Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1156

"What's going on?" Rebecca White's tears stopped instantly, her eyes wide with worry and fear.

"What's wrong with my baby?"

"There's a bacterial infection," the nurse said softly.

As usual, before a newborn could be discharged, there were a series of checks.

"If it's an infection, he can't go home yet. He needs to stay in the hospital for treatment."

That meant Rebecca couldn't take her son home right away.

The baby was transferred to the neonatal unit.

Rebecca stayed at the maternity center, but every day, when Jacquetta was away, she'd sneak over to see her little boy.

He was so tiny, lying in the incubator, crying his heart out.

The nurse tried to soothe him, but nothing seemed to work.

"Um..." Rebecca hesitated, reaching out. "Can I try holding him?"

"Of course," the nurse said.

She gently placed the baby in Rebecca's arms.

Like magic, the moment Rebecca held him, he stopped crying. He settled quietly against her chest, sucking on his fingers.

The nurse smiled. "See? He smells his mom. He knows you're here."

brand new mom, holding him with a

reassured her. "He's been with you for

brushing her thumb over his tiny hand. She murmured, “My baby likes

him?" another nurse teased. "A lot of

"Can I?"

"Of course!"

her brows in thought. "What

she decided. "James. Let's call

"James? That's adorable!"

wrote 'James' on the

she beamed. "James has

him close, patting his back and whispering, over and

ended up staying in the hospital

day, Rebecca visited. She never

night, a storm rolled

awake from a restless sleep.

Jacquetta wasn't there. The room was

sense of dread seized Rebecca. She threw off the covers, hurried to the door, and ran down the halkto the neonatal unit,

nurse recognized her instantly-she

one

Rebecca's

She barely got

words

she moved past

to see

nurse caught her arm, face troubled. "Rebecca...

stunned. "What do you mean, he's not