Chapter 181

“Is it going to be a girl? Just like her mom, Leanne v

cheeks and big eyes when she was little.

such a cutie with her chubby

She could braid her hair. If she likes short hair, that’s fine too.

The wailing baby, now a storm of tears, was whisked away by the nanny for clean-up, and the friend went to change. Curtis plopped down on the couch in the stink-filled room, rubbing his temples. He fiddled aimlessly with his phone.

After a while, he picked it up and dialed Leanne.

Still, he wanted to ask her if she ever loved him.

He needed to know. Because, damn it, he didn’t want to let go.

The phone rang several times before it was picked up. Leanne’s background was noisy, like a crowd, so she raised her voice, “Hello?”

“Why is the hospital so lively?” Curtis asked.

voice strained over the din, her finger plugging her other ear as

complications, partnership’s gone sour, and I’m trying to smooth things over,” he said, trying to

calling me?” Leanne snapped.

words, and

He picked up a little toy, green and fluffy, like a

monster.

to anticipate my question, “How many times are

“One last time.”

the words “Do you love me?” teetering on the brink of escape when he heard

voice, it was Jeremy.

squashed the green

event. Selina, a sort of micro-influencer, never took ads because she was too rich to care, so people really

a hobby, but now that

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her first event, and even though there were some celebs there, she was just a side note. But she

clients, media, and influencers like Selina were

at Selina, “Look at you, not even on stage. Are you sure they invited you and you didn’t just find an invite

unable to lash out

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