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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."

told you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my cheeks.

they rushed me up to the ICU wards.

her room and choke up at my baby all hooked up to

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

her little face and those cheeks I love to squish. A nurse comes

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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her soft hand as I speak. I want to scream. My heart is breaking

trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her and when she needs me the most,

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there. My hands start to

The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak to

Thank you, Nurse,"

her, holding her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and

where we were? Life was

try and make it

Abby would find out and come and ask you. There's no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well be now, while she's too young to remember

a breath as

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

be okay? You'll call me if anything happens,"

I'll call you, yes.

briefly wonder 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 said he'd be

start a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them and also get

a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again, I

him.

even if we had to start with nothing, we'd be

buzzed pulling me from my daydream.

text that he is on his way. I'll keep

you sure? I can

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