"Sir, Madam is not feeling well," the butler of the Gannon mansion reported on the phone. The man at the end of the line spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"So, take her to the hospital. I'm not a doctor." The line died immediately. The butler was so pale, that beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
Zora relaxed her back against the sofa, feeling weak from abdominal pains. Trying to mask the pain, she asked hopefully. "What did he say?"
The butler instantly put on a calm smile when he turned in her direction. "Madam, sir said he will meet us at the hospital."
Zora's eyes lit up. Ezrah had not been home for almost three days, and she was missing him so much. This sickness seemed to be her lucky charm to get him to her side again. "Okay. Let's go."
Zora's heart warmed at the fact that Ezrah at least cared about his child. Both of them were caught in a scandal two years ago, so getting married was the only way to curb the situation.
Ezrah's stance was clear through it all. "When everything calms down, we are getting a divorce."
Zora hoped that by that time, she would have been able to melt his cold heart and make him fully hers, so her hopes were high. However, over time, she found him slowly drawing away from her, even when they worked together in the same company and shared the same bedroom.
Two months ago, Ezrah returned and asked Zora for a divorce but chanced upon the pregnancy test results. His expression was dark.
"Let's hold off on the divorce until after the child is born, but don't expect to remain Mrs. Gannon. That title belongs to somebody else, but it's definitely not you."
The marriage after those words had been terrible. Ezrah barely returned home, barely got intimate with her. The only reason she still bore Mrs. Gannon was because of the child in her womb.
Zora thought that his reason for being away was work since he was the CEO of the Gannon Group, a multibillion-dollar company where Zora also worked as an assistant manager.
Unknown to Ezrah, Zora had been secretly in love with him for five years, but that drunk night at her best friend Coco's birthday party, Zora woke up in bed with Ezrah.
She decided to keep it a secret and a memory she would forever cherish when the media picked up the news. Ezrah could not allow the scandal to ruin his well-kept reputation and cause him losses, so he announced that he and Zora were already dating secretly and were soon getting married.
Zora, who had been madly in love with him, was excited about the news of getting married to Ezrah.
Zora hoped that with time, his heart would warm up towards her, but that did not happen. Even in her state, Ezrah hardly spent the night at home.
On the way to the hospital, Zora's phone beeped, and looking at the content, her heart dropped.
Ezrah was holding the delicate hand of a beautiful woman, a proud smile on his face. The caption read,
'Mr. Ezra Gannon admits to reigniting his love for his old flame, Miss Piper Henshaw.'
Zora's eyes were swollen with tears. As they dropped down her cheeks, she refused to believe it. Maybe it was photoshopped.
There was never any news about Ezrah dating any woman before she got pregnant for him. He never even warmed up to women. The man had long been secretive and kept his face from the media.
Also, the butler Rudolph had said that Ezrah promised to meet them at the hospital, so the media must be spreading this false news to gain popularity.
Even after everything, she still could not help the unease in her heart, instantly dialing his number.
Despite his warning her to only communicate with him through the butler, Zora took the bull by the horns this time.
Her call went through, but there was no answer. Her old self would have given up, but due to the unease in her heart because of the news, she couldn't bring herself to do so. On the fourth ring, a woman answered the call.
Her melodious voice made Zora feel less of a woman. "Ezrah is in the bathroom."
Zora's hands holding the phone shook, her heart in tatters. Ezrah never allowed her to touch his phone, but this woman casually answered his call, was he really in the bathroom? Zora felt the pain in her chest worse than that in her abdomen.
"Who are you?" The words forced themselves out of her mouth. The woman responded casually,