Se connecterArthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)“No need to tell her, doc. She is already anxious enough to have a high BP. You can discuss her injuries with Dr. Wilson or with Mr. Froste,” Willow said to the doctor sternly.I was surprised to hear how commanding she was.“I want to know,” Pearl protested immediately.“You don’t need to,” Willow instantly refused.The bell rang there.I looked at Evan and found him already asleep.I slowly removed my hand from Evan’s head and adjusted the sheet.I didn’t need to look at the tablet because I knew the result.Pearl didn’t say anything, but the doctor instructed Willow about Pearl.He also insisted on keeping Pearl under strict observation.Willow asked the doctor to call Victor instead of discussing Pearl’s injuries in front of Pearl.I had already hung up my call with Pearl, as I could clearly hear them through the bodycam.“What did you find?” I asked Paul calmly while watching the doctor treat Pearl’s injuries. “The doctor is right, Mr. Froste. The imp
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)“You heard the doctor, right?” she asked me softly.I swallowed hard.“Yeah.”My voice came out rougher than I intended.Pearl looked at the phone in her hand and then at the bodycam strapped to Willow.“Then why do you sound like you're about to break the hospital apart? I am okay.” She tried to comfort me, but her voice was still laced with pain.I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry at the absurdity of those three words.She knew that I was watching her, and yet she wanted me to believe her.“Pearl.” Looked at Evan when he called expectantly.I took a deep breath and put the phone on the speaker.“Hey…. Evan wants to speak to you. He….. he is worried for you,” I said to Pearl while taking the phone near her.Pearl instantly tried to sit straight; worry crept across her face.“Evan… how are you feeling now, honey?” Pearl asked him worriedly.“Pearl,” Evan called her name in a cracked voice.“Why are you crying? Are you in pain? Di… did you tell your d
Arthur’s P.O.V. (Continued)I slowly brushed my fingers across her face on the screen, knowing she couldn't feel my touch.She couldn’t see me, but she knew I was watching her.My throat tightened.Even through the grainy bodycam footage, I could see how exhausted she was.Her hair was damp with sweat, several strands stuck to her forehead, and her face looked paler than usual.One of her hands was resting on her chest while the other was gripping the edge of the bed.She looked at the doctor suddenly, and my heartbeat raced a bit.But the doctor didn’t say a word and continued looking at the monitor.Pearl looked at the camera again.Then she smiled.Not the bright smile she usually gave me.It was small and tired.But it was enough to make my chest ache.I saw Willow taking her hand, which was gripping the edge of the bed.It should have been me.“You shouldn't be smiling,” I muttered under my breath.The doctor continued moving the ultrasound probe across Pearl's abdomen.I moved c
Arthur’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.“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
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)No one answered immediately.And that silence—“The doctors suggested another option,” Aunt Sofia said, her voice barely above a whisper now.My heart was pounding so loudly that it drowned out everything else.“What option?” I asked in a whisper.Her grip on Evan tighten
Pearl’s P.O.V.“How is he?” I asked my father anxiously when he entered my room with a grim and exhausted expression.I didn’t know why they all stopped me from going with Jack to the hospital. I was feeling trapped, and this feeling was suffocating me. My parents went to the hospital with Jack and
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







