The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 183

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Chapter 183: Taking Emma home

Richard and Helena fussed over Emma like a pair of mother hens, their concern and care palpable in the air.

As Emma was wheeled away for a battery of tests in the obstetrics department, Richard felt his heart constrict with worry.

He wanted nothing more than to be by her side, to hold her hand and reassure her through

every step of the process.

One of the nurses seeing him so clingy to her hand jokingly asked if he thought she was about to give birth.

Richard wanted to stay regardless.

But the nurses had been firm in their instructions; Richard and Helena were to wait outside while Emma underwent the necessary examinations. And so, Richard found himself pacing the corridor.

"She'll be alright, dear," Helena murmured, "Emma is strong, and she has the best care

possible."

Richard managed a tight smile. "I know, Mom. It's just... after everything that's happened, I can't help but worry."

Helena laid a comforting hand on his arm, her eyes shining with understanding. "That's what it means to be a parent, Richard. From now on, your heart will always be split in two - one half belonging to you, and the other half belonging to your child." Richard nodded, his mother's words ringing true deep within his soul.

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an eternity, the door opened, and Emma emerged, her face aglow with a radiant smile. Richard

concern.

he asked, his eyes searching hers for any

smile only widened, her eyes shining with happiness. "Everything went perfectly," she assured him, her hand coming to rest on

wash over him, his shoulders sagging with the release of tension he hadn't even realized he'd been carrying. Pulling Emma into a gentle embrace, he pressed a feather light kiss to her forehead, his heart swelling with love and gratitude. The doctors took Richard aside, walking

hands. Jonathan, ever the doting father, went to collect Emma's prescribed medications, assuring them that he would meet them outside shortly. Emma and Helena waited patiently in the lobby, the older woman's arm wrapped protectively around her daughter-in-law's shoulders. It was then that a familiar

the source of the voice. And there, striding towards them with a deep frown etched onto his face, was

at such a day like today? She

At this point, she was almost convinced that her

address your uncle?" he chided, his voice laced with disappointment. He could not understand why his

as shameless

gear as she firmly pushed Martin aside. She proceeded to step in front of Emma to

stable after what had happened yesterday. They had second all night checking on Emma and doing all recommended tests. She was not

the ground with an undignified yelp. Nurses rushed to his aid, but Martin was already scrambling to his feet, his face flushed

sputtered, rounding on Helena with fury blazing in his eyes. "Who do you think you

in the scene unfolding before

his gaze flickering between the two men with a mixture of confusion and thinly veiled

Taking

glare with a steely look of his own, his frame rigid and unyielding." Emma is my daughter-in-law," he stated, his voice ringing with authority. "And I'll be damned if I let anyone cause her

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of Richard and Jonathan, the unmistakable air of power and wealth that surrounded them. This was the family Emma had married into a family of

shoulders and attempted a polite smile. "My apologies," he said, his