CHAPTER5
900 Words
AMELIA'S POV
My office door Suddenly opened without warning and a hospital representative with a lawyer Stepped inside, looking Straight at me.
“Miss Hart… you need to Come with us. The Patient’s wife is already at the hospital.”
The moment they Stepped into my office, everything in me went still.
“Miss Hart,” he Said again, more firmly this time. “You need to Come with us.”
My fingers tightened around the edge of my desk.
“Why?” my voice Came out Slower than I felt.
He didn’t answer immediately.
That hesitation did Something worse than words Could have.
It made my imagination Start filling in blanks.
“The Patient’s wife is already at the hospital,” he added.
I Pushed back my Chair Slightly.
“I think there’s a mistake,” I Said quickly. “I Came to the hospital for a routine appointment and that’s it.”
“I understand,” he Said Carefully, like he had already rehearsed this tone. “But you are now required to Come with us for Clarification.”
My heart Started beating faster.
“Clarification for what exactly?”
“A System-level fertility file error involving you.”
My Stomach dropped.
“I didn’t authorize anything like that,” I Said firmly, “I didn’t Sign anything. I didn’t agree to anything. I just Came there for a Check-up.”
“I know,” he replied quietly. “And that’s why we need you at the hospital right now.”
My Chest tightened.
The ride back to the hospital felt too fast.
I Sat in the back of the Car, hands Clenched tightly in my lap, Staring out the window like the Streets Could explain what no one else would.
My mind kept repeating the Same thing.
I didn’t agree to anything so why did it feel like I was being Pulled into Something anyway?
The hospital looked the Same as we arrived.
Too Controlled for the Chaos I Could feel underneath it…
There were People moving faster than normal.
Security near Certain hallways. Whispers that Stopped when they Saw me.
That was the worst Part.
Being watched like I was already Part of a Problem I didn’t understand.
“Miss Hart,” a nurse greeted quickly, guiding me inside. “Please follow me.”
I did.
Because at that Point, what else Could I do?
We Stopped outside a Private Consultation room and the nurse hesitated before opening the door…
“Just Stay calm,” she Said Softly.
That didn’t help.
I got inside and I Saw her.
A woman I didn’t recognize immediately but whose energy filled the room before She even Spoke.
She has a Sharp Posture and a Controlled expression.
Vanessa Ashley…
I didn’t know her name yet but I knew instantly She wasn’t here by accident.
She looked at me the moment I entered.
And Something in her expression Shifted.
Not Confusion. Not Curiosity…
It's a recognition of a threat She hadn’t expected.
“Is that her?” she asked Sharply.
The doctor Standing beside her nodded.
“Yes.”
The room temperature felt like it dropped Slightly.
“What are you talking about?” I asked quickly, voice Shaking.
Vanessa finally looked at me fully, like She was Seeing me for the first time as an inconvenience and a threat.
“You were at St. Arden two weeks ago” she Said Sharply. “And your file Crossed with my husband’s Stored Sperm Sample.”
My breath Caught.
“Stored what?”
The doctor raised a hand quickly. “We discovered that a junior nurse mistakenly injected her husband's Preserved Sperm inside you.”
My Stomach dropped so fast I felt dizzy.
“No,” I whispered immediately. “No, no, that’s not Possible, I didn’t agree to anything.”
My voice Cracked.
“How is that Possible? I just Came for a check-up, that's all.”
The doctor Stepped forward quickly. “Miss Hart, listen, it was just a mistake, it wasn't intentional.”
But the words barely reached me.
My knees felt weak.
My breath turned uneven.
Because my brain had already filled in the worst Possible meaning.
“So you’re Saying…” my voice broke. “You mistakenly injected Someone husband’s Sperm inside me—”
I Stopped.
My throat tightened Painfully.
“That’s not Possible…”
Vanessa’s expression didn’t Soften either..
It only Sharpened with anger and disbelief.
“This is what you People do here right?” she Snapped at the doctor. “You injected my husband’s Sperm into another woman and Called it an error?”
I Shook my head rapidly, Stepping back.
“I don’t want this,” I Said, voice rising now. “I don’t want any Part of this! My life was normal this morning!”
Tears burned my eyes before I Could Stop them.
“My life is ruined!” I Suddenly Cried out, voice breaking.
The room blurred.
I Couldn’t breathe Properly anymore.
“I just Came for a Check-up… I just—why is my name in this? Why me?”
My vision swam…
I Stumbled back against the Chair.
Then a doctor rushed in, his expression was Pale.
“We have a Problem,” he said.
Vanessa’s voice Sharpened instantly.
“What kind of Problem?”
He Swallowed.
“Mr. Ashley has just arrived at the hospital.”
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