Chapter 544

Isaac felt like he must do something just then to quell his suffocating unease. At the same time, Sammy tried to assure him, "She's probably going to be fine." Isaac raised a hand to ask for his silence. Right now, he needed peace and quiet, not pompous assurances. Eventually, he looked up at Sammy and said, "She's my wife." Sammy pursed his lips. "I'm sorry. We should have gotten her out earlier—" "Is the patient's family here?" A nurse had stepped out of the room. "I am," Isaac said, striding forward. He then hesitated, fearing the worst. "Is she—" "She's lost too much blood—it's either the baby or the patient…" "The patient." Isaac made up his mind even before the nurse finished—his choice was undoubtedly Irene between the two. "Then I'm going to need you to sign this," the nurse said, handing him a consent form. Isaac put pen to paper. His signature would be a blade he wielded with his own hand, denying his own child life. But there was no other choice—he had to