At Natalie’s insistence, Shane had no choice but to relent. Nonetheless, he was inwardly planning to instruct the housekeeper in the villa to stick to her side and take care of her meticulously in the following half a month.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to rest easy.
In no time, an hour flew past. The nurse then informed Natalie that she could enter the operating theater.
Despite having braced herself mentally, a tidal wave of reluctance washed over Natalie when she truly had to step into the operating theater and abort the baby.
She was even gripped by the urge to take off and go back on her decision.
No, I can’t do that. I can’t keep this baby.
At that thought, she inhaled deeply and steeled her resolve. After a final look at Shane, she followed the nurse into the operating theater.
Subsequently, the nurse instructed her to lie down on the operating table and prepare for anesthesia.
Natalie stared at the cold operating table for a long while. Digging her nails into her palms, she forced herself to lie down on it.
The nurse then started administering the anesthesia while the doctor laid out the tools for the operation at the side.
“Please relax, Ms. Smith. Your body is too tense that I can’t get the needle in,” the nurse urged as she squeezed Natalie’s stiff arm.
Natalie forced a smile. “Sorry, I’m too nervous. I’ll try my best to relax.”
As she said that, she regulated her breathing and calmed her pounding heart.
Two minutes later, her body finally relaxed.
Sensing that the muscles in her arm were no longer as stiff, the nurse jabbed the needle in.
Shortly after, Natalie felt dizzy and weak.
Right away, she knew that the anesthetic had started taking effect.
Just when her mind had gone fuzzy, and she was on the brink of losing consciousness, she abruptly heard the doctor and nurse conversing.
“From your guilty expressions, I can tell that it’s the truth. You probably lied about my baby being deformed as well so that I’ll consent to the abortion, didn’t you? You’re both medical practitioners, yet you actually accepted a bribe to harm a patient! You’re simply heartless!” Natalie struggled to sit up by propping her hands against the operating table below her.
Upon seeing that, the doctor’s expression turned frantic. “Shit! She’s trying to escape! Quick, restrain her and give her another dose of anesthetic!”
At that, the nurse hesitated. “But there’s a limit for anesthesia. If I were to give her another dose, it’d exceed the limit and might likely cause sequela.”
“So what? We’ve lost our medical ethics from the very moment we accepted the money. It would’ve been fine if she hadn’t overheard us, for we naturally would’ve performed the operation according to the procedure. But she has overheard us and even wants to make a run for it now. We’ll be ruined if that happens, so we definitely can’t waver!” the doctor asserted while staring at Natalie with cold eyes.
Every single utterance out of his mouth struck terror into Natalie, and a chill encased her.
Swayed by the doctor’s words, the nurse gritted her teeth and picked up the anesthetic once more. Glancing at Natalie, she mumbled, “I’m sorry, Ms. Smith. Please don’t blame me. If you want to blame someone, just settle the score with Mr. Sean Thompson.”
After saying that, the nurse made to jab Natalie with the needle.
Natalie’s pupils constricted as stark panic assailed her.
No, I can’t allow myself to be anesthetized again!
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