“That wretch caused my mom’s stroke! I’m gonna kill her! If anything happens to my mom, I swear-”
Before he could finish, his legs gave out, and he hit the floor.
I slipped away to the maternity ward.
Anita had been in surgery for over two hours. No word yet. Whether the baby made it? Anyone’s guess.
***
A blood–soaked nurse burst out of the operating room, frantic.
“It’s bad–she’s hemorrhaging! We need emergency surgery! Where’s her family
Feigning indifference, I nodded behind me.
“Her husband’s in Room 208. Just woke up.”
The nurse bolted.
But Deke? He flat–out refused to sign.
“We’re already getting divorced! Whether she lives or dies isn’t my problem! My mom’s in this state because of her–she deserves it!”
Typical. He had feelings for Anita, sure, but Cassandra always came first.
After a long standoff with the medical staff, he finally caved and signed. But by then, it was too late.
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When they wheeled Anita out, she was ghostly pale. The doctors didn’t sugarcoat it–her abdomen took too much damage.
The baby was gone.
Her uterus had to be removed.
Deke never went to see her. He just sat there, blank–eyed, waiting on Cassandra.
I didn’t look away until Anita was stable in a regular ward.
All three of them had gotten exactly what they deserved.
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