Chapter 23

He suddenly let go, and I was free again. I did not open my eyes and just laid there on the couch like a dead fish.

After a long while, he took me in his arms and held me close. Leaning against his chest, I could clearly feel the beating of his heart. Thump, thump, thump. It was strong

“How much longer do you want to pretend?” His deep, magnetic voice reached my ears.

He raised his hand and pinched my cheek, but I still did not move.

“How could you in your right mind decide to end the life of the child? Are you not ashamed?” The tone of his voice was a little low, but it was

obviously not as angry as before.

My heart skipped a beat. My eyelashes fluttered, but I still did not open my eyes.

With a barely audible sigh, he carried m

e and gently placed me on the bed.

unusual emotion in me. For the first

odno

Mason over to check on me. Come to think of it, it was not easy to be Mason. Coming from a lineage of doctors, he had almost

tired that I ended

my daze, I

“Since you cannot make both happen, you will have to

to hear this and said

continue hearing what

me tightly. I tried very hard to open my eyes, but my eyelids were

morning Theo was no longer in the

the sofa last

wanted

was not around, I could not do anything except give

went to the company. I still had a lot on my plate, and I would need to slowly clear my work as well. This way, when

most crucial task at the moment was to select an ambassador. The product launch

be the perfect

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