True Love Deserves a Second Chance
Chapter 311 A Painful Decision

After a long talk, the experts decided to save the kid first.

Joyce's injuries weren't life-threatening, but if they didn't get the baby out soon, it wouldn't make it.

Forty minutes into the surgery, Sebastian and Joyce's baby was born.

When Sebastian saw the baby for the first time, tears rolled down his face again. He stared at the tiny thing in the doctor's hands. The baby's eyes were closed, its tiny brow furrowed, an expression that seemed it was in pain. Sebastian immediately asked, "How's my baby?"

The obstetrician said, "It's hard to say right now; we need to resuscitate and then check."

Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. The veins on his neck popped out.

Another hour passed. Sebastian was told his baby had been resuscitated but, being premature, needed to be in an incubator.

Joyce had broken two ribs and lost a lot of blood; she was unconscious.

Benjamin had a severe head injury and might end up in a vegetative state.

Hearing this, Sebastian sat dazed in his chair, like a vegetable himself.

To be with him, Joyce almost lost her baby and her life. And now Benjamin was in a coma because of him.

Even though Sebastian wanted to find more reasons to keep Joyce by his side, the truth was clear: he had only brought her pain.

Because of the Winters Family, not only had Connie lost her life, but Joyce had also been wandering for years.

Later, thanks to Cordelia's and Isabella's constant scheming, Joyce suffered many grievances and injuries. She had almost died several times.

Now, he had caused Benjamin to possibly become a vegetable.

All of this was his fault. Every tragedy, every scar that marred her once-carefree existence, was a direct consequence of being with him.

He said he loved Joyce and couldn't bear to part with her. But in the end, he had ruined her.

Thinking of this, Sebastian held his head tightly. The heart-wrenching pain made it hard for him to breathe.

Leaving them was the best way to protect Joyce and their baby. But he didn't know how to live afterward.

Sebastian sat motionless on the chair outside the door.

Derek came over, patted his shoulder, and said with a pained voice, "Sebastian, Joyce's grandparents are here. Don't you have anything to say?" Sebastian got what Derek meant. He slowly raised his head, his eyes frighteningly red.

Sebastian choked out, "Dad, my heart hurts so much."

With that one sentence, both of them started to cry.

Derek understood Sebastian's feelings at that moment. Wiping away his tears, he said, "It's our Winters Family that owes Joyce. Luckily, both your baby and Joyce are okay. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do. Sebastian, it's time to make a decision. Don't let Joyce get hurt anymore."

Sebastian nodded slightly. He wiped his face haphazardly, not caring about his appearance anymore. He said in a deep voice, "Release the news that Joyce is seriously injured and our baby didn't make it." Hearing this, Derek looked at him in surprise. "Sebastian, what are you planning?"

Sebastian stood up, the pain in his eyes turning into determination. "Dad, they want my kid's life. So, even if I split from Joyce, she and our baby will still be in danger. I have to find a way to hide my child." With that, he walked into Benjamin's room.

Alan and Beatrice were sitting beside him, watching Benjamin's almost steady heart rate on the monitor.

Beatrice couldn't help but wipe away tears. "Benjamin, you have to wake up. You ended up like this for Joyce and her baby. If Joyce knew, she'd be heartbroken."

When Beatrice looked up, she saw Sebastian standing pale at the door. Her lips trembled as she comforted, "Sebastian, don't worry. We'll find the best doctors for Benjamin. We won't let Joyce lose her father." Hearing this, Sebastian felt even more guilty. Because of the Winters Family, the Taylor Family's market value had dropped by a third and was still in crisis. But Alan and Beatrice had no complaints and even comforted him.

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He slowly walked up to them, tears in his eyes, and said, "Grandpa Alan, Grandma Beatrice, I'm sorry."

Alan immediately grabbed his arm. "No need to apologize. We're family. There's no need for apologies. We have to stick together in tough times."

Sebastian, with tears in his eyes, looked at them and said, "I have a request."

Alan immediately said, "Just say it. We'll agree."

Sebastian controlled his emotions and organized his chaotic thoughts. Then he said in a deep voice, "Please let my son be raised by Alissa to take the place of the child she lost. To the outside world, we can say that the child is hers, and that Joyce and my child didn't survive the accident. Grandpa Alan, Grandma Beatrice, my child will be unsafe with either me or Joyce. I thought about letting Joyce take our child and leave me, but that would also put them in great danger. So, I plan to hide this matter, not even telling Joyce. Please help me."

With that, he lowered his head, tears dripping onto the ground.

No one truly grasped the depth of Sebastian's torment as he decided to have his child raised by someone else. No one knew how painful it would be for Joyce to wake up to find her child gone.

But Sebastian had no better way, because this was the best way to protect Joyce and their child.

Hearing his words, Beatrice was the first to object. She cried, "I don't agree with this. It's too cruel to Joyce. Benjamin is in a coma, her child is gone, and then you divorce her. How can she live alone?"

Sebastian looked up at Beatrice. "Grandma Beatrice, I know Joyce. If our child is still alive, she won't leave me. Only if she thinks our child is gone and Benjamin is in a coma will she realize the disaster I've brought her and agree to leave me." Hearing this, Alan nodded in agreement. "I agree with this plan. Joyce's temper is just like her mother's. Once she decides, she will stay together even if it means death. If we don't give her a shock, she won't agree."