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Sorry again for the mistake, when i receive an answer from i hope my future beta, i will edit the chapter, for now, please bear this =)
Colleen was so into her daughter that she didn't notice the two men who entered her hospital room after Donald went back to work. Callie was only two days old; with brown eyes were so much like Robert's, the love of her life, who couldn't handle the pressure of his parents to fight for her… for them.
Max and his Attorney entered the hospital room, both aware that Colleen hadn't notice their entrance. Max wanted nothing more than take that little girl from the arms of her mom and take her away, he didn't want Colleen anywhere near Callie even if she was her mother.
"Excuse me" Mr. Craig said to Colleen who had her back to the door, but when she heard the unfamiliar voice she turned and suddenly became pale, the man who hated her and considered her like Satan's daughter was inside her hospital room next to the man she assumed spoke to her.
Colleen got defensive, and tried to hide Callie from the sight of the evil man who never gave her a chance to prove herself. She tried to open her mouth to speak a few times, but her voice seems lost and she most probably looked like a goldfish.
"Are you Ms. Colleen C. McRose?" the attorney said after the clear shock of the woman in front of him.
"Yes I am, may I ask to what do I own the pleasure of this visit from my ex-father in law" Colleen answered with a little bit of irony, hoping, prying that they weren't here for Callie.
"Cut the crap Colleen, you know why we are here." Max answered coldly
"You can't take her away from me; I'm her mother, no judge will ever take away a child from her mother!" Colleen said rising her own voice, startling Callie who quickly began to cry.
"Look at what you have done Colleen, She's crying." He said pointing at her first grandchild. "Do you think you can raise her better than us?! She deserves the word and you cannot give her that like we can. Besides you should thrust me, if we get to court, you will lose her forever, so stop making a scene and give her up voluntarily." Mark said, quite annoyed at Colleen's reaction.
"You cannot always have what you want Mark, I already left your son, I'm going away, the least you could do is let me go and raise my daughter in peace" Colleen answered quietly, with teary eyes while she was calming Callie.
Seeing the scene unfold in front of him, Mr. Craig put some papers on the empty bed and with a serious tone said "She should sign this paper to terminate her legal rights to this child, if she refuse, we have enough prove such as her living and work status that will show the judge and the jury how inadequate she is to support this child." Then, turning to Coleen he added "To avoid future headache, I highly suggest signing this paper."
Colleen didn't have the chance to replay the attorney because the two men left her alone. She cried, hard, holding her baby girl as if she was her only anchor.
When Max arrived at home that afternoon, Christine was anxious to know what happen at the hospital, so was Robert who was waiting for him in the living room.
"How did it go, dad? Did she sign the papers?" Robert asked even if he knew Colleen would never do something like that.
"No, but we have other resource…" Max started saying but was cut off by his wife who said "If we go in front of a Jury we will look like monsters, I don't want that, it's bad publicity. And besides, we can't even bribe people because it could end up really bad…" Christine was worried, she wanted Callie to grow up knowing Robert as her dad and she and Max as her grandparents, they needed a better plan, something for that tramp of a women to sign up the papers on her own free will.
"Do not worry darling, I got word that she had some help from a guy, who also happen to be the one who gave Callie his name, a certain Donald Jacobs? My men are talking to him now, I'm sure he will find a way for us to have Callie" Max explained before excusing himself towards his study.
Robert didn't know how to feel, happy that his dad was taking care of the situation and that Callie somehow will stay with him, but also ashamed because he was taking a child away from her mother. Colleen was sweet, beautiful and intelligent. He was conflicted, he needed air and so he stood up and walked towards the patio.
Donald was working in a small company, as an accountant. He was working on a file when a coworker informed him that two men were waiting for him. He was surprise, he has just gotten this job, he had no family left, Colleen was at the hospital, so while walking towards the strangers he wondered who they could be. As he entered the lobby, he saw two well dressed men who looked like James Bond.
"Are you Donald Jacobs?" one of them said.
"Yes, why, have I done something wrong?" Donald asked unsure.
"Not yet, please is there somewhere private we could talk in?" The other man asked.
"Right this way, gentlemen" he responded, leading the two stranger to a table in the break room.
One of the suited men stood by the door while the other took a seat in front of Donald, who by now was worried and a bit intimidated.
"I'm Tom, I was sent here by someone, so let's get to business" He said crossing his arms in front of him "Do you know a certain Colleen McRose?" the men in front of him asked.
Donald started panicking "Y…yes, why?"
Tom smiled, before continuing "Well, I know you gave your name to her child, now her ex-husband is not that much happy, they are powerful and they also want Callie, but Colleen seems to be stubborn and refuse to sign up some papers."
"Why are you talking to me, if it's Callie you want?" Donald replied.
"Because she is not co-operating" Tom answered "besides, I know you care deeply about Colleen" He said uncrossing his arms and leaning forward. "She could get hurt and you don't want that, am I right Donald?"
By then Donald was sweating.
"Make her sign those papers, even without her knowing, you will have a broken Colleen that will lean on you for support, start a new life with her, make her have your child instead of taking care of someone else's child, I'm sure if you do this for my boss, he could give you a reward to start again. Think carefully my dear buddy, even if you gave Callie your name, you will never be her real dad, you will not be able to provide for all her needs like my boss can, she is a princess. You and Colleen can try, but you will both fail" Tom said, his word were spinning inside Donald's head, he knew Tom was right, but could he betray Colleen like that?
Donald didn't notice the two men leaving because he was so immerse in thinking about Tom's words.
Two days later, Donald was next to Colleen, who was signing a lot of papers, including those about Callie's parenting rights without even knowing that she was signing her daughter off.
Once she finished she handle the papers back to Donald who went back to the nurse station, Tom was waiting for him; Donald gave him the papers he wanted.
"We got them sir, I'm going to go to the nursery so I could get her for you" Tom said at the phone while Donald handled the rest of the papers to the nurses.
Colleen was happy and excited to finally be able to bring Callie outside the hospital so she went by the nursery and was shocked to see Robert there with their daughter.
"What are you doing here? Give her to me!" She screamed as she got close.
"Now now, Colleen calm down, we have every right to take her, you after all signed her off to us" Max said to her putting up his arms in a calming manner.
"No, it's impossible, I would never do that"
"Oh dear, we always get what we want, one way or another, she will also be like us, she's a Quinn after all" Christine said with nonchalance.
"Robert, please, don't do this to me, please" she begged, looking at the men she once loved.
"I'm sorry Colleen, I just want what is best for her" Robert said before turning away, walking down with Callie in his arms, his parents beside him and a big sense of regret and guilt inside him.
As Colleen watched them make a right and left her sight, she could no longer stand on her feet, she collapsed on the floor crying for the child she know, she will never be able to see again.
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