Chapter 4 Soon , Noelle was found collapsed on the restroom floor by one of the hospital's cleaning staff . When she woke up , she was laying on a clean white bed . A nurse was standing beside her , flipping through a chart with professional detachment . " Call a family member to bring you a change of clothes , " she simply said . Noelle kept her eyes on the ceiling . " My husband's dead , and my sister - in - law's pregnant . The whole family's revolving around her now . They don't have time for me . " The nurse's expression softened , and she let out a small sigh . " Wait here . I'll get some for you . " After she returned and handed Noelle some tampons and a pair of slacks , she then turned to her colleague and started gossiping . " I just ran into a real piece of work next door . The mother - in - law's fussing because her elder daughter - in- law is pregnant , and apparently , the younger daughter - in - law has her phone switched off . " She won't answer her phone or even show up to check in . And now , the mother - in - law's calling her rude and ungrateful . " Oh , and the son's another bizarre one . He's hovering over his wife like something's going to happen to her and tasting the water's temperature before even handing it over . Not to mention , he's complaining that we're doing everything wrong … " Noelle weakly picked up her phone , only to find that it was dead . If she had to guess , that reprimanded daughter - in - law in the gossip was herself . After putting on the plain slacks the nurse had bought and giving her some cash as a thank - you , she made for the hospital exit . However , just as she stepped out of her ward , she ran into Yasmine . She was outside Sabrina's ward , still bombarding Noelle's phone with calls . Upon spotting her , Yasmine's face lit up with fury and blame . Without a word , she grabbed Noelle's wrist and dragged her into Sabrina's ward . " Where have you been ? Why haven't you been answering your phone ? Sabrina's pregnant , and you couldn't even be bothered to visit ! Don't you have any manners at all ? " Then , Noelle was given a harsh lecture . Though Yasmine was never warm with her , she'd never been this hostile either and would make it a point to at least keep up appearances . But now , Noelle couldn't understand why this particular issue would make her drop all pretense . From the bed , Sabrina watched with a triumphant smile as Yasmine rained insults on Noelle . Chapter 4 7/2 At first , Noelle thought she'd imagined it . But after Sabrina shooed Yasmine and Conner out of the room , she finally realized that she'd been right and understood why Yasmine had been so brutal . Once it was just the two of them in the ward , Sabrina arched a brow and shot Noelle a look of displeasure . " Why would you call my husband when you're on your period and have him send tampons to the women's restroom ? What exactly are you planning ? " Sweat beaded on Noelle's forehead from the pain , but the cramping in her abdomen could never compare to the throbbing ache in her heart . Whenever she was on her period , Conner would clear his schedule for her . He'd even fuss over her and make her warm soup to alleviate the pain . It was something the spoiled son of the Ashfords had probably never done for anyone else . But now , a simple request to help her for an emergency was being twisted into something so sordid . Sabrina's sharp voice continued , " I know what you're thinking . You've always been head over heels for Conner , and Caleb looks so much like him . " Now that Conner's dead , you want to steal Caleb , don't you ? Well , dream on ! " Noelle didn't know whether to laugh or cry , but she knew either would have felt equally bitter . So , she calmed herself and scoffed . " If you've got time to worry about whether or not I'm going to steal your husband , maybe you should think about how you can keep your baby alive . " And by the way , you only managed to save this precious baby of yours because I pulled the strings and got Dr. Brown here . Shouldn't you thank me ? " Sabrina scoffed . " Thank you ? Why should I ? Caleb made a deal with you , and you grudgingly went along . " Noelle didn't bother to argue . She knew that she shouldn't waste her breath on someone without basic manners and decency . Plus , she'd only been forced into the favor by Yasmine and Conner's guilt - tripping . She never needed Sabrina's gratitude in the first place . As she turned for the door , Sabrina called out behind her , " Stop right there , Noelle ! Pay attention and listen when I talk! I'm warning you , I know every little scheme you're planning . Don't even think about pulling underhanded tricks just because I'm pregnant . " Caleb might look like Conner , but he's not yours to covet . And if you ever wreck my family , I'll haunt you from the grave . " Noelle gave her one cool , sidelong glance . Then , she arched her brows and replied , " Who cares if it's Conner or Caleb , I'm done with both . They disgust me . " Chapter 5 Chapter 5