Love from My Dominant Boss

Chapter 510 Daily Visits

“Maybe you’re right,” I conceded with a sigh. “I should give it a try. I just don’t know if I can find it in me to do that.”

He was right. It did feel like I had been unkind to myself by holding on to a twenty-year grudge. Perhaps I might find it less tiring if I let go.

“Good girl.” He nodded encouragingly. “I’m sure you could find it in yourself to give it a try.”

Michael’s smile returned at my declaration. He held my hand and gave me an encouraging squeeze.

I took a deep breath to steady myself. Though I did not feel happy doing it, I was determined to give it a try for I had been living in denial for too long.

No matter how hard I tried to cut off all ties with her, my blood bond with Alicia was something I could not deny. The nature of our relationship was not going to change no matter how much I blamed her for the past.

As soon as Michael and I arrived at the hospital, we hurried over to the lobby on the first floor and met Ronan who was waiting for us as he promised. He walked over as soon as he spotted us.

“It’s only been a couple of months since we last spoke, Anna.” Ronan was clearly eager to address all of the burning questions he had for me. “The next thing I hear is that your birth mother appears out of nowhere back into your life. How exactly did that happen? Did you know that you were adopted?”

Though I considered Ronan a good enough friend to tell him the truth, it was not the right time as I was worried sick for Alicia at that moment.

“We’ll talk about it another time. How is she?”

reported, struggling to keep up with my urgent stride as he filled me in. “She just needs a few good night’s sleep and she’ll be right as rain again. Her fainting today was caused by low levels of blood sugar caused by a

me upon finding out that Alicia was not in as bad a

ward. I stood facing the closed door, hesitating if

already said his piece during the journey here. However, I knew he would hold

door open and strode in. Michael beamed with pride

were two other women in the ward aside from Alicia when I entered. Janette and their housekeeper were seated around the bed, on which lay my mother who was already awake. Her pale face

being opened, all three women glanced over in unison before having the same look of shock registered on their faces

to sit up at

her face looked. In several broad strides, I was standing next to her and pinning her gently but firmly

not well so you should

best to sound cool and unconcerned to conceal my

me than you can ever imagine seeing

with the maternal warmth with which

not quite having an answer to

doctor told me that you haven’t been well of late,” I said, after clearing my throat uncomfortably. “Poor nutrition was what caused you to faint. You need to

to do with me, I still could not dismiss the nagging doubt that it was all because of me. I

here.” Alicia gave my hand a squeeze as her

all those horrible things I did,” I admitted, in a sudden burst of vulnerability. “I know that you must

the cause of it. That was why I declared my