The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 272 A Tough Decision

Julian went to meet Jacob alone in the hospital.

"How was it?" Jacob asked, his hand tightly gripped together.

Pain flitted across Julian’s eyes, and Jacob's heart somersaulted.

Could it be...

"I've consulted several internationally renowned experts, but their opinions are the same," Julian said, trying very hard to contain his emotions. "If it's congenital heart disease, then there's no difference between male and female. Both have the same chance of inheriting the disease and the percentage is almost 95% or above."

"In other words..." Jacob replied absentmindedly.

"There's a high probability that Susie has the latent cardiovascular disease as well," Julian nodded and affirmed.

Jacob froze. When he knew he had latent cardiovascular disease, he was not afraid at all. He thought he would just face it when it came.

However, things were different now. When he thought Susan was going to go through the same painful experience that he was going through right now, his body began to shake uncontrollably.

'How could this be!'

Jacob’s vision went dark for a moment, and he almost fainted. Fortunately, it was on the fourth day and he had already passed the critical stage. He took a deep breath and willed himself to calm down.

"Is there any possible way to detect it in advance?” he asked.

He had seen many doctors before, and most of them said that it was almost impossible to detect it in advance. The onset was often unpredictable and there was no sign at all. However, Julian had more connections so he might be able to get in touch with other better doctors. Perhaps they might know how to do it.

Jacob looked expectantly at Julian, but Julian just sighed exhaustedly.

Jacob's heart trembled. Even though Julian had not given the answer yet, he already knew the answer.

"No, there is no way to detect it. Even the latest medical appliances are unable to do it," Julian said sternly, "Besides, a few experts told me that laboring has a very high chance of inducing the disease. The probability is as high as 80%, and once it’s triggered, the mortality rate for the mother is as high as 100%."

"So, I've decided," Julian said, his face filled with determination. "I will not let Susie take the risk. As such, I've decided to give up the child."

A sad note had crept into Jacob's voice as well, "Susie won't accept this." Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

He was fully aware of how much Susan had been looking forward to the child. If they took the child away, she would go crazy.

"Then don't let her know." Julian's eyes were bloodshot.

He had been putting up a strong front before Susan to hide his pain away from her these few days. He was already on the brink of collapse, but he knew he did not have the luxury to do so. Right now, nobody could help him make the cruel decision, and only he could support himself.

Jacob fell silent for a moment. Then, a bitter smile twisted his lips as he asked, "What are you going to do then?"

Sadness and disappointment was the last thing Jacob wanted from Susan. It was just that considering the current situation, as well as the information that they had gathered, it was too risky for Susan to bear the child. As such, he could understand Julian’s struggle a s well.

Just like Julian, he would choose Susan over the baby. Even if Susan would be heartbroken, they had no other options anymore.

"The longer the child stays, the more damage it will do to Susie when the time comes," Julian said, slowly stressing each syllable, "I'll prepare the surgery as

soon as possible.”

"Have... have you ever discussed this with Susie before?” Jacob asked the question that had been bugging him all along.

"There is no way Susie will agree to it. Her life is at stake right now, so she doesn’t have a say in this." Julian's eyes were tinged with blood. He looked just like an injured beast. "Although I’m looking forward to the child as well, for me, nothing is more important than Susie. There is no chance I'll put her in a dangerous situation. Even if the risk is very low, I’ll still do it the same way.”

"It's all my fault," Jacob mumbled, "I should have thought of it earlier and warned Susie about it. She would not have the child, and she would not have to g o through the pain...”

"It's too late to regret now, Jacob.” Julian shook his head. "I came to you today to tell you that I will arrange the operation right away. After we take the child out, I'm not sure how Susie will react at that time. I might need your help to comfort her."

"Got it." Jacob nodded sternly.

Just when they ended their conversation, a slight click came from the bathroom.

Julian's expression changed and he pulled the door open.

"Mr... Mr. Shaw," Anna looked embarrassed at Julian. "I ... I accidentally touched the door."

Julian looked coldly at Anna. “You heard everything?" "No! I didn’t hear anything," Anna said, shaking her head profusely.

"Just admit it if you heard it. I won't eat you or whatever." Julian’s brows were tightly locked in the center of the forehead. The cold glint that flashed across his eyes when he was looking at Anna shook her to her core.

She knew she heard something that she should not know. She did not want this to happen as well, but since it already happened, there was nothing she could do right now. Therefore, she put on a serious expression and promised, "Don't worry, Mr. Shaw. I will pretend I didn't hear anything even if I heard something. I'll keep my lips sealed, and I won’t tell anyone about it."

Julian did not reply. He continued to look at her as if h e was considering what to do with her.

Every muscle in Anna's body was pulled taut.

"Julian, let me handle her," Jacob said, "TH make sure she won't leak anything.”

Julian thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay."

After all, Susan was equally important to Jacob. He was certain that Jacob understood the gravity of the situation and that he would watch Anna closely.

After Julian left, Anna tiptoed to Jacob’s bed and said, "Thank you for helping me, Mr. Shelby.”

She did not dare to imagine what would happen to her if Jacob did not step forward to help her.

Jacob looked at her coldly and asked, "Why are you in the bathroom? I thought you said you were going to get the medicine from the doctor?"

"That was about half an hour ago," Anna hastily explained, "I returned a long time ago. See? The medicine is just beside your bed. It's just that maybe you're sleeping just now, so you didn’t notice it. After that, I went to the bathroom. Then, just when I was about to go out, Mr. Shaw came into the ward and you two began to talk. I didn't want to eavesdrop on you either."

To prove her innocence, Anna did not once avert her eyes away from Jacob, as she hoped that he could see the sincerity in her eyes.

"It doesn’t matter now," Jacob said through a cold voice, “From now on, you have to give me your phone. Also, you’re not allowed to stay out of my sight."

"Do you really have to do this to me?" Anna said, her face scrunched up.

"Well, it's fine for me too if you don't want to do that," Jacob smiled.

Anna's eyes shone.

"I'll hand you over to Julian," Jacob added, and Anna’s eyes dimmed down once more.

She said dejectedly, "Then forget about it.” She handed in her phone as Jacob told her, and stood beside him.