Chapter 1612Furthermore, a baby would look different every day due to the rapid growth it was experiencing. The
same naturally applied to Anders after an entire month.
“Anders...” Natalie tightened her grip on the baby cot's rails. Overwhelmed by joy, her voice quivered
and choked at the same time.
Ever since Anders was born, she was constantly worried about him and thought of him all the time. Yet
she was unable to hug him nor see him every day due to the fact that he was kept inside an incubator.
Nonetheless, she never failed to pray, hoping that Anders would be able to leave the incubator and be
reunited with her.
Given that Anders had been staying in there for months, she was almost driven mad by the urge to hug
and kiss him.
However, she was aware that the feelings she had bore no impact on the medical process.
As a result, she had no choice but to suppress her longing for him. Only by not thinking of him could
she alleviate the torment she felt.
With the passage of time, she was cognizant that the duration of Anders' stay inside the incubator was
getting shorter. In fact, she had begun to count down his remaining days during the time of the
competition.
When she woke up every day, the first thing she did wasn't take a shower. Instead, she would cross out
the days on a calendar as a way to remind herself of how long more she needed to wait before shecould hug him.
In her mind, she was expecting Anders to be discharged from the hospital in another month. It would
have coincided with the time the competition ended.
She had assumed that once she returned to the country after completing the competition, she would be
able to be there when Anders was discharged.
Little did she expect that a change of schedule would result in the competition ending earlier than
expected.
Nonetheless, she was glad that it happened, as it would allow her to return to the country ahead of
schedule. She would also be able to visit Anders every day at the hospital.
Unexpectedly, Anders was discharged from the hospital before the competition ended. Now that he had
appeared right in front of her, there was no way she could hold her emotions back.
Overwhelmed by joy, she burst into tears as she gave Anders a hug.
She alternated between sobbing and crying while caressing his gentle face.
This is real. Anders is right here with me.
Only God knew how much she feared that it was nothing but a dream.
Thank God this is real. This really is my Anders. With that thought in mind, Natalie tightened her hug over him.
The latter was subsequently awoken by her sobs of delight.
With his eyes still closed, Anders pouted momentarily before wailing out loud.
The sound of his cries forced Natalie to contain her excitement and carry him out of his cot. Holding
him in her arms, she coaxed him, “Good boy, Anders. Don't cry. It's my fault for waking you. I'm sorry,
all right? So please don't cry. I'm here, right by your side.”
While soothing him, Natalie peppered him with kisses on the forehead and cheeks.
Soon, Anders began to calm down as a result of the motherly comfort Natalie provided. When his eyes
gradually opened, he gave Natalie a teary-eyed stare. Subsequently, he let out the cutest coo that she
had ever heard.
Natalie was briefly stunned before being overwhelmed by emotions again. “You're smiling, Anders.
You're smiling at me!”
This is unbelievable. If Anders had been born like an ordinary child, he would likely be in the womb still.
Logically speaking, a child at his stage of growth shouldn't be capable of smiling.
And yet, she couldn't deny the truth before her eyes—Anders was smiling at her.
It was a fact that shocked Natalie, yet filled her with delight.
His ability to do so indicated that his nervous system was working as it should. This chapter upload first at NovelEbook.Org