Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 878

"You've got to face reality, Tiana. The tests and my own assessments confirm it.

Infertility isn't always absolute, Tiana. If you weren't careful, there's always a chance..."

"No, that can't be." Tiana bit her pale lip, fighting back tears, shaking her head in denial. "It's impossible. There's been some mistake, Whitney. Don't dwell on it, okay? Just leave the hospital. It's a minor mix-up; I'll talk to the doctor and clear it all up." With that, she clumsily slid off the hospital bed, pushing past Whitney.

Whitney's patience snapped.

"Are you running from this?" she growled, gripping Tiana's frail shoulders. "Running won't solve anything! If you push me away, what will you do? How do you plan to handle this, and what about the baby?" "There is no baby, I beg of you, stop it."

Tears blurred Tiana's vision, her voice a croak. It was Parker's child, deep down, she knew!

But she was at a loss.

This was all so sudden. Even confiding in Whitney felt utterly humiliating, let alone figuring out what to do next.

This was trouble! Clearly, trouble that should never have arrived...

Whitney didn't give Tiana the chance to retreat into her shell. With a snort of derision, she pulled Tiana towards the door, "You don't believe it, huh? Fine, let's confront the doctor together. They'll run another test to confirm!" "Stay out of it, Whitney."

Tiana resisted, pushing back. "I'm not going to see the doctor now, do you hear me?"

"You won't believe it until you see the coffin, will you!"

Whitney was determined, refusing to let Tiana push her away after such a bombshell. She dragged her all the way to the doctor's office.

The doctor, who had just handed Whitney the test results, looked up in surprise at Tiana, frowning. "A family member, are you? Why did you let the patient get up? I already told you, it's early pregnancy complications that led to her symptoms, not just a simple flu or stomach bug.

could've been dangerous. You've been treating it

of color at the

here can't believe

grew, glaring at Tiana. "Do you think this hospital's a playground? We take every test seriously... Forgive me for being blunt, miss, but looking at you, I have to ask-are you considering not keeping the

was exposed, her

at the doctor. "Please don't speculate about her personal life. Although I understand you mean well, my friend thought she was infertile due to

mistake. I assumed, seeing a young, beautiful woman not wanting her child-we see it too often here. If infertility was due to an injury... and now there's a miracle pregnancy, these one-in-a-million chances do happen. There are no absolutes in medicine. Miss, you're over a month pregnant, and in another month, it'll be too late to decide otherwise. Whatever your decision, you should inform the father and come

Doctor, can you be more specific?"

stole a glance at her.

last period was at the end of the month," Whitney pressed, ignoring her and addressing the

doctor calculated. "Then it's been about 35 to 45

disappeared! Please, just tell me... were you harmed by Bryce and Jarvis's people? You mentioned escaping to Saltland Island, being held by Parker's uncle. What exactly happened there?" "Whitney, please don't meddle

would strip away her last shred of dignity

to keep this secret, treating it as a nightmare, not to be laid bare

Not yet ready.

touched her,

needed to think, to

a tangled mess, but Whitney

with her hands, her voice hoarse, "I wasn't harmed, don't worry or rush me. Even if you keep asking, I won't say because... I don't want to!

adult. I can take

a big deal out of this. I'm

she'd have lashed out. "How can you even say you're not falling apart? You're crying out of fear, yet you push me away. Who's the father that you're protecting him

of your business. Just

those who shouldn't

it? Parker?" Whitney

it all pointed to Parker, the one person Tiana was both