Chapter 5

Evelyn Sterling was helped by a maid, stumbling out.

Her face was streaked with tears, her hair disheveled, completely disregarding her appearance, she lunged forward, wanting to touch the baby.

I instinctively moved a step sideways with the baby.

At this slight movement, Evelyn froze.

Sarah White, however, seemed to seize the opportunity and immediately stepped forward to support her.

"Evelyn, don't worry, the child is already—"

Slap!

Before she could finish, Evelyn raised her hand and delivered a sharp slap.

Sarah White's head snapped sideways, and half her face quickly swelled and reddened.

Evelyn was trembling all over, her voice cracking.

"Get away from me!"

"You are not allowed to touch my daughter!"

Sarah White covered her face, tears instantly streaming down.

"Evelyn, I'm just worried about you…"

Evelyn ignored her completely, her bloodshot eyes fixed on me.

"You just said she wasn't gone, but was harmed and stopped breathing?"

"Yes."

Dr. Reed still tried to step forward.

"Evelyn, don't let her mislead you…"

Evelyn sharply turned, grabbed a vase from a nearby table, and smashed it bang! at his feet.

Shards scattered.

"My daughter is in this state, and you're still telling me who to listen to?"

"If she still has a breath in her, anyone who dares to stop me, I'll make them pay with their life!"

The Sterling sons all froze.

Sarah White's face was extremely grim, but she still tried to speak again.

"But Evelyn—"

Grandpa Richard Sterling's cane thumped heavily on the ground.

"Silence!"

The old man's chest heaved violently, his eyes completely bloodshot.

"No one is to stop her today."

"But you remember this: if you're playing games with me, you'll join my granddaughter in the grave."

I nodded heavily at Evelyn and Grandpa Richard Sterling, then quickly rushed to the patio with the baby, placed her on a wicker chair, and unfastened her swaddle.

Dr. Alex Smith also followed, his forehead beaded with sweat.

"Loosen her clothes, don't cover her chest."

"First, check for chest rise and fall!"

I did as he said, my hands trembling violently.

The baby's voice in my head grew weaker and weaker.

"Faster… faster…"

Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.

"Don't fall asleep!"

Dr.Smith's hands trembled with urgency, and he immediately began emergency stimulation.

"Pat her feet lightly!"

"Then feel her neck for a very faint pulse!"

Nothing.

There was nothing.

Sarah White stood not far away, covering her face, a sinister glint slowly surfacing in her eyes.

"Mr. Sterling, isn't that enough?"

"If we keep tormenting her like this, Lily won't even have her final dignity."

Mr. Sterling clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking, but he said nothing.

Dr. Smith's face grew paler and paler.

"It's… it's completely over…" I slumped to the ground, mumbling.

Dr. Smith checked Lily's chest, his eyes dimming, even his lips trembling.

Sarah White subtly let out a breath, as if she had finally waited for this moment, and raised her hand to call the bodyguards.

"Take her—"

Dr. Smith suddenly shuddered.

Then he abruptly looked up, and shrieked.

"Wait! Lily… she moved!"