Chapter 001

Lily

I sat on the cold steel chair in the hospital hallway. The whole time my thoughts were floating around me. People walked in the hallway, doctors rushing from one room to the other, while families carried bouquets of flowers and fruit baskets for their loved ones.

They were the happy ones. I had been feeling unwell for a week and practically no one noticed. I gave it a thought and smiled bitterly to myself. Nolan didn't even notice my pitiful state, even though I laid beside him every night. He was always busy with work.

“Mrs Thompson,” the doctor called out. I stood slowly from the chair, I walked into the doctor's office and sat on the black leather chair across from him.

“ Congratulations Mrs Thompson, you are six weeks pregnant,” the words hit me like a sledge hammer to the head. My heart twisted in my chest as my eyes widened at his words.

“ Pregnant?” I asked, just to be sure that he wasn't making a mistake, “ yes,” he nodded.

“You should take good care of yourself now that you are going to be responsible for two people, don't stress out, especially during this first trimester, it is important to you, we don't want a case of miscarriage now, do we?”

I just nodded at his words. How was I pregnant? If I remember quite well, I had checked with a doctor three years ago before marrying Nolan and the doctor had confirmed that I was infertile and had a zero chance to conceive.

“Thank you doctor,” I said as I stretched my hand to take the medical report. “Don't forget about your monthly checkup and In case of anything odd, make sure to come see me,” he said in a serious tone.

I nodded as I stood from my sit. I walked out of the door and stood in the hallway. I looked far ahead but my mind was blank. I placed my hand on my lower abdomen, trying to check if really there was a life growing inside me, the doctors can never been wrong. And I had asked doctor Hayes countless times to make sure that it wasn't a misdiagnosis but he was positive, I really was pregnant.

This should be good news. A sudden idea flushed through my mind. I had to tell Nolan. He was the father of this child and it was his right to know. I walked out of the hospital and got into my black Mercedes. “ Let's head to the company,” I instructed Mark, my driver.

“Yes ma'am,” he said while nodding his head. He brought the engine to life and we drove through the city to Thompson corp. When we arrived I got out of the car, “ wait for me,” I instructed Mark. I wanted to break the news to Nolan but I knew it wouldn't take me long, so I asked Mark to wait.

I wondered what his expression would be, will he be happy and swing me around? Or will he act cold and distant towards me? Maybe he would ask me to get rid of it? The thought made me shiver a little.

The news came in as a shocker to me, so I didn't know how I was supposed to react. Maybe sharing the news with him might turn out differently.

“Mrs Thompson,” Leila, Nolan's secretary, called in a shocked voice as she made her way towards me. She wore a short black tight skirt, with a black blazer and a white shirt. Her stilettos clicked the marble floor as she walked towards me.

“Mrs Thompson, how are you,” she asked as if out of breath. “As you can see, I'm great,” I gave her a warm smile but my heart was going through a storm.

I made my way to the elevator when she suddenly walked past me and blocked the elevator's entrance.

I raised my eyebrows at her weird behavior. “ Excuse me Lelia, I need to use the elevator,” I said with a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes.

“Uhm, misses Thompson, you can't go up there,” she said as her hands blocked the entrance.

“ And why can't I, I asked flatly.

“Mr Thompson is in a meeting with a very important client.”

Important, yeah right, who was this important client that made Nolan's secretary so uneasy to the extent I couldn't use the elevator.

“Well I'm his wife, are you going to block me from seeing my husband? Besides I'll just wait for him in his office, or do you have a problem with that?” I asked sharply.

Leila's cheeks flashed red with embarrassment. “ No ma'am, please,” she said as she moved and paved way for me.

“ I thought so too,” I said flatly as I entered the elevator, I pressed the button, and the elevator clicked as it closed.

The whole time I was quiet but my mind was racing. I was curious about this important client, but then I was anxious about Nolan's reaction to my news, it almost gave me a headache.

The doors slid open and I made my way to the CEOs office. It was quiet, it seemed that Nolan was in the meeting room, maybe I should just go into his office and wait for him. I didn't knock, I just pushed open the glass door.

My heart slammed on its ribcage as my eyes met Nolan and there was someone else, a woman, her dark hair was let down to her back, she turned her head and looked to my direction. Those familiar grey eyes and dark hair that I used to hate.

“ What the fuck are you doing here.”