The doctor joined the others and as the doors to the operating room closed, Kendrick paced around.He didn't stop pacing in the empty hallway until a figure approached him. "What is happening, Son?" Bella stopped in front of him, holding a file that contained Hailey's health information. And Kendrick gave her a summary of what was happening. The elderly woman looked flustered. And she didn't wait for him to finish explaining. She dashed inside the operating room muttering rapid words. Words that only weighed heavily in his heart. Words that had him sitting on one of the chairs and cupping his palm together. A few hours passed by, it was two in the morning. Kendrick's eyes never left the operating room. He never blinked even once. And he jerked up from the chair when the door opened. He expected to see her being wheeled out. To see her now stabilized. What he didn't expect was the doctor that came out instead. With his bloody gloves and a sour expression, Kendrick braced himself
She fought through the darkness once more. With all her might and all her heart, she had to know where that voice was coming from, who it belonged to, and why it sounded familiar. And she fought. She kept on fighting, winning and losing. She didn't stop until a surge of energy burst through her, until a blinding light invaded the darkness, until those heavy weights lifted gradually. And the lights dimmed and her eyes fluttered. This time, she could hear new voices. Foreign voices. Voices that were all clear and coherent. They weren't only calling out to her, they were also conversing in the background. "Hailey, can you hear me?" This voice belonged to a female. "Please don't faint again, Hailey. You are strong, I know you can fight it."But Hailey wasn't strong. The pain was still there. The boiling tears scalded her cheeks and her grips tightened around that soft thing. Where was the male's voice? The darkness took her again. Where was that familiar voice?It hurt. She wanted
Her heart bubbled with excitement and her lips quirked up. "Kara." Her eyes kept searching the place. No sign of a crib. Where was her baby? "Kara, where is my baby?" Hailey returned her attention to her friend and asked. And Kara sighed and sat back in her chair, her expression didn't look promising. Hailey's smile faltered a bit. Why didn't Kara look so happy? Did she give birth to a boy? However, that wasn't Hailey's problem at the moment. All she wanted was to see her baby. She might have given birth somehow during those painful periods. Her baby must have come out at that time. The sharp pain below her abdomen explained that. The doctors must have cut open her stomach and removed her baby. "Kara, answer me." Hailey didn't care that her voice was hoarse. And she shifted on the bed to get down.Her baby must be in the nursery. Wasn't that where they kept newborn babies in the hospital? She had to find her baby immediately. Kara looked sideways and avoided her eyes. That ma
"Oh my goodness, you're awake." She gave Hailey a quick hug and frantically wiped her tears. "It's alright, Baby, please stop crying." She hushed her and hug her again. "You need to keep strong. Some things aren't meant to be."Hailey's lips trembled. They hurt. How could this be? Why did things have to come to this? She didn't lose her baby. She would never lose her baby. "Hailey." Kara took her hands, grabbing her attention. "Don't cry, okay? Please take heart. Our little one sacrificed its life for you. You have to be strong. You have to keep on living."Hailey shook her head and sobbed harder. No. She couldn't keep on living. She could not live without her baby. And her baby didn't sacrifice its life for her to live. Kendrick did that. Kendrick sacrificed their baby's life. Hailey's sob filled the ward and she wrapped both arms around her stomach. If the doctor's explanation was true, then there was only one answer to why she was still living. Kendrick prioritized her life
~~~Hailey's gloom didn't subside in the next few days that passed. In fact, the grief expanded in her chest, numbing her and rendering her into a state of dazedness. Throughout the next few days, she would imagine that her baby was with her. She'd imagine a little crib beside her baby. She'd imagine the tiny cries of her baby. Those thoughts had become hallucinations. And her eyes never left the door. She would always stare at the door, her heart skipping whenever someone pushed it open. But her hopes would dampen whenever she realized that it wasn't him. The last four days that passed by were filled with hopes of seeing him. And hopes that everything was still a dream and she would soon wake up. Apart from her grandfather, no one else had visited her. No one else had come to see her. And she began to wonder if no one else was aware. Her mother had passed the information to her grandfather and for that, Hailey was grateful. But she wasn't ready yet. She wasn't ready to see her
As much as she didn't know why she was out of her mind at that time; why it felt as if an unknown force had taken over her body, she knew that it wasn't right. All those things she did weren't right. She wasn't supposed to treat Kendrick like that. Maybe she should have followed the Butler's advice and let his anger come down. She should have listened to Kara's words and not made a great deal out of things. "Crying all the time will only worsen things, Hailey."Silent tears trickled down Hailey's face and Kara used her thumbs to wipe them. "You have to be strong. You can't let the grief take over you."Strong? That word sounded foreign to Hailey. Her grandfather had told her these same words. Her grandfather had spent hours here, offering her every word of advice. He said she had to be strong. She had to look after her health. But how could she be strong when she'd just lost her baby? Her poor baby. Hailey wasn't going to be strong. She was never going to forgive herself. Kara
Only the near collision had rendered her in this state. The doctor had told her that she suffered from a massive shock.Her body couldn't bear it and it affected her baby. And Hailey's thoughts strayed. Her cheeks were wet again. What if Kara's phone call had come in even way before she left the mansion? What if she had called her before she jumped inside the car and flew onto the road?What if that phone call even came in before she set the kitchen on fire? Before she invaded Kendrick's study room to retrieve her car keys? So many what-ifs filled Hailey's head and her hold tightened around her stomach. If only she had received that waking call on time before it was too late. If only she had come back to her senses on time.She wouldn't have lost her baby. She would have still been in the mansion by now, with Kendrick. She would have been looking forward to the arrival of her baby which was only a couple of weeks from now. How could fate be so cruel to her? Why did she have to g
Devon scratched the back of his neck at her question. Then he chuckled and avoided her eyes. "Come on, why do you keep bringing him up?" He whined. "Forget about him and tell me whatever you want. You just need to mention anything and it shall be yours. What do I have to give to make you smile?"Hailey traced random lines on her stomach. Whatever she wanted? She only wanted one thing at the moment. She just wanted to see Kendrick. "Hailey." Kara's voice came from the couch. "Look, these flowers are beautiful. Do you think I should put them in a vase?"Hailey's eyes strayed to the bouquet. It was really pretty. And she gave Kara a slow nod. "I'm glad you think that." Devon glanced at Kara and gave her a wink. "Hailey, who is this gorgeous lady here? You haven't introduced us." Hailey opened her mouth to speak but Devon had already risen to his feet. His eyes were on Kara and he walked to the couch and stood in front of her. "Allow me to introduce myself." He flashed her a smile a