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Olivia had gotten in the sleek, ck car, sliding the key into the ignition and turning it. She hadn’t driven herself in years at this point, but her muscle memory kicked in as she felt the familiar roar of the engine awakening.
The road from Olivia’s new house topany headquarters was dark with minimal streetlights, as part of it was a private road. Olivia doubted she’de across anyone else in the rain, and she was eager to surprise Julian with his meal, but she maintained
the speed limit.
When Olivia came to the first public intersection on the road, the traffic light turned from green to yellow and she’d tried to slow the car. However, the car had hydroned, skidding across the slick, rain-coated road instead of stopping. She’d spun into the middle of the intersection just as another car came through on the crossing road and rammed into the passenger side of the car.
The force propelled her car to the edge of the road, all of the airbags expanded inside. Metal and ss from the collision had cut Olivia’s skin in ces, but thankfully her face was unharmed. The airbags were tight against her protruding stomach, and she
immediately knew that something was wrong with the baby.
Then came the unbearable pain.
Olivia located her cell phone, calling Julian first out of instinct.
“Please, Julian,” she cried. “I was on my way to bring you dinner and I got into a wreck. I think the baby – I think the baby’s
gone.”
Julian had practically rushed out of the office before he had time to respond to her call, wracked with guilt.
Later, when they were at Thorn Pack Hospital and the baby had been passed and confirmed as a miscarriage, Olivia turned to
Julian.
For the first time of many, she told him, “If you’d been at my side tonight, I wouldn’t have gotten into the ident. I wouldn’t
have lost my child.”
She could see the heavy guilt sinking into Julian’s face. After the death of his child with Amber, he had lost another.
Julian’s face bore the familiar expression now as he replied, “I’lle see you after I finish work.”
Olivia threw herself into Julian’s arms and cried. She felt Julian’s muscles tense under her touch, but he didn’t push her away.
Amber’s POV
My heart leapt at Julian’s words. A devoted wife. It was exactly what I had been, five years ago, in a different life.
I took a deep breath, trying to steady all the feelings that had risen up inside me. I still had a whole day’s work to get through at this new hospital.
A rapid knock on the door ripped me away from her calming exercises. The knocker came in before I had a chance to reply. He was a young, spry man, full of excitement.
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“It’s such an honor to work with you,” he said. “I’ve always admired you. I’m Noah-your assistant here at the hospital.”
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It appeared that Noah was already hard at work managing my appointments. He enthusiastically thrust a long list of bookings into
my hands.
“You’re insanely popr,” he said with a smile. He continued, a bit of timidity in his voice. “Would it be alright if I watched one of
your surgeries?”
I saw his enthusiasm and remembered my first days of medical school, when I’d had the same idealistic excitement for the craft.
“Of course,” I replied. I skimmed through the list of names and ailments. Some of the nobles only had minor issues, but others
were in critical condition and truly needed my help. I used my red pen to mark those cases first.
Still, my mind was elsewhere. Julian’s words from earlier kept reying in my head. A devoted wife. Was he satisfied with everything I’ve done?
What if… what if he had been telling the truth?
I smiled apologetically at Noah, telling him there was business I needed to attend to, and headed out into the hospital to find
Julian.
I ran through the lobby, pretended to be calm, but my eyes anxiously searching around, my heart soaring when I noticed Julian’s
car still parked outside the entrance.
All my hopes crashed back down as I realized that, in the back of the car, Julian and Olivia were holding each other in a tight
embrace.
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