Billionaires with Benefits

Chapter 124?124. William Made a Mistake(?)

Dave’s gray eyes narrowed. The two handsome father-to-be men looked at each other. They were confused. Both needed clarification for almost the same reasons.

William was confused because Dave didn’t know about Lea. While Dave wondered why William knew about Lea first. About the gender of his child and Lea’s poor health. f𝓇𝘦e𝑤𝘦𝚋𝒏૦ѵℯ𝒍.c𝐨𝒎

On the one hand, Dave was very happy to hear news about the gender of his baby even though it had to be from someone else other than Lea. However, on the other hand, he was very anxious because Lea was in the hospital. Why had he never been told before?

“What’s wrong with Lea?” Dave asked again.

“Paula said, when Lea was working late at the office, suddenly her health condition dropped. She was taken to the hospital by her co-worker,” William answered nervously. He only knew that much.

“How can you make a pregnant woman work overtime?” Dave suddenly snapped. He almost banged on the table, if he didn’t remember that William was not the owner of the company.

“Paula never asked her employees to work overtime. Overtime is always of their own free will,” said William in defense of his wife. Indeed, Paula always recommended all employees work according to working hours only.

“There should be a ban on overtime working for pregnant women,” Dave argued again. He truly felt that Lea had been mistreated.

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William laughed with a sneer, he saw some of Dave’s pregnant employees still working downstairs. Was he bragging about his own office rules?

“Is there a rule like that in your office?” the green-eyed man asked with a cynical laugh.

Dave was silent because of embarrassment. There was no rule like that in his office as well. If Lea was truly sick, it was not the office’s fault. He didn’t even know Lea was working. He had not thought about how Lea would provide for herself and her family.

He should have been more sensitive to his ex-secretary. He should have understood that Lea would always say that everything was fine even when it wasn’t.

Dave then apologized. “I shouldn’t get carried away,” Dave said trying to make an excuse.

“I heard that you are getting married soon. But why do you seem so ignorant about her?” William asked again, confused. He didn’t know who would be Dave’s bride because he didn’t get invited to the wedding. Wedding invitations were for family and close friends only.

Dave hesitated to answer William’s question. However, he realized that there was no point in hiding this fact either.

“I’m not marrying Lea. But Clara,” Dave whispered in a voice William could barely hear.

William just stared at Dave blankly. Having children together didn’t mean you have to get married.

“I love Clara. After all, our family will not agree if our engagement is canceled,” Dave added again so that William would understand the true meaning of the Decker and Johnson family’s marriage.

William nodded, raising an eyebrow in understanding. He and Paula had also experienced something similar. There was no way they could cancel the wedding because basically, their marriage was a business marriage. Marriage of convenience. No love and No feelings. If there were such things, they considered lucky.

Without Dave knowing it, at that time, he was already in the hospital. He went to doctor Kim and asked about Lea’s condition. Dave introduced himself as the baby’s father. Doctor Kim reveals Lea’s condition, hoping that Dave can change Lea’s mind.

“Are you sure that this is the correct diagnosis?” asked Dave with bloodshot eyes. He was exhausted. He was sad.

Doctor Kim showed Lea’s examination report and explained to Dave what pre-eclampsia was. All the results of Lea’s health check confirmed that she had the disease.

Doctor Kim also said that the treatment was a bit late. So, Lea’s symptoms were severe and caused her to need to deliver the baby earlier than expected.

“Will the baby survive if Lea gives birth to the baby now?” asked Dave again.

Doctor Kim sighed. “We will try. Under the care of experienced specialists, the baby’s life expectancy is about sixty to seventy percent when Lea delivers the baby in her twenty-fourth week. It is just ….”

Doctor Kim was silent for a moment. He looked over at Dave and gave him a slightly doubtful look.

“Just what, doc?” asked Dave who felt that the next news was not pleasant.

“The sooner the better because Lea’s condition is getting worse,” replied doctor Kim with a sad look crossed her eyes. She hoped Dave would choose to save the mother first over the baby.

Dave rubbed his face, exhausted, shocked, and disappointed. On the other hand, he felt guilty for everything that had happened.

“This is unexpected, but I hope you can think of the best for your future little family,” said doctor Kim. She had never met Dave, so she didn’t know that the man in front of her was Clara’s fiancé.

Dave was lazy to explain, therefore, he just nodded and hurried away from doctor Kim’s office. Without taking any longer, he rushed to the room where Lea was being treated.

Doctor Kim’s explanation about Lea’s and their baby’s situation made Dave feel even more devastated. He thought, so far everything was fine. As it turned out, Lea was in a thorny problem.

With chaotic feelings, Dave entered Lea’s room. Lea, who was in the middle of reading a book, gasped in surprise.

“Dave?” she asked awkwardly. “You … why did you come here?”

Dave didn’t answer Lea’s question. He entered Lea’s room deeper, in silence. The man approached her bedside and looked at her with a confused expression.

Meanwhile, Lea felt her heart racing. How could Dave know she was here? Hadn’t she asked Clara not to tell him a word about her?

Was this Paula and William’s doing? However, were they close to Dave? Paula barely interacted with Dave because they weren’t in the same business field. As for William, he was just a stay-at-home hubby, right?

“William told me that you are here,” Dave said, explaining Lea’s confusion.

“Oh.” Lea opened her mouth, forming a small circle. “Has too much at home, made him a gossipy man?”

Dave smiled faintly. “We were in a meeting. Then, let’s talk a little bit about personal matters. He said he would have a son.”

Dave stopped talking to hold back the tightness in his chest. He was suffocated.

Lea didn’t respond at all. She was frightened, worried about the worst. Could it be, William had leaked her secret? Could it be, Dave already knew that the baby and she were in danger?

After a while, Dave said, “Lea, I think, you have to deliver the baby as soon as possible.”