Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 185

Chapter 185

"Not yet, but she's scheduled it. Let me check the time, Lena said, pausing for a second. "It's set for eleven."

I glanced at the clock. It was already ten.

"Did she say why?" I asked.

*Nope, just said she didn't want it anymore. She signed the papers herself. The fetus is over three months along, so it's not just a quick procedure-it's a termination," Lena explained.

Even though I've never been a mom, hearing that made my chest tighten. "Stall it for now. I'll reach out to Jace."

""You sure

"You sure you want to get involved?" Lena asked.

I hesitated. "I saw her yesterday, and now she's doing this. If I don't tell Jace, he'll never forgive me. And besides..."

This baby was the last piece of Desmond's bloodline.

Lena and immediately dialed

didn't pick up at first. Not surprising, considering I'd shut him down recently. I figured he wouldn't want to talk to me

up and try calling

Lena's hospital,"

"What?" His voice shook.

said, then hung up before he could say anything else. Even though I'd told

me. So,

I saw Jace sprinting from his car,

He looked panicked.

got out and rushed over, but before I could reach the ward, Lena appeared and grabbed my arm. "Did he stop

going down. You'll want to hear this." She dragged me to the stairwell, and from there, we could hear Tanya and Jace's voices echoing through the hall, locked in a

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tone sharp, nothing like the sweet voice she usually had. "Because I want to be with

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heavy silence followed. Jace didn't

turning softer. "Jace, if I keep this baby, your family's never gonna accept me. Desmond's parents don't want it either. So why should I?" "But if you go through with it, Desmond's bloodline is gone," Jace's

the baby, I can't be with you. What do you want me

true it was-people

baby, does that mean we'll

open, and I could see Tanya reaching for Jace's sleeve. But he pulled away. "Tanya, you know who I really