Charles's voice was soft as velvet, but every word was firm as steel.

Evelyn shot him a glare, her frustration bubbling over into a sharp, bitter laugh. "Charles, the baby's in my body. I'd like to see you try and stop me if I decide not to keep it!"

"Eve, please tell me what I have to do for you to keep our baby."

Seeing her anger, Charles's tone gentled, almost pleading. He knelt beside her hospital bed, desperation in his eyes.

He wanted this baby-his and Evelyn's. He knew it was the last thing connecting them. As long as she was carrying his child, he still had a chance. He wanted that chance more than anything. She was the girl he'd set his heart on since he was ten. If it were up to him, he'd never let her go.

"Eve, this is a life. Could you really be that heartless and let her go?"

Charles's eyes were shining, on the verge of tears.

Before Evelyn could answer, the hospital room door swung open.

Brooks strode in.

"Eve-"

Just two hours earlier, he'd been in a meeting when Aaron's call came through.

"Brooks, what happened?"

Brooks was completely thrown. "What?"

"Aunt Josephine just called the hotel-she's canceling the engagement dinner."

make amends. The second the hotel manager got the call,

Aaron had nearly lost Brooks as a friend. He'd been determined to give Brooks and Evelyn a grand, flawless celebration. Now, before any of that

"Cancel the engagement dinner?"

pale. He paused the meeting, asked his assistant to take over, and walked

He called Evelyn-no answer.

His worry only deepened.

didn't even call his mom. He just drove

he walked in, he could feel

sat on the couch, clearly waiting for

would rush home as soon as he heard the news,

answers.

what's going

He crossed

her son-the one who'd always made her proud-and felt her anger swell. Why Evelyn,

me what happened? Brooks,

of spell? You're

Charles

Charles had told her

line with Brooks. Which

her, yet

his, and still, he was ready to step up and

it all wrong. That night, it was

drugged,

she was

tried to explain, but his mother's expression

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