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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."

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

they rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne

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

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

those cheeks

"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 scream. My

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

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hands start

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

"Of course. Thank

is behind

Anne... Why didn't I just stay where

where 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 her father." Tears pour down my face. "But

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

suck in a breath as

some more tests so if you could both just

be okay? You'll call me if

I'll call you, yes. Go wait for

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 escorted from the building if

they could keep their support system with them and also get the care and attention they needed from the

be able to conceive again, I thought he was going to cry. He said he'd never realized how much he wanted something

him.

day, we'd have our little family and even if we had to start

buzzed pulling me from my daydream.

you go home. Phillip just text that he is on

you sure? I

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