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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."

right now. I told you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my cheeks. This is

they rushed me up to the ICU

her room and choke

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

face and those cheeks I

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want

is stupid. I'm trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her

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there. My hands

The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak

"Of course. Thank you,

her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What a mess I've gotten

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

we lived, all of this would have still happened. You weren't to know Abby would get ill and I know you came back to face up to the past and try and make it right. So Abby could know

come and ask you. There's no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well

a breath

"We need to do some more tests so if you could both just wait

me

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

was so much excruciating pain and blood. He'd had a hard time when they wouldn't let him

could keep their support system

be able to conceive again, I thought he was going

him.

we'd have our little family and even if we had to start with nothing, we'd be

buzzed pulling me from my daydream.

text that he is on his way.

you sure?

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