CHAPTER FIFTY-NINEA SignAlexander’s POVI stood up from the chair and looked at the doctor who was waiting for my response. How could he expect me to make such a decision so quickly? The thought of letting Emily go and taking her off life support just like that was too much for me to handle.I couldn't let her die, I just couldn't. My eyes locked on the doctor's waiting face. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They wanted me to decide whether to keep Emily on life support or not. It was too much for me to handle. Emily was everything to me; I couldn't bear the thought of losing her. My mind wandered to the times we spent together, the moments we shared, the love we had for each other. I knew I couldn't let her go just like that."I need some time to think," I muttered, turning away from the doctor.I couldn't let them take Emily off life support just like that. I couldn't let her die. I walked out of the office, my mind racing with thoughts of what to do.I could feel my heart
CHAPTER SIXTYAn Improvement Alexander’s POVMy heart raced as I looked at Emily, hoping to see more movement, any sign that she was coming back to me, I prayed to the heavens to return her back to me, to return my love back to me. I held her hand tighter and whispered her name, hoping she could hear me. For the first time in a long time, I felt a glimmer of hope. Maybe, just maybe, Emily was going to make it.“E..Emily,” I stuttered.I still couldn't believe what I was seeing. Emily's finger was still moving, it felt like a dream. It was the first time in two years that she had moved any part of her body. I felt a jumble of emotions - confusion, fear, and happiness all at the same time. I just stood there, frozen in a state of panic as I watched her.I didn't know what to do or say. My mind was racing, trying to process what was happening. Was this a sign of progress? Was she going to wake up? Or was it just a fluke? I couldn't help but feel scared that this was just a cruel tease,
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONEA FatherAlexander’s POVI stepped out of the hospital with a huge smile on my face, my heart light and my mind filled with hope. For the first time in two long years, I had received some good news about Emily, and not just some good news, it was a positive one, Emily was going to wake up. The doctor had just told me that there was an improvement in her condition and that she might finally wake up, I just couldn’t believe it.I had been waiting for this day since the last two years, I had been waiting for Emily to give me the sign that she would wake up again, that she would come back to me, and now there was hope, she was going to wake up.I was overjoyed at the thought of seeing her beautiful eyes open again. It had been such a long time since I had seen her smile, heard her voice, or even feel her hands on mine. There were so many things that we had missed out on in the past two years, and so many things that we still had to do together.As I walked down the stree
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWOA Father 2Alexander’s POVI opened the envelope and my jaw dropped, my eyes was filled to the brim with tears immediately, “99.9% match,” my voice echoed in my ears.I held the DNA result in my hand, my heart beating so fast in my chest that I thought it might burst. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The result was telling me that I was the father of Kasy's child. How could this be? I had hoped that the child wouldn't turn out to be mine, but now I was faced with the harsh reality that it was.I had prayed to the heavens not to make this child mine, I had wished that this child wouldn’t turn out to be mine, not because I don’t want a child but because I didn’t want it to come from someone who wasn’t Emily, but now I am stuck. Stuck with a woman and a child I didn’t want.I stared at the paper in disbelief, feeling a sharp pain in my heart. What should I do now? I was so confused and lost in thought that I didn't even that Kasy had already moved closer to me. My
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREEIt Is BackEliza’s POVI opened my eyes, one after the other, and looked around, but it was like I was in a place I had never seen or been to before. Where was I? It was like I was in the middle of nowhere. I closed my eyes again, trying to remember what happened, but my mind was blank. What was going on?I couldn’t tell where I was and what I was doing here, it was like I was in a new place entirely.Confused, I closed my eyes again, hoping to remember what happened, but nothing came to mind. I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through my head, causing me to lay back down. I didn’t know what was happening to me.I opened my eyes again and saw that I was in the hospital. I gasped, wondering what had happened to me. The last thing I remembered was going to sleep on the cold tiled floor, I didn’t know what else happened.I lay there on the bed, staring at then ceiling as the scene of what happened began to race through my mind again. It slowly started to come ba
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOURAlone In ThisEliza’s POVI just stared at the doctor with tears streaming down my face. Cancer was back? I couldn't believe it. I thought I was done with it, that it was over, I thought I was going to be fine and I was going to live my life free of any terminal disease like every other human, but now it was back to haunt me. The pain was overwhelming, and I didn't know how to cope with it. I just sat there, unable to do anything or say anything.I couldn’t imagine myself going back to it, going back to all the pains and bully I got from people, I couldn’t imagine myself living that way again, it was a hell of a ride. I shook my head, I didn’t want to go back to that, I didn’t deserve any of that.The memories flooded back into my mind. All those years spent in the hospital, fighting the cancer, it was a nightmare that I thought was over. And now it was back, it was back to haunt me and now I would have to live with the troubles of having cancer and the thought tha
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVEMistake And Regret Alex stood at the door, watching Eliza with his eyes moving round her body, like he was seeing through her.Staggering, he moved closer to Eliza, his eyes exploring her whole body, he got to her and smiled, “Untie the sash of that robe!”Eliza's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Alex. His tone was commanding, and she couldn't bring herself to disobey him. With trembling fingers, she untied the sash of her bathrobe, letting it fall to the ground. She stood before him, naked and vulnerable. She brought her legs over each other as she looked up at Alex, feeling vulnerable.Alex's eyes roamed over her body, and Eliza couldn't help but feel self-conscious. She tried to cover herself up, but he grabbed her hands and pinned them to her sides. His touch sent shivers down her spine."Let it be, I want to see you this way. You're so beautiful," he said, his voice low and husky. "Do you know that?"Eliza shook her head, feeling a strange mixture of desi
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIXBlamed But Not Guilty Eliza’s POVI felt a deep sense of shame as I gathered my clothes from the floor of Alex's bedroom. I slowly dressed myself, not wanting to make eye contact with him or show any vulnerability. The tears rolled down my face as I stepped out of the room, trying to keep my head down and avoid any contact with Alex.I couldn't believe what had just happened. All I could remember was the alcohol and the confusion that had clouded my mind. I tried to recall the events of the night, but the memories were hazy and disjointed. But as far as I could remember vividly, I didn't remember seducing Alex, as he had accused me of.As I walked down the hallway, I thought about all the hurtful things Alex had said to me. I knew I didn't deserve to be treated that way. I didn't seduce him, and it hurt me that he thought that of me. I couldn't help but wonder if he had taken advantage of me while I was drunk instead and was just using that as a cover up, but I coul