Side Story: The Continuation of Love 2

Ruby Sterling shrugged helplessly and said with a smile, "Claire, I didn't pick it, okay? Look, I came up with so many names just now, and he only reacted to this one, so that proves my little nephew likes this name too."

Claire Bennett thought Ruby Sterling was talking nonsense. Was she really supposed to let her child be named Lulu?

She looked toward Julian Sterling. "Honey."

Just as Julian Sterling was about to speak, Claire Bennett suddenly felt a pain in her stomach. Her face twisted in pain as she clutched her belly. "I... my stomach really hurts. I feel like I'm about to give birth."

Seeing this, Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling immediately fell into a flurry of panic.

Even though they were already at the hospital waiting for delivery and had made every possible preparation, when the moment really came, they still felt a little helpless and at a loss. In the end, Julian Sterling was the first to steady himself. He directed Ruby Sterling, saying, "Go get all the delivery nurses right now, and call the attending doctor too."

After Ruby Sterling went out, Julian Sterling took out his phone and called Old Mr. Sterling and the others to tell them that Claire Bennett was about to give birth.

By the time everything had been taken care of, Claire Bennett had already been wheeled into the delivery room.

Outside the labor room, Julian Sterling was too anxious to sit still, and Ruby Sterling was also pacing back and forth uneasily. Old Madam Sterling and Old Mr. Sterling hurried over. They weren't as restless as Julian Sterling and Ruby Sterling were; after all, they'd weathered plenty in life and had far more experience than the younger two.

"How is it? How's Claire doing right now?"

Ruby Sterling hurried over and said to Old Madam Sterling, "Grandma, Claire was just taken in. We don't know how things are yet. We were just naming the baby, and Claire suddenly went into labor."

Old Madam Sterling said, "She's already past her due date, so it's a good thing the baby's coming now. Otherwise we'd still be worried about Claire's condition. Everything will definitely be fine, so don't worry."

Second by second, time passed, and finally the door to the labor room opened.

The doctor came out from inside, and several people immediately crowded around. "Doctor, how is she? Are the mother and baby both okay?"

Looking at the crowd staring at him expectantly, the doctor gave a faint smile and said, "Congratulations. Your wife has delivered safely. It's a girl. Mother and daughter are both safe. The nurses are treating her wounds right now, and she'll be out very soon."

When Ruby Sterling heard the doctor's words, her face went blank with confusion.

Wait... what had the doctor just said? Claire Bennett had given birth to a daughter? Then the name they'd just come up with before, Lulu... oh my God!

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In the end, no one let Ruby Sterling have her way after all. A name like that would be a disaster for a little girl, and she'd be laughed at later, even if it did sound extremely domineering.

The child's name was still jointly chosen by Old Mr. Sterling and Old Madam Sterling: Lucy Sterling.

Claire Bennett didn't have any objections to that. She actually thought it was pretty good.

In private, Ruby Sterling still called little Lucy "Lulu," essentially making that name her nickname by default, since that was the name she and the baby had picked together, after all.

Seeing Ruby Sterling like this, Claire Bennett shook her head helplessly.

Although Claire Bennett's first child was a daughter, everyone still treasured her very much. Old Madam Sterling and Old Mr. Sterling didn't have any traditional old-fashioned ideas either. After all, they'd been through so much before. They had many children, but that had also meant many disputes. Now they felt that just one or two children was actually quite nice.