The mood shifted from sorrow to joy in an instant.

Mrs. Sox, who had been trembling just moments ago, suddenly regained her composure. She no longer needed her son's support and stepped forward to ask the nurse, "The baby is premature. Does he need to stay in an incubator?"

The nurse reassured her, "He'll be placed in the incubator for observation. If everything checks out, he'll return to his mother soon. The baby weighs over six pounds, and at thirtyfive weeks, he's not too premature. If he had gone full-term, he could have been seven or eight pounds."

Julian helped prop Josh up against a chair and then turned his attention back to the newborn.

Both the Bucham and Sox families were relieved and overjoyed.

Jasmine's sudden labor had given everyone a scare, but now, mother and baby were safe.

No one bothered waking Josh. They let him stay unconscious, slumped in his chair.

By the time Serenity returned from her prenatal checkup, Jasmine had already been moved to a high-end VIP ward.

"Jasmine!"

She had been so worried that even during her checkup, the doctor had mistaken her pale

why are you here? You're still pregnant!" Jasmine

in-laws not to inform Serenity right away. She didn't want her friend to worry and

arrived at thirty-five weeks, but Serenity's wasn't even at thirty weeks yet. A premature birth for her would be far riskier. "I had a prenatal checkup scheduled for this morning, and Zachary came with me. On the way, we saw Josh running out of the office. Zachary asked him what

by Jasmine's

returned the smile. "Thank

long will the baby be in the incubator?" Serenity asked with concern. Thirty-five weeks was still considered premature, and there were always risks. "The doctor said he's very healthy, and all his indicators are normal. He should only need an

shifted to the man lying on

eyes and

he passed out

knowingly. "He was too nervous. His anxiety had been stretched so tight that once he knew you were safe, he couldn't handle

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