Love, Lies, And Hidden Truths

er," Mr. Hemsworth told Dr. Eri

nd leading them into the operating r

t Jeri, who was lying in a pool

en claiming for years as his biological daughter when

uld not only be tragic for the family but also for her defenseless newborn child

ged his legs to the sick bed where Jeri w

sad because of her condition, unaware that it was somet

ears, so she let them flow dow

adorable baby boy lying in a crib beside the bed, wrapped in a towel. The innoce

was supposed to be his first grandc

o arrived and cast jealo

aze away from the infant to his mother.

re to save me, Father,"

going through pain presently, and this is the time you need

er eyes widened in shock. No! Her father

d what you're talking about, father. You mean you would rather stand and watch yo

al father, Jeri," he s

unded for a while as she trie

sked, her voice hollow. " If y

don't know. The only person who can answe

at the man she had called her father her w

om the bed. Although Jeri grasped his hands tightly so that he

what I did to your mom wasn't right. But now that I have found out the

ly see that her father was eager to disown her be

to if you leave me?" Jeri wept bitterly as she extended her hand, trying to re

olled her eyes. " The only person I sympathize with right now is the

it was a family issue, and an outsider wasn't supposed to

to be what they're now," her father finally began to speak after playing mute fo

ode out of the room, leaving poor Jeri broken-he

hat action to take. They were unable to approach Mr.

r cheeks. She would not have believed it if someone had ever told her

f sight. " Never should you attempt to approach my husband for help. We no longer have anything to do with you, Jeri.

est with you, this is unfair. She is already in pain, and you are supposed to give her hope rather than

issed, took her adopted daughter's hand, and e

his hands akimbo, uns

the room without saying anythin

utching a book to her chest. She approached Jeri and, with

urance to continue your treatment. Therefore, we must ask you to leave

hospital for a payment plan,

me? What did I do wrong to deserve this?"Jeri let out a

her discharge papers and asked her to sign them. Jeri sign

me to stay here for a few days until I can regain my stren

e you became pregnant," the administra

If she had known how the pregnancy came abou

rm, the nurses helped her get o

e and her child would survive. She ignored her pain, even though it was

re shortly after leaving the hospital, leaving her and

ms, nestled beneath the small blanket s

she dragged her legs through the streets searching fo

could raise her gaze to survey the s

come to