Remington's brow furrowed slightly, his lips pressed together in a thin line.

"Remington? Are you listening?"

Stella received no response, her anxiety growing alongside the sound of something crashing to the ground.

Remington asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Did you fall? Has the doctor arrived yet?"

"The doctor should be on his way, I guess."

"There's a doctor coming... they'll take care of it..."

As Remington flipped through the documents and signed his name, Stella interrupted him, her voice breaking into sobs.

"Remington, my dad's been really sick lately. He just fell asleep after his IV, which has some sleeping meds in it. He's out cold now. I wouldn't bother you if it wasn't serious..." Remington tapped his pen on the desk, his voice cold.

"Stella, after what Evelina did, ruining my wedding, she should've been beyond redemption. It was only after you and Luna begged me that I agreed to spare that child.

I've done more than enough for the West family, even at the expense of Liz's feelings. How did your mother repay me?"

He had spared the West family's child, yet Luna went out of her way to seek retribution, endangering his wife and child. Remington's voice was cold and filled with loathing.

Stella seemed frightened by his icy tone, letting out a loud crash.

"Ah!"

alright? You still have a

servant's cry of alarm followed, and then the phone was picked up again, Stella's pleading voice coming through clearly. "But my mom paid with her life, Remington. Evelina is the only blood left of my

before he died, searching for me. If it weren't

his child is coming into this world, you must share this burden of redemption with me!"

haunted by the

for life; Quentin was under thirty, his whole

to take

really scared, what if the baby doesn't

his eyes, and when he opened them again, his voice

the baby is born, make plans to go abroad as soon

voice stopped

before, but had been

was probably

twice, seeing

believing Remington no longer intended to

But who knew...

bit her lip hard, swallowing back a

born, it'll

the

om

one to keep

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