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Chapter 2 Too Late

Author: Lora South
Harrison hadn't finished speaking when a panicked scream suddenly came from the other end of the line. "Ah! I twisted my ankle, Harrison! It hurts so bad!"

Then came Harrison's anxious voice. "Penelope! How could you be so careless? Don't move. I'm coming right over!"

He quickly said to me, "Katherine, call yourself an ambulance. Penelope's hurt. I need to get her to the hospital first!"

He hung up without another word. The line went dead.

I lay on the cold floor, the pain in my abdomen growing more and more intense.

I quickly called 911.

I didn't know how I managed until the ambulance arrived. The moment they lifted me onto the stretcher, everything went dark, and I lost consciousness.

When I woke up, I was already in a hospital room. The harsh white lights made my eyes ache, and the sharp smell of disinfectant filled the air.

My lower abdomen was flat, and the little life that had once given me a glimmer of hope was gone.

A nurse walked in and spoke softly. "You're awake, Mrs. Westbrook. You were brought in too late. I'm sorry, but we couldn't save the baby. Please accept my condolences."

I spent three days in the hospital, and Harrison never came once.

Adrian, on the other hand, came the moment he heard I'd woken up.

He stood beside my bed, looking at my pale face. The concern and anger in his eyes were impossible to hide. "I'm sorry, Katherine. I should've come sooner."

I shook my head, my voice hoarse. "It's not your fault, Adrian."

He peeled an apple for me. After sitting in silence for a long while, he finally spoke. "I found out what happened. That night, Harrison took Penelope to another private hospital. It was only a sprained ankle, and she didn't even need to be admitted."

I listened without any expression.

"Where is he now?" I asked.

"He's been with Penelope these past few days. I heard he even took her to the beach to cheer her up."

To cheer her up?

My baby was gone, and he had taken the woman responsible for my baby's death to the beach to cheer her up.

What a cruel irony.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. When I opened them again, they were cold and resolute. "Listen up, Adrian."

I looked at him and said, word by word, "The plan we had before isn't enough. I want him to lose everything. I want him disgraced."

Adrian saw the resolve in my eyes and nodded firmly.

"Done." He didn't hesitate.

The day I was discharged, Harrison finally showed up.
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