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.

intensive care unit, Gwendolyn White,

had already introduced himself to Gwendolyn and

of you before, Dr. Clarke. Thank you for

a friend of Ms. Kensington's," Cedric replied. "It's only right

lips together again, sighing. "Bryn's been through so much. Stewart took the baby away-I have no idea how I'll ever explain that to Bryn

wanted to give the child a proper

but

stabilized. Seeing her like this pained James, but

check on

with you,"

two of them headed to

"Has Dr.

badly. She couldn't make out who it was. It

Bryn were like sisters. Even without her

Cedric said heavily. "I thought the nightmares were from trauma-I never connected them to Briony. If I'd paid closer attention, maybe things wouldn't

I'd known what Bryn would go through while I was abroad, I never would have left

turned to look at

were drawn tight, his eyes rimmed

and gave his

...

In the neonatal ward.

baby girl-born three pounds, two ounces-lay in an incubator, her tiny body tinged red, tubes and

"She's so small... and

ask about the baby's condition. The news wasn't

to being premature, she had issues with her heart

realizing Cedric was a physician, handed him the medical

Cedric's

than anyone judging by the report, the baby's

back to Briony, James noticed Cedric's troubled expression. "Did you just speak to the

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