Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 72

To

I wanted to try one more time for my baby, and for myself too.

Christine didn’t try to talk me out of it, just asked me, “Have you thought about the consequences if this fails?”

“Yeah, I’ve thought it through.”

If things went south, I’d vanish without a trace, avoiding any chance of losing my kid.

With t

that decision made, I didn’t even feel like cooking when I got home. I grabbed a

the couch.

burger from the food truck down the street instead and then slumped int

Waiting for Bryant to come home, I buried myself in work with my laptop.

But the afternoon waned, and there was still no sign of him at the door.

I couldn’t help but text him, “Are you coming home soon?”

No reply came even after a long wait.

has him this tied up?

firm.

and by five,

autumn breeze blew outside. Suddenly, I felt an intense loneliness.

had my

waiting, this feeling of being suspended in

call Bryant, Kevin’s call came through, his voice awkward, “Mrs. Ferguson, I’m really

guys sort out the emergency at the firm?”

confused,

that made Bryant leave me

“The medical reports are ready?”

the hospital called me

by and

he hesitated,

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Kevin, I live nearby. You go take care of your things.”

and while waiting for the green light, I tried calling Bryant again.

green, a black sedan sped through a red light, rushing

with his wife in labor could

did I realize, my casual thought would soon

the hospital, as I passed the emergency room, I overheard people

husband that caring, who would be afraid of childbirth? That man

His concern just made him