Chapter 13 - A Sudden Medical Emergency Tests Clara's Resolve
The overwhelming stress of the past week finally caught up with Clara late Friday night inside her peaceful sanctuary.
A sharp, sudden pain gripped her lower abdomen, causing her to drop her teacup onto the Persian rug with a soft crash.
Lily rushed into the study from the kitchen, her eyes widening in sheer terror as she saw Clara clutching her stomach.
“Clara! What’s wrong?” Lily cried out, dropping to her knees beside her sister.
“Call Dr. Vance immediately... something’s wrong with the baby,” Clara whispered, her face turning pale.
Within twenty minutes, a private medical transport whisked Clara away to the VIP maternity wing of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Vance, a trusted family physician, performed an immediate ultrasound while nurses moved with practiced, soothing efficiency.
Clara stared up at the ceiling monitor, her heart pounding against her ribs with paralyzing fear for her child.
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Then, through the speakers of the ultrasound machine, a strong, rhythmic heartbeat filled the quiet hospital room.
“The baby is resilient, just like her mother,” Dr. Vance smiled warmly, turning off the sensor with a reassuring nod.
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