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."

a brand new mom, holding

reassured her. "He's been with you for nine months-your

his tiny

a nickname for him?" another nurse

"Can I?"

"Of course!"

her brows in thought. "What should I

moment, she decided.

"James? That's adorable!"

a pen and wrote 'James' on the tag above

she beamed. "James has a

back and whispering,

up staying in the hospital for

She never

night, a storm rolled in-wind howling, rain

jolted awake from a restless

Jacquetta wasn't there. The room was

covers, hurried to the door, and ran down the halkto the neonatal unit,

White?" The night nurse recognized her

one

James?" Rebecca's

She barely got

words

she moved past

need to

face troubled. "Rebecca... I... James

stunned. "What do