As November began, Oliviaâs time was due, but her labor was difficult.
After eight grueling hours, the doctors finally delivered the baby.
The sound of her baby crying brought a surge of intense relief and pain to Olivia.
Exhausted, she lay gasping for breath, drenched in sweat.
Laura was by her side in the delivery room, holding Oliviaâs hand tightly and sobbing with joy.
âItâs a baby girl! Oh, my God! Sheâs so beautiful! Look at her little face, Olivia!â
Olivia turned to look at her newborn baby.
A beautiful baby?
The little one was pink and slightly wrinkled, resembling a withered melon.
Noticing Oliviaâs potential disappointment, Laura quickly reassured her, âSheâll look better in a few days.
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With trembling hands, Olivia gently touched the baby girlâs face and whispered, âLetâs call her Leyla.
Dylan picked the name himself when we found out itâs a girl.
â
Leyla Wright.
Holding back her emotions and tears, Laura responded enthusiastically, âSure.
Thatâs a lovely name! I like it very much.
Itâs much better than any your brother could think of.
Do you like it, Leyla?â
Meanwhile, Olivia tenderly held Leylaâs tiny hand, hoping that her daughter would somehow bring Dylan back.
While Olivia was recovering from the child birth, Kiley had an accidental fall and was hospitalized with a mild fracture in a VIP room close to Oliviaâs.
Sharon frequently visited her in the hospital, using these visits to pressure Raphael into marrying her sooner.
Kiley had exhausted every tactic to sway Raphael, but he proved more resistant than she anticipated, increasing Sharonâs anxiety.
On their way to the CT room one day, Sharon pleaded with Kiley once more.
Kiley patted her hand gently, reassuring her, âDonât worry, Sharon.
I will find a way to convince Raphael.
â
Sharon was somewhat irritated, as this was not the first time Kiley had made such a promise but achieved nothing in the end.
Just then, her phone rang with an urgent call from the company.
She glanced at Kiley and said apologetically, âIâll have the nurse take you to the CT room.
Thereâs an urgent issue at the company, and those assistants are so useless.
I need to go back and handle it myself.
â
Hearing Sharonâs urgency, Kiley looked at her with admiration.
âGo ahead! Donât worry about me.
Itâs just a mild fracture on my leg! Your work is more important than this.
â
Sharon nodded and hurried off.
After Sharon left, Kiley slowly limped toward the CT Room alone.
As she made her way, she pondered Raphaelâs recent behavior.
Rumors had it that he often spent evenings out and rarely came home at night, which was straining his relationship with Sharon.
Lost in thought, Kiley was near the maternity wards when she nearly collided with a nurse holding a baby.
The nurse was on her way to take the baby girl for a swimming session.
Kiley glanced at the baby with a tinge of longing.
Raphael was already in his thirties, steadfast in his refusal to marry, much less have a child.
Yet, here was this adorable little one who bore a resemblance to Raphael.