The Test
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*Chapter 7: The Test*
2 weeks later.
My assistant put a brown envelope on my desk.
"Lab results, Ms. Queen. From last month's checkup."
I almost threw it away.
Another boring health report.
Then I saw the word.
`PREGNANT`
The pen fell from my hand.
8 weeks.
My phone slipped.
2 years ago. One night. The night before he left.
The night he said "you're just an option".
I stood up. Walked to the window.
35 floors up.
A baby. His baby.
My phone buzzed.
Rayan.
`We need to talk. About the company. - R`
I didn't reply.
Instead I called my doctor.
"Can I get an appointment today? Private. No records."
"Of course, Ms. Queen."
I hung up and looked at the envelope again.
Queen Holdings. $2.1 Billion.
Rayan Corp. 8% mine.
And now... this.
For the first time in 2 years, I didn't know what to do.
That night I didn't go home.
I went to the one place he wouldn't look for me.
The hospital.
The nurse handed me another paper.
"Everything looks healthy, Ms. Queen."
Healthy.
As I left, my phone lit up again.
Unknown number.
`Alia. Please. I know. The nurse told me. - R`
How did he know?
I deleted the message.
But I couldn't delete the truth.
I was carrying the enemy's child.
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*End of Chapter 7*
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