Gwendolyn White pressed her lips together, a sting of tears building in her nose.

She was terrified that these memories would haunt her for the rest of her life...

Carney slipped an arm around his wife, letting out a heavy sigh. "As heartbreaking as this is, we should try to be grateful. At least fate left her with a daughter."

...

When James heard about Briony's accident overseas, he immediately called his father and caught the first private jet back to Silveridge.

He arrived at the hospital just as Cedric Clarke was pulling up.

They ran into each other outside the main entrance.

James's face was dark. He glanced around, not seeing Stewart, and asked, "Stewart's not here?"

Cedric had only learned after landing that Stewart had already taken the child's body back to Northborough.

Word was, Stewart intended to bury the baby in the Wentworth family mausoleum.

But Cedric decided it was best not to mention that right now.

"He went back to Northborough."

James gave a cold snort. "Better that he's not here."

Cedric Clarke let out a long sigh. At this point, he honestly didn't know what else to say.

"Let's go inside and take a look."

James and Cedric hurried toward the inpatient wing.

care unit, Gwendolyn White,

himself to Gwendolyn and

Cedric a tired nod. "Bryn's spoken of you before,

Kensington's," Cedric replied. "It's

much. Stewart took the baby

wanted to give the child a

but she

like this pained James, but

going to check on my goddaughter,"

go with you,"

of them headed to

way, James asked, "Has Dr. Joyner gotten

bleeding badly. She couldn't make out who it was. It scared her so

were like sisters. Even without her memory, she

it seems now. I blame myself," Cedric said heavily. "I thought the nightmares were from trauma-I never connected them to Briony. If I'd paid closer

"Hindsight's always twenty-twenty. If I'd known what Bryn would go through while I was abroad, I never would have left

turned to

were drawn tight, his eyes rimmed

and gave his shoulder a reassuring

...

In the neonatal ward.

two ounces-lay in an incubator, her

the sight. "She's so small... and already

out the attending neonatologist to ask about

to being premature, she had

doctor, realizing Cedric was a

it, Cedric's

better than anyone judging by

troubled expression. "Did

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