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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."

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

arrived at the hospital, they rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne is with her and it's only two visitors at a

I walk into her room and choke

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

cheeks I love to squish. A

"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 scream. My heart is breaking for her. She must have been so scared

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

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there. My hands

along shortly. He'll speak to you outside the room.

Thank you,

is behind me and she rubs my shoulders.

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

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

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, while

in a breath as I sob. "I

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

okay? You'll call me if

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

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

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

was pregnant and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again, I thought he was going to cry.

him.

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

buzzed pulling me from

go home. Phillip just text that he is

you sure? I can

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