It'll Come Naturally

"It will be fine, Leena," Tom comforted. "Usually, it should clear up without treatment. With few exceptions, of course," Unless it was pathologic jaundice, it was expected for mild jaundice to go on its own. The odds that a newborn suffered from pathologic jaundice were

relatively low, and Tom doubted that Leena's son would be one of them.

Determined not to let her son suffer, Leena tried to nurse him as best as she could over the next few days. Perhaps it was because she had only just begun with breastfeeding, she found it really hurt when the baby sucked. Nonetheless, she withstood the pain without a single complaint. As soon as Shannon learned that Leena had gone into labor, she dropped everything she was doing and left for the S City right away. Not only that, Nathan had also gone with her. Obviously, they were just as excited to meet their grandson.

As soon as they arrived, Shannon quickly thanked the new mother. "Thank you so much for all the sacrifices you've made, Leena. You were so brave without Kevin being there for you, even though he should have been. And we couldn't come to you at once since we live so far away. I'm so sorry for letting you face it alone. We all should've been here to look after you," She said sincerely. For her, Leena was precious, and often gave her heartaches, not only because she was a sensible girl and often thought of others before herself, but also because she was such a brave woman who faced difficulties head on. She looked so delicate, and yet at the same time, she was willing to shoulder so much burden.

"That's all right, Mom. Many of my friends have come and taken great care of me. I never felt that I was alone," Leena replied. They weren't just empty, polite words. Not a single second passed by without having people in her ward to take care of her. She was, truly, taken good care of the whole time she was in the hospital.

"I can see that too. But we still feel terrible about not having been there for you when you needed us the most," Shannon said, sighing. Knowing the story of Leena losing her mother at a very early age, Shannon had decided to accompany her into the delivery room to relieve her fear. Alas, she never expected the baby to arrive early before the due date.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"You didn't mean to," Leena replied with a kind smile. "I know that." This was how she had always been. No matter how much she suffered, she'd still put on a beaming face to hide any signs of discomfort or sorrow, in case it made those around her worry. She was much like Rain in this respect.

"You should eat more, Leena. You're as thin as a rake, and if you want to stay healthy, you'll need to put on some weight," Nathan said, avoiding Leena's eyes. As far as Leena could remember, this might very well be the first time he had ever shown his concern for her. She wasn't sure how to react at first. He might not have spoken gently, but Leena could tell it was his way of showing his kindness.

"I will. Thank you, Dad," Leena said happily. Come to think of it, she couldn't quite believe that he called her a rake, and was torn between laughing and keeping a straight face. She managed to hold it back just in time.

"Have you named the boy yet?" Nathan asked abruptly. He seemed quite serious, but there was a hint of excitement glistening in his eyes. Nathan continued to surprise Leena with all these small revelations.

"Not yet. Actually, I've been expecting that maybe you could give him a name," Leena blurted. As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that her words might've been just a bit flattering, for she wasn't so sure about the name given by the old man, fearing that it could be too common or outdated.

"Call him Richard, then," said Nathan nonchalantly. "I know that young people all like fancy names these days, so if you like it, then use it. Just ignore the meaning behind it." Richard used to be an Emperor's name. Though that wasn't the reason why Nathan gave it to his grandson. It wasn't because he wanted him to come out on top, for as long as the baby grew up happily, healthily, and made contributions to the society in the future, that was enough for him.

"That's great, thank you so much!" Leena said, relieved. Richard sounded like such a nice name to her. 'Quite an elegant name,' she thought. 'It must have taken Nathan a long time to finally pick the name.'

"You want to know something?" Shannon chimed, earning a look from Nathan. "He came up with this name on our way here. In fact," she added. "He had many alternatives in mind before, but they were mostly girl's names, so we had to put them aside." Both Nathan and she thought that Leena had been expecting a baby girl, but as it turned out, it was a handsome, chubby boy.

Astonished, Leena looked at Nathan upon hearing Shannon's word. A part of her always thought that he preferred boys to girls. Now it just seemed that she was dead wrong about him. If he had really disliked girls, he wouldn't have even bothered to choose a name for the baby, thinking it would be a girl. But more than that, it was already a blessing for Leena to be able to get pregnant. So whether the baby was a boy or a girl, they would happily accept it.000000