CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

"Alright then, I'll go bake you a simple cake now. We'll save the more complicated recipe for tomorrow morning," Mrs. Watson finally relented. Hope nodded enthusiastically.

It wouldn't take long to give Gemma the medicine, just a minute or two, which was plenty of time.

As soon as Mrs. Watson left, Hope went back to Orion. "Hey, do you remember Gemma's little plush? The one that looks like a kitten? She used to love it."

"I remember," Orion replied, recalling the toy.

He had picked it out himself on a family outing to the toy store. He had known right away that Gemma would love it, and he was right. She couldn't part with it after they brought it home.

"The plush is hanging on the upstairs balcony. Why don't you bring it down? It might help her sleep more peacefully," Hope suggested, her tone full of concern for Gemma.

one would have guessed that behind such an innocent demeanor

alone would put her in

moved aside a cushion on the couch, grabbed her bag, and found the small bottle of medicine. She pulled out the cork and took slow, deliberate steps toward Gemma. Gemma had

you cry," Hope muttered,

raised the bottle, prepared to pour the

her

Gemma's mouth as Nina's grip tightened. With Gemma's mouth uncovered, she took in

She wrestled the bottle from Hope's hand, demanding, "What is this? If I hadn't come in, were you planning

snatch the bottle back, but as a child, she was

caught, Hope began to cry, hoping her tears might deflect Nina's

Nash quickly turned off the stove, and