Chapter 39Miles walked over to her door, and just when he was about to knock on the door, he paused as he heard her voice from inside."I'm still trying, doctor... I'm trying to raise the money. Please don't let my mom die. She is the only one I have left," Miles's eyebrows knitted together, confused about what was happening. "What's wrong with her Mom?" He mumbled."I will raise the money. Just give me some more time, please," Her teary voice sounded from inside the room again.Miles reached for the doorknob of her door, but stopped and changed his mind."Maybe I should talk to her tomorrow," He concluded and walked away.Miles slumped on his bed tiredly as soon as he walked inside his room. Many thoughts ran through his mind, and he couldn't help but ask himself what was wrong with Ashley."I'll find out about it tomorrow," With that in mind, he stood up from the bed, stripped out of his dress, and walked inside his bathroom with only his shorts on.Miles stood under the shower, n
Chapter 40Miles alighted from the car along with Ashley as soon as the cab they boarded pulled over in front of the hospital."You have not paid, Mr," The cabby called Miles's attention when he turned to leave, and Miles walked back to him."I'm sorry," Miles apologized as he took out a hundred-dollar note and gave it to the cabby. He turned immediately and hurried away even as the cabby was calling his attention to come back for his change.Ashley had already walked into the hospital, so Miles walked in also and spotted her walking toward the elevator. He hurried after her and they took the elevator to the third floor where Ashley's Mom was admitted.Ashley hurried out of the elevator as soon as the elevator rolled open on the third floor, and Miles did the same.Ashley's heart pounded hard against her chest as she walked briskly down the walkway with fear written all over her, while Miles trailed behind her. She finally pushed the door to one of the wards open and barged inside. "
Chapter 41"I have something to attend to. I will come check up on you later," Miles said to Ashley before he left the hospital to go meet up with Mr. Ace who had called him yesterday that they should meet later.His phone started to ring as he stood at the side of the road minutes later while waiting for a cab, and he checked to see that it was Mr. Ace's assistant, Bryant. He quickly swiped the answer button and held the phone to his ear."Sir, the surgeon has been contacted and he'll be available in a few hours. I have filed a lawsuit against Doctor Henry for sexual harassment and his hospital will be closed down in three days," The corner of Miles's lips twitched into a smirk as he stared into space."Do you need me to do anything else, Sir?" Came the masculine voice again."I want Mrs Carter to be transferred from the hospital immediately," Miles said on the phone."Yes, Boss. She will be taken away from the hospital as soon as the surgeon arrives," Came the masculine voice."Good
Chapter 42Tears streamed down Ashley's cheeks as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her heart wrenched painfully and she could only wish she had other means to save her Mom and not open her legs for that doctor, but what could she possibly do?"Don't cry, Ashley. You need to do everything to save your Mom. You can't give up on her," She said to herself as she took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to see the positive side of this no matter how difficult it seemed to be.She lazily reached for her phone and unlocked it. The address Doctor Henry had sent to her earlier was still displayed on the screen. It was in a hotel."Don't let it bother you, Ashley. You just need to be obedient, and your Mom will be fine. As long as she'll be fine, anything is worth sacrificing to save her," She whispered as she wiped her tears. After a little touch on her make-up, she finally left her room.She paused when she got into the living room and found Miles seated on the chair."You ar
Chapter 43Sonia Frost POVI had no idea if I should be happy after a successful live video or if I should be sad. Putting on a smile every day while hurting inside is really draining, but what could I do? My life wasn't a bed of roses, so I should embrace it as it comes, right?I picked up my phone and unlocked it as I sat in front of the mirror. My heart bled and throbbed with pain as I stared at my picture with Lewis. If that didn't happen, we were supposed to be married by now. We would've been living a happy life by now if that horrible incident didn't come up, and as much as I was sad about the disappointment, I was also grateful that it didn't happen after we got married. I would've been stuck with him forever, and who knows, maybe I would've died before my appointed time.The sound of my ringing phone caught my attention, and I rolled my eyes when I checked the caller and found that it was my Dad."Come over to the mansion and let's have dinner tonight. Come with your fiance,"
Chapter 44Miles glanced at Sonia for the umpteenth time on their way. He barely knew anything about this lady, yet he was attracted to her everything. She had caught his attention at first sight and fuck! He was starting to like her."Don't think about it, Miles. You are just into an arranged marriage," He reminded himself as he looked out through the window. Miles couldn't deny seeing the disturbance and curiosity on her face when he looked at her again, and he wondered what was wrong with her. Did something happen? Did she get bullied? He tried to refrain himself from asking her questions since they were not close."Just ask her as the gentleman you are," He told himself, then breathed in and out."Are you ok? You don't look fine," Sonia glanced at him and nodded blankly."Hmm," she hummed, and he nodded.After a long ride, they finally arrived at a beautiful mansion, and Sonia drove inside.Sonia was stunned when she stepped out of the car and saw many cars parked in the parking
Chapter 45"Why don't you stop with the pretense, Dad? We both know that you don't care about me," Sonia scoffed as she stood up from the couch, and Miles did too. "You! How could you be rude to Dad in the presence of a stranger?" Harley stepped forward and snapped at Sonia."Dad...""Your sister is just under the weather. You shouldn't be like that to her," Mr. Frost, their Dad forced a smile."You called me here to attend Harley's birthday dinner party..." She huffed as she crossed her arms on her chest and rolled her eyes."What game are you trying to play this time, Dad?""Sonia... I only called you here so we can get to know your fiance. Besides, it's family time together, so I was thinking you shouldn't be left out. Don't you think?" Seeing the smile on the man's face made Sonia's skin crawl with disgust. She tried to fight back her tears even though it was difficult to. Her heart was breaking into a million shreds. It's fine that he didn't like her and not that he was complain
Chapter 46"What are you talking about?" Mr. Frost hesitated for a few minutes before he finally asked.Over the years, Sonia had been pretending not to know everything that happened years ago. How her Dad had been spending the money that her Mom worked hard for.Mr. Frost was just a delivery guy who found favor in the eyes of the billionaire heiress, Claudia Ramos. They dated for a few months before they got married, and Frost automatically inherited her wealth because of the love Claudia had for him. A few years after the death of Sonia's Mom, her Mom's assistant had reached out to her from where he was hiding and told her about everything that happened but the death of her Mom remained mysterious. For years, she had been deprived of her mom's wealth, she was fine with it, but now she couldn't fold her arms and watch her Dad give it to his other daughter. That was the last thing she'd ever allow."We both know what I'm talking about, Dad... Do you think I will fold my arms and watc