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.

in me. For the first time in three years,

odno

stayed in 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

so tired that

my daze, I could vaguely

you cannot make both happen, you will have to give

did not seem to want to hear this and said

was too sleepy to continue hearing what they were

hugging me tightly. I tried very hard to open my eyes, but my eyelids were as heavy as stone.

when I opened my eyes again, it was already late morning Theo was no longer in the villa. I guessed that he was either at work or went to see

on the sofa last night were no

wanted to settle

today. Since Theo was not around,

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

was to select an ambassador. The product launch was just around the corner. Theo had

would be the

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