Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 101 He Won't Take Her Back

"My kid..." Giselle's face went ghost-white with pain, curling up like a shrimp, her voice barely a whisper. Nobody in the booth dared to move a muscle, and I just stood there, totally stunned.

Bella stared down at Giselle, her face a blank slate.

One was on the floor, the other standing tall. It made Bella look like she was the one who shoved Giselle. Oliver's eyes were locked on Giselle, his face all tight and tense.

"Oliver, help me," Giselle croaked, reaching out to him.

Oliver crouched down, scooped her up, and slowly looked up at Bella, his emotions all jumbled up. They had history, after all. I figured he still had some soft spot for her.

"You think I did this?" Bella asked, way too calm.

Oliver swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing, and said, "Call an ambulance."

I felt Bella tremble under my hand, but she still pulled out her phone and dialed 911.

The ambulance showed up in no time, and we all headed to the hospital.

Outside the operating room, it was dead silent.

Bella suddenly broke the silence, "Do you believe me if I say she just fell on her own?"

Oliver, leaning against the wall, looked at her, exhausted, and just nodded softly, saying nothing more.

Two hours later, the doc came out and dropped the bomb: the baby didn't make it. Miscarriage.

When they wheeled Giselle out, her eyes were puffy from crying.

In the regular ward, Oliver stood by her bed.

Giselle clung to his hand, bawling her eyes out. "Oliver, you know how much I wanted this baby? 'Cause he was yours. I even had a name picked out, but now he's gone." Oliver stood there like a statue, his brows furrowed tight.

I knew he wasn't a total jerk. He couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh, just muttered, "Giselle, I feel for you. But I can't take the blame for this kid being mine."

Giselle's sobs got louder. "Have you forgotten? Three months ago, I came to Blue Ocean Bar for the first time. I didn't know you owned it then. You got wasted that night. Have you forgotten what happened after?" She hesitated, but the message was clear.

Oliver's face changed, like he couldn't believe it.

He glanced at Bella, panic flashing in his eyes, and I looked over too.

Bella's face was pale but still calm.

"I..."

"Don't explain," Bella cut him off, cool as a cucumber.

"What you did drunk doesn't count. Handle this mess first; we'll talk later."

threw me

it hit the fan,

trying

face, looked at Bella, probably not expecting

Bella. No one had ever dared

and miscarriage, I had my doubts. Was it an accident or a setup by

step on that beer bottle by mistake or

like she did it on purpose. When she kicked that bottle, she knew what was under her

left, Oliver trailed behind us

too chicken to even look her in the eye. "Giselle doesn't dare tell her

care of her. Giselle just had a miscarriage; you can't

about to comfort Bella, but

care about him that much. I don't see this as a big deal, and

knew Oliver well. She looked confident, like she knew exactly what Oliver would

I envied Bella's confidence.

in her shoes, I'd be a

way back, I asked Ethan about what went

and Giselle were dating, he hadn't opened his bar yet. He was just a DJ at someone else's bar, a pretty basic gig with not much pay. His dream was always to open his own bar. I offered to back

might seem laid-back, but he had a lot of

liked each other. Oliver might seem unreliable, but if he really likes a girl, he'll treat her like a queen. Back then, he spent most of

asked eagerly, "So why'd they

at a red light

a bit of vanity. But Giselle was never satisfied. She thought Oliver's paycheck was too low, with nothing left at the end of the month. She couldn't see a future with him. Plus, there was a rich guy who wanted

end, love couldn't handle the cold, hard

came back. I think

won't take

"Why not?" I asked.

when a guy's broke and coming back when he's made it? Guys have their pride. He'd rather be alone forever than accept that kind

heart had been stomped on before, and now it was

family about the miscarriage, so none of them came to see her. It

a nurse

the hospital twice. As Bella's best friend, I probably shouldn't have, but I

that not taking care of yourself afterward

that day, the doc

family, which meant she had nowhere to

looking all pitiful, asking

girlfriend. It's not right for

let

her home, but he did rent an

moving, Oliver called me to help buy some stuff for

to Bella. She's been super short on the phone lately, hanging up after a few words. When I ask her out, she's always got some excuse." Bella might seem cool about this, but she still had her

I agreed.

going to drop

we got to the address Oliver gave, the

like