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 time in three

odno

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

was so tired that I

daze, I could vaguely

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

this and said impatiently,

sleepy to continue hearing what

did not sleep very well. I kept feeling as if someone was hugging me tightly. I tried very hard to open my eyes, but my eyelids were as

opened my eyes again, it was already late morning Theo was no longer in the villa. I guessed that

on the sofa

I had wanted

Since Theo was not around, I could not

the company. I still had a lot on my plate, and I would need to slowly clear my

ambassador. The product launch was just around the corner. Theo had assigned me this task, so I had to do my

would be the

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