Coraline's POV While I had been showering, Elijah had called a doctor, he removed the sheets of my bed and replaced them with clean sheets. The doctor came to check me and confirmed my notions that I had had a miscarriage. Elijah berated the doctor about why I had a miscarriage but I had shut both of them out and instead covered myself with my duvet, sinking myself into the abyss.That was two days ago and since then I hadn't seen daylight, I had the curtains drawn out and not a flicker of light got into the room. I hadn't showered as well, I had barely gotten out of bed, what was the use, I felt no motivation to leave my bed, I didn't want to see anyone or anything so I chose to stay under the duvet.Elijah brought me food and water that I refused to eat or drink, he would leave them on my bedside table and they would be waiting for him when he returned later to pick them up.The door creaked but I didn't bother myself to lift my head, I knew who it was. Elijah cleared his throat as
Elijah's POV Fuck, fuck. Fuck, this was not how I envisioned this going. I wanted to tell Tyler first then let him break the news to Mei. I couldn't be the one to break the news to a pregnant woman that her best friend had miscarried. "Elijah, tell me you're joking. Tell me that you're just making banter with Tyler." Mei stood in front of me with her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes glassy. How the hell had she moved so fast? I sighed and ran my hand through my head, " I'm sorry Mei, I didn't want you to find out like this but it's true. Coraline miscarriage two days ago, she hasn't been feeling good so that's why I brought Becca here." Mei let out a loud sob and clutched her belly, shit, I couldn't afford for another baby to be lost. "No, no, no, God, not Coraline. God, please not Coraline." She started to slip but Tyler and I immediately caught her and set her down on the couch. "Mei baby, calm down," Tyler begged, squeezing her hand. " Mei, please, take in deep breath
Coraline's POVElijah Warren was one manipulative bastard, I finally saw how he became a billionaire, he was good at getting people to do what he wanted. From the moment the first piece of pancake, I knew I was gone. My stomach cried silently for more food and it took everything in me not to grab the fork from his hand and feed myself. God, what was I doing? Why was I wallowing in self-pity? Why was I hiding away from the real world? My baby was gone and she was never coming back, I had Becca to think about. I missed my baby girl so much, I missed having a purpose and a reason to get out of bed. I should get back into the real world, my problems weren't going to go away if I kept hiding and sooner or later Elijah was going to get tired of taking care of me and he would snap. 'Although I was still enjoying the care he was giving me these days, maybe I should continue acting the way I was for another day or two.' A sneaky thought popped into my head. What the fuck? When did I become
Elijah's POVJordan jerked, shocked at the volume of my voice, I could see the tension leave his shoulders, he was slowly beginning to trust me, fool."I'm sorry boss," Kia grunted, he turned to Jordan, " I'm sorry." "Jordan, do you accept his apology?" I watched him closely, wondering if he was going to be consumed by greed and refuse. If he refused Kia's apology, things were only going to get worse for him when I handed him over to Kia to finish up but if he accepted, I would make his death easy by killing him myself.He nodded, good boy. "So you said you are not a criminal, I accept your words. So why the hell are you here? There must be a reason why you're here." I flipped through the file like there was something important that I was searching for but I was actually giving him some minutes to get his lie ready."I didn't d…do an…anything wrong. I…I s…swear I didn't." He answered in a hoarse voice. He grimaced as he spoke, Kia must have crushed his windpipe while handling him.
Coraline's POVIt was past 8 and Elijah wasn't back yet, it wasn't that I was waiting for him to return but it was past time for dinner and I was starving, I crept out of the room two hours ago and went to the kitchen, the refrigerator was stuffed with food but I contemplated If I should take some food or not. Elijah was a smart man, he might realize that something was missing from the refrigerator. I closed the door and just grabbed an apple from the fruit tray. I would have to make do with a piece of fruit for now. I stayed in the living room until I heard the gates opening, I quickly rearranged the room and ran upstairs to my room. I lay in bed and counted the minutes until Elijah would come to see me, it would take another thirty to an hour for him to get changed, heat the food, and come upstairs. I busied myself scrolling through my Kindle, tricking my mind to think I was reading. After what seemed like an eternity, there was a quick rap on the door, I got myself into position
Elijah's POV"So what you're saying is that she came downstairs today, had breakfast demanded that you bring Becca home, and that she wanted to get back to work tomorrow?" Mei asked, her eyes filled with disbelief."I'm telling you the truth, I was just as shocked as you are right now. When she came downstairs, I almost thought it was a ghost. I thought I was hallucinating but it's true. She claims she's fine now, healthy as a horse, I don't want to believe her and I think she's acting but damn she's a good actress.When I told her I wasn't going to let her go to work tomorrow, do you know what she did? She laughed. Mei, I'm not lying, she laughed in my face and said she couldn't wait to see how I was going to stop her. I swear, she was acting like her old obnoxious and rude self." I slotted my hands into my pockets and rocked on my heels.Mei shook her head, " I just can't believe it but I'm happy though. I'm so happy that she's finally going back to her old self but we should still
Coraline's POVI did not go to work the next day like I had said I would, nor did I go the day after. I laid in bed all day wondering if I was doing the right thing by wanting to get on with my life or if I should still be mourning my dead child. A week rolled over and on Monday I was tired of my little pity party, I got dressed and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for Becca and I, when I was done with that, I woke Becca up, bathed her, and got her ready for daycare. We were eating breakfast when Elijah walked down, dressed impeccably in a charcoal designer suit, his hair was slicked back and he looked ready to dominate the boardroom, so basically the way he looked every morning. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the way I was dressed, his eyes were slightly widened and his body was stiff, " you going somewhere?" He asked.I wiped the crumbs of eggs from Becca's face before responding, " Oh yeah, I'm going to work. It's Monday and I know the cafe is going to be very busy, Mei
Coraline's POVI breezed through the day like I hadn't been off work for three weeks, everything was muscle memory and I could do all my tasks with my eyes closed. My regular customers had missed me and I spent the whole day chatting with different people, mostly asking about my health and I reassured them that I was fine. By the time it was the closing hour, I felt rejuvenated and refreshed, I had made the right decision by coming to work today.Mei walked out of the kitchen while I was removing my bag from my locker, " Are you in a hurry to leave?" She asked, leaning against the wall. I checked my watch, I still had about fifteen minutes left before I had to go and pick Becca up from daycare "I've got some time, you need anything?" Mei wrinkled her nose, " Not really, I just wanted to ask how you are doing like you weren't too stressed today right? If it's too much, you can still take time off or reduce the hours you work." We left the locker room and returned to the main shop.I