Chapter 13

In the end, Isla still lost the baby. How could she not when Arthur had been slipping her abortion drugs? Still, they had managed to preserve the umbilical cord blood, which was then swiftly transplanted into Adam. Isla lay prone on the hospital bed, weak and feeble. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Arthur. "You did this on purpose. You never wanted the baby to be born. You only wanted the umbilical cord blood. You timed everything to perfection too, didn't you? You did that to humiliate me in front of everyone in the city. Arthur, you're a cruel bastard. That was your child too!" she screamed. She screamed and yelled till her voice box protested against the abuse, flooding her throat with blood. The blood nearly choked her as it slid down her airway, causing her to cough violently. She was hacking so hard that it was as if she was trying to remove her lungs from her body. Arthur looked down at her with disgust, his voice frigid. "Since you're a master at using your chil