Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon novel Chapter 271

A human life comes first—no matter how big the problem, nothing should outweigh that.

Effie stayed close to Mrs. Butler as they climbed into the ambulance. Only then did Irving Butler finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Damn you, Irving Butler! I swear I'll never forgive you!” Mrs. Butler spat the words through clenched teeth.

“Ma'am, you need to calm down,” a paramedic urged, concern in his voice. “Getting this upset isn't good for your baby.”

Mrs. Butler knew he was right, but the pain inside her was suffocating. If she didn't let it out, she thought she might just explode.

Suddenly, a warm hand reached for hers.

She turned her head and saw Effie beside her.

For a moment, Mrs. Butler just looked at Effie, her emotions tangled up and words caught in her throat.

Effie squeezed her hand. “Don't waste another thought on that man. If he really cared about you, he'd be here right now.”

Her words cut deep, like a knife straight to Mrs. Butler's heart.

She'd always known the truth, really. She just chose to pretend she didn't.

“We met our freshman year. We went through so much before finally getting together. And now—now it's our seventh year, the year everyone warns you about. I just can't accept it. I can't…”

She'd always had trouble conceiving, and for this baby, she'd endured every kind of treatment, tried everything she could. It hadn't been easy, not one bit. She'd given so much—her body, her hope, her heart.

How could she let go now?

“Why is it so easy for men to lose interest? All those promises—they just forget them?”

Effie's expression softened, a shadow flickering in her eyes. “Who knows?” she murmured.