Chapter 975 - Youre Okay (1/2)
Ashley was pacing outside the delivery room restlessly. Francesca had gone inside for over an hour now and she was feeling a little scared now. In her worry, she ended up calling Xiu as well even though Francesca had asked her to not disturb anyone.
However, she needed someone by her side right now and that's why she had to call Xiu.
”Ash?”
Xiu came to her side hurriedly and asked, ”Is everything okay? Why do you look so scared?”
”Mom has been in there for over an hour,” told Ashley trying to hold back her tears. ”I don't know what to do. I got scared so I called you. Sorry, sister-in-law for disturbing you.”
Xiu hugged her and patted her back soothingly, ”What disturbing? I'm more than happy to be here. Also, there is nothing to worry about at all. Child labor is a battle, it takes time to win a battle.”
”But the doctor said because of mom's age, there are things to be...” she couldn't continue her words any longer.
Xiu continued to console her, ”Aiya, little girl, don't be so negative about it. Mama is one of the strongest women I know. Only this much can't possibly hurt her.”
Her words weren't unique or anything but they had a calming effect that allowed Ashley to put down her worries. But she didn't let Xiu go and continued to hug her as if she was holding her emotional pillar.
Although Xiu was giving her courage, she was actually quite nervous herself. Even though Francesca had been well taken care of in the past months but life is an unpredictable cycle. You can't possibly expect what's to come next. And no one believed in this more than Xiu.
However, no matter what mood she was in inside her heart, she won't let it show to others. Especially, Ashley who was actually really worried about Francesca. Xiu knew Ashley was a good girl. Since the time Francesca married into the family, Ashley had accepted her as her own mother. And as Francesca happened to be a very good mother, how could Ashley not grow close to her?
They waited for a while before the delivery room's door was finally opened. They finally got to see the red and wrinkly little baby but Ashley didn't find him ugly at all. Her eyes were sparkling like little stars as soon as she saw her little brother. She was already in high school, having a little brother at this age was strange but she had to be the most excited sister. She had been waiting for her little brother for so long. Knowing that Francesca was also fine, they relaxed.
”I'm gonna inform your brother,” said Xiu as she stepped out to call Darren. Just to make a phone call, she actually went out of the hospital door. Even after all this time, she was still not comfortable with hospitals. So, she wanted to find a place with some fresh air. Besides, Darren's company was about ten minutes drive from here, so she thought she'd just wait for him there.
Darren was dealing with the paperwork at hand. He wanted to clear up his schedule for the next two days since the doctor had said that Francesca's delivery date was tomorrow. He didn't even know that Francesca had been sent to the delivery room already.