Chapter 57
Lily stared at the paper before her then she threw her head back and laughed. It was the only thing she could do in this situation to not lose her mind, and break down in tears. The doctor already advised her to steer clear of stress as that has been impacting the baby negatively already.
Her hands wrapped around her stomach softly, and she looked down at it, tears forming in her eyes. How was she supposed to keep, birth and raise a baby that will grow up and find out that his or her father was married to their aunt. How would she explain the situation?
The tears that she had been holding in finally let loose and a few drops cascaded down her checks
Angelica on seeing her cry swiftly pulled her into a hug. “It’s okay. Please don’t cry, please… It’s not good for you nor the baby, you’ve cried too much already”
Lily raised her head again, this time to wipe her tears and sniffle. “If I take her out, will that make me a bad person? A bad mother?” Angelica instantly stiffed at the unexpected question before she broke out of her trance and shook her head, slowly
“Bringing a child you don’t want and can’t afford to take care of in this world is worse than letting them go on time. But is that truly what you want? To let it co
gas she shook her head. “I don’t know what I want. I don’t know. The father my
She immediately clutched out Angelica’s arm, weeping as getting married to my sister, that’s…”
child is
“This isn’t about the father of your child. Lily. It’s about you and your child alone. Asher does not deserve to be in this picture right now. So, only think of you and that little life inside of you”
“But he’s
“shh, that’s enough” She quickly interrupted, tired of hearing how much that burn was dominating her friend’s life even in his absence. There was nothing she hated more than men like Asher, and she wasn’t going to let his clownery interfere in a decision Lily should make for herself and herself alone. “You should try and get some sleep, when you wake up. I’m going to prepare something light for you to eat.”
“I don’t feel like sleeping. Angelica. We’ve got a lot on our plates. We weren’t able to check on the progress of the Darby mansion today, I have to get started on finding a physical office and plan a launch party, and I’ve got a baby growing inside of me, and I have to decide their fate. Sleep really is the last thing on my mind.”
“You need energy and a clear mind to do all these that you just listed. Sleep might be the last thing on your mind, but it is the thing that you currently need the most. So, I’m going to leave you alone and I’ll be taking your laptop with me. Get some rest, Lily?.
Lily tried to argue when Angelica picked up her laptop and was ready to leave, but she instantly shut up and nodded when she saw the tiredness on ber. Glancing at her one more time, Angelica smiled and walked away.
Once the door was closed, Lily climbed to the bed and draped herself with the duvet, but her attempt to sleep all proved futile as her eyes remained glued to her phone.
Angelica walked downstairs and made herself comfortable in the dining area. An exasperated sigh escaped her lips and she threw her head back. She held herself together seeing the panic that Lily was in, a justified panic and she wanted to just be there for her, and all her efforts to comfort her had silenced her thoughts till now,
Just like the doctor advised, she had gone in for a second check up, and at first she thought she could stomach seeing those results a second time. that she could confidently see the illness that could possibly take her life boldly written on a piece of paper like it was nothing, but now that she was seated in the dining area, facing the bucket list the created the first time, she felt all her confidence wash away.
When she was first diagnosed 4 months ago, she took the news in a better stride than she thought she would, better than most people might she add. She had quickly curated a list of things she’d like to do before her life is cut short.
“Skydiving, a month long tour around France, swimming naked during winter, find the most disgusting dish in the world and eat it…” She breathed out a laugh as she quietly read out the contents of her list. Those were all the things she wanted to do, things she has been dying to do, but there was one thing the desperately wanted to do, but has gaslit herself into believing she didn’t want to
If she
e was going to die, die was going to give herself one more shot at love, the wild, yet soothing love she experienced with him.
Reaching for her phone, she whipped it out of her back pocket and immediately went straight to contact list. A small smile tugged on her Eps once his name popped up 3 years ago when they broke up, she lied to herself every single night that she would delete it the next day… 3 years later and she never did.
Tapping on the message icon, she took a deep and shaky breath, and typed out a simple straightforward text.
“If you’re in New York, meet me at the spot in 20 minutes. The second the text, she immediately dropped her phone on the table and began pacing around the room. Regret, shame, and the prominent of it all, excitement, coursing through her phone..
11:09 AM
Chapter 57
Less than 2 minutes later, her phone dinged with the special notification she failed to remove all these while and she immediately lurched for her phone.
A grin immediately stretched out on her face at his text, he was on his way. She was going to see her ex again… The ex, Christopher Lancaster.
