My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 542:

Kristopher leaned forward, his voice gentle. “You’re awake. How are you feeling? Is there any pain?”

As he spoke, he pressed the call button for the medical staff.

She nodded weakly, then shook her head. Beyond the persistent ache of her wound, she felt relatively stable.

The medical team arrived quickly and conducted a brief examination. One of them addressed Kristopher with a reassuring tone. “She’s stable, sir. The surgery went perfectly. There’s no cause for concern.”

Carrie, still weak, tried to lift her hand toward her abdomen, only to find her arm weighed down by the IV. Kristopher gently intercepted her hand. “Don’t move. Tell me what you need.”

Her voice was hoarse, barely a whisper as she finally asked the question clawing at her heart. “The baby… how is the baby?”

fraction of a second before he carefully masked his emotions.

up in

ago, she had vowed to protect that tiny life no matter what. Now, the emptiness in her heart felt unbearable. She hadn’t even known if it was a

on her body. It was a

she stared at the ceiling, the fragments of her dream came rushing back.

sharpened as she turned to Kristopher, her voice trembling

in confusion.

words through the lump in her throat. “She’s

reason this happened. She’s

hand, his tone steady and calm as he tried to placate her. “You’re overthinking this. The culprit’s been caught—it’s a

say? As if she could have orchestrated this all alone. Contracting a hitman? Are you pretending