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,

for nine months-your scent is his favorite thing

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

nurse

"Can I?"

"Of course!"

wrinkled her brows in thought. "What should I

moment, she decided. "James. Let's call

"James? That's adorable!"

and wrote 'James' on the tag above the

go," she beamed. "James has a name

patting his back and

staying in

She never missed a

one night, a storm rolled in-wind howling, rain

awake from a

wasn't there.

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

White?" The night nurse recognized her instantly-she was a

one

James?" Rebecca's

She barely got

words

as she

need to

arm, face troubled. "Rebecca... I... James

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