ught was that this
k sheets, the subtle fragrance drifting through the air... none of it felt rea
arp jolt of pain in her arm served as
he door
" A dry, polite male voice
with an air of elegance. On a silver tray in his hands sat an assortment of exqui
asked, her voice laced with susp
the tray on the
plied calmly. "My name is Saul. I am Mr. Campbell's
place?" Olivia demanded, her eyes flash
of faint regret settl
s an accident. To be precise, they... sent
him, the words fa
ntinued. "However, no one anticipated that you would become pr
ck her like a
nst her ribs, her breathing
That... that horrible man? How could he do this? You
mposure unwavering. "But perhaps you should
and placed it in front of her. Olivia recoile
of Stock Manipulation
rained from
, snatching the phone
s pressed into a thin, white line
r, who had poured his entire life into that c
Saul, her eyes bu
n't it?! He did th
lly his," Saul replied, his voice turning cold. "If you give birth to the child, not o
rage. She gripped the phone so tight
r family go bankrupt," Saul added, pro
he bedside table,
she looked at it. She knew this wasn't
e choice for what fe
ersus a baby she never wanted, a baby that w
b that tore from her thro
l si
crossed Saul's face, gone
igned document wit
tone unchanged. "After you deliver the c
months
bright it seemed to split the sky in two. Oliv
nder shook the very fou
hands flying to her bell
had ever imagined, ripped through her fr
fumbled for the bedside table, desperately
anyone coul
ld went
.
aby's
of the chaos around her. Her body was a vessel of agony-trembling, sweating,
Ms. Jones! You'r
gy she possessed, Olivia ga
rp, powerful cry sli
by was
see her baby. She wanted to touch her bab
ee was the back of a nurse walking away, a small bu
even let h
e she could even form a protest, da
hadn't vanished. A dull, burning ache throbbed deep inside he
oor o
as S
xpression he always wore:
livia asked, her voice
to Mr. Campbell. It's a heal
envelope on the ta
bell promised. Thank you for
ned to
t, something insid
ee my son!" she shrieked,
aside, scrambling clum
the floor with a heavy thud, her weakened body t
n't care how! You can't
didn't ev
." she begged, her voice disso
as her on
icked shut
ze when she saw Olivia crumpled on the floor, her face ashen, her lips
"Oh my God!" The nurse rushed to he
to help, her eyes
ck with blood, but
l swollen. Far more tha
g back out of the room in a panic. "Get Dr
arely registered the words. Her m
ss completely, her lips formed
ther
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