Chapter 410

“I meant, having the surgery without telling Andrew. He is not a very forgiving person. His job has caused him to doubt a lot of people over the years, and he’s developed a hard shell to many things. I doubt he will be forgiving if he ever learns that you went behind his back and did something this serious without his knowledge.”

“I’ve already considered his reaction, and I know when I give him a baby of his own, he’ll forget all about it. Besides, he doesn’t know and he’s not going to, unless you tell him.”

“I’m not obliged to tell him anything without your consent,” Irena told her.

“And I’m not giving it to you,” Cathy said, a look of defiance on her face.

Irena set her jaw then turned and continued out the door as the nurse came around the edge of the curtain. She held a tray in her hands with all the tubing and equipment she needed to set up the IV. She set the tray down on the bedside table, then began issuing orders to lay down as she opened the computer to verify Cathy’s name a