LOGINArthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)I waited for him to speak further, but Victor continued smiling mysteriously.“Victor,” I called him coldly, getting impatient with the silence; my eyes were now darting between him and the screen.I couldn’t deny that my concentration was now torn between listening to Victor and continuing to watch Pearl.Evan was sleeping, but Pearl was in pain.Both of them needed me.My son was lying beneath my hand, waiting for a treatment that might save him, while the woman carrying our unborn child was lying in another hospital bed several miles away. I had never felt so powerless."Both Jack and Neil are compatible with Evan, especially Neil, as the old results stated. The good thing is that the percentage difference in their matching tests is not big. Now, we have suitable cord blood and marrow. That’s a relief, right?” Victor was grinning from ear to ear, but he was still anxious.“A relief?” I repeated, shifting my gaze to the phone screen.My mind struggled to
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)The bitter smirk crept onto my lips when my father didn’t speak.The silence was suffocating, but what more could I have anticipated from him?“We were also deceived, Arthur.” I scoffed aloud, rolling my eyes angrily.Victor was now walking beside me, clutching a file in his hands, but didn’t utter a word.“Don’t use the same pathetic excuse all the time, Dad. Ashton Froste was deceived by the people who don’t even make a right business decision?” The mockery got on his nerves because the next second, he exploded.“Mind your words, Arthur. I am still your father.”“Yes. You are…. And it’s not sons who are struggling for every coming breath, Dad; it’s my son.”My outburst took him off guard, I guess.Because I heard a loud gasp, with something crashing down.I wanted to hang up, but I also wanted to know why he called me.I had lost all my faith in my parents.Hiding Evan’s illness was one thing, and letting those people feed poison to him was what broke eve
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)“I … I may have become paranoid, but anyone can use this chaos to hurt Evan again.” My throat tightened while listening to her fearful voice.“Stay with him. Don’t let anyone reach him.”I gulped hard and blinked while looking away.Summer was like her lifeline, and yet she was worried about Evan.“I am sending Jack to the hospital,” I said to her in a stiff voice and looked at Jack.She was not speaking loudly and Jack was standing at some distance.So, he furrowed his brows questioningly.“I won’t be at ease if someone from us is not with you and Summer.” I pressed hard this time.She didn’t say a word instantly, but sighed in a shaky voice.“Okay.”I didn’t hang up, but looked at Jack.“She wants me to stay with Evan. You go.” I told him, and his eyes widened in surprise, but he still nodded in understanding.I moved away from the car, and Jack got inside.“I am sending two bodyguards inside the car and a car behind him,” Paul told me, and at the same ti
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Mrs. Froste shielded Ms. Summer when Mr. Westfield’s bodyguards tried to approach them. Our people stopped them instantly, but it started a fight there. Mr. Westfield was adamant about taking both of them back at any cost.” Collin explained to me hurriedly.“Get the car to the gate,” I yelled when I saw Paul coming towards me with some files in his hands.He was startled by my sudden outburst and state.I was practically running towards the exit.Soon, Jack was beside me.“Ms. Summer also started fighting when two guards approached Mrs. Froste from behind. She …. She continued circling Mrs. Froste to keep her safe with two of our guards, but suddenly Mr. Westfield took out a baton, and ran towards Mrs. Froste.” My heart was now thudding hard against my ribcage.My grip tightened on the phone, and my expression turned darker.“Mrs. Froste also fought and dodged his attack, but she stumbled hard when her back hit the corner of a table. Ms. Summer lunged at h
Arthur’s P.O.V.I had commanded a vast boardroom filled with vipers and wolves hiding under human skins.I fought battles and passed through the shower of bullets but never felt as anxious or scared as I felt when I was standing in that labour room.She wasn’t the first woman going through that intense pain and surely will not be the last one, but that muffled scream shook me to the core.Mr. Stanley blabbered all the time about the delivery of their first baby and how he fainted after the child popped out of his wife’s body.In other circumstances, it would be funny to hear, but I just trembled once.Vera must have gone through the same pain while giving birth to Evan.And Pearl would go through the same pain.When Pearl stumbled out of the labour room, I caught her safely.I was sure that Mr. Stanley and the nurses who brought Pearl out thought that I saved her from falling, but only I knew that I desperately wanted to hug her.I wanted to feel her safe in my embrace.She was startl
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Yeah… she… she…. Is in pain.” I answered in a shaky and hoarse voice.My heart was still thudding hard against my ribcage, but I wrapped my hands around my belly protectively.“Calm down. You are okay," Arthur said to me in a comforting tone, but his body was stiff.I didn’t look at anyone else as the mother’s painful scream was still ringing in my ears.My vision was blurred, and I was praying for a less painful delivery for her.I prayed for the child to be born safely and that it would end quickly for her.Right now, I wasn’t Pearl Nickelson but just a woman who was also pregnant and wanted another woman to have a safe delivery.I was just a woman…..Arthur didn’t say a word further but tightened his grip around my body.The man started pacing while rubbing his palms furiously; his eyes didn’t leave the closed door of the labour room.We didn’t hear a word coming from inside, but my mind was still replaying the same scene of her screaming in pain.No won
Arthur’s P.O.V.“She is still in Josh’s apartment?” I asked Paul while exiting the car.“Yes, Mr. Froste,” he replied to me in a low voice.I took a deep breath and went to the other elevator. Every penthouse had its designated elevator, and there were two common elevators for the lower floors.Luc
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)Sapphire was so quick on her feet that she was beside Pearl in no time.“The zipper got stuck,” Pearl answered her, but looked between Sapphire and me with a furrowed brow.“Let me help you, sis.” Sapphire held her hand and dragged Pearl inside her room again.I could se
Pearl’s P.O.V.I looked around at an almost empty room with a blank gaze.The room was big with only basic furniture, and the grey and white paint on the walls and roof made the surroundings gloomier than ever.But this was what I needed right now.Some alone time.After everything that happened to
Pearl’s P.O.V.“Jack will not be able to take his hands off you tonight, Pearl. You look stunning.” My younger sister, Sapphire, gushed while looking at me through the mirror.I blushed while looking at the bride in the mirror. The smile on my lips widened a little. The light green color of the gow







