CHAPTER TWO: You're pregnant

CHAPTER TWO

Upon arriving at the hospital, Sheila paid the taxi driver and rushed to her mother's room. She barged in without knocking, causing the doctors to turn their attention to her.

Despite the stares she received, her gaze went straight to her mother who was laying on the bed and surrended by about two doctors and three nurses.

"How did her condition suddenly escalated because she was stronger this morning?" Shiela shouted she makes the doctors and nurses tremble.

"I'll be straightforward with you this time, Miss Sheila. Your mother's illness has reached a critical stage, and all our remedies have failed. Her chances of survival are very slim, at least 2-5%." Doctor Shem explained his face facing the floor.

, "What are you saying, doctor?" Sheila shouted as she gripped Doctor Shem's hand.

"We have done everything we can, but your mother's illness is unusual." Doctor Shem explained to the already devastated Sheila.

"But doctor, can't you still..."

Sheila interrupted but before she could finish her sentence, the machine started blinking red, and Shiela's mother began shaking violently, causing confusion and panic among the doctors and nurses.

The machine abruptly stopped when Shiela's mother stopped moving, and Doctor Shem used his telescope to examine her before delivering the devastating news. "I'm sorry, but she's gone."

Sheila approached her mother's lifeless body, tapping her and pleading for her to wake up and speak to her but she doesn't bulge.

Doctor Shem gestured to the nurses to take Shiela away and to take her mother's body to the morgue .

Sheila stood quietly at the hospital reception for some time trying to digest her mother's death before she flipped a taxi to the Roberts Mansion since they're the only family she had left.

Shiela's mother's burial took place which Richard left even before it finished.

Upon her arrival at Bluesky Mansion with the Roberts, Sheila felt dizzy and fell the moment she step her feet out of the car passed out instantly.

The Roberts tremble with fear rushed her to the hospital. After making sure she's in stable condition, they settled the hospital bills and Left for a meeting in their company's stakeholders.

An hour later Sheila woke up and her gaze met a man dressed all in White Which on inspection she knew he's a doctor.

"Welcome and Congratulations, madam! You're very stronger now and the reason for your collapse was due to the stress you had undergone which affected your six weeks pregnant....."

"What do you mean? Are you saying that I'm six weeks pregnant?" Sheila quickly asked in shock.

"Absolutely," replied Doctor Felix, handing her the test results.

As Shiela read the results, tears began to stream down her face. Overwhelmed by emotion, she struggled to compose herself.

"Is everything alright, madam? I thought this is supposed to be good news." Doctor Felix asked confused.

"Yes, everything's fine. Can I go home now? And what about my hospital bills?" Sheila asked as she regained her composure and forced a smile.

"Your bills have already been taken care of by your in-laws before they left for an urgent meeting," Doctor Felix replied smiling.

"I'm feeling much better now, I think it's best I head home and rest. I'm no longer comfortable here," She stated, turning to Doctor Felix with a pleading look.

"But the Roberts won't be happy if you leave. Please reconsider and stay until they return," Doctor Felix attempted to persuade her, but Sheila insisted as she had already made up her mind.

After failing to convince Shiela to stay, Doctor Felix wrote out some prescriptions and discharged her.

Shiela picked up her medication from the pharmacy and hailed a cab back to Bluesky Mansion. Although Richard's security and butler were excited to see her, she kept a straight face, which surprised them since she was always smiling which they concluded she was still in her mother's grief.

After freshening up, Shiela grabbed her bag and headed back to the cab that brought her from the hospital and he took off to Roberts Corporation to broke the pregnancy news to Richard.

Upon arriving at Roberts Corporation, Shiela was denied access for the first time, which made her angry. She forced her way into the company, with the security trailing behind her.

She barged into Richard's office unannounced, her face met with the sight of him and Ciara in a passionate embrace, kissing intensely.

Sheila was on the verge of tears on the scene she witnessed but she composed herself.

"How dare you barge into my office unannounced?" Richard's angry outburst jolted her back to her senses.

"How shameless can you both be, to the extent of eloping even inside the office?" Sheila said in disgust tone.

"The last time I checked, you and Richard are both divorced. So get lost and don't ever mingle in our affairs." Ciara fired back angarily.

"Are you serious, Ciara? Aren't you ashamed of yourself for eloping with your friend's husband? Do you even have a conscience?" Sheila Said in anger as she draw closer to Ciara

"Enough of this nonsense. Stella and Ambrose just know that you are fired for allowing her to step into this office despite my orders of not allowing her." Richard shouted angarily.

Stella and Ambrose hung their heads sadly and left. They knew that no amount of pleading could change Richard's mind at that moment.

Richard's bossy and intimidating behavior towards his employees infuriated and shocked Sheila and she instantly she realized how little she actually knew about him.

"What brings you here? Say it out or Leave immediately because you aren't welcome," Richard said as he abruptly brought her back to reality

"Do you really detest me that much, Richard?" Sheila asked confused at Richard's coldness towards her

"And Do you need a fortune teller to explain that to you?" Richard replied with a chuckle.

"I don't blame you but myself for falling for a despicable scumbag of a man like you!" Sheila fired back enraged by Richard's words.

"You're just a pawn in my game. Okay let me tell you now without beating around the bush. The reality is I only married you because my parents insisted I settle down before taking over the company. Now that I have it, what do you expect?" Richard said smiling which makes Sheila Face turned pale.

Shiela struggled to find the right words to say, but couldn't seem to express herself in that moment.

"Now that you know the truth, can you please leave?" Ciara interrupted with a snide remark

"Did you marry me with the intention of using me? Or is this all just a fabricated lie?" Sheila asked Richard ignoring Ciara's comment.

"I think you aren't dummy to the extent that I have to keep repeating myself before you will grasp everything ." Richard responded coldly.

"How could you do this to me? I trusted and loved you with all my heart." Sheila said as the tears which had been holding fell freely.

Richard stood firm on seeing Sheila's emotions had ran high. "Please use the door or don't blame me for being rude, because I hate seeing tears" he said, unfazed.

Sheila's voice was barely above a whisper as she pleaded with him. "I know you have a reason for this. Please stop this game and don't go through with this divorce of a thing, will you do that?."

"I don't have time for this," Richard replied, his tone cold. "Ciara, please call security to escort her out."

But just as Ciara was about to make the call, Sheila dropped a bombshell.

"I came here to tell you that I'm already six weeks pregnant," she said, her gaze fixed on Richard.

Ciara's smile faded as she stood frozen in place, as if electrocuted by the news.