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It was 11 AM when Harrison arrived at Smith Pharmaceutical company.
“Sorry for arriving late,” he said, apologizing to Anthony as he waited inside his office.
“It’s perfectly fine, Mr. Harrison,” Anthony said gently, with no ill will.
“What do you need from Calix?” Harrison asked, getting straight to the point.
Anthony explained what he needed — about the large sum of money to b
š»-As soon as Harrison hung up, he saw Beatrice just exiting the hallway from the powder room.“Madame…” Harrison called gently, worried, and walked over to her.He took the handkerchief from his trouser pocket and gave it to Beatrice.Unhesitatingly, Beatrice took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes and cheeks with quiet refinement.Harrison saw that people walking by were looking at Beatrice.Using his broad shoulders and strong build, he positioned in front of her, blocking her from their sight.“Thank you, young man... H-Harrison,”Beatrice said, then left Harrison there.Although Harrison was taken aback the first time he saw Beatrice crying, he decided not to dwell on it.Harrison cast a look down the straight path to the bathroom. “Ma’am Margaret seems to be taking
š»-“On Brianna’s seventh birthday, I saw Veronica... That’s when I found out that Brianna was Sapphire.” Margaret answered her daughter.....• •• • • { FLASHBACK : 5 YEARS AGO . . . } • • •• •....“Harrison, where is the bathroom here?”“I’ll walk you over there, Miss Margaret.”“That’s probably for the best. I might get lost otherwise,” Margaret joked, and Harrison laughed along.Harrison was escorting Margaret to the powder room when his phone started ringing.“I’ll wait here
š»-“My granddaughter...?” Margaret asked in shock and confusion. “Why my grandchild? What is it you’re after from her?”“I’ll replace your grandchild with my late sister’s child,” the woman stated plainly, without any hesitation. “They were both newborns. The only difference is… my niece didn’t make it.”“What... happened?”“My sister was coming here to deliver her baby, but she was in an accident, and my unborn niece passed away. She doesn’t know about her daughter’s death yet... and it looks like your daughter hasn’t woken up from the surgery yet. That’s why—”“We’re going to swap the two children?” Margaret’s chest tightened.“You’re not that stupid to understand what I want to happen. Yes—we
š»-“My daughter is about to give birth! Her life is in danger and you’re going to prioritize the hospital down-payment before saving my daughter and granddaughter’s life?!” Margaret couldn’t help but shout in anger in front of the cashier window.“I’m sorry, this is hospital policy. We are only complying with the hospital’s established procedures,” the woman explained with sympathy.“Your hospital policy is useless!” She shouted again through the small window opening at the cashier.Margaret squeezed eyes shut and knelt in front of the cashier, which her stand out even more to the people present… and among them, a woman began to take a keen interest in her situation.“Please have mercy. Save my daughter and granddaughter,” Margaret pleaded, crying.“I’ll find the money to pay… I&rsq
AUTHOR’S POV š»-Nathalie’s fingers slipped from her mother’s hand, her eyes wide and unblinking.“Sapphire isn’t really dead...She’s... I... I...” Margaret couldn’t bring herself to go into further detaila. Her heart ached every time she recalled Nathalie crying day after day over the thought loss of her child.Nathalie couldn’t accept what Margaret was saying, and felt that Calix was the reason behind everything her mother had said.Nathalie whirled around on Calix, furious. “What did you do to my mother? What threats did you make and what did you say to make her say things like this?”Calix was calm on the outside but... somewhere inside, resentment toward Margaret burned within him.“Brianna is Sapphire... she’s our daughter?” Nathalie asked in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.She rose to her
NATHALIE’S POV š-[“Dashiell had just called me, telling me to travel to L.A. to be by your side, you needed an attorney there. He explained your case to me a bit. I already canceled my one week schedule so I can focus on your. Send me your address so I can book a hotel near you. I’ll pack my things first. Bye, see you tomorrow.”] then Fiona hung up.I didn’t get a chance to say a word or react to what she told me.I processed her words... then sent her a text message, which had the address of this mansion.I put my phone down on the bed and looked at Mommy again.A few hours passed and she still hadn’t woken up. Her two personal caregivers had checked on her a while ago and assured I had nothing to worry about because my mother was just sleeping.“Why haven’t you had anything to eat? Do you realize what time it is?”I didn’t waste a single bit of energy turning to f
NATHALIEāS POV š-After putting most of my things in the suitcase, I left the room to take a shower.Right after I left the bathroom, I headed directly to the dining table.āMom, whatās that smell?ā I asked as I near the table.āWhat smell?ā She asked in surprise as she approached the table with
NATHALIEāS POV-After reading the news articles and comments, I put my phone and bag on the bedside table.Most of the comments I read were curious about the appearance of his fiancĆ©e, happy and impressed by his speech, especially when mentioning about his child. There was no picture of Sir Calix
NATHALIEāS POV-My mom insisted that I didnāt have to come back right away, and that Brianna and I should keep up our usual routine of visiting her two to three times a week.I arrived at the mansion near nightfall.When I stepped inside, I found Esther bidding farewell to everyone and. I noticed
NATHALIEāS POV-āI can manage this. You donāt have to keep worrying about me.āI let mom get out of the car alone.When she got out, she turned to Harrison who gave us a ride and asked him, āYou really have to go now? Let me whip up something fast to return the favor for all youāve done.āāThanks,







