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Annie waited until she was alone with the doctor. As he turned to leave, she shot her hand out, wrapping it tight around his wrist. Her nails sank into his skin as her wild desperate eyes locked with his. "I need you to do something for me," she said. Her voice had trembled but with a growing determination. The doctor frowned; he hesitated. "Ma'arn, you need to rest-

"No, Annie cut him off sharply, her grip tightening. "Listen to me. I don't care what it takes. I don't care what it costs. going to help me fix this. Do you understand?"

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Her voice shook, but her desperation gave it an edge that could not be ignored. Already her mind was working, already planning. She couldn't let Emma shame her. Not now. Not ever.

Alexander sat slumped in the sterile hall, fluorescent lights and the hushed murmur of conversations falling from his troubled mind. Events of this evening swam in a spiral in his head as some surreal scenario which wasn't happening. It felt just like an obnoxious dream that he wished to wake up from.

Emma's face-innocent, disarming-flashed before him, and his jaw clenched. How could he have been so blind? He had always prided himself on being perceptive, on seeing through deceit. Yet Emma in her quiet way and unassuming charm had fooled him completely. He gritted his teeth-the realization hit him like a freight train. All this time, all this time, Emma was the CEO of W2 HOLDINGS-the same enigmatic figure he had invested so much time discussing being in awe of from afar, unknowingly conversing with Every strange interaction, every subtle care she'd ever shown towards the company made full sense in an instant. It explained why the CEO seemed to care about her struggles, why their interests all seemed to run so intertwined. He clenched his fists tightly, digging his nails deep into his palm as frustration boiled over. She had played her part so well, made him believe she was just a weak woman finding her way around a world that was too cruel for her. But the truth? She was as powerful and calculated as he was, if not even more so. Alexander breathed a little faster, feeling the walls of the great hall closing in on him. He had to have answers; he had to hear this from Emma herself. How could she not have told him such a huge secret? Did she not trust him enough to tell him? Or worse, had she just been playing him all along?

A voice cut into his tumultuous thoughts, pulling him back to the present. "Sir, I have great news," the doctor said. approaching him with a bright smile.

his expression dark and unreadable, waiting

the doctor announced,

hook from behind. His heart leapt, his carefully constructed mask of control deserting him. In one frozen second,

sir," appended the doctor, the grin

threatening to break loose. He followed the doctor silently into the room where Annie lay, her face lighting up

he couldn't

hun, her hands instinctively moving to her stomach, cradling it as if the life inside her were already tangible. She beamed at him, her hands instinctively moving to be "We're finally going to be parents," she said softly, her voice trembling with

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"I cant wait to see

his.

moment, Alexander just stood, his mind at war. The truth of Emma and the revelation of Annie's pregnancy collided in him. Shouldn't he be filled with joy? Wasn't this supposed to

at Annie's glowing face, something felt off. The words of celebration she offered didn't resonate with him. They hung

masking the turmoil beneath the surface. "Yes,"

as he said the words, a question

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