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"I'll drive you."

""You don't have to."

""It'll be faster. Come on."

"Thanks Jayden."

He leaves a wad of cash to cover dinner and tips on the table and takes me by the arm as he ushers me out. That touch burns into my skin but I can't think about that right now. My baby is in intensive care and I need to get there. The valet brings the car and Jayden opens my door. I get in and before long we roar off into the traffic, weaving and beeping.

"Jayden, slow down, I don't want to have an accident or be delayed if the traffic cops stop you.

"Sorry. Look, you relax, just let me drive. I understand how this must make you feel."

"No, no you don't. Only a parent could understand what it's like to have their only child, maybe the only child they can ever have, in a life-threatening situation. I almost yell the words because stress has me wired so high. He glares across at me. "Only a parent huh?

"That's right." I snap back.

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"Well, isn't that what I am? She's my kid, isn't she? You go on about honesty, but you can't even tell me the truth about something so important. You're a hypocrite."

I told you; Phillip is her

the hospital, they rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne is with her and it's only two visitors at a

as I walk into her room and choke up

was playing and the next she was unresponsive. I'm so

little face and those cheeks I love

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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any idea what's happening?" I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want to

trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her

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there. My hands

minutes. The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak to you outside the room. We don't

"Of course. Thank you,

holding her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What

didn't I just stay where we were? Life was

back to face up to the past and try and make it right. So Abby could know her father." Tears pour down my face. "But I could have just married Phillip and Abby would

you. There's no easy way out of the past. You

breath as I sob. "I

back in. "We need to do some more tests so if you could both

You'll call me if anything

stable right now. I'll call you, yes. Go wait for

if the same doctors are still here. When I miscarried, I was looked after here and diagnosed. Jayden and I were both very distraught because we had no clue what was happening at the time and there was so much excruciating pain and blood. He'd had a hard time when they wouldn't let him in with me. He carried on in his pretentiously entitled way but they stuck to their rules and

through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them and also get the care and

he heard I was pregnant and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again,

him.

our little family and even if we had to

buzzed pulling me

go home. Phillip just text that he is on his way. I'll

sure? I can

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