Chapter 40

He told Isabella to head back first, saying Lucas would get worried if he didn’t see her. Meanwhile, he stayed by Emilia’s hospital room. It wasn’t until he smoked five or six cigarettes that Ethan finally came out. Ethan gave him a look, face tight. “Emilia wants to see you.” Dominic stood up and entered the room. The moment Emilia saw him, she blurted out, eyes full of pleading, “Mr. Hayes, this child is mine. Can you please let me have him? I’m begging you, okay?” Dominic looked at her. She looked so fragile, worn out by childbirth. Her body had changed—she looked nothing like before—and it tugged at his chest. His gaze wavered before he finally said, “No. He belongs to the Hayes family.” Emilia couldn’t hold back her tears. Dominic wanted to comfort her, but he stopped himself. “My baby…” she sobbed, her voice trembling, “Then can we wait until he turns two before the surgery? He just got here, it’ll be too painful now… he’ll be scared.” “That’s fine.” That part, he could agree to.