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Outside the delivery room, John paced back and forth like an ant on a hot skillet, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and soaking his collar. His once handsome face was now twisted with anxiety, his eyes fixed intently on the closed door of the delivery room, as if he could see through it to what was happening inside.
He guessed that no one in the world could be in a situation quite like his—either not having children at all or, as in his case, having seven wives all giving birth at the same time! Watching the midwives stream into the delivery room, John felt a surge of impatience, wishing he could rush in and see for himself.
However, faced with so many delivery rooms, he didn’t know which one to enter. Even if he did go in, what could he do? All it would do is add pressure to the midwives without providing any real help.
Just then, a series of loud cries suddenly erupted, like a stirring symphony breaking the silence of the hospital corridor. The sounds came in waves from several rooms in front of John. Hearing those cries, his heart finally eased a little. But why only a little? Because three of the ladies were still in labor.
At that moment, Aileen, the midwife in charge, couldn’t help but marvel quietly. Their Lord was truly extraordinary! Seven ladies were simultaneously pregnant, and each had given birth to twins—such a spectacular scene of childbirth was something she had never witnessed before, even with her extensive experience.
After more than two hours of tense work, she had managed to assist four mothers in delivering their babies, but three were still waiting. This left Aileen feeling utterly exhausted. If it hadn’t been for Lord John generously stuffing several gleaming gold coins into her hands earlier, she might have thrown in the towel and sought a place to rest.
For someone as high and mighty as Noble Lord John, Aileen and the other midwives found it hard to come up with suitable words to describe their feelings about him; they could only helplessly conclude that this lord was nothing short of a beast!
But complaints aside, they still had work to do. After all, those heavy gold coins were securely tucked away in their pockets—there was no way they would willingly give up such wealth.
Thus, the midwives steeled themselves once more and laboriously prepared basin after basin of steaming hot water and quickly arranged clean soft towels before diving back into their demanding tasks.
Time ticked by unnoticed until three hours had swiftly passed. Finally, after a long and arduous effort, midwife Aileen let out a sigh of relief and announced that she had successfully completed her daunting task. One by one, each midwife carefully cradled two newly born lives and slowly walked out of the delivery room.
“Congratulations, my lord! They are all boys—fourteen in total!” To everyone’s surprise, each of the seven ladies had given birth to a pair of adorable twins.
Upon hearing this news, John—who had come eagerly to welcome the arrival of new life—was momentarily stunned. Looking at this large group of beautifully crafted little ones before him, his emotions became exceedingly complex. On one hand, he felt genuine joy at the arrival of his sons; on the other hand, he couldn’t help but feel deeply troubled.
With so many children arriving at once, just remembering each of their names would likely be quite a challenge; let alone coming up with unique and meaningful names for them!
However, it was clear that now was not the time to get caught up in naming dilemmas. The urgent matter at hand was to quickly visit those seven wives who had endured so much hardship for the family. With this thought in mind, John temporarily set aside his worries and strode purposefully toward the delivery room.
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