I had thought that hearing from his superior might make Zayne reconsider.
But instead, his voice came through the phone, cold and dismissive.
He said, "Mr. Jackson? Has Eliza found you and started acting crazy? Don't believe a word she says. She's completely lost it. She's been fighting with me nonstop, and I'm a doctor. I can't just sit around and let someone die because she's jealous, can I?
"If I had been even a little late today, Jodie could have died from blood loss. Her emotions are still unstable.
"Can you tell Eliza to stop bothering me and to handle the birth on her own? If she doesn't want to listen, that's her problem."
Robert was on the verge of exploding.
The veins were popping on his forehead.
Before he could say anything, Jodie's weak voice cut through the line.
She said, "Is that Eliza calling you? Are you going to leave me? I'll be all alone again, right? I know, I should've let you go. It's my fault for still holding onto you. After all, your baby's about to be born."
Zayne abruptly hung up the phone.
Another intense contraction wracked my body, and the world went black as I lost consciousness.
Robert wasted no time and rushed me into surgery.