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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."

want to talk about it right now. I told you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my cheeks. This is a

to the ICU wards. Anne is with her and it's only two visitors

need to stay." I tell Jayden as I walk into her room and choke up at my baby all hooked

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

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

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want to scream. My heart is breaking for her. She must have been so scared and I was at

I'm trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her and when

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with her for a few minutes. The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak to you outside

nod. "Of course. Thank you, Nurse,"

cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What a

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

up to the past and try and make it right. So Abby could know her father." Tears pour down my face. "But

no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner

in a breath

nurse comes back in. "We need to do some more tests so if you

be okay? You'll call me

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

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

when he wanted to start a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them and also get the care and attention they needed from the

that I may never be able to conceive again, I thought he was

him.

if we had to start with nothing, we'd be okay.

pulling me from my daydream.

he is on his way. I'll

sure? I can

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