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YOUR CHILD.
Emma's POV.
"Mrs. Williams, are you sure this girl is your child?" The doctor, Mr. Frank, asked a question that sent shivers down my spine.
What the heck! Why would he even ask such?
"Of course she is. Who else's child would she be if not mine? I mean I did carry her for nine months." I told him and he sighed, while removing the gloves from his hands.
"I am sorry, Mrs. Williams but I think you are mistaken because after running a blood test now, I just realized that you and her share a completely different blood group." The doctor began and my lips parted in awe.
What did he just say? Was I mishearing things now?
"You are AB and she is O negative, so there are no matches at all and no way she can be your daughter." He ended as I began to feel my hands trembling.
"No. That's impossible." I shook my head sideways as I took a step backwards, refusing to believe the doctor's words.
He had to be playing a prank on me right? But now wasn't the time because my daughter, my little baby girl, Gina had an accident in school.
She fell off a swing, during lunch break and slammed her head against the floor's concrete hard so she was rushed here to the hospital but had lost a lot of blood.
I was called over for a blood transfusion because her blood group was super rare so the hospital didn't have it on standby.
I was ready to donate, only to discover that Gina might not be mine?
"No. This has to be some sort of Joke." I refuted the doctor's words and he rubbed the bridge of his nose, frustrated.
"You know what, ma'am? This is not the time to be arguing this. The child needs a donation fast so could you possibly get your husband here? His has to work." The doctor said and even though I wanted to argue more and prove him wrong, I had to get Derek here, first.
Gina had to be saved. I couldn't lose her too and she was definitely mine. It was probably the doctor's fault, who didn't know how to run a test well.
I dialed Derek's number immediately but it kept going straight into voicemail. I gritted my teeth against one another and kept trying till it finally rang and he picked up.
"What is it, woman?" He grunted heavily, like I had just disturbed him from something important.
I was about to speak when....
"Whatever you are about to say better be useful or you would regret ever disturbing me." He threatened and I went mute, my heart tightening in pain as I clenched my fists.
When did we become like this?
I thought he promised to never get tired or act annoyed around me.
"Gina is in the hospital. She had an accident and the doctor is demanding that you donate to her." I told him and the next thing I heard was a loud noise, like something had just crashed.
I jolted and was about to ask if everything was okay when Derek roared.
"You had just one Job, you failure of a woman. Keep my child safe and yet, once again, you failed. I am on my way." He ended the call without even awaiting my response but I wasn't fluttered.
That was how my husband who promised me heaven and earth after our marriage began to act some years after.
Also, naturally, Derek would always push stuffs like this on me and demand that the doctor let me donate instead, but why didn't he say that and agreed to come right away?
'That was very unlike him.' I thought as a feeling of dread began to arise in me.
A few minutes later, Derek dashed into the hospital, all sweaty. He was breathing heavily, the first few buttons of his shirt, unbuttoned.
"Where is she?" He demanded, his jaw tightening as he grabbed me by the arm. As he came closer, I perceived a familiar, lavender cologne from him and my heart stopped.
This wasn't Derek's perfume and only a certain woman I knew, used this type of perfume so how come it was all over Derek?
Just then I sighted a red lipstick on his collar and I froze.
'Could it be what I was thinking? Could D.....' I was still wondering when his nails dug into my flesh and I flinched from the pain.
"Answer me, woman." He snapped, obviously pissed as he started to shake me roughly.
I was about to answer him when just then;
"Over here, Mr. Williams. Please come quickly." I heard Mr. Frank's voice and turned to see him walking out of one of the wards.
Derek immediately released me and followed the doctor for a test, since he wanted to confirm if Derek would be a match too.
But he had to be right? And why didn't mine match?
'What the hell was going on.' I groaned as I began to feel my head ache from too much thinking.
But could I be blamed? I had so many questions to ask and I also needed answers for them.
But first of all, Gina had to be okay.
I began to pace the hospital, worried as my heart pounded heavily against my chest, with each step.
Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and decided to go meet up with my husband and Mr. Frank when I came across them, in the hallway.
Their backs were facing me so I couldn't be noticed.
"The transfusion was successful, Mr. Williams. Congratulations to you and your wife." Mr. Frank told Derek with a smile.
My heart soared with happiness as I controlled the urge to scream from excitement, while breathing out a sigh of relief.
Yes, my baby girl had been saved.
"Alright, Doctor. When can I see her?" Derek asked.
"In an hour or two. She should be awake then as she is currently resting." Mr. Frank responded and I was about to step forward to make them aware of my presence but......
"If you don't mind sir, I have a question. How come your wife isn't a match to your daughter whereas you are?" He inquired and his question made me pause as an ominous feeling began to brew in the air.
"I barely see rare cases like this, though it might be possible." Mr. Frank further said and Derek burst into a laugh that made my stomach drop.
"I guess but unfortunately this isn't one of those cases, because it's simple. My wife isn't the biological mother of Gina and would never be." His words knocked the air out of me as my blood turned cold.
What?
THE HARBOR SAFETY WIN.Nathan’s POV.The drive down to the main Zander Logistics pier was quiet and relaxed, and I held Emma's hand across the central seat as my driver navigated the car through the open harbor gates just as the sun was beginning to dip below the horizon. The transition from the tension of the central bank meetings and the corporate board room to this peaceful evening by the water was completely smooth, and as the car came to a slow stop right beside the primary shipping lane, I could see my dock security guards standing casually near the gate post without any of the panic that had filled this dock yard yesterday. The abandoned warehouse where Derek's men had stored the stolen cargo was completely locked down by the police, while our primary cargo ships sat quietly against the pier pilings, with dock workers moving smoothly around the loading cranes in complete safety."It feels completely different coming down to these docks tonight wi
CUTTING THE WIRE.Emma’s POV.The heavy glass doors of the central bank building swung open, and I walked into the private executive suite with Joel right beside me, holding my leather folder closely under my arm. The transition from Nathan securing his board session at Zander Logistics headquarters to this quiet financial office was smooth, and as the bank manager stepped out from behind his table to greet us, I knew that completing this final step would permanently sever Derek’s financial grip on the harbor docks. The bank manager gestured toward two leather chairs across from his table, and we sat down while Joel immediately opened his briefcase to retrieve the signed court orders and stamped trust documents from my father's estate."Good afternoon, Mrs. Zander, everything is fully prepared on our end, and we are ready to execute the final wire transfer for your late father's trust account," the bank manager said, pulling out a thick set of off
EXPOSING THE FRAUD.Nathan’s POV.The heavy wooden double doors of the main conference room swung open as I stepped back inside the executive suite of Zander Logistics headquarters, with Mark and two corporate security officers following closely behind my footsteps. The transition from the private office where I had just verified the European routing numbers sent by Emma to this tense room was completely seamless, and as I walked toward the head of the conference table, I saw Arthur Pendelton standing at his seat with an open folder in his hand while preparing to formally read the motion for the no-confidence vote to the remaining shareholders. Thomas Vance sat right beside him, looking extremely pale and staring down at his phone as if he was desperately waiting for a message from his wife, but he froze the exact second he raised his eyes and saw me standing at the head of the table."Nathan, you cannot simply walk back into this board session with sec
CONFRONTING THE INVESTOR.Emma’s POV.The driver pulled the car up to the small curb right outside the quiet teahouse downtown, and I stepped out onto the sidewalk while Joel held the car door open for me, carrying my leather document folder tightly in my left hand. The transition from Nathan's intense corporate meeting at Zander Logistics headquarters to this private meeting had been fast, but I knew that stopping Thomas Vance required direct action before he could attempt another move against my husband's position as chairman. I walked through the front doors of the teahouse and spotted Victoria Vance sitting alone at a small table near the back corner, looking nervously down at her cup while smoothing the edges of her dress with her fingers."Victoria, thank you so much for agreeing to sit down and talk with me on such short notice today," I said, walking up to the table and taking a seat directly across from her while setting my leather document fol
THE EMERGENCY BOARD SESSION.Nathan’s POV.The main conference room on the executive floor of Zander Logistics headquarters was filled with tense chatter when I stepped through the double doors, and my long strides brought me straight to the head of the large conference table where eleven board members and primary investors were already seated. The transition from my morning inspection down at the harbor to this emergency corporate session had been fast, but my mind was completely focused as I set my leather binder onto the polished surface and looked around the room at the anxious faces of the men and women who held significant shares in my company. The recent media rumors surrounding the street explosion near Fifth Avenue and the fake harbor safety reports had clearly created a wave of panic among our minor shareholders, and two specific board members, Arthur Pendelton and Thomas Vance, were already leaning across their chairs whispering aggressively to the i
INSIDE THE HOLDING CELL.Derek’s POV.The holding cell inside the central transport station was small and quiet, and I sat on the narrow bench with my back pressed against the wall while waiting for the guard to finish his rounds down the hallway. The small cell door rattled slightly as the crooked guard paused right outside the iron bars, and he quietly slid a small black cell phone through the bottom gap before walking away without saying a word. The phone began buzzing softly in my hand almost immediately, and I answered the call, pressing the receiver tightly against my ear while a wide grin spread across my face because I was eager to hear the outcome of our street plan on Fifth Avenue."Derek, I am calling from the burner line near the docks, and I can confirm that the car bomb distraction went off on schedule right outside that legal office building," my harbor contact said through the speaker, his voice sounding slightly distorted over the weak







