Demon CEO's Hidden Love: Mr Grayson Stole Me From My Abusive Husband-Chapter 232: A Critical Stage In Her Pregnancy
Chapter 232: A Critical Stage In Her Pregnancy
Hannah stared at the reddish marks on her wrists in awe, she blinked twice, making sure that she wasn’t in fact dreaming.
"Does that hurt?" Brooke asked, piercing into her thoughts.
Raising her gaze, Hannah could not help but ask, "I don’t understand, Mrs Grayson what is happening?" She recalled Brooke coming into the basement, barely minutes after Gilbert had left and ordering the maids to release her.
Sitting on her own bed, and not in a jail cell felt surreal.
Brooke sat next to her and held her hand, "Hannah, I know you’re not the one who laced Mr Grayson’s medicines."
"But how-" she was saying, but Brooke cut her off with a cheeky smile.
"You fell for my acting didn’t you?" She teased.
"Acting?" Hannah gasped, "You mean you...all this time..." she stopped, "What about master Grayson?"
"He’s fine, he was never in danger. It was all just a plan to find out who it was that laced his medicine." Brooke explained.
Hannah scratched the back of her head, "You have to slow down and explain things, I don’t think I follow. When did you both plan all this? You both weren’t on speaking terms all this while."
"That? It was Mr Grayson’s idea. On my way to the house, he called me and explained everything that was happening. Because of that, I was able to adjust." She told her.
"But why? What could you possibly have gained? I wasn’t the culprit and we still don’t know who it is." She pointed out. She noticed Brooke’s countenance fall drastically, which made her second guess her idea.
"Did you already find the culprit?" She asked.
For a brief minute, Brooke was silent, her eyes filled with staunt disappointment. She inhaled sharply, then said, "It was Gilbert."
Hannah’s eyes went round. "What? That’s...that’s not possible."
"I didn’t want to believe it could be either of you guys, but Thane is convinced it’s him. He said he’ll share his evidence when he gets home. But if he says so, then I believe him." Brooke stared in plain words.
"But..." she curled her fingers into a tight fist, "He wouldn’t-" her mumbling was cut short by a maid’s arrival at the door.
"Master Grayson has returned." She announced.
Brooke immediately got up, she turned to Hannah, "We’ll talk more about this later tonight, alright?" She said, a wide grin drawn across her face.
Hannah could only offer a weak nod, "Alright." She said, then watched Brooke walk out happily to greet her husband.
By the time Julian and Ethan arrived, a doctor had been called and had attended to Cassie. Outside of her bedroom, stood his sister, Scott and some of the maids waiting alongside her.
"What happened to her?" Julian asked, reaching for the door handle.
Susan, tear choked replied, "I-I’m sorry I wasn’t more vigilant, it’s all my fault." She cried into his arms.
Ethan on the other hand noticed that Serena wasn’t outside with the others something he felt was odd.
Julian held Susan tightly to his chest and gently stroked her head, "It’s alright, everything will be fine." He turned to Scott, who seemed far more put together.
"What happened to Cassie?" He asked.
Scott kept a straight face, "She couldn’t bare to be separated from you and tried to drown herself in the bathtub."
"What? Where is Serena?!" He demanded, worried out of his mind.
Ethan fought back a laugh, the idea of Cassie trying to drown herself did not sit in well with him.
Scott narrowed his eyes at Ethan’s amused grin, what was this man’s problem? Was he just trying to make life difficult for him? freewebnσvel.cøm
Susan pulled away, "Serena has been inside with Cassie and the doctor, we don’t even have a diagnosis yet! I suggested we call for an ambulance but-"
Scott cut her off, "There is no need for that, our doctor is more than capable of taking care of Cassie."
Julian frowned, "But they haven’t even diagnosed her yet!" He reached for his phone, "I’m calling my specialist friend to examine her."
Ethan seconded, "I have a few friends in the medical field too, Cassie is carrying my heir, we can’t be too lax about her health."
Teary eyed Susan nodded, "Yes, let’s call a specialist-" as though on cue, the door was opened and out came the doctor and a weeping Serena.
"Doctor! How is she?!" Julian made his way over, "Has she regained consciousness?!" He demanded.
The doctor shook his head, "She’s out of any serious danger, it’s a good thing I arrived when I did. However, she’s at a delicate cycle of her pregnancy. From what I observed, she’s going through a lot of stress that isn’t good for her or the baby. As things stand, she should take more caution, so her life won’t be endangered. I recommend her staying in place, any unnecessary movement or change of environment can negatively alter her mood." The doctor spoke at length, before asking to leave.
"Let me walk you out so we can discuss things further." Scott suggested, gesturing the doctor to follow his lead.
Ethan watched them walk away and could not hide the amusement on his lips. Playing into his role, he said, "I’m going in to check on her."
Serena sniffled, "My daughter needs to rest up-" she was saying, but Ethan sent her a nasty quick glare, shutting her up.
"On second thought, I guess she should be around the man she loves." She stepped aside from the door letting him walk in.
Ethan locked the door from the inside, he walked over to the ’sleeping’ Cassie and leaned in.
One would think that with the way his gentle gaze settled on her he might’ve leaned in to give her a kiss. However, Ethan reached for her nose and pinched it tightly, blocking her nostrils!
"You fucking bastard!" Cassie cursed, jolting from the bed, slapping and clawing at Ethan.
Ethan chuckled, "That isn’t anyway to speak to your fiancé, now is it Cassie?" He teased, his gentle gaze fully shifted into a psychotic stare.
Author’s Note: Sorry for late update!
So in regards to the story length, I wanted this story to originally have 250 Chapters, but I guess my pacing is a bit slow and it’s dragging on for longer than I expected.
This story will have three main story arcs, with us deep into the first one, nearly at its conclusion.
The arcs will follow the roles Brooke will be playing and the drama that ensues.
The first being her role as a side character for pocket change production.
The second, and my personal favorite arc coming strictly after, which I predict will have the most drama out of all the arcs, and more romantic tensions.
And the third arc, which I hope I can execute perfectly to round up the story and give everyone a satisfying end.
I’ve also decided to fix the pacing of the story, with this arc ending very soon.
So, as for the total number of estimated Chapters, with the pacing fixed, I estimate around 420 Chapters, though I hope it can be less, I really don’t want it to exceed 380 Chapters.
I honestly didn’t think I’d write this much, and didn’t think I’d have this many readers on this project.
I hope to finish this project by around late september, fingers crossed I finish earlier than that.
Thank you all so much for reading, see everyone in the next Chapter.
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