Chapter 44

"It wasn't that Mr. Marson forced the abortion that day. Your placenta wasn't stable and you were bleeding frequently. For your safety, we all leaned toward going through with the procedure." Isabella stood frozen, her mind going completely blank. The doctor glanced at Lucas, then added, "I guess Mr. Marson didn't tell you because he didn't want to hurt you. But I thought about it and decided to break the rules and just tell you." After the doctor left, Isabella slowly processed what had just been said. Then it hit her—the doctor must've assumed she and Lucas were a couple? Her emotions spiked. She really wanted to curse out Desmond. That jerk always made decisions without telling her a damn thing. Just because she didn't like him anymore, he thought it was okay to keep things from her? Like that makes it any better? She turned toward Lucas. "I probably don't look decent enough to see Liam right now. Can you let him know I'll cook something nice for him once he's discharged?" Lucas wat