Chapter 147:

Kallie was plagued by nightmares and struggled to find rest.

Her sleeplessness was evident, prompting the doctor to suggest melatonin to ease her anxiety.

However, gripped by fear, Kallie assumed those pills were abortion drugs and adamantly refused them.

In a state of panic, Kallie forced everyone out of her hospital room.

Wary of provoking Kallie further, the medical staff withdrew in silent confusion.

Alone, Kallie retreated to a corner of her bed, seeking refuge under her blanket, where she felt a semblance of safety.

Cradling her belly, she longed to whisper kind words to her unborn child but realized she couldn’t speak.

Tears gathered in her eyes as she pondered whether her baby could understand her thoughts.

Drifting between wakefulness and sleep, she began to doze off.

At that moment, the door creaked open.

Jake walked in, the smell of alcohol clinging to him, his steps uncertain. He stopped, steadied himself with a chair, and sat a short distance from the bed.

Though the room was dark, the light from the hallway and the moon through the window allowed him to see Kallie’s face distinctly.

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Kallie appeared even thinner and wearier than before. Even in her sleep, her cheeks were marked with tears.

Jake parted his lips, aching to speak, but the words eluded him.

foreseen Kallie’s

doctor had informed Jake that she

Jake knew was that she

from visiting her. However, his concerns for her

she was alright, or other times suggesting that she preferred not to communicate with anyone, and the medical staff had to

Kallie’s physical health was stable, but her spirits

anger, pushing him to immerse himself deeper in his

as she

resort to such measures now. She resembled a bird craving liberty, frantically seeking to flee from the confines Jake

Jake’s mind. Did she

unable to make sense of his thoughts, and the more he pondered, the more bewildering his feelings became. His chest tightened, a confluence of soreness and irritation

his throbbing forehead and feeling a

on Kallie, and he could no longer contain himself. Rising abruptly, he strode to her

his lips to hers in a kiss laced with the bitterness of alcohol. Kallie, still ensnared

and filled with spite,

chin, Jake resolved to offer her another opportunity if she

with intensity and then turned away, exiting

night deepened, Kallie was tormented by another nightmare. She

creaked open, and a doctor approached steadily with familiar surgical tools

else entered. It was Jake,

with him. She could do nothing but

“She’s making too

her nightmare. Her heart thudded loudly, resonating through the

settle

night,

her heart into her

room and pinpointed the

that no one outside

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