Have you ever been in a situation where it feels like you are dreaming? And not just any dream, but a nightmare. That is how it all feels right now, it all just feels like I could wake up anytime and still be pregnant, that would be epic; I would really love that.“She must be joking,” Robert’s voice pulls me from my thoughts and I look at him incredulously.“A joke?” I ask him in disbelief. “She has our child!” My voice fills the entire room, and everyone stares at me for a few seconds.“Jen, you know what I meant, this all just feels surreal,” Robert says to me and I hand him the phone.I did not mean to shout at him, I think I am just way too stressed right now. Robert stares at me as he takes the phone from me. He does not know what to do with it.“Call her again,” I instruct him and he hesitates.“Jen, I think we should take some time to think about all this,” James suggests and Robert and Carlos nod in agreement.“Call her,” I say stubbornly.I need to know whether my baby is o
In my career as an assassin, I have learned to expect things to go wrong. I have learned to accept tragedy as it comes, but this tragedy is different, it involves a piece of myself being taken from me in my most vulnerable state.Robert has decided to sell his company, and that would be able to give us the money we need to get our child back. I think a question that keeps running in my mind is whether all this is worth it? Will Naomi even give our baby back, will she stand by her word, or is this all part of her plan to rob us of all we have and then never give Jake back?I have so many doubts, so many fears, and there is so much that could go wrong, but that does not mean that I should not try or stop trying. If it causes me to go to the ends of the earth or swim in a river of acid to get little Jake back, I am fully prepared to do so.We have a deadline to give the money that Naomi requested, and that is midnight. Chad has already wired a billion to her and is now trying to wire the
“Come on, you can’t be serious. I gave your one billion back, and I also added another billion,” I say to her defensively. Billions of dollars are not pennies that one can find on the street.“Yeah, but you have to pay for damages,” She says in a sing-tone.“Naomi, give us more time,” Robert pleads with her. He sounds calm and collected, but I don’t think that is how he feels right now.“I have made arrangements to sell my company, but I would not be getting the money until tomorrow. A few people have to sign off before the deal can be made,” He informs her, in hopes of her giving us more time.“Oh, you mean the company that you finesse your way into? Boy, you stole what belonged to another. It was Victor Sans who was to take over that company, he worked for it and damn well deserved it. Not you, you are just a manwhore that has finally decided to settle down with an assassin,” She taunts him and I notice how his facial expression changes.Robert’s jaw clenches as he controls his brea
Doctor Evans looks offended that I asked him such a question. He adjusts his body in the chair he is sitting on and his frown deepens.“Why would you even say that?” He asks me, and I shrug in response.“Miss Davis, I apologize again for what happened with your child, but I hope you know that I do not take the lives or safety of my patients lightly. If I tell you that you are ready to be discharged from my clinic, then I am more than sure that you are ready to be discharged,” Doctor Evans explains to me.“Okay,” I say as my eyes land on the clock, it is midnight and my body is not even making an attempt to hide my tiredness. I yawn as I swing my legs onto the bed, I lay down and I stare at the ceiling as if the doctor is not even there. He stands on his feet and sighs deeply before speaking.“Please do consider talking to your husband about the lawsuit,” He begs again and I look at him.“How much is he suing for?” I inquire.“Around a million dollars,” He replies to me.That seems so
My heart is beating so fast due to how much I am exerting myself and also because of the adrenaline coursing through my body. Cara is still struggling with the door and trying to open it, whereas I am running towards all.She is not getting away, not this time.As soon as I skip the last stair, she manages to open the door and she goes straight into the busy lobby. Her blouse is ruffled and so is her hair. As she runs, she keeps looking behind to see whether I am still following her.I dash through the opened door and I follow her. I see Chad and James talking to the receptionist and I call for their attention.“It’s Cara, don’t let her get away!” I yell and I don’t think I can keep moving my legs, I am too tired. I am a great runner, but I have not been going on my routine runs since I got pregnant, I only did light exercise. I stop running and I hold onto a random man while trying to catch my breath. James and Chad are already chasing Cara, and I know that James is an excellent run
I have been officially discharged from the clinic and my bills that were really high has been waived by the hospital due to my baby being kidnapped right in their facility. Doctor Evans has not brought up the lawsuit filed by Robert yet, and I have not had the chance to talk to him about it yet. Chad, Carlos, and I are in Doctor Evans’ office, waiting for him to get the security footage. It has been roughly twenty minutes and we have been sitting in silence. Chad keeps glancing over to me, and when I look back at him, he averts his gaze.As for Robert, I have not seen him since this morning. It is raining heavily outside and the smell of dust floats in the air. I believe he is finalizing the selling of the company, there are so many steps and processes involved and he is trying his best to speed it all up so we can have the money before the deadline that Naomi gave us.The door of the office opens and Doctor Evans enters, he is not alone, a guy enters with him. The guy he entered wit
James is driving at a moderate speed and we are just minutes away from the house. I was just on the phone with Robert and he told me that he finally finalized everything and he has the money already. Chad agreed to help him to transfer the funds to Naomi as soon as he comes home. “Have you tried calling her again?” Carlos asks me. He is talking about Naomi, since I dropped the call with Robert, I called her right away but she is not picking up. This raises my anxiety to another level because I want to know what is happening with my baby.“I am trying,” I reply to him as I try to call the number again. This time she finally answers and James makes a turn, causing the car to swerve to the right. We have finally arrived.“Hello Jen,” Naomi speaks in a usual cheery tone.“How is my baby? Has he eaten, how are you taking care of him?” I shoot my concerns at her.“Your kid is fine, I have him here with me. I had to go the extra mile to keep alive and healthy but I guess it’s worth the mone
Chad is currently working with Robert to send the one billion to Naomi’s account, they are in the kitchen as instructed by Naomi. James, Carlos, and I are in the living room sitting on the couch while the ten security guards are still unconscious but on the other side of the living room.Naomi and Cara seem to be discussing something in the doorway as she sways the baby gently from side to side. Her instincts in taking care of the child somehow tell that she has taken care of a baby before. I am sweating and my heart is racing very fast, I just want my baby and for all this to be over. A small voice in my head keeps telling me that all that is happening to me right now is karma and that I deserve it. I wish I can just shut the voice up, but I can not.“It’s done,” Chad says as he and Robert walk out of the kitchen. Cara steps forward and she checks the laptop. A smile then corrupts her lips and she turns her attention to Naomi.“It’s done, the money is here,” She tells her and she lo