Chapter - [ 50 ]

[ ALESSANDRO DE NIRO ]

My heart was pounding on the speed of a jet plane as I waited for Dr. Martin to break the news I had been dreading to hear and hoped everything came out to be fine with my baby.

"Dr. Martin please say something, your silence is like a slow poison for me."I shred off my cold demeanor in front of the woman in whose hands, my wife and baby's life were either safe or jeopardized.

She put off her glasses and glanced at me, her disappointed face confirmed half of my fear yet a slight flame of hope was burning in my heart.

"We have to terminate the pregnancy."She spoke in her baritone.

That's it!

I lost it,warm tears filled my eyes. I didn't care who saw my vulnerable side.I wasn't a mafia man anymore but a father who might loose his child,his first child.

"Is it the only option or?"My question came out like a low whisper.

"I am sorry, Mr. Alessandro but if we don't remove the fetus eventually it will miscarry and your wife's life may also be in danger.It's better if