The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 486 Stay In Bed

Anthony gave Autumn a thorough checkup. While waiting for the examination report, Autumn could not keep her mind off Emily's deteriorating health as well. She wanted to go visit Emily.

With Autumn's extreme emotions and fragile health, Anthony persuaded her to calm down. He advised her to check on Emily once she got better. In spite of Anthony's persuasion, Autumn stubbornly insisted to check on Emily right away.

"Just lie down!" Anthony shouted with a commanding air. It was the first time that he had snapped at Autumn. "If you continue to act like this, you would lose your babies!" He howled at Autumn with a grave look.

Hearing Anthony's howl, Autumn was petrified. Bursting out into tears, with a fragile expression, she sobbed,"I..."

"Come on! Don't cry," Anthony said in a comforting tone as he noticed Autumn's tear-filled eyes and heart-broken expression. "Don't worry, we got the best doctors here. They're going to help Emily make it through."

"Really?" Autumn answered with tears gushing out from her eyes. Her eyes gleaming with concern, she stared at Anthony and asked, "Is grandma really gonna be okay?"

Anthony meditated in silence. Actually, he had learnt about Emily's condition. Knowing it was just a matter of time before her body gave up, he was certain that Autumn was not ready to take this terrible news yet.

The only thing he could do was to tell some white lies to Autumn and help her get through this.

"Yes, she will. Your grandma will be okay," Anthony reassured Autumn.

His words set Autumn's mind at rest. She composed herself and laid there silently.

Anthony sighed in relief. "You should take care of your unborn babies, Autumn. If your grandma woke up and found out you lost your babies because of her, it would be hard to bear for her and she would blame herself,"

he reminded Autumn tenderly. "So you must look after yourself, okay?"

"Okay," Autumn answered. Anthony studied psychology in the university. Under his guidance, Autumn gradually calmed down. Laying on the bed, she looked much better.

"Is the result ready?" Autumn asked Anthony.

Anthony left for a while. When he came back, he had with him the results. With a scowl, he replied in a serious tone,"There are two reasons why you had a bleeding. It's either caused by placenta previa or premature delivery."

"So, what happened to me?" Autumn asked anxiously.

"Are you nervous now?" Anthony asked. He said jokingly, "You need to know you're pregnant with twins. If I were you, I would be careful not to let them get hurt."

"Come on! Tell me now," Autumn demanded anxiously. "I checked it myself. You didn't suffer from abdominal pain and your bleeding wasn't serious. You just sustained a blow and got the preterm of labor. If you continue to get stressed like this, you're much likely to give birth prematurely," Anthony replied in a solemn tone.

"Just tell me one thing. Are my babies okay?" Autumn asked, looking nervous.

"You need to stay in bed and get some rest. You must also control your emotions," Anthony advised.

"Alright, I will." Autumn nodded obediently.

In case of any emergency, I'll ask Mr. Lu to handle the registration procedures for you. You need to stay here for two days," Anthony added.

Autumn nodded her head again. After coaxing Autumn into sleeping, Anthony left and told Charles who was waiting outside the ward,"Please go and settle Autumn's admission procedure. She needs to be hospitalized for observation."

"How is she? Is she alright?" Charles asked, looking worried.

"Nothing serious. But she still needs great care," Anthony replied. Before Charles could utter another word, he urged, "Autumn is resting inside. Go fix her hospital registration now."

Charles completed the registration procedures and transferred Autumn to a general ward. When he entered Autumn's ward, he poured her a glass of water and asked with concern,"Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine." Autumn answered. With an anxious look on her face, she asked Charles, "How about Grandma Emily? Is she alright?"

Charles froze for a while, which escaped Autumn's observation. She grabbed Charles's hand tightly and worriedly asked, "How is she?"

Charles peeled an apple for Autumn and replied, "I don't know. I've been waiting for you outside, and then went for the admission procedure. I didn't have time to check Grandma Emily."

"Go have a look," Autumn insisted.

"Then eat the apple," Charles handed the freshly-peeled apple to her. Autumn took the apple and insisted, "Go now."

"Okay," Charles agreed. He rose from his seat, walked towards entrance and left the door ajar. Peeping through the crack, he saw Autumn lying on the bed staring outside the window wistfully. Charles heaved a sigh and closed the door gently. Arthur and Amy were standing outside the door. As they saw Charles walk out, they dashed to him and whispered, "How is Autumn? Is she alright?" "Anthony said she was fine. She can't sustain any emotional blows and needs rest," Charles replied with a gloomy look on his face. "I don't know how to mention Grandma Emily's death to her." "Let's just keep it from her for now." Arthur suggested with a heavy heart. He sighed, "When Emily entered the surgery room, she got so worried that she almost lost her babies. If she knew Emily left, I don't know what would happen to her."

"We'd better keep it to ourselves for now," Arthur sighed.

Amy sobbed, "Emily devoted herself to us. She did her job faithfully in our house. She raised Autumn up. And now Autumn couldn't even attend her furneral."

"Well, stop crying. Autumn might hear you." Arthur intervened, as he looked through the window to check on Autumn.

Anthony was worried about Autumn's health. He had heard about Emily's death. Since Arthur and the dean were on good terms, the dean asked the best doctors to perform the surgery for Emily. Though they had done their best, they still failed to save her life.

When Anthony reached Autumn's ward, he immediately saw Charles, Arthur and Amy.

"Here you are." Arthur greeted Anthony blankly. He was still trying to cope with the loss of Emily.