The Wager: a Billionaire Romance
“The tears had finally stopped coming. I was completely cried out and I didn't think my body was able to produce any more tears. When I arrived in Maine almost a week ago, I went to the hospital immediately. My mother met me in the lobby and threw her arms around me, nearly collapsing from her grief.
"I'm so glad you're here." Her voice was muffled against my shoulder.
"What happened, Mom?" I asked. I led her to the waiting room and helped her sit on one of the chairs before taking the seat next... to hers.
"He was heading in to work in the morning and the police say he stopped his car to help another motorist who had a flat tire on the side of the highway. And while he was down there helping to fix the flat, another car just lost control and slammed into the rear of the car," she said between sobs. "Your f-father was trapped under the car." "What did the doctors say?" I was afraid of the answer. From what my mother described, it was lucky he wasn't killed on impact.
She shook her head sadly, a fresh burst of tears spilling down her cheeks.MoreLess
"I'm so glad you're here." Her voice was muffled against my shoulder.
"What happened, Mom?" I asked. I led her to the waiting room and helped her sit on one of the chairs before taking the seat next... to hers.
"He was heading in to work in the morning and the police say he stopped his car to help another motorist who had a flat tire on the side of the highway. And while he was down there helping to fix the flat, another car just lost control and slammed into the rear of the car," she said between sobs. "Your f-father was trapped under the car." "What did the doctors say?" I was afraid of the answer. From what my mother described, it was lucky he wasn't killed on impact.
She shook her head sadly, a fresh burst of tears spilling down her cheeks.MoreLess
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