Chapter 411 Guilt-Tripping

“What is it?” Elliot asked.

“Five years ago, we… we had a baby together.”

Elliot had one hand in his pocket as he stood in front of the French windows in the study, and when he heard what Hayley said over the phone, his eyes widened. “What are you talking about?”

“Our baby didn’t manage to survive, but I was looking through my stuff and I found the sonogram from all those years ago. Our baby…” Hayley let out a heartbreaking sob. “I lost the baby at three months… I’m so sorry for not being able to keep him.”

He was shell-shocked. He never thought that he had hurt Hayley more than she let on five years ago, and he didn’t ever expect her to have gone through a miscarraige.

“I didn’t know that I was pregnant at the time. I was always so overworked and tired, and by the time I found out I was expecting a baby, the fetal heartbeat had stopped.” She was crying even more mournfully now on the other line as she went on to say, “It was all my fault. I didn’t know I was having a baby. If I did, I would have done everything I could to bring the baby into this world.”

“That’s enough now. Don’t beat yourself up over

doctor mentioned that it’s a side effect from the miscarriage. Elliot, I want to see you, right now…”

He frowned. “Right now?”

right now. I’m really, really unwell, and I want to see you. Please,”

couldn’t believe that Hayley had suffered a miscarriage that left

bedroom when Elliot pushed the door open to come in. “I need to head out for a while. Mrs. Collins will come

replied with

eyes as he gazed at her. He didn’t want her to know that he was going over to Hayley’s place because he didn’t

will you

later

ahead.” She didn’t want to intrude too much upon his personal

long look, then

down in front of the vanity. She happily grabbed her cosmetic bag and began to put on her

and having gone through a rigorous skin treatment, she was glowing beautifully under the lights. A delighted smile curled on her lips, and she was entirely happy with how the procedure had turned out

a stunning negligee that revealed just the right amount of skin. After

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