Beverley couldn't believe she was being blamed: "It's clear as day that you were stirring the pot, and somehow I'm the villain? Try talking nonsense again and see if I don't give you a piece of my mind!" "Oh, bring it on. If you don't lay me out today, consider it your loss-"

"Sadie," Beverley was shaking with rage, "Call Murray, tell him to get here now! Immediately! Right this second!"

"Right away, my lady!"

The call was dropped twice before finally getting through on the third try.

Murray asked, "What's up?"

"Sir, the lady of the house needs you at the hospital."

"I'm tied up."

"But... Mrs. Sherwood and Ms. Millie are having a spat."

"Oh."

Sadie was speechless.

Murray continued, "Please inform Mrs. Sherwood that it was her who insisted on keeping Millie's baby. Now that there's trouble, she needs to handle the aftermath and not bother me!" With that, he hung up.

tried calling back, she

"Ma'am, Mr. Sherwood said..."

"What did he say?"

steeled herself, "He said it's your mess, you deal with it. He won't help, and

Beverley was speechless!

sound far more agonizing than

ensued in

is in critical condition, we

the baby might actually be lost. If

later, the hospital room door opened, and

asked, "Doctor, is my

bickering replied tersely: "The child is stable for now, but we can't have any more

of relief: "Thank you, Doctor, I'll be

got a rough idea of the situation from

"Tough little one, so many

"Hertha, can you handle the discharge paperwork for

say you need a few more

the villa for a while and keep an eye on her, see if she dares

Hertha was puzzled: "...?"

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