Love Unspoken

"Why won't she respond to my messages?" The question hung in the air, unanswered.

Alexander had taken her phone, and the voice on the other end of the line assured Abigail. She was told to stop worrying, to stay home, and that things were being handled. The call ended abruptly, leaving Oliver staring at his phone, his finger hovering over Alexander's contact. He hesitated, ultimately deciding against making the call.

He had no right to confront Alexander, not after he had trespassed in his home.

After what felt like an eternity, but was in reality only half an hour, Quinn was wheeled out of the hospital room. Oliver rushed to her side, his heart pounding in his chest. He turned to the doctor, his voice choked with worry, "How is she?" "She fainted due to arrhythmia," the doctor explained, "but luckily, she was brought in on time. Can you tell me what happened to her?"

Oliver couldn't divulge the details to the doctor. Instead, he asked, "And the baby?"

"The baby is fine," the doctor assured him. "She's just a little shocked and needs to rest. Make sure she avoids stress in the future."

A wry smile tugged at Oliver's lips as the doctor unknowingly painted him as the villain, taking the fall for Alexander's actions.

Meanwhile, in his office, Alexander was alerted by notifications of the doorbell and code entry. He glanced at his phone before tossing it aside, uninterested.

relieved not to see Getty, he handed over some documents to Alexander. He began to explain that they had cleared up the issue with the countries claiming their goods had safety issues, but he noticed that Alexander's attention was elsewhere. His eyes were fixed on his

out, trying to

snapping back

made a decision. "Never mind about going to my place,"

current task. He nodded in acknowledgment, then asked, "Do you want to take a look at that report?" "Just leave it," Alexander replied

today. Then it hit him. Maybe Alexander was

don't you go rest for a

and pushing his chair back.

Getty not around, it seemed Alexander had

slowly resurfaced. She stared blankly at the stark white ceiling for a moment before the events leading up

her abdomen, relieved to

in the hospital, she wondered if Alexander had released her. Thinking back

fretting over how to return when she bumped into Oliver, who had just

aback. "Why are you out of