by the door.

Zion was on an IV drip. The anesthesia hadn’t worn off yet, and she was exhausted from the delivery, so she had just fallen asleep. The baby was sleeping soundly in the bassinet. Ethan sat in a chair, the back of his hands covered in bruises from the beating he’d delivered.

Raina used an iodine solution to clean his wounds. "Look at you. You managed to injure your own hand just from hitting someone."

Ethan glanced at his hand, his face full of disdain. "He didn’t land a single punch on me."

"If I were you, I would’ve used a club, or smashed a stool on him, or kicked him viciously. At the very least, I’d have scalded him with boiling water. In any case, I wouldn’t have done it like you."

Ethan hissed in pain. "Why didn’t you remind me then? What’s the use of saying all that now?"

Raina applied more pressure, pressing the cotton swab hard against his wound.

The man flinched, pulling his hand back. "Is that something a doctor should be doing?"

"I’m a gynecologist. I really don’t know how to treat men."

’Ethan Lancaster knew Raina had been under just as much pressure as he had today. Since Zion was saved, there was nothing more to be said. But if something had happened to her, he couldn’t guarantee he’d have been calm enough not to hold Raina responsible.’

It was late at night when Jessica Jacobs arrived at the hospital.

She found Zion’s room and saw a figure sitting by the door. Miranda Cameron scrambled to her feet. "M-Ma’am."

Jessica Jacobs gave her a cold look and ignored her, pushing open the hospital room door and walking inside.

Zion hadn’t woken up yet. Seeing how much her daughter had suffered, Jessica Jacobs was naturally heartbroken. Ethan could only explain the situation with the baby to her in a low voice. Although Jessica was pained by the news, she had no choice but to accept it.

She sat down on the sofa. After a long moment, she regained enough strength to speak, pointing toward the door. "That woman... what’s her deal?"

Ethan had completely forgotten about Miranda Cameron. He only remembered when his mother brought her up. "I’ll send her home."

"I can tolerate your usual foolishness, but how dare you bring that kind of person to a hospital? Don’t you know your sister just clawed her way back from death’s door?" Jessica Jacobs grew angrier as she spoke. "What does she think she is? Isn’t she afraid of dirtying the place?"

For once, Ethan didn’t talk back. Raina glanced at the still-sleeping Zion. "Mom, we still haven’t had dinner. We’re going to get something to eat, and we’ll bring some back for you."

Now that Jessica Jacobs knew about the surgery, her attitude toward Raina had done a complete 180. "Alright, you two go on. Don’t starve yourselves."

There was a separate lounge outside the hospital room. Raina closed the door and saw Ethan about to go out and send the other woman away. She quickly stepped forward to block him.

"I called you. I said it was a life-or-death emergency, but the person who answered thought I was calling to fight with her over you. She hung up on me." Raina’s expression was grim, her gaze sweeping coldly toward the door to the hallway. "Do you have any idea how much time we lost because of what she did? Ethan Lancaster, a single minute can mean a life. Your sister nearly died today!"

’After calming down, Ethan had originally planned to ask Raina why she hadn’t just found him directly. Before going into the meeting, he had repeatedly told Miranda that if there was an emergency, she absolutely had to come in and tell him.’

The man’s expression gradually turned sinister. He pulled out his phone and checked his call history. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

It had been completely deleted.

He pulled open the door and walked out. Seeing him emerge, Miranda Cameron hastily got to her feet.

"Ethan, is your sister okay now?"

Raina didn’t go out. Instead, she hugged a throw pillow and sat down on the sofa in the lounge. She heard the man’s voice, sharp and hurtful as a knife. "Get out. And don’t ever let me see you again."