The Billionaire’s Ex Wife

“I’m sorry, Daisy,” He said to her, holding out his hand as though afraid she might meet the floor in her haste. “I had to come see you after Amanda called and told me you weren’t feeling well and she wasn’t around to take care of you.

Daisy hissed under her breath. She should have known Amanda would call him! “Well, as you can see I’m doing well,” She flopped on the bed as her vision tittered. “I don’t want my son close to your mother, Ethan,” she said lightly, lacking the energy to howl at him. “She hates me, what if she hurts my son?”

He took a light to her, still deliberating if she was totally okay with him being here with her. “It’s okay, Dee. I wouldn’t have left them with her if I knew they would be in any danger.” She hardly believes that. “If it would ease your mind, she wants to come and see you and ask for forgiveness.”

Daisy, huffed, none of what he is saying is sitting well with her. She was still delaying going to get her son now because her head was spinning. She didn’t know what was wrong with her. She thought by today, her body would slow down and allow her to breathe but from the look of things, any chance she made to leave the bed, provoked whatever was wrong with her anew.

“I am still not com…” She faltered, and held her head at once. “Owwww….” She fell back on the bed and hot tears poured from her eyes.

“Daisy!”Ethan was by her side the next time. He took her in his arms and started touching the confidential parts of her body for something he couldn’t even tell. “Shit!” He slowly dropped her and brought out his phone and started dialing 911. “Hang on there, baby!” He surged and placed the phone on his ear. When he was done talking to them and giving them the house address, he hurried to the bathroom to bring a bowl of water and a towel which he placed on her forehead.

“My baby…” She said even while in pain. That was all that occupied her mind

“He is fine, my love, I assure you.”

He proceeded wringing the towel and replacing it on her head as he had seen them do in the movies. He can’t lose her. He was grateful to have come in time. What if there was no one here and she had fainted? He refused to think of the outcome.

Daisy didn’t know what was going on. It was as if there was fire inside her burning so hot. She had taken the drugs the doctor prescribed for her this morning. This was something new for her. She has never felt this way before. Except when she was pregnant with her son. And she wasn’t pregnant.

Soon, the ambulance sounded in the distance as it drove into her gate and the people came in. When they found them upstairs, Daisy was commuting between staying awake and allowing darkness drag her in. She opened her eyes and saw them hooting her away into a car and when she made to stand in protest, a lady occupied her vision soothing her in a tranquil voice and then her hand came down on her chest and soon she was strapped into the gurney and they have gone into motion.

“Ethan…” She muttered, and heard his voice from a distance. He took her hand and massaged it and very soon, everything turned dark.

…..

When she woke up later, it was absolute tranquility. There was no sound except the one coming from a nearby machine. She panicked, her eyes flipping around the unfamiliar room until they landed on a lean figure huddled in the corner, his head bent into his arm as his bulky form took half of the couch. Without being told she knew who it was.

“Ethan?” His head flew up; she feared it would fall off his neck. ”

“You are awake…” He was by her side in an instant. “I was so scared…”

“What happened to me? Why am I here?” Her eyes were still skidding about in fear. “Where is Danny? Ella?”

“They are fine, Dee, relax.” He messages her fingers. “You were very sick, I had to bring you here.”

“I know I was sick, but the doctor said I will be fine when he came by the house earlier today…”

“Unfortunately you weren’t and then when I found you yesterday, Dee..”

“Yesterday?” She inquired calmly.

“It’s alright now, Dee. I’m glad you are awake. Are you thirsty? You must be after all those injections…” He seemed nervous.

“What is going on, Ethan?” She asked, unable to bear the suspense. “Do I have a terminal disease?” His eyeballs grew in his sockets.

“No!” He chuckled low and released her hand to scratch his hair that we’re strung at the end in a disheveled fashion. “Dee, I don’t know if you will forgive me if I tell you this…”

“Dammit, Ethan! Tell me whatever it is, it is my damn body!”

“You are pregnant!” He blurted, his face turning red. Even he was flabbergasted when the doctor told him. And from the calculation he did, the baby was definitely his.

Daisy was dumb, and couksnt utter a word. Her body slacked in fear, and uttermost irritation. She was pregnant? How could she be so stupid? She was reeling from the consequence of giving birth to Daniel and now she is pregnant again for the same man? What the fuck is wrong with her?! “No,” Was all she could admit. “I can’t be pregnant.”

“I’m sorry, Dee. I swear…”

“I can’t be pregnant, again!” She reeled. “I am so stupid!”

“No, you are not, Dee, please don’t say that…”

“But I am…” She veered. “Only a stupid person would make a mistake twice! Where is the doctor, I think there is a mistake somewhere.”

“He did the test twice, Dee ”

“But I was asleep, how can it be right?” It can’t be right, the doctor must have misinterpreted her result. She knew she can be very fertile which was why she dosed herself with birth control pills even when she isn’t active.

“Dee, take a slow breath in and try to call down… please” He admonished her, and gradually Daisy’s eyes found him. His face was so dull, as though he has had his own share of affliction while here with her. She closed her eyes as tears stung her eyes. She had given birth to Daniel because she couldn’t kill something so beautiful. Because despite telling herself she hated Ethan, she needed something to remind her of him. Maybe she now knows why.

But what excuse does she have to keep this child? “I can’t keep it, Ethan..”

“You can’t do anything to the baby, Dee,” There was desperation in his voice.

“It’s my body, Ethan,” there was a slight edge to her voice as she said it. “I can’t be pregnant for now. I have a career. I’m working hard to keep afloat the sea. Plus, I have Daniel to worry about, I don’t think I have the emotional strength to do this…” A tear fell down the corner of her face and she sniffed in, averting her gaze from his troubled ones.

He didn’t say a thing and went to fall back on the chair. He didn’t have a right to tell her to keep the child if she didn’t want to. He wasn’t a good father to her the first time so why should he tell her to? Still, Ethan wished he could stop her. Anything that comes from Daisy was a blessing to him. A blessing he made a mistake of preserving the first time but was willing to go the extra mile now. Why can’t she see it?

“Ethan…”

He stood, knowing he had to go and clear his head. He didn’t want to force her to do this, so he has to go somewhere to forget. “I will be back in a while.” He told her and made his way out. On his way out he notified the doctor to check on her, then went into his car and zoomed off.

He went to a bar close to the hospital, he ordered for a strong drink to quell the anger inside him, yet, it did nothing to help his state. He has to call someone. Maybe someone can talk to her. “Hy, Amanda,”

“Hey, Ethan. How is she?” Amanda went off the minute she picked. She was already preparing to come back after calling Daisy’s phone and no one picked it.

“I’m not doing too good, Mandy. I think I will need your help now more than ever.”

“What happened? Is she alright?” There was panic in her voice.

“Yeah… She is fine and… Pregnant.”

“What!” She thundered. “How? I thought you guys… Shit!”

“I’m sorry, I know, we totally forgot.”

“How is she taking it?” Amanda knew without being told her friend would not be okay with that.

“She wants to terminate it.” Just as she thought.

She sighed, dropping the cloth she was holding into her bag and falling on the bed. “I know she would do that… She went planning on having another kid for a while. So what’s going on now?”

“I can’t bring myself to allow her to do it, Mandy. I love her and I want us back together, is that too much to ask? Please, you have to talk to her. She can’t kill our baby!”

“I’m sorry, Ethan. I don’t think I can help you on this one. This is something personal and I don’t think Daisy would want me interfering.”

“You and I both know she wouldn’t think that.” Amanda knows but she wouldn’t let him think he is off the hook for now. He still deserves to suffer some more for being a senseless prick the first time.

“Daisy can be stubborn, Ethan. Sometimes no one talks to her when she makes up her mind. So let’s just hope she changes her mind, okay?”

Ethan sniffed, and she knew she had to do something. He portrays a strong man to the people outside, but anyone close to him knows Ethan is soft loaf. Sometimes she used to wonder how he pulled off the brick facade being so emotional. “Okay, fine, Ethan. I’m on my way home now. I will call you once I’m on my way to rue hospital.”

“Thanks, Amanda, I really appreciate it.” He sniffed again and downed his drink, standing to make his way out.

“I didn’t promise you anything, man. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed. Bye!” She cut the call, exhaling in worry.

“What is wrong with her,” Becky asked, coming to stand in front of her.

“She is pregnant.”

“Wow!”

“Yeah… It appears we have to go to the hospital once we get to the airport.” She stood and began pushing her clothes into the box without bothering to hold them. She knew Daisy would be going through a lot by now and has to be there to comfort her. If only life would not become more complicated.

“Do you think she would be alright?” Becky inquired, having soaked in some of the friendship worry pills from Amanda.

“Yeah, I believe they will get through this.”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“But if you ask me I will say it’s kind of sweet, you know,” Becky giggled, her head cocking to the side.

“Who is that?” They started leaving the room.

“If she is pregnant, that means this is meant to be. She should just forgive him and then maybe they can get married.”

Amanda shook her head. If only Becky knows how hot headed Daisy can be. She might as well die of loving Ethan than willing to accept him hacking into her life after what he did. Anyways, Becky was right. That is why she is here. She would have to do something, lest her friend drowned in her own bile.

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