Second Chance At Love by Iris Mignon

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Chapter 70

Sophia held in her arms the clothes she had picked out for her daughter two years ago. Even after more than seven hundred days and nights, he could still vividly recall the joyous smile on her face when she found out she was pregnant. He couldn’t deny feeling happy too, becoming a father for the first time brought an indescribable joy, Yet, he was the type to keep his emotions in check, so even in his happiest moments, he’d keep it all inside. Over the next month, she practically lived at the mall, buying loads of baby stuff. He’d gently remind her not to go overboard with spending, but seeing those tiny clothes and toys always softened his heart.

But those warm, hopeful moments didn’t last long. When she was almost two months pregnant, they went to the hospital for a checkup, only to be hit with the news of an ectopic pregnancy. The doctors said they had to terminate the pregnancy right away to avoid serious damage to her body. That night, when they came home from the hospital, they lay in bed holding each other. She cried all night, and he stayed by her side in silence.

But fate was cruel; it snatched away an innocent life. And it got worse. Because of the ectopic pregnancy, she had to have her right fallopian tube removed, making it even harder for her to conceive in the future. The miscarriage and the surgery had left irreversible damage, making it impossible for

develop non–invasive birth control pills and secretly give them to her. He had hoped to wait a couple more years, until

“Sophia, don’t dwell on it. Those pains are in the past, and the child has moved on to another life.” He reached out to embrace her.

cold, eerie glow. She thought to herself, “Why should I be sad? Death is near, and I’ll soon be with my daughter. As

face, once vibrant, was now a mask of despair. It felt like his heart was being squeezed, making it hard to

marriage. She wasn’t even a fraction as good at pretending as Ada. “Jason, my child will