He robbed his eyes. He sat up on the bed. He is in trouble. He couldn’t sleep and took a pill, he managed to close his eyes to sleep only for him to be awakened by a frightening dream.
Julia held his head. It was pounding and he couldn’t help but look miserable. He was feeling sleepy but was afraid to sleep again. He doesn’t want to sleep again.
He doesn’t want to see her again. He was shivering but slumbering. He couldn’t control it and went back to sleep.
She was sobbing and he stood afar, looking at her sniffling. She sat with her back to him and Julia felt compelled to go to her.
He moved closer and wanted to calm Rita, to tell her he was sorry for hurting her, he wanted to make up with her.
She should give me a chance, a second chance to right his wrongs. But as he drew closer and placed his hand on her shoulders, Rita turned to look at him but something else happened.
Instead of coming face to face with Rita, it turned out to be a little girl. She looked at Julia with tears in her eyes and said “Daddy!!”
Her voice echoed and her eyes were red with sobs. Julia withdrew his hand, shocked and puzzled.
He knew she would have been his daughter. That was the baby lost and somehow, he was able to hold her, but suddenly, she vanished and Julia screamed “baby!!”
He woke up to the tapping of his bodyguard. Julia was breathing hard. He was panting and he held his bodyguard, afraid something was happening to him.
“Second Master, are you ok?” The bodyguard was worried. He had come to check on the second master as instructed by the doctor and saw his boss writhing in pain.
He heard him scream, obviously calling out for his baby and held him. He was having nightmares.
“Go, I want to be alone,” Julia ordered. The bodyguard bowed slightly and went away.
Julia broke down emotionally. He was sobbing like a child. He is glad nobody is with him in the room.
He saw her, his baby. She had sobbed and must definitely be angry with him as well. Why is everyone angry with him for the same offence?
He went to get the ashes. It was little because the body burnt was tiny. He held it and sobbed “I am sorry, it wasn’t your mummy’s fault, and it was I who hurt you…” Julia was talking to the ashes.
He saw her face this time. Earlier it was only Rita’s face he saw. But now he saw their daughter. She would have been a beautiful girl if she was ever born.
Julia climbed out of the bed. He was not interested in sleeping again. He wants to remain awake. If Rita would just be kind enough to forgive him.
Perhaps his burden would become a little light. He went to shower, he doesn’t want to slumber or feel like lying down to sleep again.
He looked at himself in the mirror and saw how dull his looks are. The dark lines under his eyes were obvious and it clearly indicates how sleepless he had been for days now.
He bathed and felt a little relieved again. He got into another clothes and looked at the time, it was a few minutes past 4: am.
It was close to dawn already. He went into his study and logged on Rita’s blog. He saw that she was last seen a few hours ago.
He was glad she visited her blog. He sent her a message. It was all pleas and apologies. He was asking that she forgives him.
He said he came to find her, but he wasn’t allowed to see her. He was ready to kneel before her if that would make her forgive him.
He wants to also compensate her, not because his brother said it, but because it was his responsibility and he was willing to do it for all he made her go through.
He said he still loves her. He knows he doesn’t deserve her due to his cruelty but she should give him a chance, that’s all he is asking for.
He felt a little relieved. Rita would definitely be moved when she read his message. He hoped she replied with just a sentence that she had forgiven him.
Few hours later, Julia was dressed in black suit and purple tie. Rita likes wearing purple a lot. He went to have his breakfast but couldn’t take beyond two bites before he lost appetite to eat anymore.
He set out and thanked the bodyguard that came to wake him up earlier. He got in his car and his chauffeur drove him off.
His phone started ringing. It was Xixi that was calling. He hissed between gritted teeth and snorted. He silenced the phone.
Right now, the last thing he wants is to get involved with any woman. Women are not his priority right now.
When he arrived at the company, he was surprised to meet his brother. Didn’t he go home for the night?
He came earlier than usual to spend some time in the office before everyone arrived but didn’t expect that he would meet Junxie already in the office.
He glanced at him and wanted to pass him when Junxie Li called him “you didn’t see me?” He asked.
Julia paused in his steps and replied “I saw you brother. But I don’t know what you will do. Maybe you won’t even answer me”
Junxie didn’t answer him but passed by him in his office. Julia is right, he might not answer his greetings.
But something isn’t right about his brother. He looked unhappy and his face was a little thin. Has he been experiencing a challenge besides the loss of his child?
But he doesn’t seem ready to have a child. He said Rita trapped him with the pregnancy. Now that the pregnancy is gone, he shouldn’t feel so bad.
Rita was able to sleep that night. She hadn’t been sleeping since she returned from the hospital, without the help of a medicine.
Her first day after she was discharged from the hospital, she couldn’t sleep. Her mother stayed with her all night, she just couldn’t sleep.
The next day, she went to see her doctor and he prescribed some drugs for her. She took them and slept a little.
But last night, she slept well. She is getting back to herself again. Her wound was almost completely dried up and she is eating and feeling happy.
After a week at the most, she would have to return to work. She didn’t apply for maternity leave and hence can’t stay away from work that much.
Though she has contacted her work place and informed them of what happened, still, she has to resume work early.
She had her breakfast and Decided to check through her social media pages and her blog. She saw a message sent to her and decided to check it: