Chapter 1446: Ah, My Stomach!
Ian Shelby was speechless, feeling extremely ashamed, "I’m sorry..."
"What’s the use of saying sorry?!" Everett Morgan was furious, grabbing him by the shoulders and shaking him violently, "In the end, you lost her! Can a simple sorry bring her back?! That’s a life we’re talking about!"
Ian Shelby’s face turned pale, his eyes also stinging with pain, allowing Uncle Morgan to shake him, he did not retort, nor did he resist.
Because he also wished he could kill himself, he couldn’t forgive his own actions either.
"Everett!"
Jasmine watched the scene, seeing Ian Shelby like a soulless body; her kind heart made her wipe away tears, holding onto her husband’s arm, she pleaded softly, "Let him go! Shaking him won’t bring Jocelyn back, Ian didn’t do it on purpose..."
"Not on purpose?" The middle-aged man stopped, glancing at his wife angrily, "I ask you, is Ian not responsible for Jocelyn’s disappearance? As an adult, did he handle his personal issues properly or not?!"
"..." Jasmine didn’t know how to respond, though she understood his feelings, the pulling was truly pointless.
It was clear that Dr. Shelby was in a particularly bad state, he must be feeling terrible too.
Jasmine held tightly onto Everett Morgan’s arm, looking at him with grief and determination, hoping he could calm down a bit.
"Dad." At this moment, Finn Morgan also approached, speaking with a pained expression, "Dr. Shelby already feels immensely guilty, things have come to this point, we should all calm down, let’s not exacerbate the hurt."
"Exacerbate the hurt??"
The more his son spoke like this, the less Everett Morgan could accept it!
He was thoroughly enraged! He felt like Ian had cast a spell on him! He thought his son lost his sense of right and wrong!
"Ian Shelby! Give me Jocelyn back!" Everett Morgan’s face turned sharply, not joking at all, "I won’t let you walk out of this door alive today!"
An overwhelming wrath pounded down on Ian! His heart ripping apart piece by piece...
"Dad!"
"Everett!!"
With his wife and son each holding one of his arms, two forces of determination tugged at his sanity, coupled with Ian Shelby’s earnest and remorseful expression, he finally loosened his grip.
"Ian Shelby, I never should’ve agreed to you being with her in the first place!" Everett Morgan screamed at him, utterly furious, "Leave! None of us want to see you anymore!"
Ian Shelby could understand everyone’s feelings, his vision was blurred too, he kept his eyes lowered, not daring to meet Uncle Morgan’s eyes, he knew the other man wished to tear him apart.
And he indeed felt he deserved to die.
He sadly placed the pink suitcase in front of them, raising his eyes with deep sorrow, "Uncle, Auntie, this is Jocelyn’s suitcase."
Jasmine glanced at the pink suitcase and was overcome with grief, turning to cover her face as tears fell quietly, she didn’t even have the courage to pick up the suitcase.
Everett Morgan trembled all over, glaring with anger and sorrow!
Hailey Hale’s eyes were also welling up, tears falling as she cradled her abdomen with both hands. Due to excessive grief, it triggered uterine contractions, her stomach tightening and relaxing, the feeling bringing her back to awareness and frightening her.
"Ah, my stomach..." Hailey Hale finally gasped, she cared deeply for this child, and was scared.
Finn Morgan turned his gaze, "Honey, what’s wrong?" He quickly supported her, full of anxiety!
Everett Morgan and Jasmine looked at her too, seeing her cradling her abdomen with a painful expression, both were alarmed—
"Hailey!!"
"Daughter-in-law, are you alright?!"
Seeing this from the doorway, Ian Shelby steadied himself, taking a few strides forward, "Get her to lie down flat, quick!" The professional instinct as a doctor returned, instantly setting aside all his grief.
Everett Morgan and Jasmine quickly stepped aside, nervous and at a loss as they watched them, Finn Morgan and Ian Shelby supporting Hailey Hale over to the sofa...