Chapter 74

ADLEY

I woke up in an unfamiliar room. Then it registered to me that I was still in the hospital.

When I looked at the chair, it wasn’t my husband sitting there. I was surprised and glad to see a familiar face I longed to see. “Mom, what are you doing here?”

She came to me and hugged me tightly. “Darling, congratulations.”

“Thank you.” I adjusted the bed so I could sit while resting my back. “He called you, didn’t he?”

“I honestly didn’t understand what he said. He was rumbling, but I decided to come. He’s so happy and terrified, darling. I could see it in his eyes when he met me earlier.”

I smiled. “I’m glad you’re here. I need your advice. I was planning on calling you after Mykel found it out.”

“Just two nights ago.”

“Yes, it’s a kinda long story.”

“I know, darling. How are you handling that? I cried a river after I found out what he did.”

I licked my lips nervously. “Honestly, at first, it was hard. Then at the same tim