Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 572 Sydney could not argue with that. She kept her head down and drank her soup. She tried to hide her guilt. "I told Grandma that the baby is a girl, and she got especially happy." Agatha did adore little girls, but Julian still looked skeptical. "Just that?" Under his gaze, Sydney grew even more uneasy. She opened her mouth to confess, then her abdomen tightened. A dull ache followed. She sucked in a sharp breath and frowned. Julian saw her touch her stomach and shot to his feet, reaching for her. "What is it?

Does your stomach hurt?" "A little." Sydney was a doctor, but this was still her first pregnancy. Panic flickered through her. Julian bent down and lifted her into his arms. He made his decision at once. "We are going to the hospital." "No, wait. Just wait a moment." She had spent the entire day at the hospital and did not want to put him through more worry," Put me on the sofa first. Let me check my pulse." In his urgency, Julian had forgotten that she was a doctor. After a short pause, he set her down with care. He had always trusted her medical skills. That included Eliana's poisoning.

He knew that if Sydney could not solve it, then even when Alan returned tomorrow, the outcome would likely stay the same. There was nothing more to it. Alan had poured everything into teaching Sydney. He had held nothing back. Sydney was gifted and mastered everything with ease. Given time and experience, she would surpass her mentor. Sydney finished taking her pulse. She looked at the man whose face had gone tight with worry and smiled. "Why are you so tense? Pregnancy lasts nine months.

serious, and his tone eased. "I am worried about your body." After learning about her pregnancy, Julian had asked Marcus about many things. Miscarrying at this stage would injure her badly. The pain eased. Sydney lifted her head and fixed him with her clear gaze. She smiled. "Not worried about the baby at all?" Julian avoided her eyes and looked

It felt like rushing to act like a happy father. Sydney