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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."

you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my cheeks. This is

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

Jayden as I walk into her room and choke up

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

and those cheeks

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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

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

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there. My hands start to

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

Thank

is behind me

where we were? Life

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

the past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well be now, while she's too young

in a breath

need to do some more tests so if you could both just

me if anything happens,"

right now. I'll call you, yes. Go wait for

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 he didn't calm

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

and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again, I thought he

him.

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

me from my daydream.

go home. Phillip just text that he is on his way. I'll keep you

you sure? I can

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