Matthew picked up the phone as Clarissa continued muttering to herself.
He picked it up in front of her since it was merely a call from Julia. Up until then, he had no idea something had gone wrong at Zen Highlands.
“Mrs. Lawson?”
The moment Clarissa turned around, she caught a glimpse of Matthew frowning. As a result, her heart skipped a beat as well.
Matthew returned to her side and helped her up seeing that she tried to get up from her seat.
“Alright, keep me updated if there’s anything else.”
Immediately after Matthew hung up the call, Clarissa asked with her eyes brimming, “Is something wrong with Grandma? I want you to tell me the truth!”
Matthew suppressed his emotions and helped the woman next to him up. “Clare, you need to stay calm since it’s almost time you give birth.”
“H-Has something bad happened to Grandma?”
He responded with a nod and added, “Grandma passed out all of a sudden. As of now, she has been rushed to the hospital. You need to stay calm since Mrs. Lawson is there to look after her. Meanwhile, you-”
Clarissa stopped him from finishing his sentence and asked while stepping forward, “Where is she? We’ll head over to the hospital at once!”
The man held her in his arms and asserted, “No! You’re not allowed to head to the hospital since you require medical attention as well!”
She turned around and stared at him in the eyes with her pair of welled-up eyes, indicating she was determined to make her way to her grandmother’s side.
Aware of the things the determined woman had in mind, he announced, “Alright, if that’s the case, I’ll bring you to the hospital. Are you sure you’re fine?”
“I’m sure our daughter knows it’s not time for her to see us just yet! We need to hurry up and get going!”
Matthew lifted Clarissa in his arms and brought her out of the ward, ignoring the doctor’s advice.
After they boarded the car, he instructed Donnie to get the doctor from that hospital ready for Clarissa’s labor as a safety countermeasure.
On their way to the hospital, Matthew ensured Clarissa everything would be fine because he was afraid her emotions would affect their daughter.
At the very least, their daughter seemed to be aware of the things going on and stopped making a fuss throughout their way to the hospital.
The moment they reached the hospital, Matthew brought Clarissa upstairs and joined Julia and the chauffeur outside of the operating theater.
Julia wailed the moment the duo showed up, “I’m so sorry! It must have been my fault!”
Matthew consoled the weeping woman and asked, “Julia, why don’t you stop blaming yourself and tell us Grandma’s condition?”
Wiping her tears dry, Julia stammered, “The doctor said it might be acute myocardial infarction.”
Overwhelmed by tidal waves of emotions, Clarissa started weeping and queried in return, “How is that possible when Grandma has just gone through a series of checkups and she’s fine?”
Julia shook her head and answered, “I have no idea as well. We have just made it to the hospital a few minutes ago.”
The director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology showed up when he found out Matthew was there.
“Mrs. Tyson, you need to stay calm for the sake of your child.”
Although they had been trying their best to console the worried Clarissa, she just couldn’t calm herself when the life of her loved one was at stake.
There was no way Clarissa, who had always been such a caring person, could turn a blind eye on her grandmother.
She thought she had gotten herself ready to bid farewell to her grandmother. However, she couldn’t take it when she found out that Catherine might pass on due to complications of her physical condition.
Therefore, no one, not even Matthew’s advice, could reach her since she had shut everyone out of her life because of her grandmother’s condition.
With that being said, they were just glad Clarissa’s condition was fine in spite of being overly worked up over her grandmother’s condition.
Halfway through the tedious session, Clarissa grasped Matthew’s arm with all her might and her face scrunched up in pain.
“What’s wrong, Clare?”
The moment the onlookers heard Matthew, they surrounded the duo.
Before Clarissa couldn’t even tell Matthew her condition, the doctor marched out of the operating theater out of the blue.
The doctor was startled by the presence of the people outside of the operation theatre.
Seconds after he had his mask removed, Clarissa and Matthew rushed over and asked, “Doctor, is my grandmother fine?
The doctor shook his head with an apologetic look. “I’m so sorry for letting you down, but we have tried our best to save her.”
“M-Mrs. Tyson!”
“C-Clare! Get a stretcher over at once!”
Things got increasingly chaotic in front of the operating theater. Thankfully, Matthew had long gotten the doctor ready for Clarissa’s labor.
Therefore, they rushed the unconscious woman to the operating theater without further ado.
“Mr. Tyson, Mrs. Tyson is about to deliver, but she’s still unconscious due to the bad news. If she remains unconscious, we’ll have to carry on with cesarean delivery.”
“Alright! What about my wife? Is she going to be fine? If her life is at stake, I want you to keep her safe even if it comes at the cost of the life of our daughter!”
Afraid the intimidated man would lose his cool soon, the doctor mustered his courage and said, “Mr. Tyson, you need to say calm. As of now, things are still under control.”
“What do you mean as of now?”
“I-I mean things will turn out just fine!”
“Mr. Tyson, you need to stop picking on the doctor. It’s time for him to get going for Mrs. Tyson’s surgical procedures.”
Donnie stopped Matthew from going berserk and assisted Matthew in signing the agreements to carry on with the surgical procedures.
Their daughter was delivered within a short while due to cesarean delivery. He merely glanced at their child as he couldn’t care less about their child’s gender. Julia took the baby away and brought her to the caretakers.
Meanwhile, Matthew insisted on waiting for Clarrisa outside the operating theater.
He could barely resist the urge to barge into the operating theater due to the countless horrifying thoughts he had in mind.
Matthew was never a religious person. However, it was at that moment he thought he wouldn’t mind praying to deities capable of keeping his wife safe.
Clarissa’s mind was all over the place the moment she regained consciousness. She finally recalled the things she had gone through as soon as she felt the void deep down.
“Grandma…”
“Clare, I’m always here for you! Just take it easy and stop holding yourself accountable, okay? Grandma has always been proud of you and your sprightly self! I’m sure she doesn’t want you to suffer because of her!”
However, Matthew could talk any sense into the dejected Clarissa. Thus, she continued to cry.
The wailing infant was the one bringing Clarissa back to her senses. When Julia showed up with the little girl, she announced with her eyes brimming, “Mrs. Tyson, your baby girl needs you as much as you need your grandmother.”
Clarissa gaped at the presence of their daughter as she couldn’t even recall delivering her daughter.
“Clare, I’m sure Grandma is glad you have been blessed with a daughter! Why don’t you go ahead and try holding her in your arms?”
“O-Okay.”
Clarissa wasn’t against the suggestion and held her daughter in her arms. Nonetheless, she needed others to be around her since she was still relatively frail.
The little girl finally stopped making a scene when she caught a whiff of her mother’s scent and figured out she was in great hands.
Clarissa leaned over and started feeding her daughter breastmilk. She had an ample supply of breastmilk for the little girl after spending such a long time taking care of herself throughout her pregnancy.
The little girl had a great time savoring her mother’s breastmilk and stopped crying. She continued sucking in silence instead of wailing.
Staring at the little girl in her arms, Clarissa felt a sense of relief as much as she was heartbroken.
Julia urged, “Mrs. Tyson, you need to pull yourself together for your daughter’s sake. Otherwise, she’s going to starve without you. I’m sure Mrs. Quigley doesn’t want you to suffer because of her. As a matter of fact, she must be proud to have you as her granddaughter. I guess this is the best out of the worst possible outcomes.”
Clarissa thought about her late grandmother while staring at the newborn in her arms. She assured Julia, “I’ll be fine. I just need some time.”
“Well, I guess it takes time.”
Clarissa finally raised her head and looked at the pale and haggard Matthew. He seemed to have aged over the night after being worried for such a long time.
She stretched her hand and clasped their fingers together. “Matthew, thank you so much.”
He was unable to resist the urge to kiss her hand. Seconds after he returned to his senses, he warned her, “You need to stop giving me such shock.”
“I’ll stop trying anything silly in the future. Also, please take care of Grandma’s funeral on my behalf.”
“You don’t even have to bring it. Just relax as I will take care of everything.”
“Once I’m discharged, we’ll bring her remains back to W City. I’m pretty sure she wishes to be buried next to my father.”
“As soon as you’re discharged, we’ll make a trip to W City as a family of four and send Grandma home!”
Torrents of grief streamed down Clarissa’s cheeks once again. However, she beamed in satisfaction when she saw their daughter in her arms.
Although her grandmother had passed on, her daughter had finally joined her family.
She was no longer alone since she had her family members with her. Her husband and children would be the mainstay of her life from now onwards.
……
Clarissa finally made her way home after spending a week in the hospital.
The journalists had been camping outside of the hospital ever since they got their hands on the news of the newborn of the Tysons.
They wished to capture a photo to figure out the gender of the newborn of the family. However, their effort was to no avail since Matthew did a great job keeping his loved ones safe.
The persistent ones sneaked their way into the hospital by leveraging their relationship with their relatives working in the hospital. Unfortunately, they weren’t even allowed to show up on the level of Clarissa’s ward.
In the end, those affiliated with the journalists were terminated from the hospital.
They continued waiting until Clarissa was discharged from the hospital, but the photos of the departing car were the only things they had acquired.
Speculations were all over the place for a few days. Although none could verify the source of the news, the public had a great time gossiping.
After Matthew brought his wife and daughter back to the nursery room and instructed his son to keep an eye on them, he made his way to the study and engaged in a conversation with Donnie.
“We have gotten our hands on someone with the name of Gary. He’s Shermaine’s half-brother with a different mother.”
