Chapter Thirty three ~ Surgery

Emily

As I enter the sterile environment of the operating room, the familiar scent of antiseptic and the low hum of machinery creates a backdrop to the seriousness of the surgery at hand. Each time I enter the operating room, my mind thinks about the patient’s life and their family waiting back home. It always serves as fuel to help me do my very best.

Yesterday I was lucky I found my son on time. As I was on my way up to the control room, Nina had given me a call about how they met Kayden with a strange man but he turned and left too quickly for her to either say thank you or look at his face in case we bump into him. Instead of eating from the restaurant, I ordered takeaway so they would eat from home.

“The man looked exactly like me. Mummy! Can he be my Daddy?” Kayden asked and begged me all night long until I ran out of excuses to give him.

Could it be true that it was actually Liam that he met? But what are the odds of that happening?

Then again, the texts suddenly bother