Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1630

He hurriedly stepped half out of the way, yet still refused to let go of Emmy's hand. The head of obstetrics quickly stepped forward, donned gloves, and performed a thorough pelvic exam. After finishing, the doctor let out a long sigh of relief. "Rest assured, sir. Madam is indeed in labor, and she is currently two centimeters dilated. Fortunately, her conditions are excellent. Given that she has experience from her previous pregnancy, this delivery should be very quick and smooth. You really don't need to worry too much."

Hearing the doctor's assessment, Emmy squeezed the man's palm and smiled. "See? The doctor said everything is fine."

But despite the doctor's repeated assurances, James's heart remained suspended in his throat. Only he knew just how much information he had looked up online, and how many medical case studies of unpredictable maternal emergencies he had scoured. Amniotic fluid embolisms that hit rapidly with terrifying mortality rates, completely impossible to save. Postpartum hemorrhages that could send a person into hypovolemic shock in minutes. Uterine ruptures, placental abruptions... These cold, ruthless medical terms were like daggers hanging perpetually over his heart.

He was truly terrified. He feared that these statistically minute possibilities might, by some zero-point-zero-one percent chance, fall upon Emmy. He absolutely could not bear any risk of losing her. And so, right now, he was a thousand times more terrified than the woman actually giving birth.

The air conditioning in the delivery room was running strong, kept at a comfortable twenty-five degrees Celsius. Yet, massive beads of sweat coated James's forehead and temples, and the back of his shirt was entirely soaked with cold sweat. He couldn't stop imagining the worst-case scenarios, terrifying himself while desperately trying to maintain his composure. He was afraid that if Emmy saw his sheer panic, it would affect her emotional state.

Consequently, throughout Emmy's entire labor and delivery, he didn't dare utter a single extra word. He simply clenched his jaw, encasing Emmy's hand in his large palms with a tight, yet carefully controlled grip. His eyes never left her face for a single second. Even a slight frown from her would send him into a sweating frenzy of anxiety.

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