To the Love of My Life

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Syrup, Candy, Sugar (7)

To avoid traffic jams and missing the prenatal checkup time, Steve Burton took some old roads in Ciawell.

The roads were lined with ancient trees, their massive trunks flanking the car, casting light and shadows that flickered before their eyes.

Steve turned on the car radio, and a man’s gentle and soothing voice streamed through the speakers, calming the listener.

However, the events of the previous night had left a thorn in both of their hearts, each harboring their own thoughts and anxieties throughout the night. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Now, as they sat together in the peacefulness of the present moment, the unpleasantness of the previous night seemed to dissipate from their hearts, as if nothing had happened at all.

All was as usual.

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Upon arriving at the hospital, Steve didn’t leave.

Ruby Gregory had already made an appointment and went straight to the obstetrics and gynecology department on the third floor.

Men were not allowed inside the examination area, so Steve waited for Ruby in the waiting area outside.

Ruby’s prenatal checkup was like any other; she saw the doctor first, and because her due date was near, she had more tests than usual.

After completing her routine blood and urine tests the night before, Ruby underwent B-Scan Ultrasonography.

The same woman in her thirties, warm and friendly, had been conducting Ruby’s B-Scan Ultrasonography since the beginning. She remembered Ruby well because it wasn’t common to carry twins. When Ruby walked in, the woman greeted her with a smile and motioned for her to lie down on the bed. She disinfected the equipment before placing it on Ruby’s exposed belly.

Ruby had undergone several B-Scan Ultrasonography sessions and was no longer as nervous as she was initially. She turned her head to look at the screen beside her and saw various cross-sectional images displayed.

Her babies were fully formed; she could even clearly see their tiny hands.

Dr. Madris conversed with Ruby while carefully observing the images on the screen. As she commented, “I envy you for having twins, no need to have a second child…”, her voice suddenly halted. Her expression became somewhat strange.

Ruby, alarmed by the doctor’s expression, turned pale and trembled before saying, “Dr. Madris, is something wrong?”

The doctor didn’t reply, her gaze intensely focused on the screen as if confirming something.

Her silence made Ruby feel even more uncertain, and she was on the verge of tears, “Doctor, are there any problems with my babies?”

Dr. Madris continued to watch the screen for a while longer, then shook her head to Ruby, “Ms. Gregory, please wait a moment, I’ll call the chief physician over.”

She then left to fetch the physician, leaving Ruby lying there, feeling uneasy.

Dr. Madris left quickly and returned just as fast, taking no more than five minutes. However, for Ruby, those five minutes felt exceptionally agonizing.

Dr. Madris brought back an older female physician who redid Ruby’s B-Scan Ultrasonography and then conducted another Fetal Heart Monitoring.

This Fetal Heart Monitoring session took twice as long as before.

Ruby didn’t even dare to ask if there were any problems with her babies. She held her breath, her eyes wide and unblinking, fixated on the doctor.