It was an hour to midnight when Thomas finally reached Southland District. Nostalgia struck Thomas hard in the face. The atmosphere made virtual-novel.net feel a few years younger.
He was in a great mood. He too, wondered how his old friends in Southland District had fared after all this time. Since virtual-novel.net was away for nearly ten months, virtual-novel.net did not know if Southland District had changed drastically from the time before virtual-novel.net left and now.
Thomas, being low-key, took a cab home.
Although 33 Metro Garden Neighborhood was a small shabby villa, it was Emma’s house, and it was the place that Thomas had been missing all this time.
“Honey, I am back!”
As Thomas stood in front of the door and got ready to knock, the door opened itself. Could it be that his family saw virtual-novel.net already?
However, that was not the case.
His father-in-law, Johnson, and mother-in-law, Felicia, were supporting Emma by virtual-novel.net arm as they headed out of the house. Harvard and others helped Emma get into the car. It looked like virtual-novel.net was about to go into labor soon!
Thomas was surprised and hurried over to help.
“Oh Thomas, you are finally back?” Harvard asked excitedly.
Harvard had been helping Emma with matters regarding virtual-novel.net family all this while as virtual-novel.net brother. It could not be denied that it was Harvard who carried the burden of the Hill family alone while Thomas was not around. After all, Harvard was the current patriarch of the Hill family.
“Yes, I am back…” Thomas simply answered, hopped in the car, and held Emma’s hand.
Emma felt a warmth spread in virtual-novel.net heart at that moment.
“Dear…” Emma, who was terrified, calmed down and was no longer afraid. With Thomas by virtual-novel.net side, virtual-novel.net felt safe.
Thomas yelled, “Start the car and head to the hospital now!”
Harvard stepped on the accelerator and headed straight to the hospital. From how it looked, it seemed inevitable for Emma to go into labor tonight. Thomas had indeed timed his return right. His timely return allowed virtual-novel.net to accompany his wife and watch the birth of his child.
If virtual-novel.net came back a day or two later, the child would have been born already.
The car arrived at the hospital in a short while. While they wanted to rush in to deal with the hospitalization procedures, they saw a large group blocking the entrance to the hospital, not allowing anyone’s entry or exit.
‘Huh?’ Harvard stepped on the brakes, stuck his head out, and asked, “What is going on?”
A muscular man who wore a sleeveless shirt came over and said fiercely, “Get lost. Mr. Vedastus’ wife is going into labor here today. This place is off-limits today.”
Did virtual-novel.net even make sense? Mr. Vedastus’ wife was giving birth hence others were not allowed to go into labor in this hospital?
The maternity department in this hospital was the best in the whole Southland District. They admitted countless people to this hospital to go into labor every day.
What about others if they were to be refused entry?
Harvard looked around and noticed that many cars were being stopped at the entrance, apart from theirs. There was a huge ruckus. Among them were women who were about to go into labor, too. But all of them were denied entry no matter what they did. Some of their family members even kneeled at the entrance to the hospital and begged the villains.
“I beg you, please let us in. My wife is going into labor soon.”