Chapter 2 Pain To The Max

After relentless waves of nausea that felt like a storm raging inside her, Hadley ended up in the hospital.

“Doctor, what’s happening to me?”

She sat nervously in the waiting area while the doctor examined her test results.

Pausing for a moment, the doctor looked at her curiously and inquired, “Are you married?” There was a pause before Hadley responded affirmatively, “Yes, I am.”

“Congratulations,” the doctor finally announced. “You’re pregnant.*

The news momentarily took Hadley’s breath away, her eyes widening as she processed

the information.

The recent summer heat had been oppressive, causing her to lose her appetite and frequently feel nauseous.

Hadley had assumed it was the heat or perhaps the greasy food.

Now, she questioned, “Is this what morning sickness feels like?”

Had this revelation come before the events of the previous night, it would have been a joyous occasion for Hadley. But now, everything had changed.

Hadley paused, and then voiced her concern to the doctor. “Is there any chance this is a mistake? Could there be an error in the diagnosis?”

“When did last have your period?”

you

Upon thinking back, Hadley’s expression changed as she made the connection. “I’m… a week late.”

The doctor gestured expansively as he handed over the test results.

“Here’s your answer,” he said, pushing the document towards her. “See for yourself. The blood test is quite clear. You’re definitely pregnant.”

Hadley’s eyes were drawn to the bolded words “early pregnancy” showed on the report,

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underscored by the doctor’s signature.

She took a deep breath, picked up the report, and softly said, “Thank you, doctor.”

Leaving the hospital, the harsh rays of the summer sun prompted tears to gather in her

eyes.

With her eyes closed, Hadley whispered to herself, “What am I going to do?”

Her marriage to Eric was still new, barely two months old, and their physical relationship had been limited–quick and infrequent.

Hadley had previously thought that Eric simply wasn’t interested in being intimate, and frankly, she didn’t much enjoy their encounters; they were just too painful.

Now, the painful truth hit her.

It wasn’t the intimacy he was averse to. It was her.

intimate were probably just to fulfill Nyla’s wish to

Hadley found herself pregnant

I do?” Hadley pondered once

it right to keep

twenty, the gravity of such a decision overwhelmed Hadley. She felt too

must speak

was, after all, the

Linda was recovering from her miscarriage, having set up a

enter, she was halted by Eric’s security, Xander and Theodore Todd. “Mrs. Flynn, you must stop here. You’re

blinked and

directly from Mr. Flynn,” they

Eric’s orders?

harm Linda again, or

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distressed by her presence?

bowed her head, feeling a mix of defeat and desperation, yet a

don’t need to enter. Just let

urgent.”

looked at each other. “We’ll

inside to inform Eric

once Theodore delivered it. “I won’t meet with her,” he instructed. “Make sure she doesn’t come near

before returning to deliver the news

the stern rejection, Hadley’s face lost all its color, and her hands began

now. Miss Harris might awaken any moment,

“I’m going now.”

lip quivered as she bit down hard, drawing blood,

hospital, Hadley paused abruptly, rooted to the

couldn’t just

fly overseas, to a place where everything would be strange and unfamiliar, leaving her even

Hadley chose to stay by the entrance, hoping to intercept Eric as

ticked by, her legs grew stiff with cold. Darkness fell,

Eric might spend the

streetlights enhanced Eric’s striking appearance as

walked out.

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Hadley called out, dashing towards

a

“At once, sir!”

halted halfway by the guards, her path

speak with you–it’s urgent!” Hadley yelled,

continued forward, ignoring her

his car pulled up, he entered without a

just listen!” Hadley’s voice broke with despair and

the car door and commanding the driver, “Let’s

Hadley’s expression turned

Hadley yelled, mustering every ounce of her strength to

Stop

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