Chapter 0494

Nina

The air between us was stifling. Enzo's eyes, usually the kind of warm brown that reminded me of a cozy, crackling fireplace, were now a stormy, uncertain hue.

He was hurt; that much was glaringly apparent.

"You're asking me if I would've had an abortion without telling you," I finally whispered, breaking the tension that was tightly gripping us both. "The truth, Enzo, is yes... I considered it."

Enzo looked like I had just jammed a knife through his chest. "Why?" he murmured. "We're supposed to be honest with each other, Nina. Why would you even consider keeping something like that from me?"

"I was scared, not

for me? Nina, how could you even think

would just... derail everything for you." Enzo shook his head, clearly frustrated. He moved away, running his hands through his already disheveled

that's my decision to make, too," he finally said, turning to face me. "You can't just decide

and I clenched my fists to steady myself. "I have medical school. Would I

stopped his pacing and looked at me, truly looked at me, as if for the first time seeing the woman standing before him-filled with dreams, yes, but also

vision. "I know. I'm sorry. It's just that... I didn't know if I could do it. And I didn't want to force you into a corner, make you choose

see our child as an obstruction? As a detour I didn't

be?"

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