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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."

I told you; Phillip is her

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

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

was so sudden. One minute she was playing and the

cheeks I love to squish. A nurse comes

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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happening?" I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want to scream. My heart is breaking for her. She

her, to build a stable life for her and when she

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along shortly. He'll

"Of course. Thank

cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What a mess I've gotten

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

to the past and try and make it right. So Abby

There's no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well be now, while

a breath

"We need to do some more tests so

okay? You'll call me

I'll call you, yes.

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

families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them

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.

if we had to start with

pulling me from my

Phillip just text that he is

you sure? I

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