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, she was

gave Bella's shoulder a gentle pat, trying to comfort

looked at Bella, probably not expecting her to be

even slapped Bella. No one had ever dared to slap Bella before. Bella only

for her fall and miscarriage, I had my doubts. Was it

she step on that beer bottle

where I stood, it looked more like she did it on purpose. When she kicked that bottle, she knew what

left, Oliver trailed behind us out of

to even look her in the eye.

meant right away. "Take care of her. Giselle just had a miscarriage; you can't just

hospital, I was about to comfort Bella, but she seemed to have already

him that much. I don't see this as a big

her feelings weren't deep; Bella just knew Oliver well. She looked confident, like she knew exactly

I envied Bella's confidence.

were in her

on the way back, I asked Ethan about what went down between Oliver

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 him, but he turned me down. Said he wanted to earn it himself, that only then it would be a real

laid-back, but he

really likes a girl, he'll treat her like a queen. Back then, he spent most of his paycheck on her, buying her bags and

asked eagerly, "So why'd they break

the intersection, he stopped the car at a red light

the car started moving again, he blew out a smoke ring and said, "It's normal for girls to have 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 to date her. She couldn't resist the temptation,

love couldn't handle

"But she came back. I think she still loves

"Oliver won't take

"Why not?" I asked.

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

real feelings. His heart had been stomped on before, and now it was ice-cold. He

family about the miscarriage, so none of them came to

a

friend, I probably shouldn't have, but I

miscarriage before, so I knew that not taking care of yourself

visited her that day, the doc came in

the miscarriage a secret from her family, which meant she had nowhere to

clung to Oliver's clothes, looking all pitiful, asking to go

was stone-cold, his tone distant. "I have a girlfriend. It's not right for you to

let go,

her home, but he did rent an apartment for

moving, Oliver called me to help

hanging up after a few words. When I ask her out, she's always got some excuse." Bella might seem cool about this, but

I agreed.

right away. When she heard I was going to drop off stuff for Giselle, she said she wanted

to the address Oliver gave, the

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