Chapter 1224:
The nurse gave a respectful nod. “I’ll take care of it immediately.”
While they waited for the room transfer to be arranged, the pregnant woman in the neighboring bed — realizing Rylie was not someone she could easily provoke — quietly fell silent. Not long after, her husband arrived carrying three boxes of takeaway food. At first glance, the meals appeared intended solely for his own family, but to everyone’s surprise, he offered one to Melany with a friendly smile. “I’ve noticed you haven’t had anyone visiting, and you’ve probably been stuck eating tasteless hospital food. It must be difficult managing everything alone, so I picked up an extra meal for you.”
Seeing her husband show kindness toward another woman instantly triggered the pregnant woman’s anger. “What, you think you’re wealthy now? Buying food for strangers? Or is she secretly carrying your child?”
The man spun around and glared sharply at his wife. “Enough! Do you think everyone eats as much as you do? We’re all staying in the same ward — what’s wrong with offering someone a little help?”
Feeling uncomfortable, Melany politely declined. Rylie calmly interjected, “She consumed too much nutrition during the early months, which caused the baby to grow larger than expected. Eating lighter meals now will make the delivery safer and easier.”
“Are you even related to her?” the man sneered. “She’s been here so long, and I’ve never seen a single family member visit. Are you really that stretched for money? Is this how you care for a young pregnant woman?”
Rylie quickly understood that reasoning with him would be entirely pointless.
Melany frowned with visible irritation. “My family matters are none of your concern. Please leave me alone.”
“How ungrateful,” the man replied coldly, and yanked the partition curtain shut.
M𝘰𝘀𝗍 𝘳е𝗮d 𝘁𝘩і𝘴 𝗐𝗲𝖾𝗄 𝗈𝗻 𝘨a𝗹n𝘰𝘷el𝘴.𝖼o𝗆
Rylie turned gently to Melany. “Why didn’t you choose to stay in a VIP room?”
“When I was admitted, I was the only one in here,” Melany answered quietly. “I assumed everything would go smoothly, so I didn’t want to trouble anyone unnecessarily.”
Rylie rested her hand softly on Melany’s head. “Melany, you’re not the struggling girl you once were. Your health and well-being should be your top priority now.”
Melany responded with a small, shy nod.
As their conversation continued, the pregnant woman in the neighboring bed suddenly went into labor, her earlier arrogance dissolving into desperate cries of pain. The doctors repeatedly offered pain relief, but her husband refused each time. “Why waste money on injections? Women have been giving birth like this forever,” he insisted dismissively.
The woman’s cries unsettled Melany deeply, and she spoke up hesitantly. “It’s only an injection. If it can reduce the pain, why not consider it?”
“Easy for you to suggest when someone else is covering your expenses,” the man snapped, his expression darkening. He then turned to his wife and added cruelly, “Look at her — pregnant without being married, abandoned by her family. And you? I’ve fed you so well you’ve gained all this weight. You should be grateful instead of complaining.”
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