Chapter 5 - The Hospital Lockout
Paramedics rushed Maya into the trauma bay at Jackson Memorial Hospital, immediately hooking her up to fetal heart monitors.
The rhythmic, fast thumping sound of the baby’s heartbeat filled the room, bringing a flood of emotional relief to Maya's eyes.
"Your baby is a fighter, Mrs. Vance," Dr. Marcus Cole reported softly, adjusting the ultrasound transducer on her stomach.
"There is no internal bleeding, but you must remain under strict medical observation for the next forty-eight hours."
Outside the glass doors of the maternity ward, heavy footsteps echoed down the polished tile hallway.
Daniel walked in wearing fresh clothes, flanked by his family attorney, Arthur Pendelton, who carried a thick leather briefcase.
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"I am her legal husband, and I demand immediate access to my wife's medical records!" Daniel declared loudly to the head nurse.
Hannah stepped out into the corridor, standing directly between Daniel and the entrance to Maya’s private hospital room.
