Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 3

Everything hurt.

Every time I regained some semblance of consciousness, the throbbing began
until it turned in to a pounding within my head. I tried to force my eyes open but
to no avail. I knew i was in the hospital by the smell and the incessant beeping
from a monitor.

I wanted to look around and demand to know if my unborn baby was okay but no
effort of mine was significant and before I could try again, I felt a needle p rick the
inside of my arm before I fell back in to a deep sleep.

Hours, days, perhaps weeks may have gone by but I couldn't tell. When I woke
up this time, my eyelids opened with great ease allowing me to look at the white
walls of the hospital room I had been held in. The fluorescent lighting struck my
eye but I blinked a few times until my orbs adjusted to the light.

I did a quick scan of my surroundings. The ward I was in had been a private one
seeing as my bed was the only one in here. The monotone coloured curtains
were pulled apart giving me a view of stormy grey sky above the bustling city
below.

Just then the door opened and emerged a nurse who looked surprised yet
relieved to see me awake.

“Morning, Mrs. Crawford.” She greeted me with a warm smile as she reached
over to check a folder that I could only assume held all of my information.

I offered her a nod in response not feeling like my voice was going to cooperate
with me. She did a few checks on the monitor then nodded in approval to herself
before closing the folder and looking at me.

“Is my baby okay? Please, I need to know if everything is fine after what
happened.” The words tumbled out of my mouth and sounded foreign, almost
high pitched, in my urgency.

“You've lost a lot of blood, Mrs Crawford.” I clenched my jaw hating that she kept
addressing me by Dante's name.

I narrowed my eyes at her hating that she didn’t out right answer my question.
“Is. My. Baby. Okay?" I uttered each word slowly but with a primal instinct ready
to wreak havoc on Pheobe should anything have happened to my baby.

“You need to remain calm. Everything is okay. Your baby is safe and free from
any harm but you need to relax.” She said carefully not phased by my almost
burst of anger

atall.

I took in a deep breath to release the tension from my b*dy and felt a little better
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knowing that the little life inside of me was safe.

“Are you in any sort of pain?” The nurse queried with concern in her eyes.

“I have a headache but it's not too bad.” My voice was course. I reached to press
my fingers against the bandage wrapped around my forehead and winced as I
touched something tender.

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“I'll get you some pain killers for that.” She turned to leave but I needed to know a
few things.

“Are you sure everything is fine? With me? With my baby?” I asked again
wanting to make sure. She paused and turned to look at me and I held my breath
for a fraction of a second.

“You fell pretty hard. It's a good thing your head injury was minor. As for your
baby, he or she is as healthy as can he. I assure you.” She smiled warmly at me
and I felt every ounce of my b*dy relax this time.

“Is there anything else that you would like to know?” She asked and I nodded
immediately.

“How long have I been here for and when can I leave?” I needed to know this
because she could say anything from a few hours to months and I would believe
her.

“Three days. You will be discharged tomorrow after the doctor does a few final
checks.” She informed me and I nodded.

After the nurse had left, a tray of food was brought in for me which consisted of a
hearty breakfast and a bowl of fruit. I should be starving but I had no appetite at
all. In fact, the sight of food had me feeling the need to gag. I did force myself to
eat a few pieces of fruit thinking more about the baby than myself.

Once I was out of here, I needed to speak to Dante one more time before I could
sign any papers. Maybe if I spoke to him when he was alone and Pheobe was
nowhere near him then he would be more open to consider what I was saying.
Ugh, Pheobe.

I found that I felt a newfound hate for her that now was etched with a fierce rage
of my own. She was such a wretched women and sought to purposely injure not
only me but my baby after discovering I was pregnant. For a split second, I
considered the possibility that she might have told Dante about it but then I
realised that she would never s..

anything about it especially if she thought that it would jeopardize her

position.

With all the

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not to think about my predicament right now. Next to the tray of food was the
remote for the TV mounted a little too high for comfort. I switched it on and my
breath immediately hitched in the back of

my throat.

Dante and Pheobe had been glued to each other.

Pheobe clung on to his blazer while Dante had his arm around her lower back.
They k*ssed passionately, smiling against each other's I*ps and a sharp pang of
pain slit through my heart like a double edged sword.

The cameras flashed violently and both of them waved at the pap araz zi with
heady. grins on their faces. Dante held her close to his side as they headed over
to his awaiting car. They paused just before the could get in to share one more
lingering k*ss for the cameras followed by another one.

All this time there was a small part of me that held on to a tiny shed of hope that
maybe, just maybe, Dante had not been as taken with her as Pheobe had made
it seem. I thought that I had a shot to fix this, to make him see reason and
persuade him to go back to how things were.

But seeing him like that while the cameras flashed hungrily at their public display
of affection, I knew that Dante's mind would not waiver. He had made a choice
and that choice was to be with Pheobe.

Sadness ripped through me all over again.

I recalled things in my marriage that I shared with Dante. I put in so much of
effort, played the role of a the perfect, virtuous wife, and stayed by his side
devotedly all this time. I never gave him a chance to find fault in me and what
good did that being? I gained nothing but heartache in return.

I scoffed heavily then felt my eyes burn before warm tears slid down my cheeks.
Da mn him! Da mn him for doing such a thing to me. I realised then that there
was no speaking sense to him unless I intended looking like a fool.

But, my sweet innocent baby.

I cradled my belly tenderly knowing that there was already a little but sacred life
inside. A life that deserved better. I knew that I needed to move on from this, from
him. And it was not just for myself, but for my baby. It was the realisation I wished
1 didn’t have but one that I needed.

After hours of sleeplessness, renewed pain, and fallen tears, I knew what I had to
do. The next morning, Without any hesitation, I found Dante’s name on my phone
and decided to send him a text ending all of this once and for all.

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“Please send the divorce papers to me as soon as possible. I will gladly sign it..
-Sophia.

My finger hovered over the send key but I pressed it before I changed my mind.
The second it sent, I felt a little relieved. All that was left was for me to properly
gather my belongings and leave for good.

SEND GIFT

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