CHAPTER 2

After the pregnancy test was conducted, Leonard and Yasmine were told to wait at the ward for the result.

Both of them were quite nervous to have the result. Leonard was nervous to know if the shameless woman actually had a child growing in her womb for him, at the same time, Yasmine was nervous and scared to have his next reaction.

A doctor walked in, Leonard Crawford was quick to ask. "What is the result?"

"I don't understand." The doctor had replied in shock, he was actually a different doctor, and he had come for a different purpose entirely.

"I came to inform you that Isabel Stark was just rushed into the hospital." The doctor alarmed.

"What! What happened to her?" Leonard's heart skipped in fear. What more worse could happen to her other than the fact that she wasn't married to him after sharing a lot of bond together.

"Lead me there right now! I need to see her!" He ordered the doctor who had delivered the message.

Right in the hospital ward, he saw Isabel lying in distress, her hands and head were dressed in bandages. It took him a while before he realized that Mr and Mrs Stark were in the ward.

"Good day Mr Crawford," Mr Stark greeted.

Leonard tilted his head only to find Isabel's parents. "I'm sorry Mr Stark, I never knew you both were in. What happened to her? Why is she injured on both arms and even the head?"

"I can't say precisely, but she found lying in her room with a broken piece of bottle, seems more like she resolved to self hurt already." Mr Stark reported bitterly with a pale expression.

Leonard's heart broke immediately after listening to Mr Stark, he understood how Isabel felt, it was the same way he felt but either way she shouldn't have resulted in hurting herself.

Leonard walked to the side of the bed, clasped his hand in Isabel's. "She seemed to be very distressed with the fact that she isn't the one married to you." Mr Stark added.

"What are you doing at the hospital Mr Crawford? We planned to give you a call when my wife spotted you and we asked the doctor to inform you about Isabel."

"Emm, I'm here with Yasmine." He lowered his voice and added. "That b*tch of a woman." Mr and Mrs Stark exchanged glances immediately, both parents were quite aware that Yasmine was a mistake in the life of Leonard.

Even though he was married to her, he was willing to do everything possible to make her surrender to divorce him. Now that he brought her to the hospital, they thought he cared for her already.

Although they never spoke a word, he clearly understood their concerns. "It's not what you think, it seems she's pregnant as such, we came to clarify things."

"Pregnant!" Mrs Stark who never said anything for a while exclaimed. "How could she be pregnant? What about Isabel? Doesn't that make her wait in vain?"

Mrs Stark felt like squeezing life out of Yasmine, if perhaps she set her eyes on her. "Mr Crawford, has it been confirmed if she's pregnant or not?" Mr Stark chipped In.

"Not yet Mr Stark, I was waiting for it when the doctor got to inform me of Isabel. What about her, what's the doctor's report?" He asked, pointing towards Isabel.

"The doctor administered her some injections…"

"I don't think that's what matters most right now!" Mrs Stark cuts the discussion midway in a rage. "I think what matters now is this," she turned towards Leonard.

"What if Yas…ya…Yasmine or whatever you call her name is pregnant, what would you do about it?" Mrs Stark was dying to know what fate still had in store for her daughter.

"Of course, she can't be pregnant for me. We never got intimate, even she herself can testify to that."... Followed by a slight sigh he slipped both hands into his pocket.

" Except for the obvious fact that she is a shameless lady, and could drag anyone into bed with her."

Leonard was convinced of the answer Mrs Stark wanted to hear, but in the real sense, he was yet to decide on what to do if Yasmine truly was pregnant.

Is he going to tie himself down to the witch in the name of keeping the baby or he aborts the child. Leonard was yet to decide.

Yasmine on the other hand was quite nervous, Leonard was yet to be back and the doctor was yet to arrive with the results as she had a plan which she preferred executing in the absence of Leonard.

She wouldn't allow Leonard abort her child, that was the last she wanted. All her life her parents had never given her joy, the only person who seemed to be, Lyra, her younger sister, ended up betraying her.

Marrying into the most prestigious family, she thought she should find love, but things were quite unfortunate again.

Therefore the new life in her womb was quite a new definition of hope and she was ready to guard it with all her life.

Then her gaze fell on the door. Run away! Isn't that the best option right now? She thought inwardly.

Shook her head to dismiss the idea. Signing the divorce papers is much more honorable and preferred as long as he doesn't get to know my status. Another thought which she pondered upon till the doctor came by.

Yasmine changed her stance and looked the doctor in the eye before he could spill a word. "Doctor I know what it is you want to say but please do me a favor."

The doctor had creases lined across his forehead in confusion. Why would they come for a test when she knows already? He thought inwardly, still he spoke politely.

"May I know what it is Mrs Crawford?" 

"Please I will pay you back handsomely in the future, can you simply forge the results and not disclose to my husband that I'm pregnant?"

"Hmm," Doctor Clifford was expressionless, forging results was against his work ethics. 

"Can you please not tell him about it?" She was literally at his mercy pleading.

After a minute of consideration, doctor Clifford lifted his face. "I…"

"Don't tell me what!?!" Leonard stormed in