All Chapters of The Stranger's Baby : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Coming out of the elevator, fiddling with her fingers, Betty took slow steps toward Melissa's office. She saw Damien walk out of there earlier and was so tempted to go ask what was wrong. Betty was almost connecting her fist against the door to knock on it when she heaved a deep sigh, stopping herself. Betty turned around and made her way to her office. It was a medium-sized office reserved for interns. She grabbed her phone from the table, unlocked it, and scrolled through her contact list. She dialed a number and waited patiently as it rang."Hi, baby.""Mom, everybody okay?""Sure, why do you ask?"Betty sighed, taking steps towards her office window. "Damien stormed out of the office. He was not looking good. He had tears in his eyes and he wo...."Vicky cuts in. "Tears?""Yes, mama and he wouldn't even tell me what went wrong. It could be bad news but I'm not sure. I feel Melissa would know but I don't want to ask her. What goes on between her and my brother is none of my busin

Betty stared at her mom since Vicky was the eldest and believed Vicky should have a better answer because her mind was blank."Well, you and Ryan look so much alike but I wouldn't know. It's only your Dad and Melissa that can tell us what is going on."Rumi smiled. "Can Melissa be my mommy? Please? I like her so much." The little girl pouted.Vicky and Betty took a glance at each other."You will have to discuss that with your Daddy when he's back from his trip.""Okay, but when will he be back?" Rumi asked, looking worried."I can't say, my love. But soon. I will call him before I go to bed tonight and let him know that you miss him and you have something important to discuss with him.""Okay," Rumi mumbled not so cheerfully............Betty was able to bribe Rumi into going to bed after that awkward conversation. Elizabeth tucked her in, kissed her cheek, deemed the light, and quietly exited the room. She returned to the living room and met her mother by the bar area, sitting on t

"I don't know what you are talking about," Melissa said, then turned her attention back to the table. She wiped her laptop with the dry clothe, closed the device, and put it in her handbag."What are you doing?" Betty asked. "You can't avoid all situations by staying quiet or walking away.Melissa heaved a deep sigh, turning sideways to look at Betty. "It's been from one thing to the other. Yeah, Damien and I are not on good terms but I thought I could manage to work here regardless but it seems really impossible as each day goes by.""I come here every morning with a positive mind but something tries to kill my mood every time. If I don't get into a heated argument with Damien, then it's something else. Only God knows what Rhoda is going to do to me next when she corners me alone. Maybe it's time I quit!""I can't believe she would come in here to ask for Damien's whereabouts especially when I don't know where he is. I've been trying to reach him too since last night and Please don't

The sachet was still as good as new, with no pill missing from it. She probably had an illusion that She took them when in reality she didn't take anything."Gracious goodness!" Melissa mumbled. She dropped the pill sachet on the counter, brought her hand to her forehead, and massaged her temple, mumbling incoherent words.The door to her bathroom flung open and Emily strolled in. Seeing Melissa's reaction, she suddenly had an idea of what had taken place. She took a glance at Mel, at the sachet on the table, and then back at Melissa whose eyes were suddenly filled with tears."I swear I don't understand why this looks untouched. I thought I took the pill. What the hell is happening?"Emily placed her hand on Melissa's shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. "Please calm down, Sis."Melissa shook her head. "What the hell am I supposed to do now? How could I have been so stupid that I didn't even take the pill?""Worry wouldn't solve anything, Mel.""Then maybe I should just shoot myself

Damien's voice took over the room, then the meeting started in full force.Presentations were made and then it got to Melissa's turn.She rose to her feet, linked her laptop to the projector, and started the presentation. Halfway through her slides, Mel started feeling funny but she managed to pull through by talking a bit slower.There were two more slides left when Melissa's sickness took over her. She brought her hand to her mouth and ran out of the conference room.Damien rose to his feet. Jackie did the same, excused herself, and ran out of the conference room...............Damien's eyes were on Melissa's body the moment she stepped into the conference room. He noticed how she was avoiding looking into his eyes and he also noticed that there was something off about her that he couldn't quite lay his hands on.Dam instantly rose to his feet the moment Melissa ran out of the conference room. Even though Jackie went after her, he still wasn't calm."Please let's all take a short b