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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."

Phillip

me up to the ICU wards. Anne

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

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

those cheeks I love

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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

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

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with her for a few minutes. The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak to you outside the room. We don't want any...excitement, in

"Of course. Thank you, Nurse,"

hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me

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

and make it right. So Abby could know her father." Tears pour down my face. "But I could have just married Phillip and

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

a breath

do some more tests so if you could both just

me if anything happens," I

you, yes. Go wait for the

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

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

miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to

him.

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

buzzed pulling me from

Phillip just text that he is on

sure? I

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