Chapter 6

Nathan’s eyes filled with confusion. The Isabella he once knew was utterly dependent on him, relying on him for every meal. Yet now, she seemed capable of taking care of herself.

Inside the hospital room, Isabella, though starving to the point

of of feeling hollow, lost her appetite as she stared at the array food delivered by the takeout worker. Her hand gently rested on her stomach, a secret known only to her. Her digestive system had always been robust, never susceptible to nausea from something as trivial as a cold.

Memories from three months ago resurfaced–Nathan begging her to donate a kidney to Victoria. That same night, she had foolishly pleaded for his attention. Now, it was very likely that a new life was forming in her womb.

A faint, bitter smile crossed her pale lips. This child couldn’t have come at a worse time.

When Nathan entered, Isabella was gazing out the window, her face ashen but her voice unwavering and resolute.

“Nathan, can you get me some mifepristone pills?”

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Nathan froze in place. The timid girl who had once been cautious around him was now giving him orders?

He masked his reaction. “What for?”

“My period started. I have cramps” Isabella replied, turning toward him. “Please.”

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His gaze fell on her hand, which was pressed against her lower abdomen. Almost involuntarily, he nodded.

“Alright.”

Watching him leave, Isabella’s once–clear eyes grew shadowed.

Nathan stepped out of the room and called his assistant. “Buy some mifepristone pills and deliver them to the hospital.”

Before long, Isabella received an entire bottle of pills, courtesy of the assistant.

That night, the hospital corridors were eerily quiet. In Victoria’s room, Nathan comforted her tenderly.

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You must cherish it.

his hand tightly. Despite her weakened state, love radiated

I love you… Without you, life is meaningless. So, you can’t leave me.”

reassured her. “I’ll always stay by your side. You just need to

blank ceiling. She felt an emptiness within her body, an ache that mirrored her soul. Tears, warm and silent, slipped from the

down her cheek.

next day, Nathan’s assistant arrived with Isabella’s luggage, her

stammered, “the

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flight is at

weary, barely managed to

to see me off?”

a fit last night,” the assistant explained awkwardly. “The president couldn’t leave her.”

if she had expected

“I see.”

assistant handed her the

living allowance. The president will come to bring

you

in three months. He’s also arranged for a Chinese couple to take care of you abroad…”

the card. Struggling to her feet, she deliberately donned the old clothes she had brought into the Hill household four years ago. Packing her new clothes and luggage into the assistant’s hands, she walked

what are you doing?”

voice was faint but firm.

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need anything else. Just throw it away.”

was

the card,”

Isabella took

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the assistant escorted

only accompany you this far. Please

before disappearing into the checkpoint, she did something shocking: she threw the bank card into the

froze. In that moment, he realized she was severing ties. She had reached her breaking point, recognized her place in Nathan’s heart, and was resolute about leaving his world for good.

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