O
hated it. My throat burned from waking from a n
ack in time. Before my world crashed. But my ba
on mode, pulling off the covers and
e as if his age was nothing "Easy child, you just got out
, my mind only wanted my son. "Where's my son?" I demanded, tak
e neonatal unit. He's premature and severly underweight for a new born. It's a miracle h
t tightened with fear and relief at the same time. "I want to see him." I should have listened when
o you, who will care for the boy?" the man ordered firmly, catching me again before I fell. He pinned me with the look a father gi
ed, his eyes searching for something I was sure
tell me why you were out of the hospital?"
had lost my husband, my son and marriage in less than an hour. Who knew a
And after what left like a long time, the tears reduced. I looked at him then and notic
head then, waiting for his other rain of questions to pour in, like what happ
nger and asked a question I didn't expect. "Wha
ore answering in a
died me for a moment
hought that my married name, my husba
ingered on my face as if searching for s
alarming that my instinct picked on. "You d
the realization hit that I actually did k
face was plastered across most billboard
for me, more of an introd
s, a billionaire, and a name everyone knew. While it was an honor to be in his presence and
I said that, a nurse came in, wheeling Oliver into the room. The pain that had been burning my
d he had more color on him than he had in the past few days. Seeing that he r
just leave you out there." His smile widened when his eyes fell on Oliver
d lowering my head. "I'll n
rried inside, his expression urgent. He was the same man who
ing Mr. Hale a file.
nfusion, but with shock. The scene made my heart race. And when he turned to look at
r family?" he asked carefully. Why would he ask
up in an orphanage, Mr. Hale. I don't know wh
paper before he sat carefu
quietly, his eyes in a kind gaze.
to shrink. My pulse thudded in my ears, waiting for h
f the Hale family. And it'
t did it matter if I were his daughter when I was going to die soon? An answer formed in my mind. I didn't know how I needed being his daughter, I also didn
ly confused by what I had just said. "Whoever told you that lied
ut they
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