Billionaire, Let's Divorce (Mark and Sydney) novel Chapter 278

Chapter 0278 

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I sat beside Amie’s hospital bed,watching as her pencil moved deftly across the sketchbook. Her brows furrowed in concentration and her eyes shined with creativity. 

“I’m guessing that is us?” I pointed to her drawing of two caricature bearing semblance to both of us, minus the feet all pointing in one direction. 

“Yes, mommy. It’s us baking tasty cookies in the kitchen. I’m just about to add Aunt Clara since she likes your cookies too. She stated without breaking her concentration. 

“And Dennis?” 

She paused, her pencil hovering over the sketchbook for a while before she shrugged and resumed sketching. “I will add him too. After Aunt Clara anyway. I want to go home soon, mommy. It’s lonely here and smells awfully like drugs.” 

I felt a bit of sadness, knowing I’d have to leave her soon. I have never been separated from her for as long as a complete day and now I was about to be apart from her for a week. A whole week! 

“Hey, baby, I need to talk to you about something.” I began, trying to sound gentle. 

Amie looked up, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. “What is it, Mommy?” 

I drew in a deep breath as I try to find the right words to use. “I have to go away for a few days. It has to do with mummy’s work. But it’s only going to be for a few days, are you okay with that?” 

I watched with more sadness as her face fell, she looked down at her sketchbook, twiddling the pencil in her grip and I knew then that her concentration was gone. “Leave the hospital? When can I come home?” 

“Very soon, I promise.” I felt a lump form in my throat as I reached out to smooth her hair. “But while I’m gone, you have to promise mommy that you will be a good girl and listen to the nurses, okay?” 

Amie’s lower lip trembled, and she looked at me with tears in her eyes. “I don’t like it here. I want to go home with you. Why can’t I come with you for a few days? I promise to behave, please.” There was a pout on her lips. 

My heart ached, and I pull her into a hug. “I know you do, sweetheart. But that is not going to be possible as you haven’t recovered. The nurses are going to take good care of you. And when I come back, I’ll bring you lots of new toys and a big box of crayons. How does that sound?” 

Amie sniffed, wiping her nose on her sleeve. Her expression brightened up a bit. “Can I have my pen instead?” 

My brows scrunched up as I tried to remember me getting her a pen. But I was unable to come up with anything. “Your pen? Where did you get that?” 

One of the nurses nearby chimed in, “Oh that, I think one of the visitors gave it to her.” 

I sighed, “Amie.” It was a gentle rebuke and she knew it. That usual pout of hers appeared on her lips again 

I realized that this was one of the reasons I was especially hesitant to leave Amie. She was extremely 

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friendly to the point of vulnerability and I didn’t want anything happening to her or worse. I also worried. about her getting into trouble because she had a mind of her own and could be a handful for the nurses. to deal with. 

“Amie, you have to promise me you’ll be good and not run off” 

She frowned, mumbling.