Chapter 4 Liar liar

Flynn came back hours later to find Ava still on the bathroom floor. Fear sipped into his bones as he stood frozen a few feet from the open bathroom door. Her sequin red dress against her olive skin in the light of the bathroom made her look like a mirage. He almost believed she'd disappear if he blinked.

Snapping out of his daze, he slowly approached her and nearly stumbled when he realised blood had pooled at her feet.

"The fuc-" he quickly pulled out his phone from his pants pocket, nearly dropping it in his haste and dialed 911.

*911. What's your emergency?* The female operator picked up after the third ring

"Uhh, my wife! My wife..."He stuttered in confusion

*Sir, please calm down* the operator advised while typing on her keyboard in an attempt to trace the call

"Yeah right" he nods like she could see him

*Good. Now tell me what happened to your wife"

"Yes. Right " he sucks in a breath "My wife..."

He paused

He'd come home to find Ava still on the bathroom floor just the way he left her. If he was to make a wild guess, he'd say this was his doing. He couldn't tell the operator that or he'd be arrested.

While that may not affect him, but his company was in the process of signing a huge deal with O'Riley Tech that could change the fate of the Cromwell corporations. He could not afford a scandal or a dent in his name.

*What happened to your wife?* the operator asks calmly persuading him to speak after a while of silence

He made up his mind

"I came home to find my wife lying on the floor of our bathroom. There's blood. A-And...*

he stuttered, forcing his voice to break in a dramatic display of concern

*Please remain calm and tell me your location* she instructs and he does as he's told

*Okay an ambulance will be there in a couple minutes. Could you please check if she's breathing and if you can find any clues as to what happened?*

"Right" he quickly rushes to feel for a pulse "she's breathing. There's a pulse but it's faint"

He touched her arm and immediately snatched it away

" she's fucking cold!"

*The ambulance is five minutes away, sir. Please keep an eye on her until it gets there* She tasks him

"Of course" he hangs up and settles on the bed and waited. Taking the time to perfect his scared, desperate, panicked husband look.

By the time the ambulance arrived, he was red and teary eyed. Cradling Ava's cold body.

The next few minutes were a blur of action as the paramedics rushed in with a stretcher and lifted Ava onto it. They had to literally pry her out of his arms though and rushed her to the hospital.

For the next six hours while she slept after being stabilised, he sat by her bedside.

Three hours earlier

*We've stabilised her and she should be fine. But she'll need to be observed here for the next few days* The doctor said and he nodded. Pretending to sight In relief

*But I'm sorry there was nothing we could do the save the baby*

Flynn froze

"What baby?"

The doctor looked puzzled

*The baby she just miscarried* he says *She had a miscarriage. I'm sorry I thought you were aware...*

Flynn shook his head

*Oh I see. My apologies and condolences*

"I was gonna be a father?" Flynn chokes from overwhelming emotion. His words a whisper.

Fuck!!!!

This bitch just let his baby die! The key to getting his inheritance.

*Due to the severity and damage caused by her miscarriage. She may find it difficult to conceive but it is not impossible*

The doctor goes on to further explain * With proper medication and rest, planned intimacy and a good diet, she should have a fairly good chance of conceiving again*

"Oh... Thank you doctor" he mutters and the doctor nods, quickly scribbling on his notepad.

*Give this to the nurse outside. Take it and try to rest" He advises and Flynn pretends to force a smile as he accepts the paper.

"Thanks doc"

*Don't mention it " The doctor gives him the practised to perfection smile and sent him on his way.

Now

Beep beep beep beep

She moaned In her sleep as she tethered between conscious and unconscious. Her eye balls moved but her eyelids were too heavy for her to lift.

She frowned at the consistent beeping then finally opened her eyes.

The lights were dim and the ceiling unfamiliar. The strong smell of antiseptic hung heavy in the air. She need not be told, she was in the hospital. She tried turning her head but a hand covered her eyes and a familiar voice shushed her. Calming the panic that had risen inside her.

"When the doctor asks you what happened to you, you tell him you fell. Do you understand me?!"

She nods

"And keep your eyes closed while we're here. I don't want you using your powers and causing a scene. Got it?!" he hissed sternly

She nods again. And he takes his hands away and turns sharply, but her eyes were already closed

"Oh and thanks a lot for making us lose our kid, you bitch" he adds as if it was an afterthought

Then as if muttering to himself, he adds

"No good for anything. Now can't even make kids. Useless "

And he walks out to go get himself something from the vending machine.

For a full three minutes after he left, she lay there with her eyes closed. Then tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. She let out a loud guttering sound as choked sobs escaped her lips. Her body instinctively curls into a ball, her hands on her stomach as if to protect what she'd lost.

Her heart rate drops and in seconds, nurses are rushing in. Seeing the state she's in, they immediately began to comfort her while Flynn sipped iced tea from a vending machine.

She'd been unaware she was pregnant.