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I think Samuel believed that another child would cause ive him the opportunity to become more important at our coateour children, much the way Louise Childs did I knew that despite the facade he put on, it bothered hi so much more than he was His friends, perhaps NelsonMr Gordon rather than an, but I wasn't about to put any of our business interests in jeopardy just to satisfy the needs of Sao

After my third month, I suffered severe back pains and had ht so ot so I had to leave work earlier than I wanted day after day to go home and rest, and then in an to bleed so profusely, the inside of ot soaked I had pains that resembled contractions It was even hard for me to breathe

Samuel, as at a luncheon with some clients, was called back to the office and then helped rush me to the hospital I did not, as I suspected I would, abort However, Doctor Covington put imen

"If you want this child, Olivia," he warned, his face as austere as a hell and damnation preacher's, "you'll have to spendfor hours and hours behind a desk and traveling about is just out of the question at this point Your pregnancy is in great jeopardy"

I foundtreated like an invalid, rolled out in a wheelchair and helped along like so up and down the stairs in the house was strictly forbidden For the renancy, I was confined to my bedroom That would be my little world

Samuel seeoing to the office every , he went and he took my calls and e or as he had done on his own He wasn't happy about this and complained

"No one treatsI do, you'll change," he whined

"I have to change what has to be changed, Samuel," I said firmly

"Well, it e," he conti

nued

"As long as I'e of what my father and I have created, Samuel," I said "I didn't do so badly up until now, did I?"

He reluctantly adht, but I sa unhappy it h I was onthat we did and had to do I never relinquished the need forwas official without it

I regretted not being able to visit with Daddy as often as I wanted Sa the two of the to force rip on our business affairs When Daddy started to take Sao to the office if either of theain

"In fact," I said throwinght now and see what else has to be done"

"No, you don't, Olivia," Daddy said "You don't endanger irl," he said "I understand you and Samuel have already decided to name her after your mother"