The hospital doors burst open as a man sprinted inside, befuddled and out of breath, in which cradled in his arms was a lady whose body was limp and lifeless, her face pale and streaked with blood. “Help! Someone, please help!” Xander shouted, his voice screaming urgency and fear, as he ran towards the nurse he saw approaching, “Please, she is dying.” The young beautiful nurse sprang into action immediately, as she alerted her colleagues instantly, “We need a gurney here, now!” she called out to her colleagues. Within a few seconds, a team of nurses and doctors rushed forward as they swiftly took her from his arms and transferred the body to the gurney, her head lolling to one side. Her face was swollen and bruised, her lip split and bleeding, as well as angry contusions marked her arms and neck.“Who is she?” One of the doctors who came instantly turned to question Xander, “And how did she sustain these injuries?” She observed the body lying on the bed, and noticed that it seemed
“The child is dead?! Are you kidding me?” Marilyn's words hung in the air, incomprehensible, and absurd as Carlton felt a wave of dizziness wash over him as if his mind had been plunged into darkness. “I am sorry to announce this, Carlton. The doctors tried all they could to save her life, but it wasn't successful,” Marilyn's loud sobs wracked out of her throat violently, her voice trembling with angst. “Wait. Wait,” Carlton shut his eyes tight, his voice barely audible while finding it hard to breathe as he tried to process the impossible news again. For a moment, he was struck dumb, as his thoughts spiraled into confusion as numbness spread to his limbs like wildfire, the phone slightly slipping in his grip. “What do you mean?!” He demanded imperiously, his emotions distant and unfocused. “I know this is hard to accept, but it is true. Daisy is gone. She died this morning,” Marilyn's words slapped Carlton hard on his face again, and cast him into an endless pit of instant des
The first golden rays of dawn filtered through the window past the thin curtains of her room at the inn, casting a glow upon the lady's face sprawled on the bed, causing her eyes to slowly blink awake. A slight moan escaped her lips as her body contorted into the blanket that she snuggled into, and her arms suspended in the air to stretch and crack out her sore bones. The first thought that occurred to her as she took time to savor in the serenity of the surroundings, and listen to the faint chirping of birds outside which made nature come alive, was how she had not slept for many days since she arrived at the inn. Last night, the kind old innkeeper had offered her a cup of tea and it worked like magic. Carefully, she lifted her body off the bed, swung her legs over the side of the bed, her bare feet touching the cool wooden floor, and took a deep breath before she rose on her feet and made her way to the small window to push it open. She took a few minutes standing by the win
“Miss Nadia. Can you hear me?” Doctor Betty came around after a nurse had informed her that Nadia had stirred after two days of being deeply unconscious. She pointed a flashlight to her dilated eyes to check if she was truly conscious, and then moved to check vital parts in her body to see if there was a reason why Nadia was not answering the question she had been asking. She just lay there with her eyes open. DormantDisoriented with her mind in a haze that blurred against the wall of her consciousness, Nadia's eyes were fixated on the person who was talking to her, unable to give her an answer to whatever she wanted to know. Even if her eyes and body were slightly stiff, and it felt like her entire body was on fire, she knew she could move her lips if she wanted to. However, she couldn't. The deadly scent of the man who almost sent her on a journey of no return was somewhere around. Near her. Lurking around her. “Miss Nadia. Can you see my fingers?” the doctor raised the first
“Good morning. We would like to take the patients for the tests now,” the nurse's loud piercing voice disrupted the silence in the room, and Xander immediately withdrew from Nadia's body, as he turned to flash a modest smile at the nurse. “I was scared for a second that she was not breathing. Seems like she was just sleeping peacefully after all,” his warm smile compelled the nurse to smile also, as she moved closer to check Nadia's vitals and adjust the IV connected to her hand.“Do not worry, Mr. Kirk. She will be fine,” she turned to Xander, who had carefully taken his seat, “I am going to take her for a CT scan and some blood tests to see how she is doing, so the doctor can confirm if there are some complications that the first tests did not catch,” she explained further to him. “Oh,” Xander mouthed flippantly, as his eyes shifted to where she was instantly, disappointment washing over him.Nadia felt relief wash over her in an instant, just when it felt like she would die just
“Code Red! We have a missing patient!” The announcement blared over the intercom as soon as they were informed about the recent upheaval, the voice sharp and urgent, “Security, report to all exits immediately!”The hospital had erupted into chaos in an instant, as the once-ordered corridors became disoriented, with doctors and nurses scampering around with palpable urgency. “Check all the wards!” Doctor Betty shouted, her voice barely cutting the hubbub everyone had been thrown into, “He couldn’t have gone far with her.”“Nurse Suzanne. Follow me to the surveillance room now. We should catch him in one of the cameras,” she ordered in motion, already on her way to the elevator, her heart beating fast in fear. “That bastard!” Doctor Betty cussed under her breath, her body quivering in fear that she had neglected the persistent gut feeling of her sixth sense from the day she saw him bring Nadia into the hospital in his arms, and talked about an abusive boyfriend too. ‘He said she wa
Liam had been thrown into the cold hands of despair ever since he crashed his wedding, and had been unable to switch on his phone or go on social media because of the countless tests, emails, and DMs asking him where he was. He had been desperate to search for Nadia while working together with the investigators tirelessly for hours, which turned into days. However, his hope seemed to be wearing thin already, and the strong armor of strength he had put on not to break down wore away very quickly. It was the evening of the third day of searching for her, and he was sitting in a rented car which was parked at the last town they visited to investigate, disheartened and broken. The pain in his chest was a constant, gnawing ache that grew larger with every passing second of every disappointing news. He had not slept at all. The dark circles under his eyes had become more pronounced, and he saw her face anything he wanted to close his eyes. His head couldn’t stop replaying their last conv
Days had turned into weeks, and life had not remained the same for Carlton, whose existence had been disrupted after the most painful truth about Marilyn's entanglement and how she succeeded in messing with his life and happiness. After she was arrested at the airport while trying to leave the airport, she was detained and investigated concerning the sudden death of the child she had claimed belonged to Carlton. “I cremated her already!” She claimed repeatedly no matter how many times she was questioned by the prosecutor in charge of her. “Why?” “There is no use in keeping a dead child and breaking my heart more,” she responded, without remorse or sense of guilt, her eyes darting uncontrollably to every corner of the room like she was looking for something. “Where are the medical reports that confirmed she died and have her bio-data?!” The prosecutor, whose patience was already wearing thin, questioned, seeing how unstable and restless she had been since she entered to question M
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It was a beautiful morning at a big, luxurious wedding hall, where every detail had been meticulously crafted to exude a sense of elegance and sophistication, and Carlton and Stacy stood at the altar holding their hands and gazing into each other’s eyes with a synchronizing smile curving their lips, as they prepared to take their wedding vows. Stacy donned a voluminous luxurious lacy white gown of exquisite and intricate adorning diamond that shimmered with fierce intensity of beauty, as she looked so radiant like a celestial being before the altar. Her veil softly framed her beautiful face like a halo, as she held a bouquet, her eyes illuminating so much affection for the man that was standing beside her. Carlton was daunting and dashingly ethereal in his custom-made black suit, his tousled, dark hair framing his breathtaking beauty and piercing beautiful eyes, which were a mesmerizing shade of deep blue that gazed into Stacy's eyes, with sheer happiness radiating within him. G
It was still the early hours of the morning, and the atmosphere was still quite dampened with barely any sign of sunlight, when Carlton entered the room to find Stacy still sleeping. He shook her shoulder tenderly and teased around her face, as she stirred for a few seconds without waking up. Then again, Carlton whispered something into her right ear as she remained in her deep slumber, which aroused a ticklish feeling in her as her hand tried to rub her ear. “Wake up,” Carlton whispered with a smile, and she finally turned in response to his barely audible voice, her eyes flickering awake, even if she was still slightly groggy. “What is going on, Carl?” she mumbled tiredly as a yawn escaped her lips, but a smile curved his lips instead as his hands grabbed her body and pulled her up from the bed, “What time is it?”“Shhhh. You will wake the kids up,” he cautioned, seeing that she was chuckling quite loudly, as she planted a kiss on her cheek and neck, “Put on something and follo
Months flew by faster than expected, and Stacy had been living her best life with Carlton after Nadia moved to Phoenix with Liam. They kept in close contact through video calls and phone calls, telling one another about the new things they were now invested in and how the new city moved in. Nadia launched her new book after she moved to Phoenix, and better than she thought it would be, it was doing excellently well through the influence of her lovely lover, and social media, which gained her thousands of followers in less than six months. And with the brilliant response and love she received for her medical romance book, she started a sequel. She and Liam moved to the penthouse of a hundred-floor skyscraper in one of the wealthy neighborhoods in the city, which had the best view that she could ever wish for as a home. More than anything, Nadia's life had changed beautifully, more than she could have ever imagined, because of the people she got to meet in her life. Within those few
“Arhhhhhhhhh. I am feeling the heat,” muttered Jasmine, who kept chuckling endlessly as she watched the two endearing couples. “This is making me hate that I am single,” Fiona rolled her eyes playfully and took a glance at Connor, whose attention had been on her for a few seconds, which caused both of them to look away instantly. “Please, do not gloat about your sweet love in our presence,” Jasper whined with a chortle, as everyone giggled wildly as they nudged one another. Natasha raised her glass in a toast amid the sweet public display of affection, “To friendship, and new beginnings!” She declared, her high-pitched voice reverberating everywhere in the garden. Everyone around them lifted their glasses, joining in the toast with cheers and clinking glasses, as they continued to engage in light conversations, while getting prepared for a new dimension of the party. As the evening progressed, the party moved to the center of the garden, where a large open space had been cleared
It was the night of Stacy's baby shower and the party that Nadia had planned went better than anyone could have imagined, especially because of the additional guests that were invited, who were mostly Stacy's and Liam's colleagues from medical school. She invited Ryan too, but he was far out of the country and would not be able to make it. The garden in the mansion was transformed beautifully into a perfect banquet, and the soft hum of beautiful music played in the background, blending seamlessly with the laughter and chatter of the people present, as they ate and drank with their faces lit with joy and merriment. Liam and Stacy stood by one of the tables as they welcomed their few friends from the party that was invited from their medical school, while Nadia invited about four people from her new department at the WILLAND hospital without minding the ordeal everyone's tongues had put her through in the hospital. “I still can't believe you are having a baby!” One of their friends
It had been almost two weeks since Stacy came back into Carlton's life, and their most torrid glow of love had been rekindled countless times so that they couldn't even keep a record anymore. They could not stop snuggling into each other at every moment like young puppies. He was spending his vacation time with her as he had planned to do before, as they caught up with everything they had missed, while he had to spend time with her, and accompanied her to the hospital for her medical checkup. Stacy asked him to keep the house and not move out as he planned, since the entire estate belonged to him, because every memory that they had cherished together was made in the house. It was a beautiful moment when she talked about starting a family together with him in that same house. It was no old news anymore that he was seen spotted with a pregnant woman in a facecap at different places, as media houses blew up with headlines, wondering who the strange lady he was seen with was. It broug
“I am sorry it took this long to come back,” Stacy whispered softly, her heart aching terribly the more she saw the sullen expression etched upon his face as he gazed incredulously at her. He was finding it so hard to believe that it was truly her. Tears streamed down Carlton's face as he slowly buried his head in her shoulder, when he could finally comprehend in his head that it was truly her, “I thought I lost you forever, Stace,” he choked out, his voice laced with so much angst, breaking, “Where have you been? I… I searched for you everywhere.” She sobbed softly, clutching at him with her arms wrapped around his back as if her life depended on it, “I… am so sorry,” she whispered, “I ... .just lost my mind, you know. The truth was too much for me to bear.” “I am so sorry, Stace,” Carlton's voice was heavy as he apologized, “I am so sorry for making you go through a lot by yourself. Please forgive me,” he implored her deeply. “I am more sorry, Carlton. I shouldn't have been sel
TWO MONTHS LATER It had been the longest days of Carlton's life, and he could not even remember how long it had been because he was back to the same pathetic state Stacy met him months ago, when he had just silently lived the saddest and most pathetic life without her. He had begun working from a tiny space in a suffocating and tight space where he separated himself from the world and the world of his own mind, which haunted him with sadness and a pressing weight of depression with which he had no idea when it would end. Though the company was back on track because he had distracted himself by working restlessly to surpass his goals for the remaining half of the year in just a few weeks, he had been like a ghost, haunting the light of the deep darkness that had taken over his happiness. After Alison's cremation, he had sent a lot of emails to Hudson to talk to him, and had even journeyed to his company on several occasions to see him, but every one of his efforts to get through