Chapter 176; Forgive him

Jace’s eyes immediately went dark. This cannot be. It shouldn’t be what he is thinking. Arianna dare not abort his child. No, he doesn’t want to think of the worst.

Because, he cannot say exactly what his reaction would be if it ends up being what he thought. He must know what really happened that day.

“Are you sure?” Jace demanded, his complexion going red. Was his suspicion becoming a reality?

“Yes, 100% certain” the doctor replied before adding “to be clinically proven, we can carry out some examination on her if you so wish”

Jace was pleased. He needs a clinical ascertion. That’s the only way he can be sure that his claim is real. Otherwise, Arianna might tag it a speculation.

“Fine, I’ll come over with her to be examined. But she mustn’t know why she’s being examined…” Jace instructed.

After he hung up, Jace’s eyes almost went teary. If Arianna did abort his child because of the so-called career, he would never forgive her for it.

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Richard was done with his usual ward round when he saw a certain woman being rushed into the hospital ward. It’s an emergency case and it drew his attention.

The woman looks like Aunt Agnes, Gene’s mom. He gave instructions to the nurses and dashed back, towards the emergency ward.

He got in and saw her. It’s indeed Genesis’ Mom. What happened to her. She seemed to be in excruciating pain and looking closer, he discovered that she’d been in an accident.

Her hip was disjointed. This is really going to be a difficult surgery and it would take a long time before she’ll be able to stand upright again.

His earnest desire is that it doesn’t affect her spinal cord. Mrs Agnes couldn’t say a word, she seemed to be passing out.

The surgeons got to work immediately. They wanted to contact her relative when Richard said her daughter was his girlfriend.

They could go ahead with the surgery. He gave his consent and Mrs Agnes was taken into the theatre. Richard didn’t go into the theatre with the other surgeons, that’s not his area of specialisation.

He was perplexed. It appeared Genesis hadn’t known what was happening yet. He decided to call her, then he remembered that she’d blacklisted him.

He went back to his office and used the official number. Genesis answered the phone and Richard’s voice came through “Hello Gene” he said “Richard Delmark. I know you will play subtle by using an official line” Genesis snapped at him. He knew she had blacklisted him and he decided to use the hospital number.

As soon as her phone rang, she saw the caller ID, showing the hospital name. Only Richard can have the nerve to call her with the hospital number.

“If it weren’t necessary, Gene, I wouldn’t have used it. You need to come around quickly” Richard responded.

“I will not come. Don’t call me ever again”Genesis yelled at him through the phone and wanted to hang up when Richard said “Your mother is in a critical condition” and hung up.

That’s enough. He is certain that her curiosity would make her call him back. And of course, that would definitely be his cellphone number.

It wasn’t quite sixty seconds, Genesis called back. Richard answered his phone. It’s been a while since she last called him.

“What do you mean, Richard? What happened to my mother?” Genesis asked, her heart beating fast and hard.

“Come to the hospital” Richard replied and hung up. He is now certain that he would see Genesis. It only made him uneasy how she would react when she discovered her mother’s pitiable state.

Genesis dialled her mother’s cell phone number several times but no response. She stood up quickly and left the office.

Few hours later, Arianna came rushing to the hospital. Genesis had told her that her Mom was in a critical condition. She’d been in surgery for hours and hadn’t been out yet.

Richard had tried to calm Genesis. He told her that her agitation wouldn’t in any way hasten the surgery. It’s a major surgery and she needs to only pray for the success of it.

When Arianna arrived, Richard told her he was leaving but would return again. He had lingered and waited for her to arrive.

Arianna said okay. Richard forced a hug on Genesis and also kissed Arianna’s temple. When he left, Genesis kept her gaze on his retreating back.

Arianna was watching from her split vision. Genesis’ mood suddenly went sour. Looks like she liked it that Richard was by her side.

“The things we bring upon ourselves and pretend to care less about, are usually the hardest ones to bear” Arianna mumbled.

Genesis looked away from the direction Richard took. She turned and glared at her friend. Is Arianna saying those words to her?

“Who are you talking to?” Genesis asked, shifting on her seat and feeling uncomfortable. Her instincts tell her she was referring to those words to her.

“You missed him but refused to accept it in your heart. You want to be with him again but do not want to get back with him. Why are you doing this to yourself? Why are you hurting yourself?” Arianna asked , turning to glance at her sharply.

“I know Aria, I still love him. I love him very much” Genesis stuttered and sniffled. Her tears ran down her cheeks. She tried to stop herself from sobbing, but she couldn’t.

She knew she shouldn’t be thinking about Richard at such a time, at that moment where her mother was in a fierce battle to keep her life, love and Richard shouldn’t be her worries at all.

But what can she do, Richard really played an important role in ensuring she retained her sanity when she arrived at the hospital a few hours ago.

He was telling her to be calm and encouraging her to be strong. His words of persuasion had made her troubled mind calm.

If Richard ever considers leaving the medical World, she would advise him to become a clergyman or a counsellor. He would definitely excel in that profession. He has such power of words in calming a troubled mind.

“Then forgive him. You won’t be able to live without him” Arianna blurted. She held Genesis’ hands and gave it a soft squeeze.

At that moment, Arianna’s phone chirped and she saw the caller ID was her fiance. She sighed, he wants her to see his doctor. She excused herself and went in the direction of the gynaecological department.