Sydney gripped the water glass tightly, her hands trembling slightly.

Sebastian sat on a nearby chair.

Rosalie spoke up, "Mom, now that you're here, there's something important I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Sydney asked, looking up.

Rosalie held Sebastian's hand tightly. "Sebastian made a decision outside the operating room, and it was me who pushed him into it." Sydney looked startled. "What?"

"Mom, I told Sebastian that if anything went wrong during the surgery, the priority should be to save the baby. I also told him that if I woke up and found out the baby was gone, I would be devastated and might even end my own life. I forced Sebastian to promise me, which is why he made that decision outside the operating room."

"Rose," Sebastian interjected urgently, "You don't need to talk about this."

Rosalie shook her head.

be safe. If the baby was lost, I would be lost too. That's why

He has endured it all silently, not because he felt guilty, but because he was trying to protect me. He was willing to put up with

had to stand up for Sebastian. The decisions he

remained silent for a long time before looking at Sebastian's bruised

pain on Sebastian's face at the time and hearing Rosalie's words

heart ached.

was her son now made her feel even more guilty. How could she have misunderstood her child so badly? She had

tell me?" Sydney struggled to keep her voice steady, her sadness barely contained. "If you had told me

have hit him or

know he was her son, and she

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