Tony POV
I was stunned by the impact of Cassy’s hands on my face, but the look of hurt in her eyes had shaken me.
Suddenly, I felt a sudden constriction in my chest.
What have I done? I thought to myself as I watched Tory, the mother of my child, walk away from me.
“Tory!” I called out to her, but she was not looking back.
She was marching angrily away from me, and with every step she took, a sense of panic stirred within me.
I gave chase. I yanked her hand back to make her face me.
Tony POV“Get Dr. Martha to the operating room!” I cried after passing a medical crew.“Tory, hang on,” I whispered while I ran the distance from the maternity ward to the emergency room, my arms wrapped around her as I carried her bridal style.Her eyes were closed, and she was whimpering.“Tell me where it hurts,” I told her, but she said nothing.She only cried silent tears while I carried her, and it was driving me nuts.I know she was hurt, but she refused to talk to me.
Tony POVAfter the two orderlies transferred Tory to her suite, I thanked them and closed the door.I sat beside Tory on her bed, careful not to press on her but very much wanting the nearness to assuage the need in my heart.I held her hand – the one without the IV drip - enclosed it with both of mine and watched the pallor on her face. It has not receded until now.Her eyes were puffy from too much crying.“Ung…” She whimpered, and I quickly patted her hand to offer comfort.Fear still engulfs my heart until now. There was a
Tony POVTory slapped my hand away after she delivered those words that rocked my world.She said it with so much finality that it left me in despair.I never claimed to be a good person. I had my heart broken in the past and broke hearts in the process, including the heart of this woman before me. But I never felt so much desperation and regret as I feel now.“Tory…” In a fit of desolation, the only thing I did was call her name softly.I closed my eyes, trying to control my raging heart. Fear has overtaken my senses, but I cannot force Tory. I can only make her see my point.
Cassy POV“Adam, where have you been? I have been trying to call you, but your phone’s off.”“Sorry, something came up.”There was an odd inflection in his tone that made me nervous.“Did something happen? Tory? Where is she?”Adam sighed. “I think I overdid it. Tory is in the hospital. She might lose the baby.” I heard him groan and felt scared.Adam was never like this. He was my bulwark, my strength. But now, I could feel like he was feeling lost.
Cassy POV“Adam, you know you can't. You do not love each other. Marrying Tory would only create a bigger mess.”“But I want to take care of Tory.” His insistence was admirable, especially when he juts his chin like Joachim.“Do you love her?”Adam was silent. He sighed, and I understood the turmoil churning inside him.“You know I don't believe in love. Not anymore. I don't trust any woman either, except Mom, you and Tory.”I bit my lip at the bitterness in my brother's voice. I knew how he had been hurt in the past, and
Adam POVI watched the twins as they ran to their parents and smiled. I was about to follow them, but then my phone rang.“Jared. Sorry for not taking your calls earlier.”“Sir, I sent you a document.”“What about?”“Former Mrs. Kingston, mother of Mr. Caleb Kingston, went online and debunked Mr. Caleb’s claims about his family. She said that the only daughter-in-law the Kingstons recognized was Amanda Hayes.”I was silent for a while.“How’s it going? Was it bedlam on the internet?”“No, sir.Mr. Caleb imposed the necessary measures. I just wanted you to know in case.”I nodded. “Good job, Jared. Thanks.”When I ended the call, I watched my sister and her husband interact with each other and their children. I saw that they were taking the recent complication calmly and realized that their relationship was now on solid ground.It was all because Caleb tried his best to win her back. He let Cassy heal and then came back to win her over.“Daddy! I see Grandpa and Grandma!” I hear
Adam POVWhen I first spotted her, suspicion was foremost in my mind. Amanda's appearance at the airport has something to do with Caleb. I am sure of it.She must have wound up on the news that Caleb was here.If she aims to make another problem for my sister and her husband, then she had better think about aborting her plans because I won't let her.I will not let Amanda Hayes break my sister’s newfound happiness.It was also then that I dropped any intention of marrying Tory.Cassy is right.Let Tony and Tory settle their differences within them. I would only muddle the situation if I came right between them.
Adam POVWithin seconds, Amanda was lying on the bed while I hovered over her. Our hot breaths mingle.My hand lifted and clutched the neckline of my shirt from the back, hurriedly pulling it off me, wanting skin-to-skin contact.Amanda must have felt the same. She was pulling at the buttons of her dress when my hands replaced hers.“Don’t.”Confusion swirled in her green eyes when she looked at me.And I was quick to explain. “Never undress for a man. Make a man undress you.”Color filled her cheeks, eliciting a satisfied smile from me.Slowly, I tackled one button after another. My eyes widened every time I uncovered her skin until her pink brassiere peeked out from my view. It barely covered her twin globes and I stared at the swell of her bre*sts remembering the last time I saw her like this – bared for my satisfaction.Without conscious thought, my hand lifted as I let the tips of my fingers roam over her nude alabaster skin.Heaven!I took a heavy sigh, trying to rein in my em