The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 498

Bathed in the warm glow of applause, Winona struck Julian then as a vision of breathtaking beauty.

She was poised, dignified, and radiated an unshakeable strength and vibrant femininity. A strange sense of pride swelled within him: this woman once loved him deeply. This woman was once his wife. This woman had given him two children, Tiana and Zane.

Their marriage should have been strong and happy. If it hadn't fallen apart, his Nicholson Group wouldn't have crumbled; in fact, it would have soared to new heights. How had it all gone so wrong?

As he was lost in this painful reflection, his phone rang. It was a call from the prison. He answered immediately. "Hello, what's happened?"

"Your wife is in labor. You need to get here right away," the prison official said.

Felicity was having the baby? For Julian, this was the first piece of good news since his fortune had evaporated. Tiana wouldn't speak to him, wouldn't even call him 'Dad.' All his future hopes now rested on the son and daughter Felicity was carrying.

He abandoned any thought of Winona and called his parents, and they all rushed to the hospital designated by the prison. By the time they arrived, Felicity had already been taken to the delivery room.

A long wait began. Six hours crawled by. Finally, as evening fell, the delivery room doors opened. A doctor emerged, holding two tiny newborns, and handed them to a beaming Julian and Janetta.

"Both children have a genetic mutation disorder," the doctor stated, his face expressionless.

"What?" Julian didn't understand.

"They both have epilepsy, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, and severe muscle spasms..."

Julian stared blankly.

Janetta, cradling one of the babies, looked up at the doctor and asked in a robotic tone, "Doctor, could you be more specific?"

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