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In the middle of the night, Evelyn's cervix had already dilated to three centimeters, but the baby in her womb had the umbilical cord wrapped three times around its neck."Where is the husband? Where did he go?"The head nurse was near tears as she frantically searched for Daniel Vaughn, who had been standing outside the delivery room just minutes before.She thrust the consent form into Evelyn's trembling hands. "We can't reach your husband. You need to sign this yourself. We have to perform an emergency C-section.""He couldn't have gone far. I'll... I'll call him."Five consecutive calls. Each returned the same cold, merciless dial tone, and her heart dropped to the floor.11:58 p.m. Between ever-worsening contractions, Evelyn saw a new post from Ivy Shaw, the girl she had sponsored for years: Mr. Vaughn said he'd give me a coming-of-age gift.11:59 p.m. Ivy updated again: Mr. Vaughn says he can barely hold back now.Evelyn pounded the messenger, crying into her phone, "Daniel, where are you?"12:01 a.m. Her screen lit up: He's in. A lick, a soak. Adulthood is wonderful.In agony, Evelyn signed the form with shaking hands and slipped into unconsciousness under the anesthesia.Those few delayed minutes were fatal. The baby suffocated. She hemorrhaged and teetered on the edge of death.At dawn she woke from the anesthesia. Her flattened belly and the raw, numb pain of the wound told her the truth: the child was gone.On Ivy's profile, pinned to the top, was a blurry photo of the girl kissing a man: The coming-of-age in adult is really a plunge. Thanks for seven unforgettable gifts.Even blurred, Evelyn recognized him: Daniel."That high-profile lawyer nearly died fighting that gang-r**e case for his wife. And this baby? It took six rounds of IVF. He adored her. How could he be missing at such a critical time?" someone murmured.Whispers filled the corridor. Daniel burst in, eyes swollen from crying. He already knew the worst.But the messy hickeys on his neck made last night painfully clear.Evelyn stared at him, opening her mouth several times but unable to force out a word.ic_default