Willow {Completed}

Chapter 21

Few weeks ago, when Maddox was in a business dinner with the sponsors... (Chapter 18)

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"Boss, we have a problem" Maddox turns his head to find one of his men stand behind him.

"Problem?" Maddox frowns and the man nods as he hands the phone to Maddox.

Excusing himself he steps away from the men taking the call.

"Mom?" he asks whose panic filled voice alerts him.

"What is it?" he asks.

"Dixon, she was not being difficult not wanting to eat but I made her eat her dinner, she...she said her stomach is hurting but...I don't know what happened, I just thought she may be saying to skip her dinner. But...she starts to cough and then vomited...I am in hospital, we have her admitted, I have been trying to reach you but you are not picking up" his mother cries but Maddox already is out of the restaurant calling for his driver.

"Calm down, where is Dax?" he worries.

"He is with me"

"Okay, I am on my way, calm down" he tries to stay calm himself before he gets the hospital's name and asks his driver to drive.

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"Dad" Dax shouts as he runs towards his father before jumping in Maddox's arm.

"It's okay, she is going to be okay" he carries his son.

"She is sleeping" his mother points and he nods as he stares at the door of the room his daughter was in.

Walking in, he makes his way towards the bed before he puts his son down and bends to touch his daughter's cheek.

"Mommy" the girl whispers in her sleep and Maddox pauses before he sighs and drops a kiss on her forehead.

"Why don't you stay here, I will go meet the doctor?" Maddox asks turning to his mother who nods but Dax grabs his father's hand refusing to let him go and Maddox says nothing as he walks out with the boy.

Meeting the doctor Maddox asks about his daughter's condition, worry fills him as he finds out she had the symptoms of typhoid. After knowing she will need to stay for few days he walks out only to stop as his phone vibrates and pulling it out, he frowns.

"What is it?" he asks and what he hears makes his nerve throb in anger.

Walking back to his daughter's room, he asks Dax to go sit on the couch as he once again walks to where his daughter was laying down.

"When can we take her home?" Ella asks her son.

"She will have to stay for few days. It's typhoid and it is better if she stays at the hospital instead of being at home and getting sick" he points.

"I was so scared when..."

"Can you stay here for few hours? I have to be somewhere and..."

"Be somewhere? Maddox, the kids need you and..."

"Mom, just few hours and then you can go back home" he points as he gets up and Dax stands as well.

"Dad" he calls in a small voice.

"Stay with your grandma and watch over your sister" he asks and the boy moves towards his father.

"Are you going to her?" her mother narrows her eyes at him.

"Mom, few hours" Maddox grits as he walks out.

"Maddox" Ella calls but he walks and shuts the door.