Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 194 Blood Ties Are Innate

Ethan gently stroked the back of my hand, his eyes red and tired, looking at me with a mix of helplessness and exhaustion.

"Babe, I miss you so much! I can't believe you don't miss me at all."

I thought to myself, 'Of course, I do!'

Every time I thought of Ethan, it broke my heart and kept me up at night. So, I buried those feelings deep down. I threw myself into work, pretending I didn't need love.

Then, he showed up when I was at my lowest. This reunion felt like our first meeting all over again. He pulled me out of my despair, giving me warmth and hope.

When Ethan appeared, all my buried feelings came rushing back. I thought I had trained myself to act indifferent, but I was wrong. One simple sentence from him had me in tears. Ethan gently wiped them away, his eyes full of pain.

"Babe, don't cry! I've heard crying is bad for postpartum women's eyes. Let go of the knots in your heart for now. You're still very weak; let's talk about everything after you recover."

His deep, loving gaze was like a whirlpool, shaking my resolve.

It felt like if I looked any longer, I'd willingly fall into it.

I quickly looked away and shook my head gently. "I don't want to talk anymore. I don't want to go back to the way things were. The emotional entanglements between the three of us are too exhausting. I'm stepping out; please let me go." Ethan sighed softly, glancing at the two kids in the small bed beside us.

"So, do you want the kids to have no dad or mom?"

His words hit me hard. Reality was so cruel. I wanted to cut ties quickly, but I couldn't because we had kids together.

I didn't know if the kids sensed my sadness and conflict, but they suddenly started crying. One cried, and the other immediately followed.

Maybe it was a mother's instinct, but as soon as they cried, I got nervous and tried to get up. A sharp pain in my abdomen made me gasp, and Ethan pressed my shoulder down.

"Don't move. You had a C-section; there's a wound on your belly."

I reached for my abdomen. The once swollen belly was now flat, wrapped in thick bandages.

Weren't they only able to save one? Was all that talk just a dream? Was his worry, his warm touch, all just a dream?

Ethan got up and went over, his tall frame bending as he gently patted them. The look in his eyes as he gazed at the children was full of fatherly love.

Only when they stopped crying and slowly fell asleep did he sit back down.

"You were on the brink of life and death. Later, the top obstetricians in all of Seabreeze Harbor came together. They discussed a plan and performed a C-section on you." At this point, he seemed to choke up, his eyes turning red again. "Babe, I was so scared you wouldn't wake up. It's such a relief to be able to talk to you now." His voice was hoarse, and my heart was already aching terribly.

I admitted I had always been a sentimental person. It was just who I was, and no matter how much I changed, that part of me stayed the same.

I also admitted that I loved him, no matter how much pain he had caused me, no matter how long we had been apart; that love had never faded.

at me again and sighed deeply. "Babe, let me take care of

mostly done well. I never denied that. Maybe he was never meant to be mine, so receiving his goodness felt like greed and sin, and God wanted to punish me with more pain. Just then, the door to the hospital

pleading voice came from the doorway.

while closing the door,

a mess, covering

and she fell to her knees

hair back, forcing her to lift her

without seeing her face, I knew it was

raised the head of my bed a bit, lifting

wrong. Please ask Faris

appearance, always touching up her makeup. But now her makeup was smeared, her hair stuck messily to

in Seabreeze Harbor. Although my career's rise probably displeased some peers, only she showed

have a knife?" I asked

looked at me, slightly

said coldly, "Get me a knife. I want to kill this woman. Then I'll say sorry

terrified, incoherently begging me.

a fierce look on his face. "Normally, I don't hit

her face hard

slaps, Melissa's

her hands. "Faris, stop

didn't satisfy my anger. If I had a

the kids, Dakato, and I might

no more hitting. Now tell me, how did you bribe them? What did

guiltily saying, "No, I

competitors? You think you can lose your humanity

I couldn't stand that Faris would be interested in you, and that you were carrying his child. I couldn't stand it." Instinctively, I glanced at

didn't believe it, or

courage to look at Faris. "Faris, I've always liked you. You know that I've confessed to you many times. I can't understand what does she have that I don't? I really can't

crawling on her knees to my bedside, grabbing

to jail.

her hand, not wanting to look at her any

adult, young and successful. You ruined yourself with your own hands. You can't blame anyone

opened it. Several police officers stood

Melissa, showing

suspect you of intentional harm. Please come

As she left with the officers, she gave Faris one last regretful

Melissa, I thought

both acted impulsively without considering the

remaining officers took

commotion, the two

a nurse came in to say it was time for the kids