The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 20

"Yeah, Mr. Gordon. Word on the street is Hayley's expecting. Do you mind telling us who the daddy is?" "Mr. Gordon, can we get a word from Hayley on this? Or perhaps you'd like to comment..."

The paparazzi swarmed Cyrus and Hayley with their questions, pushing Nancy out of the way as if she were invisible.

Nancy watched the scene unfold before her with an icy detachment, looking as if she were a stranger to the drama erupting around her.

Cyrus glared at the intrusive cameras as his anger boiled over. Without warning, he snatched one and hurled it to the ground, smashing it.

Cyrus roared, "Did I say you could interview me?"

"My camera, Mr. Gordon! Don't you think that's a bit much..."

Cyrus stared at the cameraman with a dark look and raised his fist to strike again.

the crowd, grabbing Cyrus by

tense and ready. Suddenly, Hayley's pained voice cut through the chaos. "Mr. Gordon, my stomach... it

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Gordon is not available now. If you wish

be trifled with. As Cyrus approached the car, he saw Nancy

cold, a stark contrast to the warmth Cyrus remembered from the early days of their

something indefinable slip away. Just as he was about to close the car door and leave with Hayley, he felt an

Hayley's panicked voice pierced the air.

on Hayley's white jeans. The sight of

hospital, now!" he barked at

car sped away, Nancy stood frozen, her heart

self-mocking expression, Caleb felt an unexplainable ache. He knew the complicated

and enviable. But that sweetness had turned

turned to leave this painful scene, one of the paparazzi, his camera destroyed by Cyrus,