Chapter 9 - The Red ZoneThe emergency room doors burst open.
"She's bleeding!" David shouted. "She's in labor!"
Nurses rushed Leah toward the maternity ward.
The doctor examined her and immediately called for an emergency procedure.
"Placental abruption."
David's heart nearly stopped.
"The baby's heart rate is dropping."
Leah grabbed his hand.
"Don't let her in."
David stared into his wife's terrified eyes.
"I promise."
The operating-room doors closed.
David stood alone in the hallway.
Rainwater dripped from his clothes.
His hands trembled.
He had spent his entire life believing his mother could never truly hurt him.
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Now she had nearly killed the woman he loved and the child he had never even held.
Then the elevator dinged.
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Chapter 10 - The Woman in BlueA woman in blue scrubs stepped into the hallway.
Chapter 11 - The Final StandHis mother pulled out a surgical scalpel.
Chapter 12 - The CryThe doors opened.
Chapter 13 - LeahWhen David finally entered Leah's room, she looked exhausted.
Chapter 14 - The TrialMonths later, the case became a media sensation.
Chapter 15 - The VerdictThe verdict came on a gray morning.
