Chapter 427: Hereditary Family Illness
Ella wanted to speak, but as she opened her mouth, not a single word came out. It was as if her neural system had been frozen, leaving her unable to control her body.
Ella sprang to her feet, overwhelmed by shock and fear. This wasn’t the first time this had happened. Sometimes, when she woke up in the middle of the night and saw Eric going to the bathroom, she’d try to greet him, only to find herself unable to speak.
She had initially dismissed it as exhaustion or hormonal changes due to pregnancy, brushing it off as nothing serious. But recently, with everything on her mind, an unsettling sense of dread had begun to creep in. Standing up now, her headache intensified, and her vision spun violently.
"Ella!"
Through the haze, she heard two desperate cries. The next moment, she collapsed into someone’s arms.
Luke, without hesitation, scooped her up and rushed outside.
Lucas’s face was ashen. He climbed into the car with Luke, who drove, while Lucas secured Ella’s seatbelt. "Ella, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" he asked urgently.
Ella, gasping for breath, felt her vision blur in and out. Her heart raced as a dreadful possibility crossed her mind.
"I... my head hurts so much. I can’t see clearly!" Ella managed to say with great effort, sweat beading on her forehead. Lucas’s heart ached at the sight. She was still pregnant—how could she be facing such frequent emergencies?
"Don’t speak. Let Luke take you to the hospital for a thorough check-up," Lucas said, nodding firmly.
Ella closed her eyes. She wondered if her condition was somehow related to the Tiffany situation, but she quickly dismissed the thought. She believed her mental resilience wasn’t that fragile, so it must be something else.