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.
was an unusual emotion in me. For the first time in three years,
odno
the room. He even called 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 become Theo’s personal doctor. He was always
was so tired that I
my daze, I could
voice. “Since you cannot make both happen, you will have to give up one of
hear this and said impatiently, “I know how
to continue hearing what they were saying
tried very hard to open my eyes, but my eyelids were as heavy as stone. I just could
morning Theo was no
the sofa last night were no longer
wanted to
procedures today. Since Theo was not around, I could not do
the company. I still had a lot on my plate, and I would need to slowly clear my work as
ambassador. The product launch was just around
be
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