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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."

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

the hospital, they rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne is with her

to stay." I tell Jayden as I walk into her room and

sudden. One minute she was playing and the next she

little face and those cheeks

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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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 and I was at

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

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with her for a few minutes. The doctor will be along shortly.

"Of course. Thank

rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my

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

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

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, while she's too young to remember much

breath as I

"We need to do some

be okay? You'll call me if anything happens,"

call you, yes. Go

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

start a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with

was pregnant and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able

him.

even if we had to start with

phone buzzed pulling me from

just text that he is on his way.

you sure? I can

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