Annabeth Cates was drenched in sweat and wearing an apprehensive look in her eyes as she looked at Sharon Lindt. “Really? Will it really be over in ten minutes?”Sharon nodded.She continued to grit her teeth and tolerated the pain upon hearing that the duration wasn’t all that long.Time went by very slowly.Ten minutes felt like ten centuries.After ten minutes, she felt the pain intensifying, so she turned her attention to the nurse. “Hurry, I think it’s hurting even more now. Is it almost time?”The nurse quickly approached while putting on another pair of gloves to check her progress. Then, she nodded. “Yes, it’s time. You’ve dilated pretty quickly. Please wait a moment, Ms. Cates. I’ll page for the doctor to give you anesthetics right away.”She took her phone out and called the director of obstetrics, who arrived five minutes later with a tray of some medical equipment for the anesthetic injection.There was a needle as thick as a knitting needle on the tray and a tube

The intense pain caused Annabeth Cates’ vision to turn dark and drenched in sweat as if she’d just jumped into a pool of water.“I can’t take it anymore! It hurts so much! What’s going on? Didn’t you say it wouldn’t hurt?” she cried out. Her face was pale, sending Josh Batton into panic mode.He immediately turned to one of the medical staff in the delivery room. “What’s going on?”The doctor frowned. “The anesthetic effect must have worn off. We rarely see this happening. It usually lasts until after the delivery process is over for most people.”“What do we do now?” Josh asked, unable to stand seeing his wife in distress. “Can we give her another shot?”The doctor shook his head. “It’s too late. The baby is almost out.”He felt hopeless, and his wife felt the same way.She was in so much pain at that moment that she would soon lose her mind.“Ahh! It hurts so bad! Help! Help me!” The intense contractions were turning her vision pitch black.She gripped Josh’s arms with eve

Josh Batton’s tears fell uncontrollably, although he wasn't the type to cry easily.No matter how badly he got injured on set in the past, he’d always brush it off with a smile.However, he couldn’t stop crying right now.He realized how much Annabeth Cates meant to him then.He could never leave her, not when she was his entire world.He had no idea what he’d become if he ever lost her.Right then, the doctor suddenly started shouting. “Hurry and push a little harder! I can already touch the baby’s head.”Hearing this, Annabeth pushed as hard as she could one more time, no matter how painful it felt.Soon, the doctor was able to pull the baby out.“Waah!”The sound of a baby's loud wail pierced through the delivery room.Holding the newborn baby excitedly, the doctor turned to look at him. “Josh, would you like to cut the umbilical cord?”The baby was wet from head to toe, and the skin and face were slightly reddish and swollen. There were even some wrinkles on the baby’s

It was certainly strange.Sharon Lindt finally turned away after the doctor had adjusted the needle on the back of Annabeth Cates’ hand, taking the bottle of milk from the nurse to feed the baby.Seeing how adorable her new grandaughter looked, she felt her heart melting again.Xyla Quest and Wilson Batton soon walked over to her and helped her out, while Josh Batton silently went to get some water and began to wipe the sweat off Annabeth’s skin.She was all he could think about at that moment.‘#Annabeth Cates gave birth to a baby girl#’ suddenly appeared on the number one spot in the list of hot topics.Many people, claiming to be nurses at Municipal Hospital, had published posts on Weibo about Annabeth's safe delivery of her baby girl of six pounds in weight.In the posts, they commented that the Batton family was unlike any of the in-laws they’d ever seen. After the birth of the baby, the family was focused entirely on the mother instead of the newborn.Soon, netizens began

“The baby’s hand is so small. I want to kiss and hold her.”“It must’ve been tough, Annabeth. Thank you for letting Josh become a father.”“Josh, take good care of Annabeth.”“I like you more and more. Whether it’s about you being in love, getting married, or having children, you’ve never kept anything from us. You’ve always been open about your life.”“I’ve always known you’d be a good father and husband.”Josh Batton couldn’t help but smile when he saw these comments.He then clicked on the list of hot topics for a peek, only to discover that he'd been on that list for some time now.There were even livestreams of Annabeth Cates delivering her baby, showing the process clearly.Everyone on the internet seemed to be celebrating.Josh felt even happier when he saw how joyful everyone seemed.Meanwhile, his wife was oblivious to any of this as she was focusing all her attention on the baby, who slept soundly in her arms.The baby’s wrinkly face and the way she pouted were ado