I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 151 Half an hour later , Carter and Lauren arrived at a small private hospital . Lauren said , " I'll head inside myself . The patients here are all women , so it'd be inconvenient for you to be with me . " " Will you be okay on your own ? " Carter asked , worried . " Yeah . Hurry up and go check on the kids before coming back to me . " Lauren was ashen . She looked genuinely unwell . Carter didn't suspect anything . He told Glen to turn the car around so he could head to the hospital where Arielle and Adrian were . " Lauren ?

" The director of the hospital , Holly Sanders , was in her early 40s . Her face showed signs of cosmetic work . She was happy to see Lauren . Lauren quickly shut the door . " Holly , I need your help with something . " Holly gave her a suspicious look . " Do you need me to introduce you to more wealthy men- " " No ! " Lauren cut her off . She leaned forward and whispered , " I need you to ... " An hour later , Carter returned to the private hospital Lauren was at after picking up Arielle and Adrian , who looked tired . The kids stayed in the car while Glen watched them . " Are you Mr.

Jamison ? " Holly , with her doctor's coat on , waited for Carter . " Yes , I am . Where's Lauren ? " Holly looked solemn . " I'm sorry to inform you that she had a miscarriage . A pregnancy is always unstable in the early stages . How could she have had so much alcohol ? " " A miscarriage ? " Carter was stunned . It seemed that Lauren really had gotten pregnant . They weren't even aware of it , yet she'd already lost the baby ! Holly's expression turned reproachful . " As her husband , you should've protected her . She's in there , and she's not doing too well . You should check on her .

" Carter headed into the room , still reeling from the news . Lauren lay on the hospital bed with her back to the door . Her shoulders trembled slightly , and she was hooked to an IV drip . " Lauren ... " The guilt was apparent in Carter's voice . He'd failed to protect her and their innocent baby . 1/2 Chapter 151 +25 BONUS " I didn't manage to protect our child , Carter ... " Tears streamed down Lauren's face . She looked fragile and haggard . Carter approached her and wrapped his arms around her as he stood by the bed . " I'm sorry . It's all my fault .

If I'd known you were pregnant , I would never ... He would never have brought her to Draventh ! To be accurate , he would've done a better job of keeping Lauren safe if he'd known Rhea was also in the city . Lauren shook her head as she continued to weep . " It's not your fault , and you're not to blame . It's my fault . I didn't even know we had a baby . It could've grown up with Arielle and Adrian if I'd kept it safe . Imagine how happy we would've been ... " Her words made Carter's emotions swirl . Then , his hatred for Rhea deepened .

" If I'd known this would happen , I would've apologized to Rhea and done anything to make her friends let me off the hook . I ... " Sweat beaded on Lauren's forehead , making her look even more pitiful . Carter tightened his hold on her . Rhea had made him lose two children in such a short time ! He would remember this , along with the humiliation he'd suffered that night ! 1 " Dry your tears , alright ? Lie down so you can get all the rest you need . " He helped Lauren back onto the bed . She looked scared . " Carter , how do you think Rhea is related to those women ?

They seemed to know each other well , but Rhea comes from such an ordinary background . Why would she know people who are leagues above her ? " Carter sat down . " Why else ? She can only mingle with those women because of George Snider . " He'd never doubted that . After all , for as long as he'd known Rhea , she'd been an ordinary woman who lived an ordinary life . She didn't wear designer clothes or use designer items , and her family had never shown themselves . If she really did know some important people , why had they never shown up over the years ? It didn't make sense .

Carolyn had previously told him that Rhea had cut off contact with her family for his sake , but he didn't buy it . " I'll make sure Rhea gives you an explanation for the miscarriage , " Carter said firmly . " I'll make her apologize to you . " 2/2 Chapter 152 +25 BONUS Chapter 152