Upon hearing the noise coming from behind her, Rose Liall immediately turned around and saw her pale-faced daughter lying in the hospital bed, awake. Rose’s face was filled with joyous relief, "Annie, you’re finally awake."
Benjamin Lawrence also looked over at the bed, his expression more solemn.
"Mom," Annie Lawrence held Rose’s hand in a tight grip, her voice tinged with emotion, "Who had a miscarriage? Who were you talking about just now, Dad?"
Rose stiffened for a moment, her own face tensing up, "Annie, well..."
Images from just before she fell unconscious filled her mind.
Blood, so much blood, had flowed from beneath her.
And then, she had lost consciousness.
Annie’s already pale face became even more ghastly white in an instant, her lips trembling. In disbelief, she looked at Rose, "My child... Mom, did I lose my baby?"
"Did I have a miscarriage, right?"
Rose stared at her daughter’s state, unable to bring herself to reveal the truth.
However, she knew that some things couldn’t be kept from her daughter.
Despite her reluctance, she gathered her strength and nodded reluctantly.
Annie’s eyes widened as the world before her went black, nearly fainting again.
"I was pregnant?" She said shakily, unable to believe it, "Was I really pregnant?"
She thought her pregnancy was fake.
So why did she still have a miscarriage?
Rose was puzzled by her daughter’s strange words, "Annie, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere? Didn’t you know about your pregnancy?"
Rose didn’t think too much of it, assuming Annie was just confused from such a traumatic experience, which left her speech somewhat unclear.
With that thought in mind, her heart ached even more for her daughter.
"Annie, don’t be too upset. Since this child has already been lost, it means that you two weren’t meant to be. You’re still young, and so is David. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to have children in the future."
"Just focus on recovering right now, and you can have a child with David later."
"David..." Annie seemed to remember something, looking around. Her expression became worse, "Mom, where’s David? Why isn’t he here?"
"Well..." Rose hesitated, her own expression turning sour. "He’s not here. He said there was an urgent matter at the company that needed his personal attention. Once it’s resolved, he’ll come to the hospital to see you."
Rose was unhappy with her future son-in-law’s behavior.
What could be more important than her daughter?
Her daughter had had a miscarriage, but he still didn’t take the time to be by her side!
Moreover, Annie’s miscarriage was largely related to David.
Rose had inquired about the matter and found out some bits and pieces of the truth.
Although she was deeply frustrated, there was nothing she could do about it.
The Lawrence family was on the decline— becoming more and more destitute.
They couldn’t maintain their current status with just Annie’s earnings as an actress.
But if her only daughter could marry into the Benington family, things would change.
If Annie became the young lady of the Benington family, everything would be different for the Lawrences.
The Benington family was a well-known wealthy family in Closia, with plenty of money and power.
With the support of the Benington family, the Lawrence family wouldn’t fall so far behind.
So, no matter how much Rose felt wronged for her daughter and held dissatisfaction towards David, she could not allow Annie to break up with him.
Suppressing her resentment, she tried to console Annie, "Don’t be too upset. David has just taken over the Benington Group, so of course he’s going to be busy. It’s normal for him not to be able to make time in the short term."