Xavier’s POV

I was in a meeting when I was informed that Violet had lost her baby.

I’d come straight from the meeting room, still in my suit, my tie loose from running to the car. 

I was about to barge into the room when the nurse on duty approached me cautiously. 

“I’m sorry, Mr Xavier, but your wife is sleeping. She had been hysterical all day, and we had only just succeeded in calming her down”. The nurse’s voice was soft, almost apologetic.

“I still need to see her,” I ...