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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."

to talk about it right now. I told you; Phillip

rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne

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

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

those cheeks I love to squish. A nurse

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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

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

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

Thank you,

beside her, holding her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind

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

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

day 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,

breath as I sob. "I

comes back in. "We need to do some

okay? You'll call me if

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

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

keep their support

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

him.

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

me from my daydream. It's

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

you sure? I

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