Chapter 63

“At the end of every gloomy tunnel lies a blessing.”

—Barrister_Tife.

“If anyone ever told me how painful labor was, I would have remained a proud celibate.”

—Barrister_Tife.

“Giving birth to your first child is the closest you can ever come to magic.”

—Unknown.

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[One year later]

Anna’s POV

I hate being a burden. I have never been a burden to someone. I swear, I don’t like disrupting people’s plan or routine because of me. But the circumstance I found myself rendered me vulnerable and useless, so I’m Ralph’s burden to deal with. And because of the love between us, he had stuck by me without moving an inch in the past twenty-three hours that I have spent in the labor room.

Once I screamed, a short scream that lanced in the hospital room as I struggled to adapt to the pain, Ralph squeezed my palm and said, “be strong baby, you can do it.”

I wailed and hollered, “do not tell me what the hell I can do or not, Afterall,