Being Pursued By Ex-husband

The two quickly arrived at the hospital, and while still searching for Katherine's ward, Sophia could already hear her crying.

“Joshua! It hurts!”

Katherine never had much tolerance for pain since she was young. Although Sophia knew that the most painful stage was yet to come, her heart still ached upon hearing the former's wails.

She hurriedly entered the ward and saw Katherine lying in bed screaming with her brows knitted, whereas Joshua stood next to her with an even more sullen expression.

“Soph! It hurts! Why does childbirth hurt so much?” Katherine yelled and raised her hand upon seeing her friend.

Sophie ran over to hold her hand. “Hang in there. You can get an epidural soon.”

“The nurse said I'd have to be four centimeters dilated before I can get an epidural! Godd*mmit! How long do I have to wait?” Katherine screamed in tears.

Sophia was slightly amused to see her friend yelling in pain while still having the energy to curse. “Okay, take it easy. Focus your attention elsewhere.”

Then, she glanced at Alexander standing afar before smiling at Joshua. “I'll keep her company.”

Joshua gazed at his wife lying in bed. “The nurse said to let her walk.”

“Okay. I'll take her out a little.”

With a nod, Joshua shot Katherine one more glance and turned to leave the ward.

“It hurts!”

Katherine stared at Sophia meekly as the pain came in waves.

With no experience in childbirth, Sophia could only continue to assure Katherine at this point.

Even so, she had learned a thing or two about childbirth and knew that the worst pain was yet to come, so crying like this would only use up one's energy. She'll be too tired when it's actually time to give birth.

Pursing her lips and choosing not to respond to those words, Sophia changed the subject instead. “Aren't you supposed to be due in four days? Why are you having contractions all of a sudden? Did you get too riled up from all that stuff on the internet?”

With that, Katherine's attention was diverted successfully. “Nina's such a scheming little b*tch! I just checked my phone again, and she Tweeted that she's not in the cast anymore because of contract termination. She also said she's been so upset that she took a break instead of paying attention to what people have been saying online, and that she only found out about all this after a friend told her. The audacity!”

The pain suddenly returned, causing her to hiss. Then, she continued furiously, “She even added that it was all a misunderstanding and that she didn't mean to get between you and Alexander. Ugh! This girl just gets on my nerves. Pass me my phone! She might've just made another Tweet!”

Hearing that, Sophia couldn't help but laugh. At least this is better than her screaming her lungs out.

She took the phone on the bedside desk and handed it to Katherine. “Come. I'll help you get up so we can take a walk. Don't keep lying in bed.”

The latter glanced at her. “But it hurts...”

“Did you know that it'd hurt even more later?”

Katherine pouted, but she let Sophia help her up anyway.

In about half an hour, the news about Nina getting kicked out of the cast reached its peak.

“Tsk. This phony's back at it, and she actually wrote an apology post! She's so full of it sh*t!”

Unable to contain herself, Katherine proceeded to comment on Nina's post with her official account.

Sophia held onto the woman in slight frustration but chose not to stop her.

Well, as long as she's distracted, I guess.

Katherine was popular in and outside the entertainment industry, so any remark she made online would go viral.

As the situation escalated, helpless Nina eventually deleted her apology post and never logged in again.

Katherine was pleased with the outcome, but her smile instantly vanished as the nurse came in to check on her.

Sophia left the room to not get in the way, only to soon hear her friend wailing in pain again.

“You're still only at two centimeters. Do your best, Mrs. Lewis.”

When the nurse was done, she told Sophia to give Katherine something to eat. From the looks of it, Katherine might only give birth at night.

“Okay, I understand. Thank you,” Sophia replied with a smile.

After consoling Katherine a while longer, she headed out and swapped places with Joshua.

She and Alexander had rushed over without having lunch, and it was nearly two in the afternoon now.

Sophia had been so busy worrying about Katherine that she didn't realize how hungry she was.

Now that she was out of the ward and spotted the takeout container next to Alexander, she suddenly felt her stomach growl.

“Are you hungry?”

Alexander reached out to her, and she nodded. “Have you eaten?”

“Not yet.”

“Let's eat outside in the garden,” she remarked after eyeing the ward one last time.

The smell of disinfectant that filled the air here would only ruin their appetite.

“Okay.”

As predicted, it didn't take Katherine long to be three centimeters dilated, but it was seven at night by the time she reached four centimeters. After finally receiving her epidural, she remained inside the ward and drank some soup with Joshua's help.

The process continued smoothly after Katherine had dilated to four centimeters, and under Joshua's accompaniment, she was wheeled into the labor room around ten.