Chapter 0484

"If you say so," he replied, but I could sense the reluctance and restrained anxiety in his tone.

"I do. Now go get some dinner, and enjoy your night."

*Alright. I love you, Nina."

*I love you too, Enzo, Goodnight."

We hung up, and I was alone again in the silence of our empty home. I sank onto the couch, clutching my stomach as another wave of nausea hit me. In front of me, my food lay uneaten and cold and not the least bit appetizing. On the TV, the protagonist of the horror movie was paused just as the killer was coming up behind her. And here I was, feeling as though the killer had already plunged his knife into my belly.

"It's just a stomach flu," I reassured myself. "It'll pass."

I was drifting in and out of a feverish sleep, haunted by the surreal landscapes of my dreams, when a sharp pain in my stomach pulled me back to reality. This wasn't just nausea anymore; this was something more intense, something that sent alarm bells ringing in my head.

over the side of the bed and stood up, only to be met with a staggering

hell is happening to me?"

my mind. "You

toward the kitchen. "But it's three in the morning. What doctor is even available

open all the time," she retorted. "You need to get

hands shaking as I searched for some over-the-counter relief. When my fingers finally clasped around a bottle of antacid, I nearly cried out

persisted, "don't be silly. This

looked at the clock. 3:47 AM. "Let me at least wait for the sun to come up," I said, as though trying to talk myself

being stubborn and foolish," she argued, but I ignored her, recapping the bottle and leaving it

back to bed; the thought of lying flat made my stomach churn even more. Instead, I lay down on the couch, clutching a throw pillow against my abdomen as if that

wolf was silent now,

finally said aloud. "I'll

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