Chapter 370

I slowly came to, blinking my eyes open. ‘How are you feeling?’ A voice cut through the silence, making me jump. I saw it was Ashton and quickly tried to sit up. But I moved too fast, and a throbbing pain shot through my head. Ashton stepped forward. ‘Lie back down.’ I waited for the pain to pass. ‘What are you doing here? Where am I?’ The memory of what happened before I lost consciousness flooded back, and I gasped, ‘Daniel?’ ‘It took you that long to realise?’ Ashton’s tone was reproachful. ‘I thought you’d cut ties with that man. Why did you go to see him?’ I felt sheepish. ‘Well, I only went because he said he had something important to tell me about the kidnapping. I never imagined…’ I never thought Daniel would turn on me like that. My explanation seemed to ease his anger a little, but it hadn’t completely vanished. His face was still stern as he helped me out of bed. On the way home from the hospital, I asked, ‘Is the baby alright?’ ‘So you do remember to care about the baby? Y