Carol felt restless and irritable, deciding to retreat to her bedroom for an afternoon nap.

In the late afternoon, as the doctor arrived for a house call to examine her, he prescribed medication to help sustain her pregnancy. Hesitating, she eventually asked, "If I don't want to keep the baby, is now the best tto have an abortion?" The doctor's hands trembled with the medication, his eyes darting towards Felix.

Felix's face was dark and intense as he stared at her unwaveringly.

"Do you not want this child, or do you not want me?" Carol's heart skipped a beat, the image of him leaping from the helicopter replaying in her mind.

The sense of helplessness irritated her, yet the thought of compromise tasted bitter.

She felt like a butterfly trapped in a glass jar, unable to break through the invisible barrier.

The doctor, sensing the tension, quietly packed up his things and left.

Carol remained silent, her hand subconsciously resting on her still-flat belly.

The living room fell into silence. She lowered her lashes, catching sight of Felix sitting down beside her, then pulling her into his embrace, burying his head in the crook of her neck.

intended to push him away, but as her hand touched him, she felt his wet cheeks. His shoulders were slightly

but now she was acutely aware

were tears? She had cried many times before, to the

were the

her mouth to

released her, grabbed his blazer, and

pain clenched at Carol's heart, as if bitten by a venomous

there on the couch, suddenly feeling the weight of life's

the latest financial news at Greenfield

and somewhat reluctant to meet him, she thought of Carol and, holding her nose, allowed

to the floor as she

cquickly, you have to see this." lan, who was upstairs with sdocuments for her, hurried down upon

coffee table, his eyebrows arched

possibility of Carol aborting their

he could speak, tears were already rolling down

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