Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 2254

Josh Batton wore a white shirt and a pair of black pants.

With his hair slicked back, he looked dignified and fresh.

When the group of them came out, reporters were quick to swarm them, taking pictures frantically without turning the flash on to protect the baby's eyes.

Soon, they began asking a series of questions—

“Josh, do you feel anything special being a first-time father? Is there anything you’re not used to?”

“Ms. Cates, I’d like to ask how you feel as a first-time mother.”

“Mr. Batton, were you very excited to see your baby for the first time? How did you feel?”

“Ms. Cates, as far as I’m aware, Mr. Batton has been by your side to look after you all this while. Has he been doing a good job?”

“Josh, I heard you cried when the baby was born. Was it true? How did you feel?”

“Josh, please answer our questions.”

The questions from the reporters kept coming one after another. Josh and Annabeth Cates had no idea which question to answer first.

She was the first to pick up a microphone as she peered at the reporters. “I’ll answer in general," she stated with a smile. "I’m so happy to be a mother for the first time.

“Yes, my husband has been with me since I gave birth until now. He’s been taking care of me very well. I’m very grateful to him.

“I genuinely think Josh is a great husband and father. I thank God for giving me a wonderful husband like him,” she added, sounding sincere with every word.

She meant what she said from the bottom of her heart.

“I’m very grateful to God and my wife for giving me such an adorable daughter. I love my daughter a lot, so much so that I want to give her the world.

“When my wife was delivering our daughter, I was watching by her side, and all I could feel was a pain in my heart. At the time, I even felt guilty, thinking that I shouldn’t have gotten her pregnant.

“The delivery process didn’t go smoothly for my wife. The anesthetics didn’t last until the very end. My wife had to go through the later part of the delivery process by her sheer willpower.

“I wanted to slap myself when I saw how much pain she was in. At that moment, I swore to myself that I would treat her right for the rest of my life.

“I’ll work even harder to provide for my wife until she becomes the envy of everyone.

“Honestly, I was so afraid that I might lose her over childbirth as I’ve seen too many cases like that.

“I felt restless the entire time. I truly thank God that everything went smoothly in the end,” Josh said.