Chapter 162
Ignore It.
Isabella Langley opened her eyes.
The hospital room was stark white.
She instinctively reached for her abdomen.
The flatness made her freeze instantly.
Where was the baby?
Where was her child?
"Doctor! Doctor!" She sat up abruptly, her voice hoarse.
A nurse hurried in at the sound.
"My baby? Tell me my baby is still there, right?" She grabbed the nurse's hand, her nails digging deep into the other woman's flesh.
The nurse winced in pain but explained patiently, "Miss Langley, please calm down. The baby is... gone."
"Impossible!" Isabella shrieked. "You're lying! You didn't try hard enough! Why did you perform surgery without my consent? Who gave you the right!"
A doctor arrived, drawn by the commotion.
He faced Isabella's accusations with a calm expression.
"Miss Langley, you were hemorrhaging severely when you arrived. The fetus had no heartbeat."
"To save your life, an immediate procedure was necessary."
"We attempted to contact your family, but no one answered."
"The surgery was performed with hospital authorization."
"The entire process followed medical protocols. There is surveillance footage as evidence."
Isabella stood frozen in place.
Tears streamed down her face silently.
The doctor sighed and turned to leave.
...
Top-floor conference room, Roscente Group.
Ethan Roscente had just finished a cross-border video conference.
His assistant approached quickly, phone in hand.
"Mr. Roscente, the hospital has called several times."
The man's steps faltered slightly.
"Which hospital?"
"OB/GYN at Massachusetts General Hospital."
Ethan's eyes turned cold.
"Ignore it."
The assistant hesitated. "They've called six times. It seems urgent..."
Ethan shot him a icy glare.
The assistant immediately fell silent.
...
At the nurses' station, two on-duty nurses looked at each other.
"Still no answer?"
"Nope. Said he's her husband. How can he be unreachable?"
"I'll go ask the patient again..."
"Don't waste your energy," the older nurse stopped her. "I expected this."
"What do you mean?"
"You didn't see the work chat? The one in the VIP room is the mistress. Threw her weight around because of the pregnancy."
"Now look. She lost the baby."
"Really? She seems so young..."
"A college student. Kept by a wealthy heir. Wanted to use the child to secure her position."
"What do we do now? We can't reach the family. The head nurse is about to do rounds."
"Try contacting that 'mother-in-law'."
The call connected quickly.
"Hello, this is OB/GYN at Massachusetts General Hospital. Regarding Miss Langley's situation..."
Victoria Roscente cut her off. "What now? More life-or-death drama? Tell her to drop dead somewhere else. Don't bother me!"
She hung up immediately.
The two nurses looked at each other, speechless.
"Being a mistress really doesn't pay off."
...
Isabella lay in the hospital for two full days.
During that time, she developed an infection from the hemorrhage and went back into surgery.
When she was wheeled out, her face was as pale as paper.
Only a hired aide was there to care for her.
She called Ethan Roscente and Victoria Roscente countless times.
All calls went unanswered.
She asked the nurses to help contact them. The result was the same.
They had abandoned her.
The physical agony and mental collapse made her increasingly volatile.
The nurses' station complained bitterly but had no choice but to serve her.
She was, after all, a VIP patient.
...
Victoria found out about the lost baby three days later.
Amelia Roscente called while Victoria was getting a spa treatment.
"Mom, that baby is gone. Forget the 72 million. Let's just take what's rightfully ours."
Victoria was stunned for a moment.
A wave of disappointment washed over her.
For the lost 72 million, and for the grandchild she never met.
But then she thought, a child from that kind of woman was better off gone.
It saved future trouble.
She even began to miss Sophia Sullivan.
Though from an ordinary family, she was at least sensible and considerate.
Much better than Isabella Langley.
...
Isabella lay in her hospital bed, staring blankly out the window.
She had no tears left.
Why didn't Ethan come?
Didn't Victoria care most about this grandson?
Why didn't either of them show up?
She waited and waited, until her heart turned to ashes.
The first person to visit her turned out to be...