Episode 2
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“What?!" Hailey and Elizabeth said in unison.
Damian blinked. “What…?”
Everyone was stunned as they heard the most shocking words of their lives.
“ Yes, he's not your son. She has been lying to you all this while". Christabel said.
Hailey suddenly burst out laughing because it sounded funny to her.
Her own son she birthed for Damian wasn't his. Then she would be the virgin mary because she never slept with any other man.
“Ohh sorry for that. All this is just amusing. My son isn't Damian's, then whose son is he? Christabel, I'm sure you are delusional. Absolutely delusional. The accident might have damaged your brain, making you act like this". Hailey said after she stopped laughing.
“ It's a lie … “. Christabel was saying when the doctor walked in to say something with an envelope in his hands.
“Mr. Damian,” he said.
Everyone turned to him. The room fell silent again.
“ As you already know, we were conducting a series of tests for Dorian’s condition. You know he’s been diagnosed with severe food poisoning, we needed to perform a blood transfusion. That's why we took your blood, but we compared your blood type to his”.
The doctor said and paused for a moment as everyone stared at him. Then he continued.
“ While comparing the samples, we noticed something unusual. The blood types didn’t match in a way that’s genetically possible between a biological father and son. Out of medical curiosity, since you said you were father and son, we decided to double-check “.
“We ran a DNA test," the doctor said and stretched the envelope forward to Damian.
“Mr. Damian... you are not Dorian’s biological father
“ What!". Elizabeth yelled loudly.
SMACK!
Elizabeth had stormed across the room and struck Hailey hard across the face.
Hailey's head whipped sideways from the impact. Only then did her mind snap back into place.
She raised her hand slowly, touching her burning cheek.
“ You liar! I knew it! I always told Damian. I knew you were a snake from the start! I should’ve followed my instincts! How dare you!” Elizabeth yelled.
“No doctor, it's not possible. You are lying! “. Hailey yelled at the doctor.
" Ma'am, it's what came back," the doctor said and left, leaving Hailey and the others.
Hailey shook her. “No, no, it's not possible."
“Whose son is he, Hailey?” Damian asked, his eyes red, his hands forming a tight fist by his side, his hands showed his veins.
He was furious and any more words from Hailey, he could strangle her.
Hailey opened her mouth. Nothing came out.
But before she could utter a word, Christabel cut in.
“Well…” she said with a twisted smile, brushing a hand down her bandaged arm. “If I had to guess… maybe he’s Carson Wilson’s son.”
Everyone spun toward her.
Elizabeth gasped. Mia clutched her chest. Damian's eyes turned red with blood.
Hailey’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“ No! Christabel enough. These lies have gone too far! Where did you get this nonsense from?" Hailey yelled at Christabel.
"You want proof right! More than just words! Okay, I'll give it to you “. Christabel said and turned to the officer nearby.
She reached for a phone from her lawyer, dialed a number, then put it on speaker.
The phone rang once. Then Twice.
“Hello?” a man’s voice answered. It was Carson Wilson.
Everyone in the room held their breath.
“Carson,” Christabel said, her voice cold but calm. “The truth is out. Everyone knows now. So just say it let’s end this now.” There was a moment of silence before Christabel continued, "Are you having an affair with Hailey Whitmore? With Damian’s wife? Christabel asked.
Then the man on the line said,
“Yes”.
" What!" . Mia gasped.
“ No Damian! Don't believe them! I .."
“Shut up!” Elizabeth screamed, lunging again.
She broke away from the wall and slapped Hailey across the face again, her expression full of disgust. “Lying witch!”
Hailey stumbled back, clutching both sides of her face now, sobbing.
Damian’s eyes locked onto her, wide with disbelief, then narrowed with hatred. He was angry.
SLAP!
His hand collided with her face so hard it echoed across the hospital hallway. And everyone gasps.
He had never ever hit her before.
Never
Hailey stumbled sideways, gasping.
But Damian wasn’t finished. He wanted to kill her.
With a snarl, he grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall.
Gasps filled the air and everyone was shocked. But no one stopped him. Elizabeth was frozen in place, too stunned to move.
“ Damian please… .I didn't… “. Hailey choked, her hands gripping his wrists.
His eyes were red with fury. Veins popped on his forehead. His fingers tightened around her neck.
“ You evil woman! You are heartless and wicked! You brought another man's child and pinned the pregnancy on me. You and your greedy family. And you still had the guts to have an affair with Carson. Why? Tell me what i didn't do for you. That he did for you. Tell me!!! “. Damian yelled.
He squeezed harder. Hailey gasped, clawing at his hands, eyes wide with fear and pain.
“Damian, stop! You’ll kill her!” an officer yelled.
Two officers pulled him back. He resisted at first, then finally let go, shoving her to the floor.
Hailey collapsed, coughing violently and clutching her throat. Tears streamed down her face.
Damian stumbled back, breathing heavily, his hands shaking. Then he dropped to his knees and broke down.
“ How can you do this to me? What did I do wrong to you?! I loved you. I trusted you “. Damian sobbed, his voice cracking.
The lead officer turned to Hailey, who was still on the ground, trembling and clutching her neck.
“Hailey Whitmore, you are under arrest for attempted murder and conspiracy to cause harm to Christabel Morgan. You are also under investigation for criminal deception and paternity fraud”.
The cuffs clicked around her wrists.
“ No no! It's a lie! I am innocent! Please, Damian, I'm telling the truth. Hailey cried, looking up at him, pleading.
Damian walked toward her one last time and knelt by her side.
“ You will rot in that cell. I will make sure your life is miserable. You ruined me. You ruined our family. I will make you pay “. Damian said, his voice low but in a deadly whisper.
★★★★
ONE WEEK LATER
It's been one week since Hailey was charged in court and sentenced to prison.
Everything happened so fast. One week ago, if someone had told her this would happen to her, she would never have believed.
At the police station, Hailey sat in a cold, gray cell. Her eyes were red and swollen. Her hands trembled in her lap.
Her throat was dry. Her heart ached with a pain even worse than death.
Every minute felt like an eternity.
No one came to see her. Not a friend. Not even the best friend she trusted. Everyone abandoned her.
Christabel testified in her neck brace, with crocodile tears and feigned weakness.
And the man too testified that Hailey sent him to kill Christabel.
No matter what Hailey said, it didn’t matter. The court was against her. The world was against her. Her truth or words didn’t matter anymore.
“Guilty,” the judge declared.
“Hailey Whitmore, you are hereby sentenced to 20 years in a federal correctional facility for attempted murder, conspiracy to commit harm, and paternity fraud with intent to deceive”.
The judge passed the judgment ruthlessly and Hailey was dragged away to prison.
Now, she is sitting in prison.
She barely ate.
She barely slept. She felt sick. And she mostly vomited. And she took a test recently.
And the test came back to add to her frustration.
“It’s positive. You’re pregnant.” the prison nurse told her.
She was pregnant.
Hailey cried even more because how was she going to handle this.
She hoped Damian would come see her one day but he didn't.
She asked for a pen and a paper that she wanted to send a message to someone.
And that someone was Damian. He needed to know about his child. She sealed the letter after writing and handed it to the guard during mail rounds.
Days passed.
Hailey waited every morning, staring at the cell door with hollow hope.
Then finally, the officer came with an envelope for her and handed it over to her.
She opened it and read it .
“ You think you can lie to me that you are pregnant? And even if you are, how do I even know it's mine? I didn't get you pregnant. You want to pin another man's child on me like the last time, do you actually think I will fall for your lies again? You disgust me. Rot in that prison with your child. Die there. Both of you. I DON'T CARE IF BOTH OF YOU DIE!!! “.
The paper slipped from her hands and fell to the floor as everything went dark in Hailey's eyes and
she fell to the ground and cried.
How did she end up like this?
Who did she do wrong?
Who did this to her?
Why her?
All these questions went through Hailey's mind as she cried her souls out.
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