Henry moved quickly and pulled me into his embrace. I hid my sorry face in his broad chest and cried out,
“Brother, you said that my child will have nothing
to do with Felix, then why is this report positive?
What went wrong?
You never commit a mistake, then how?”
My anguished sobs echoed in the corridors as my heartache spilled from my lips, I didn’t care whether anyone was watching me or not. The foundation of my life crumbled down in a split second, turning it into ashes, there was no limit to my sorrow today.
Henry stood there still, frozen by an extreme shock, the regret was evident from his teary voice.
“I apologize for my inadequacy, Drielle. As your brother, I should have moved heaven and earth to bring happiness in your life, but I couldn’t give you what you asked for.
I am a failure, Drielle!
There is no forgiveness for me.”
Henry handled the matter of the false IVF file seriously and started an investigation, he dug out all the old records to find out the facts and figures. After extensive research and a lot of brainstorming, it turned out that a lab technician had mixed the samples for IVF rounds, resulting in a mistake
that could never be corrected.
“At that time, there were hundreds of samples in the lab, the technician labeled the boxes wrongly after selection.
We are extremely sorry, Sir.”
That was the response we got from the fertility clinic. My brother
wanted to file a petition against that clinic to shut it down, but I asked him.
“It doesn’t matter whether we sue them or not, brother. We can’t reserve the time and change the labels.
It’s irreversible damage!”
In this dire situation, I got some hope from Bright’s return, who processed his emotions in solitude and came back to support me.
“Drielle is right, Henry. Going to the court will only imperil our good name. Besides…”
He explained the risks of the
media trial, and its adverse effects on Jane’s life, calming Henry’s anger. He said,
“Besides, I am with Drielle as her fiancé. Jane calls me daddy, and I am more than honored to be her father.
A mere report can’t ensure love and affection related to this sacred bond,”
“Bright!”
My eyes welled up with tears as I hugged him, his statement swayed my heart.
“Thank you so much for being a constant in my life, Bright. I don’t know what I would do without you?”
Bright told me that he was sad for a while, a bit jealous as well, but Jane’s one call cleared the thick haze of uncertainty.
“I was sulking in the corner, cursing my fate: Why can’t I be the father of such a wonderful little girl?
That was when I received Jane’s message, she sent me a voice note after calling me twice.”
He played that voice note for us,
“Daddy, I know that you are busy at work, but you can’t spare some time to see me?
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I miss you, daddy!”
The love dripping from my daughter’s cute voice made me realize that paternity and DNA tests held no importance in family life. Felix could be jaue’s dad in the papers, but Bright was the one she adored as her daddy.
Her contentment was the only thing that would make any difference!
Under the light of a newfound clarity, I breathed a sigh of relief, Bright had saved me from an endless torment once again. I must have done some good deeds in my past life that God blessed me with a loving partner, he was mature enough to navigate through the complexities of life.
After organizing my wayward emotions, I centered upon all my energies on my daughter’s recovery. Jane was ecstatic to meet Bright.
“Why didn’t you come to see me at lunch, daddy? I was waiting for you.”
Her innocent complaint made us smile. Bright instantly sat beside her on the bed, grasping his ears with both hands.
“Please forgive your daddy for once, my princess. I was stuck in a meeting.”
Bright indeed kept his words of taking care of Jane as his own daughter and fed her dinner.
“I couldn’t eat lunch without you, Jane. So, we must eat the whole bowl now.”
As Jane didn’t like tasteless porridge, Bright used the excuse of his hunger and ate with her. She tugged his arm and spoke dolefully.
“I am sorry to worry you, daddy. The doctor uncle says that I will be discharged soon.”
Bright kissed her forehead, soothing her vexation.
“Daddy isn’t indignant, my princess. I just want you to be healthy, then we can play like before.
Don’t be sad. It’s not your fault!”
I took out the board game from the drawer to play with Jane, the doctors had advised us to keep her busy in her free time. We were setting the board when the door was knocked.
I thought that it would be the night nurse for Jane’s medicine; however, the door opened and revealed the gist of all the problems. Felix’s meaningful voice slithered into my ears.
“What about we play the game of truth or dare, starting from the names of our mom and dad, Jane?”
