Joan smiled as brightly as a blooming flower. Hearing a response like that from the man she loved made her feel like she was the luckiest woman on Earth.
She was about to reply to him when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. The pain was so intense and so sudden that Joan felt ambushed. She lost control and shouted in response.
“Ah!” shouted Joan before she gripped Larry’s hand, “Larry, my stomach hurts. It hurts so much.” It only took a few seconds for a layer of sweat to form on her forehead. All that showed just how much pain she was in.
“Joan, Joan! What’s wrong?”
Larry panicked when he saw her suffering like that.
“I’ll take you to the hospital right away. Hang on, Joan!”
Joan’s screams stabbed Larry’s heart. He was so heartbroken that he couldn’t calm down. All he did was hold Joan close while panicking.
Fortunately, the spectators heard the commotion and gave him some suggestions. Larry called the hospital right away.
“Hello? Is this the hospital? My girlfriend’s stomach suddenly hurts. I think something is up with the baby. Please send someone over right away! We’re at…”
After hanging up, Larry held Joan’s hand nervously and said in a comforting tone, “Don’t worry, Joan. The doctor will be here soon. You have to hang on, Joan.”
“Larry, the baby. Will the baby be okay? Larry, I’m scared.”
Joan’s voice was quivering, and her grip on Larry’s hand was tight.
“It’ll be fine. The baby will be fine, and so will you. Don’t worry, the doctor will be here soon.”
Larry’s voice was soothing and sweet. He had forced himself to calm down by then. Joan is worried enough, and I cannot afford to panic. She needs me now!
Joan stopped shouting nervously after hearing those words. She clamped her mouth shut, but groans still escaped from her lips. It was obvious that she was enduring intense pain.
It felt as if a century had passed before they finally heard the ambulance’s siren. Larry seemed calmer when he shared, “The doctor is here, Joan. We’ll be fine!”
The ambulance stopped near Larry and Joan before two doctors in white coats hopped out of it.
“Doctor, please tend to my girlfriend. You have to help her,” requested Larry in an anxious tone.
“Calm down, sir. We’ll do our best to help her. Please step aside for now.”
The doctor spoke politely. They received many similar calls on a daily basis, so they were calm when dealing with the matter.
Larry understood that he would just get in the way, so he quickly moved aside. He was brimming with worry when he stared at Joan.
The two doctors performed a quick examination on Joan before they frowned and informed Larry grimly, “Her water broke, and she is bleeding. We must take her to the hospital right way to give her proper treatment or her life will be at risk.”
“Her life is at risk?” blurted Larry.
The doctor’s words were the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Larry couldn’t stay calm anymore, and he clutched the doctor’s collar before shouting, “Well, then what are you waiting for? Take her to the hospital now! Please save her. Don’t let anything happen to her.”
Larry was agitated and unreasonable, but the doctor didn’t dare to complain or even show any signs of dissatisfaction. Before they rushed over, they were informed that Larry Norton, the president of Norton Corporation, was the one who called. That was why they knew that they couldn’t afford to offend him.
The doctor quickly replied, “Don’t worry. We will do everything we can. Hurry up and get the patient into the ambulance carefully.”
Two medical staff quickly set the gurney up and carefully placed Joan on it before pushing her to the ambulance.
Larry gave some quick instructions to the men he brought with him before he got into the ambulance as well.
Inside the ambulance, Larry was drowning in worries as he stared at Joan. He couldn’t help but think of what the doctor said earlier, and that gripped his heart.
Joan, please be alright!
Joan was half-unconscious as she laid on the gurney. Despite that, she was still frowning, and it was clear that she was still in pain.
