Heidi stilled, stunned and confused. As Lilian pleaded, tears rushing from her eyes, snorts running freely, she rubbed her ear. Was she hearing right?“Stop staring at me like that.” Lilian cried harder. “Heidi, you're the only person who can help me out. Didn't Killian say that you made Lucas Harrison order him to marry me?”As Lilian grabbed her arm desperately, Heidi pulled away. “That's right. But no one ordered Killian to choose you. He did it on his own.”“Really?” Lilian froze. Her shoulders trembling, she wiped her tears. “It means Killian loves me. You just need to beg him to come back, why else would he choose me over Natalie?”Heidi had no idea. She shrugged. “Seriously, I can't help you. Killian holds the right to his own decisions.”She made to walk upstairs, but Lilian stopped her. “I know we don't get along, Heidi…” she blocked Heidi's path, spreading her arms wide. “But I promise you I've turned a new leaf. I was mean to you in the past, I'll change, Heidi, just hel
Heidi winced, and she cuddled her bump with one hand, while she grabbed her mother's hand with the other.That was strange. The pain went away instantly, leaving her bothered with her heart racing. “Is anything wrong?” Regina stared at her worriedly. “Why are you sweating, Heidi?”Was she sweating?Heidi's palm wandered to her forehead to feel the beads of perspiration. She sucked in a deep breath. “I'm fine, Mum.”But she was scared. She'd never experienced that kind of pain before. It only lasted for a second, yet, the pain was unbearable. The noises around her dimmed as Heidi focused on the spot, afraid the pain would come again. She released her mother's hand and proceeded upstairs-Harold's voice made her halt. “You've gone far this time, Heidi! You'll never get away with destroying my daughter's marriage!”“Harold! Is that a threat!?” Caleb questioned. “Touch a hair on my daughter's body, and you'll wish we were never brothers!”The pain came and went away once more. Heidi'
Was she in labor?It wasn't even time for her baby to arrive yet. Heidi didn't know what was going on. “Where's your phone, Natalie?” Heidi gasped as another pain clutched her stomach. “Please, I need to call Lucas.”“It's in my room.” Natalie sprang up anxiously. “Give me a minute. I'll bring it now.”After Natalie left, the pain only kept increasing. Heidi struggled to put up with it, but her resolve weakened with each second that passed by.Unable to wait any longer, she got down from the bed and limped out of her room with one arm wrapped around her bump. Natalie raced back with the phone. Not only did she look anxious, her expression was pale. “What's wrong?”“N- Nothing.” She snapped awake. “Here's the phone. You can dial his number.”With a trembling hand, Heidi took the phone, her mind puzzled at why Natalie looked extra nervous. She typed in Lucas's number and dialed it. The phone continued ringing until it stopped. Heidi tried it again. He didn't answer the call.Was h
…At The Harrisons Villa.The phone beeped, and Lucas stood up, staring at the screen. His heart racing in fear and wariness, he dialed the strange number. An electronic voice sounded from the other end. Weird. Heidi just spoke with him, didn't she?“Young Master, you haven't even touched your food yet. Where are you going?” The maid called out as he grabbed the suit jacket resting on the chair beside him. “Young Master, wait!” Mira followed him to the door. “Remember what the Doctor said. You need to eat on time.”His thoughts only consumed by the thoughts about Heidi, and her desperate tone as she spoke through the phone clinging to his mind, Lucas could register no other words. He ignored the maid and left the Villa in a flash. Racing down the city, he constantly tried that number again to no avail. She told him she was in pain. Was Heidi in labor?How was it even possible? The Doctor told them it had to be a week or two weeks later.Lucas drove straight to Hope Hospital, r
“Mr. Harrison, are you looking for the Young Miss?”Hope returned to Lucas's heart when a young girl dressed in a uniform hurried up to him. “But she just left the house not long ago.”“How long?” Lucas asked. The young maid glanced at the wall clock. “Must be thirty minutes already.”Thirty minutes was enough for her to reach Hope Hospital even if she was driving at low speed. “With whom did she leave?”Was it with the whole family? Why was the house empty?The young maid scratched her head. “Well, Uhm, something bad happened to the Old Master and the whole family left the house with him. The Young Miss and Ma'am Natalie followed not long after.”So it was her grandfather.But Heidi told him she was in pain. Did Lucas hear her wrong?“Did you notice anything strange with her?”The maid shook her head. “Both she and Ma'am Natalie had been in a hurry. Maybe to catch up with the rest, because they both appeared worried.”Lucas's phone rang while the maid was speaking.Despite having
… At Another End of The City. Cuddling her bump to ease the numbing pain, Heidi squeezed her eyes shut, gasping for breath. “Do you know them, Natalie? Where are they taking us?”Natalie wiped off her sweat. “Don't mind them, Heidi. We'll get out of here, I promise.”How?The truck was moving fast. The masked men appeared from nowhere and forced them to enter the truck, pointing their guns at them. Natalie appeared calm, but her voice trembled as she spoke. “Aren't they just kidnappers? Let me ask them what they want.”While Heidi battled with pain, Natalie moved towards the front. She knocked on the partition, and one of the masked men opened a tiny window from the driver's seat. “What do you want?”“This is bad timing. Heidi is in labor and if anything happens to her, you won't only be charged with the crime of kidnapping two defenseless women.”The masked guy laughed. “So what? She can give birth for all we care, it's a win for us.”“On point, Mate! This way, we'll get ransom
…Heidi didn't know for how long she'd been drowning in the depths of unconsciousness. The last thing she recalled was the blaring sounds of the police sirens followed by the crashing sound as the truck had a collision with the tree. Her limbs were numb, and her body felt as if she'd been loaded with rocks. Where was she?Forcing her eyelids open, she peered around her surroundings. In her blurred vision, everything was white.And as her vision gradually cleared up, she could see some figures moving around, hovering over her.Heidi blacked out again as something pricked at and stung her arm. This time, she wasn't fully unconscious. She could make out indistinct noises coupled with the clinking of metals. “She's awake…” Someone whispered.“Is she?” Gasped another person, the voice of a man. The pain weighing her down was no longer there. Heidi's hand wandered to her bump to feel her baby…the pain in her stomach was also gone. And why did her stomach feel flat?The realization hi
Forgetting the pain in her stomach, Heidi sat up on the bed, shaking her head rapidly. “Can you please relax?” The Nurse sat beside her and held her shoulders. “We did all we could to save you both, but…” she sniffled. “This is our first time handling such a case. You were already in labor and you got into an accident.”“We thought you were never going to wake up,” said the Doctor. “After all, it has been three days.”Three days?Heidi's heartbeat stopped. Everything around her stilled. Time stopped with her thoughts, for a few seconds she felt nothing. “Are you alright?” The Nurse tapped her. “Can you hear me, Young Lady?”“I guess she's shocked,” the Doctor said in a sullen voice. “Poor Lady, we don't even know who her family is.”When Heidi's heartbeat woke up, it was as if everything around her was crashing down. She jerked back to her senses. “Please, this is a joke…” She clasped the nurse's hands. “You guys are joking. N- Nothing happened- nothing happened to my baby.”“Acce