She Became My Friend’s Mother-In-Law - Chapter 22

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Chapter 22. Rosena’s Sudden Labor

“T-This is terrible! The Blake Duchy has also said they’ll cancel their purchase.”

“What?”

Evan’s mouth fell wide open.

Without realizing it, he shot up from his seat.

The Blake Duchy had been the most enthusiastic customer for velvet tea.

Because that family had boasted they would definitely buy it, Evan had pushed himself to launch more ships.

“This can’t be happening.”

Evan collapsed right back down with a thud.

It felt like even his last hope was crumbling to pieces.

‘How can everything turn upside down so quickly like this?’

Just a few days ago, he had been intoxicated by sweet success.

He thought he would become a great businessman who would leave his name in the empire’s history.

Far from being a successful businessman, he had now become buried under an enormous pile of debt.

“Evan! Are you here?”

Rosena’s voice reached Evan’s ears as he hung his head in despair.

Rosena entered huffing and puffing, her belly prominently swollen.

“You left early in the morning again today? At least tell your wife ‘I’m going out’ or ‘I’m back’… E-Evan?”

Rosena had opened her mouth to confront him, but her words were cut short when Evan suddenly grabbed her hand.

Evan’s eyes widened as he muttered.

“That’s right, why didn’t I think of that? We just need to show that our tea isn’t poisonous, right?”

“What are you saying?”

Rosena frowned at his incomprehensible words.

But Evan giggled as if he’d lost his mind.

“Rosie, perfect timing. I’ll arrange something soon.”

“Wh-what kind of arrangement?”

“Don’t be dense! A velvet tea tasting event! You’ll drink this tea directly in front of people.”

“What? You want me to drink that?”

“Yes! Tea that’s safe even for pregnant women to drink! Isn’t that killer?”

A scenario formed in Evan’s mind.

He would use Rosena to prove the tea’s safety.

He planned to sue all the media and people who had falsely accused him and extract compensation money.

“I don’t want to.”

But Rosena shook her head firmly.

No matter what, who would willingly drink tea that might be poisonous?

“If it’s really safe, then you can drink it yourself, Evan.”

“Rosie, a pregnant woman would be much more dramatic than me being fine. We could turn the situation around in one go!”

“Evan, have you really gone crazy?”

Rosena glared at her husband as if he were absurd.

“You want me, who’s pregnant, to drink tea that could harm the baby? Just to clear your name?”

“Just to clear my name! Do you know how much debt I’m facing right now? A wife should naturally help her husband!”

“Shouldn’t a husband protect his wife and child above all else? How can you tell a pregnant woman to drink tea that made healthy people collapse!”

“That was fabricated!”

“Then you drink it yourself!”

The two faced off intensely for a long time, neither backing down.

Thomas had quietly slipped away, leaving only Evan and Rosena in the office.

The argument grew increasingly heated, with raw expressions devoid of any dignity being exchanged.

“Evan, are you even human after saying that? Are you human?”

“This is really! I told you to stop squawking so noisily!”

Then, in his anger, Evan reached out and roughly shoved Rosena.

“Kyaah!”

From Evan’s forceful push, Rosena lost her balance and fell to the floor with a thud.

“Huh…!”

Rosena, collapsed on the floor, gasped for breath while clutching her belly.

Her face turned pale white in an instant.

“E-Evan! What do we do! The baby… I think the baby is hurt!”

“Ha, that story again?”

Though Rosena spoke desperately, Evan’s reaction was cold.

“Whenever things get unfavorable, it’s always the same thing. Why don’t you try something more original?”

Evan shook his head as if he were tired of it.

He turned his back on Rosena, placed both hands on his hips, and breathed heavily.

‘She’ll make a fuss again about me pushing her. She’ll definitely tattle to her parents too…’

But even such thoughts felt tiresome now.

Evan said curtly.

“Get up quickly. Don’t lie there on the floor looking pathetic.”

“…”

“Hey, those kinds of excuses won’t work anymore. Stop the childish acting.”

“…”

“Rosena?”

As his rough breathing subsided, Evan found Rosena’s lack of response strange and turned around.

And he froze in place.

“Hey! R-Rosie!”

Rosena was collapsed on the floor, trembling all over.

Her face, beaded with cold sweat, was drained of color and deathly pale.

“E-E-Evan… H-help me…”

The abdominal pain seemed severe as Rosena clutched her belly and let out moans.

Only then did Evan realize the seriousness of the situation.

“Rosie! Snap out of it!”

“Hii, hiik! Lady Rosena!”

Just then, Thomas, who had come to check when the office grew quiet, turned pale.

At a glance, Rosena was clearly in bad condition.

“Q-quickly, I’ll call a carriage! We need to get her to a hospital!”

Thomas, whose legs seemed to have given out as he swayed, ran straight outside.

His urgent shouts could be heard from the street as he hailed a carriage.

“Haah…”

Evan looked down at Rosena again.

She was still trembling.

Her lips were bluish and her eyes were unfocused.

Evan’s heart sank with a thud.

‘She’s not going to die, is she?’

The sight of Rosena, who was always noisily squawking, lying there silently was strange to the point of being unfamiliar.

“Hey, hey! Snap out of it! Open your eyes! Rosena!”

He tapped Rosena’s cheek with trembling hands.

But Rosena showed no response.

“Hey! Rosena!”

Evan felt dizzy.

His hand tapping Rosena’s cheek grew increasingly frantic.

At the same time, he muttered like a madman.

“Rosena, please! You can’t die now. If you die, I’ll be arrested for murder…”

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“Oh, Rosie! My daughter!”

Public Medical Center in West Brisen.

The Osburn couple had rushed here upon receiving news that Rosena had been brought to this place.

As soon as they saw Evan pacing in front of the treatment room, they glared at him with fierce eyes.

“Explain what happened right now!”

“How dare you bring my precious daughter to such a dirty, lowly place!”

The Viscount and Viscountess Osburn shouted in fury.

Noble families usually had their own dedicated physicians.

Therefore, using a public medical center was tantamount to advertising that their finances were poor.

“Are you even thinking straight! What will people think of House of Osburn!”

“That’s right! Even if you’re of commoner origin, still! How can your thinking be so short-sighted!”

Cloud shouted at the top of his lungs, with Trisha chiming in from beside him.

‘Damn bastards. What the hell did they expect me to do…’

Evan cursed inwardly and bit his lips tightly.

The Osburn household, after a large number of servants had left previously, still hadn’t hired a physician.

They clearly knew there were no conditions for treatment, yet they were angry that he brought her to a hospital.

Just then, the treatment room door opened and a doctor came out.

“Ah, congratulations, Mr. March.”

The doctor had a broad smile on his face.

Evan and the Osburn couple suppressed their anger and turned to look at the doctor.

“How is our child? Can I move her to my estate right away?”

“Well, I think that would still be too much for now.”

“What? You’re telling me to keep my daughter in this shabby ward?”

Cloud, whose short patience had run out, burst into a shout.

The flustered doctor and assistant raised both hands to try to calm him down.

“P-please calm down, Your Lordship. The mother just gave birth and absolutely needs rest.”

“You think I don’t know you’re trying to make a profit from this… What, what?”

Cloud, whose anger had reached his head, belatedly grasped the situation and gaped.

Trisha standing beside him was the same.

“O-our child gave birth? So… our grandchild was born?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Both mother and child are safe.”

The doctor nodded with an awkward smile.

Soon an assistant came out carrying a baby wrapped in a blanket.

“It’s a son. He’s somewhat small, but if you take good care of him, he’ll grow up healthy.”

The assistant handed the baby to Evan.

Evan looked down at the baby with a dazed expression.

It was a baby with curly dark brown hair that looked just like him.

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