Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Chapter 142

Seeing them, he felt a warm touch in his heart. He couldn’t resist taking his cell phone from his pocket to snap a picture.

He had secretly taken countless pictures of his family before. In fact, his gallery was already full of pictures of them.

The collection would grow even more once Lane gave birth to their second child, whose gender remained a surprise to him.

That is why he was buying neutral-colored items for the baby.

Honestly, Ethan hoped for a girl. He wished for a little girl who resembled Lane. But he would accept whatever blessing God gave them.

The most important thing was the baby’s health.

After snapping the picture, he returned the cell phone to his pocket. Then he finally stepped forward to approach them.

"Mommy, when the baby comes out of your tummy, I’ll protect him." Ethan smiled when he heard Calvin say that to his Mommy.

It seemed he wasn’t the only protector of their family; he had a little helper, Calvin.

Lane was about to speak but paused as she sensed his approach and looked up.

Ethan’s heart raced when Lane smiled at him, their eyes meeting.

Damn! Her smile still had the same effect on him.

He returned her smile. "Are you leaving?" she asked him in a gentle voice.

"Yes, love," he replied. She was about to stand when he stopped her. "Don’t get up, Lane," he said.

"I just wanted to see you off," she said to him.

"No need, love. You’ll just tire yourself," he replied. Then he looked down at Calvin.

"Calvin, don’t be too naughty, okay? So Mommy won’t get tired," he instructed his son, even though he knew Calvin wasn’t naughty.

"Yes, Daddy," Calvin replied.

"You’re in charge of Mommy. Watch her for me."

Calvin nodded eagerly. He bent down to kiss Calvin’s forehead. Then he turned to Lane and kissed her on the lips.

"Call me if you need anything, hmm?"

She nodded. "Take care."

"I will. You take care too," he said goodbye once more before stepping out of the mansion.

He was about to get into the waiting car when Calvin’s voice stopped him.

"Daddy! Daddy!"

He frowned at the urgency in Calvin’s voice.

"Why, Calvin?" he asked as he approached.

"Daddy, Mommy’s tummy hurts, and she peed!" Calvin informed him.

He paused for a moment, but when what Calvin said sunk in, his eyes widened. He quickly ran back inside the mansion, with Calvin following close behind.

He saw right away Lane writhing in pain while holding her stomach.

"Lane!"

"Ethan, I’m going into labor," she said to him as he got closer.

"fk!" he cursed. "Lily!" he called out her name.

Soon, she came rushing towards them.

"Lane is going into labor, I’m taking her to the hospital. You take care of Calvin. And make sure Lane’s and the baby’s things follow us to the hospital," he instructed her.

When she nodded, he quickly lifted Lane in a bridal style. Lane had gained a little weight, but he still lifted her with ease.

He carefully took large steps out of the mansion.

When the driver saw them, he immediately opened the backseat door and carefully helped Lane inside, and he followed.

The driver jumped into the driver’s seat and started the car.

Ethan didn’t let go of Lane’s hand for a moment. And every time she grimaced, he felt her grip tighten further on his hand. ℯℓ.

"I’m here, love," he said to her. He also wiped the sweat from her forehead.

He took out his phone to call her doctor and let them know they were on their way to the hospital because Lane was going into labor.

It didn’t take much time before they arrived at the hospital.

It seemed the doctor had informed the attendants to expect them because as soon as they got out of the car, a man approached them, pushing a wheelchair.

He helped Lane sit down. And as the man pushed it, he followed closely, keeping hold of his wife’s hand.

It didn’t take long before they reached the delivery room. And since Ethan had told the doctor he wanted to see Lane during the delivery, an attendant handed him a scrub suit. He quickly put it on.

When he saw Lane stand up from the wheelchair, he quickly approached to help her lie down on the hospital bed.

He also saw the doctor position themselves at the foot of the bed. He focused his attention on Lane. And he could clearly see the pain etched in her eyes.

"Lane..."

He saw her raise a hand, reaching out to him. He quickly took her raised hand.

And when he held it, he felt her grip tighten.

"I’m right here, love," he said.

"Okay, ma’am," the doctor said. "You need to take a deep breath."

He saw Lane comply. "And now, push!"

Lane pushed, and he felt her grip on his hand tighten further. "Push, harder."

"Come on, love. You can do it!" he said, squeezing her hand back.

Lane pushed hard. He wasn’t the one giving birth, nor was he feeling the pain, but at that moment, it felt like he was the one hurting.

"I see the head. One more push."

Lane pushed harder. His entire body nearly trembled with anxiety and fear. But he steeled himself because Lane needed him.

"One more!"

Lane gave one more strong push before he heard the first cry of their second child.

He stared at the baby the doctor was holding. "It’s a boy!" the doctor announced.

His mouth fell open in surprise. A boy. Another boy. He didn’t take his eyes off their child as the nurse wiped and wrapped him in a blanket.

"Ma’am, here is your baby boy," said the doctor as he gently placed the child beside Lane.

Despite the hardships Lane had gone through, she couldn’t help but smile as she gazed at her newborn child.

After a while, Ethan’s eyes blurred, and he realized tears were falling from them.

He quickly wiped them away with his hand. Afterwards, he took out his cell phone from his pocket to take a picture of them.

"Sir, why don’t you join them, and I’ll take your picture," said the female nurse, catching his attention.

He quickly handed her the cell phone and stood beside Lane. When she was done, she handed the cell phone back to him.

He looked at the photo that was taken. He smiled upon seeing Lane smiling at the camera. He looked away from the photo and glanced at her.

He bent down to give her a kiss on the forehead.

"Thank you, love, for your bravery. Thank you for bringing our son into this world. And thank you for bringing happiness into my life," he said to her.

"I promise to be a better husband and father to our son. I’ll do anything and everything for you and our son."

Lane raised her hand to wipe away the tear that escaped from her eye. "Thank you too, my love, for always being there," she replied.

"No need to thank me, it’s what I’m meant to do as your husband and partner in life."

"I love you."

"I love you even more, Lane," he said with deep affection.