Chapter 346 - Three Hundred And Forty-seven: Killed Her Grandchild (1/2)

The third point of view:

”How is she, doctor?” Judy sat up from his seat, rushing the doctor who just emerged from the room. He had taken Emily to the Royal medical wing where she was given attention immediately.

”We've stabilized her condition. She's fine now,” the doctor assured him.

Judy was just about to take a deep breath of relief when it crossed his mind, ”The baby?”

The doctor's expression changed and Judy knew that moment that the baby was gone.

The royal physician took a deep breath, and glanced up at him with a sympathetic look, ”Your highness, we tried our best but....”

”It's gone, isn't it,” He squeezed his eyes shut, a look of pain crossing his features. It was too heartbreaking.

”It's gone. The fetus was weak from the very start. It couldn't survive even with our best effort,” he disclosed the bad news.

Judy pinched the bridge of his nose, he stumbled back as everything dawned on him. He just lost his child.

”Your highness!” The doctor panicked, ”Are you okay?” if anything happened to him, the queen would have his head served on a platter of gold.

Judy lifted his hand, motioning to him to keep his distance, ”Can I visit her now?”

”Of course, you can,” as if he could say no to the prince of Lincolnshire.

Judy left him and grabbed the doorknob entering the room where Emily laid. His eyes watered as he took in her sickly state; her complexion was pale and her lips chapped and her eyes red from crying.

Judy sat on her bedside then took her hand into his as tears rolled down his cheeks, ”I'm so sorry,” He muttered, kissing the top of her hand.

”If only I had listened to you,” He regretted.

After Emily had told him to break the news of her pregnancy to his mother, he had agreed. When they arrived at Lincolnshire, Judy had visited his mother and had every opportunity to tell her the news, but he pushed it to later. When he was through the pile of documents on his table, he'd tell her - he had planned.

Who knew that he had missed the opportunity to make things right. He wasn't so sure his mother had ordered Fiona into fighting Emily but he was sure as hell she had incited the girl into doing so!

Tears gushed out from his eyes, how was he going to tell Akim that he just lost a potential sibling? The boy has been progressing lately in his treatment, he wouldn't want this news to dishearten him.

Aside from that, how was he going to tell Emily that the child she has been waiting for long was gone? He knew how much she was so excited about becoming a mother after so many years, considering the maltreatment she underwent because of fertility issues when she was together with Ahmed. Where was he going to start? He didn't even know how to face her. This was all his fault.

”I'm so sorry, Emily,” He cried. Just like that, Judy continued grieving for hours till she woke.

”Where am I?” Emily rasped, looking around in confusion. She was groggy and felt a patch of dryness in her throat.

”You're in the hospital,” He told her, pulling a curl away from her face.

”You're in the hospital,” He said with a gentle tone.

”Hospital?” For a slight moment there, there was confusion in her gaze until her eyes widened, the memory returning.

”Oh my God,” Emily gasped, and tried to sit up abruptly but Judy was quick in holding her back.

”Please rest, Emily,”

”M-my baby,” She choked, hands going to her stomach, ”Is okay, right?”

Judy couldn't reply instead he looked away and that was all Emily needed to break down in tears. She knew Judy; studied him like a book; knew him like the back of her hand; that look wasn't for good news.

”Oh no no no no,” Emily sat up forcibly, shaking her head vehemently, ”You're lying, my child can't be gone. He was with me, how can he be gone like that?!” her face was lined with pain with tears streaming down her face.

”Emily, I'm sorry. They tried all they could but they couldn't save it,” Judy tried to comfort her.