From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 84

Baily wasn’t actually losing his mind, so how could something like this even happen?

Laura walked over to him, but the smell hit her so hard she almost threw up. Her eyes started watering and she had to cover her mouth. At this point, it didn’t matter what she believed. The awful stench coming from Baily said everything.

She was embarrassed and a little angry that he went out in public like this. Her voice was sharp when she spoke. “Grandpa, if your stomach was upset, why didn’t you just use the bathroom? How could you go in your pants?”

“What are you talking about? Why would I ever… That smell…” Baily’s voice faded as the realization hit him. The stink was coming from him. He stared at his pants in disbelief. There was no way this was happening. He jumped up, but as he did, a warm trickle ran down his leg. He froze, his whole body going stiff.

A nurse nearby watched the whole thing. She felt a little sorry for him. Holding her nose, she tried to reassure him. “Don’t worry, sir. This sort of thing happens all the time with Alzheimer’s. Just go home and get cleaned up. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”

Baily’s face burned with shame, but when he heard the word Alzheimer’s, he exploded. He slapped the nurse across the face. “You’re the one with Alzheimer’s. Your whole family has it! I’m perfectly healthy. How dare you call me senile!”

The nurse wasn’t about to just take it. She yelped and started crying. She couldn’t hit him back, but she clung to Laura’s arm and shouted about calling the police.

The noise drew a crowd. People came pouring out of their rooms. Some were filming, others snapping pictures on their phones.

Bonnie looked down at the mess around Baily’s feet and felt sick herself. She quickly called the police for the nurse and then dialed the media. She didn’t care if the whole world saw Baily’s most humiliating moment.

Within the hour, everyone in Apex was talking about Baily soiling himself and slapping a nurse. The Austin family’s reputation, already shaky, took another massive hit.

After he’d been cleaned up, Baily saw all the gossip online. He couldn’t catch his breath and passed out on the spot.

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