Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0412

Only the sound of Deena's sighs could be heard over the phone.

It turned out that those herbal tonics Frances had prepared for me during the start of my marriage with Nicholas weren't meant to boost fertility. Instead, it was something akin to a type of birth control.

Those tonics would not harm a man, but they could cause ovarian suppression in a woman. Even if I were to get pregnant, my progesterone levels would not be high enough to sustain the pregnancy. I bent over, heaving, unable to believe what I had just heard.

"Ari, are you listening? I've already made an appointment for you with my senior this afternoon for a full body checkup. Got it?"

"Checkup..."

The sunlight coming from the window was blinding, but my heart felt ice-cold. So, the loss of my unexpected pregnancy wasn't because of my mood swings, but because my baby had been doomed the moment it was conceived. Tears began to gather in my eyes as I was overwhelmed with pain. I gritted my teeth and asked, "Deena, could you move the appointment to next week? Something sudden just came up!"

"Ari, calm down. What are you planning to do?" Deena's voice was filled with worry as she said, "Your career has just taken off. You can't do anything stupid, alright? You need to think things through." "I got it."

my cheeks, and my voice trembled when I said,

bit my lips, trying to force

thought, I gave Douglas a call. "She's reluctant to come out with that money, isn't she?

sounded confused. "Ms. Jones, I don't understand. Are

I say. Bring her along to tomorrow's meeting regarding the launch

more professional than me, but with how things turned out, I could no longer tolerate everything that

gaze was filled with mixed emotions as I stared out the window

me to Hawk Corporation. Standing at the entrance of the building. I felt as if decades had passed since

and quickly dialed the CEO's secretarial

the day before, and there were already several

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Chapter 0412

"Good morning, Mr. Preston!"