Second Chance At Love by Iris Mignon

Chapter 56

The words weren’t an offer, just a cold order. Sophia’s eyes widened in shock, her hand instinctively flying to cradle her stomach as she eyed him with suspicion. “Who are you to decide what happens to this baby? You’ve messed with my life enough! Haven’t suffered through enough because of you?” Her voice rose with each question, maybe a little too loud. It must’ve irritated the wound on her tongue, because she trembled all over, her body wracked with small shudders.

Oliver scowled, his hand starting to reach out to her, but she flinched away. He pulled back, defeated, and spoke calmly. “You only have a month. You need a heart transplant. This baby..” He hesitated, then blurted, “You gotta get rid of it.”

Sophia clutched her belly and backed away a few steps, her voice rising with panic. “Absolutely not! Don’t even think about it! I won’t let you!” She’d already lost one child, a victim of schemes. She couldn’t stop feeling bad about it all the time. The memory of tearing the fetus from her body, the sight of her own flesh and blood on the cold table, was a nightmare she never wanted to relive. A heart transplant was a long shot anyway. Her Rh–negative blood was rare, and finding a matching living donor? That was like winning the lottery.

would she face that? What would even be the point? If she was already dead inside, why drag herself

eyes narrowing. “You’d throw your own life

her eyes drifting to the night sky outside the window. This child wasn’t about Jason. It was about the unbearable pain of losing a daughter once, a pain that made the thought of going

He turned to leave. “Stay here and

soon.”

away from this man, but the thought of