Chapter 103

Chapter 103:

His words carried a note of reprimand yet were underscored by genuine concern.

Kyla clenched her fists, her nails pressing into her palms.

In her mind, if Sadie succumbed to her illness, all the better—she wouldn’t have to get her hands dirty at all.

At that moment, the master bedroom door creaked open.

Sadie stood there, her complexion ghostly, a sheen of sweat glistening faintly on her brow, her body emanating frailty and fatigue.

“How many times do I have to repeat myself? I don’t want to eat,” she muttered, her voice barely above a whisper, trembling with frustration.

Noah’s face softened immediately. He stepped closer, extending a hand to check her forehead.

“Are you feeling alright?” he inquired, concern lacing his words. Yet, Sadie turned away sharply, her cheeks shadowed with a mix of hurt and defiance.

bitterness

had left her reeling, not just emotionally but physically too, leading to complications

it was his fault. Now he dared to show concern? Was she seriously supposed to let this go?

voice cold and flat, slicing through the tense

shifted his attention to Rosa, who was standing nearby, unease written on her face. “Rosa, make some plain soup,”

nothing more than a dismissive glance before turning back to Sadie with a commanding

heart,

place for great stories:

lips with

just stay warm and sweat this thing

a doctor’s visit

would unveil her secret pregnancy, a revelation she feared Noah would never

beacon of hope

deepened into a troubled furrow

been throwing up lately and are burning up with a fever now. You’re clearly unwell, yet you stubbornly refuse to see a doctor. Are you hiding something from

her eyes darting nervously, betraying her reluctance to confront

whisper of feigned calm. “It’s just… doctors tend to pry too much

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