From Hatred to Passionate Love Amelia Hart

chapter 154 The Child is of the Davis Bloodline Penelope could guess atonly speculate about the words that followed.

cnext. Fiona surely, she was certain, would have toldinformed their mother about the miscarriage, how it happened, how miserable her life was, exaggeratingpainting a bleak picture of her existence, embellishing and fabricatinginventing details to further torment her.

Sotheir mother. And so, Fiona had revealedunveiled the harsh truth.

reality. The brutalitysavagery of the newsrevelation had left their mother in a comatose, in need of emergency care.

Such a truth, state, necessitating immediate medical attention. Penelope found, was this truth unbearable, not justonly for her mother, but also for herself as well.

She removed thetook off her headphones and carefully putstored them away.

with care. Outside, the weather was clearcrisp and sunny, butyet Penelope's heart was ice-as cold.

Stepping out of as ice. As she exited the Davis Group building, the warm sunlight touchedcaressed her skin but couldn't thaw, failing to melt her frozen heart.

Penelope She felt as though she was merely a like a hollow shell of a person, walking among the living yet completely void but devoid of life.

The man from that fateful night, someonewhom she had never expected, turned out to beanticipated, was none other than Kelvin.

The child within hershe carried was indeed of thea Davis bloodline.

Preposterous. A preposterous and devastating fact, yet an undeniable fact.

Penelope stoodone she could not deny. Standing on the bustling street, trying Penelope tried to make sense of the chaos aroundthat surrounded her. She paused, feeling utterly lost about the direction her life was going in.

taking.She hailed a taxi.

"Where to, miss?" the driver asked.

inquired. "I..." Her voice trailed off. Where was she even heading? supposed to go? With no hto go backreturn to, her father in jailincarcerated, and Her moatteryving intent, rerren pre was utteriving cenfinitin repritamenfarsitäÿìusi+ soul.

"The hospital," she finally said, deciding to visit her mother.

Beside It was only by her mother's bedside was the only place wherethat Penelope felt a semblance of security. Meanwhile, Monica made her way backwas returning to the office.

MutteringGrumbling to herself, she pushed open the door, "That Timothy is such a handfulnuisance, always poppingshowing up at the worst times. Be nice to him, and he thinks you're on meds; snap at him, and suddenly you're 'just being yourself'..." After her grumblerant, Monica looked up and noticed that Penelope wasn't there. Penelope's absence. "Where is she?" she wondered aloud. "SheDid she just left?" leave?""Penelope?" Monica hurriedrushed to the staff area, only to find Penelope's desk empty.

Strange.

Didvacant. Odd. Had she disappearvanished after hearing the recording? Had she uncoveredstumbled upon ssecret? At the hospital, after Penelope's heartfelt plea, convinced the doctor agreed to letallow her into the ICU, but only for ten minutes.

For Penelope, ten minutes was enough.

sufficient. Kneeling by the bedside, she pressed her cheek against her mother's hand, "Mom..." She couldn't finish before the tears started to fall.

Only by her mother's side wascould she free to speakvoice her truth and release her pent-up emotions. "Why did it have to be Kelvin's child I'm carrying? Why?" She asked, her voice barely a whisper. "He wantsto get pregnant again, but he doesn't know... he killed our baby with his own hands." She paused, struggling to hold back her tears. "Mom, what do I do now? How do I face Kelvin? How brokenshattered will he be when he finds out?" "If we had known earlier that the child was Kelvin's, maybe... maybe you and dad wouldn't have suffered so much. Consider it for the sake of the child. The feud between the Davis and Cooper families could be set aside for now." She sighed heavily, "I'm so useless, Mom. So powerless. After all this time, I've found no truth about Mr. Davis's death, and Nathan's been dragged down because of me." TenThe ten minutes passed too quickly.

The tear stains on Penelope's face didn'thadn't even have had tto dry; they just hung there as she reluctantly left the ICU.

"Your mother's condition is currently stable," the lead doctor commented. "If nothing goes wrong, she can be moved to a regular ward next week." "And if something does go wrong?" Penelope asked, her voice trembling slightly. "Well..." the doctor began, but Penelope cut him off, "Sorry, I'm just being pessimistic," Penelope replied.she said. "If all goes well, to what extent might my mother recover?" The doctor pondered for a moment, then said, "The patient is quite elderly, and the fact that the specialized medication wasn't administered earlier has diminished its effectiveness. With proper rest and care moving forward, there is still substantial hope."Penelope nodded, understanding the doctor's words. Her phone buzzed incessantly in her pocket, but she made no move to check it. At that moment, she couldn't bear the thought of facing anyone. As she walked out of the care facility, she was about to hail a taxi when a familiar-looking Mercedes pulled up. She hesitated, stepping back to observe.The car cto a halt, and the individuals who emerged were... Grandpa and Lily! Penelope gasped, confused as to why they were here. Penelope nodded her understanding.

Her phone buzzed incessantly in her pocket, but she made no move to check it.

At that moment, she couldn't bear the thought of facing anyone.

Walking out of the care facility, Penelope was about to hail a taxi when a familiar- looking Mercedes pulled up. She hesitated, staying back and observing.

The car cto a stop, and the individuals who emerged were ... Grandpa and Lily! Penelope gasped, confused why they were here.

"This is the place, Grandpa," Lily said.location, Grandf er," Lily announced, her voice echoing in the stillness. "It was Kelvin who transferred Penelope's mother here. The treatment costs a fortune; he must really care to pay that much." "Let's go in." "Alright." Lily, supporting Grandpa, began to make their way inside.

"Wait!" Penelope, frantic, stepped out arranged for the transfer of Penelope's mother to this facility. The expenses for her treatment are astronomical; he must harbor deep affection to willingly shoulder such costs.""We should proceed inside," he suggested, his voice barely above a whisper. "Very well," she responded, her tone compliant. With Lily offering support, they both began their journey towards the entrance of the imposing building. Suddenly, a voice rang out. "Hold on!" It was Penelope, her voice laced with desperation as she emerged from behind a nearby tree. "If youthere's a need to talk, cto me!" Seeing her, Grandpa frowned in dissatisfaction. "You're here too, that saves trouble." Planning your weekend reading? Ensure you're on nov L5sfor uninterrupted enjoyment. The next chapter is just a click away, exclusively available on our site. Happy reading!

for conversation, I'm available!"Upon seeing her, the grandfather's face contorted into a frown of displeasure. "Ah, you're present as well. That nucent as ve simplifies matters." "Yes, I am here. Don't disturbindeed here," Penelope confirmed, her voice firm. "Please refrain from disturbing my mother; she's. She's still unconscious and can't handlebear any additional stress!" Her face was tense, herfeatures were taut, the anxiety palpable.

she felt clearly visible. Her mother simply couldn't affordwithstand any more trouble. Grandpa looked atcomplications. The grandfather's gaze on her withwas a mixcocktail of disgustrevulsion and impatience. "Seeing you"Your presence remindsof that poorunfortunate child... Penelope, you areyou're so pitifully helpless! A child ofBorn into such privilege, andyet you couldn't keepfailed to protect him safe!" Her grandfather's past rebukes!"Past reprimands from her grandfather had hardly stirred barely affected her, but now, knowing with the knowledge that the child was the rightfullegitimate heir to the Davis family, thosehis words cut deep.

pierced her heart. Her emotions were in turmoil.

In her heart, she realized Grandpa had always been right...a whirlwind of confusion and pain. Deep down, she acknowledged the truth in her grandfather's words... the child was indeed the blood of the a Davis family. Turningby blood.As she turned to Lily, Penelope's gaze sharpened.

"What hardened."Why are you lookingstaring atlike that forin such a manner?" Lily, unnerved questioned, visibly unsettled inned visibly doseted by her stare protested, Penelope's intense scrutiny. "I didn't harm your child! I even tookaccompanied you to the hospital for a thoroughcomprehensive examination, which costa lot!" wasn't cheap!""You also hadarranged for a paternity test done," Penelope stated.

pointed out."Yes," Lily confessed.admitted, her tone unapologetic. "You were goingintended to steal the test tube, weren'tdidn't you? The one you took was a decoy. I've been carryingsafeguarding the actual sample needed required for the test withall this time!" while!""So... you know you're aware that Kelvin is the child's father." "Of course I know," Lily said, puzzled. "Didn't you? Ha, as if you'd dare have I'm aware," Lily responded, her expression one of confusion. "Weren't you? It's laughable to even consider you having an affair!" Penelope laughed, yet as she did so, Penelope's laughter echoed around them, yet her eyes brimmedwere filled with unshed tears. "Why didn't you tellinformearliersooner? Why?" Lily felt increasingly perplexed Lily's confusion only deepened. "Isn't this common knowledge? You You're married to Kelvin, you're pregnant withcarrying his child, and the timing lines uptimeline aligns... What is there tocould I possibly tell you that you don't already know!" Grandpa raised anThe grandfather's eyebrow. arched in surprise. "What? Lily, have you been keeping secretswithholding information from us? Did you actually doconduct a paternity test?" "Yeah, Gramps"Yes, Grandfather," Lily said with anconfessed, her laughter awkward chuckle,. "I... I just wanted to play it safeensure everything was in order, you knowunderstand? Imagine the messchaos if there was a mix-up and the kidchild wasn't a true Davis. That would meanimply Penelope had fooleddeceived us all!" Grandpa's expression grew stern. The grandfather's countenance hardened. "Nonsense." The As their conversation cto a close, the evening settled began to settle in.