Chapter 658 - The Difficult Labor (1/2)

Finland never imagined that in just two weeks, after waiting for the birth of Aleksis's new baby, her family would now experience the birth of another baby.

She and Caspar only learned what had happened between London and L a few weeks ago, and they were totally unprepared. As she was busy with that thought, London suddenly came out of the patient room screaming that L was about to give birth.

Everyone immediately went after him to the delivery room.

If the situation was different, Finland would like to come inside to help with what she could as the mother of the prospective father who was panicked and would need someone to calm him down.

Unfortunately, L would be suspicious if she saw her presence in the delivery room. Therefore, Finland was forced to sit in the lounge in front of the delivery room with the others.

Caspar hugged her shoulders and tried to calm his wife. He rarely saw Finland worry like this, and that made him feel uncomfortable. Since they were married, for him, the happiness and wellbeing of his family were the main priorities of his life. He would do anything to eliminate the look of concern or anxiety from their faces.

”Shhh... he already knows what to do...” Caspar quietly said in his wife's ear. He then sat on one of the couches and pulled Finland into his l.a.p. ”Let's wait. I'm worried too, but I believe the medicine from Lauriel will work.”

Finland only took a deep breath. She let her husband hug her waist, while she continued to stare at the door of the delivery room with a worried face.

Jan, Terry, and Rune sat together with a disheveled appearance. They were also equally worried about the fate of their new niece. Meanwhile, Aldebar and Lauriel chatted quietly in the corner of the room.

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In the delivery room, London tried desperately to organize his heart and appear calm in front of L. The girl was incessantly crying, screaming, and cursing, even clawing at him several times because of the extreme pain caused by the induction earlier.

Her stomach felt tortured with excruciating pain, as though a giant hand was squeezing the contents of her stomach without mercy. The pain came at shorter intervals and kept becoming more and more painful.

”I... I can't take it anymore...” she cried many times. Her face winced and she bit her lip, trying to hold back the pain. Her hand clawed at London's arm, trying to hold his hand.

”Hang in there, Madam... the opening is getting bigger. We're in opening five now. You just need to follow the instructions and regulate your breath...” Dr. Muller instructed L in a calm voice. He was amazed because the patient whose heart was weak didn't faint after reaching such a high level of pain.

He showed L how she must regulate her breathing and guided the girl to divert her attention from pain by thinking about positive and beautiful things.

”Breathe in... and now breathe out... Breathe in again...”

London continued to hold L's hand and pretended to be calm in front of the girl. With his left hand, he wiped the sweat that flooded L's face.

”We're almost there...” He kept cheering for L. ”Think of the beautiful things... what do you want in this world?”

L inhaled and slowly exhaled. The contraction had just ended, and she could finally rest for a while. The girl turned toward London with wet eyes and a disheveled face.

”I... I want to live...” she whispered softly. She was almost out of strength.

”It's now opening seven...” Doctor Muller said with focus. He gave a signal to the nurse to add the induction fluid. ”Add the dose so the opening can immediately reach opening ten. The patient almost passed out.”

The nurses skillfully carried out the doctor's orders.

Five minutes later, there was a loud screaming piercing the sky when L felt the induction fluid work. Her entire stomach and lower abdomen felt as though they were being beaten up and squeezed by a giant hand.

”Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...” L stretched and curled up, trying to hold back the pain in her body with tears streaming down her cheeks.

Tears also flowed down London's eyes because he didn't know what to do to relieve the pain experienced by a woman who was giving birth. He looked at Doctor Muller with a despair in his eyes.

”Can't she be given some pain relief? I can't bear to see her like this...” he urged Dr. Muller. ”She can pass out anytime...”