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

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 so tired that I

I

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

hear this and said

to continue hearing

if someone was hugging me tightly. I tried very hard to open my eyes, but

opened my eyes again, it was already late morning Theo was no

on the sofa

wanted to

today. Since Theo was not around, I could not

on my plate, and I would need to

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

would be the

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