After returning from the trip, I felt constantly fatigued, and food tasted like sawdust.||
|| Initially, I paid in no mind. ||
Until the inexplicable vomiting began, and I had a terrible premonition]
Sitting on a bench outside the examination room, I dialed Ethan’s number with trembling hands
Ring Ring
Three unanswered calls ||
Just before hanging up. Ethan’s impatient voice finally came through: “What’s up?–
In the background. I heard the sound of fabric rustling, followed by Isabella’s sugary, “Gentle…
Whatever I wanted to say twisted on my tongue and was swallowed back down
Thung up without a word.
Insteall. Į dialed another number I knew by heart!]
This time, the call connected quickly
olivia?” The cool, familiar voire ma
voire made me want to cry
ay.||
Metropolitan Hospital Center, Obstetrics Department. Come sign something for me… [
Riley frowned as he listened to the doctor’s diagnosis
“Ms. Gray has taken ton many emergency contraceptives. The embryo’s implantation is already difficult. If you terminate now, conceiving again will be challenging…
The elderly doctor shook his head, sighing, strongly advising me to keep the baby:]
Bley’s signing hand ultimately hesitated
He led me out of the examination room
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What are you doing? I didn’t understand his actions.
Do you want to reconsider? After all, it’s your own flesh and blood.“)
would rather die than have Ethan Foster’s duld.“]
I answered with reddened eyes, stubbornly.
Whose chuld would you rather have? Your old flames?“||
Charice cul voice echoed behind me, and my heart plummeted.||
Back home, Dhan roared like an enraged linn, smashing everything in sight.||
Those eyes, burning with fury, stared at in hercely, as if wanting to devour to live
You fucking betrayed me! ||
He raised his hand and slapped me hard, the taste of rust spreading in my mouth []
Ir de hospital director hadn’t told me in time, my i child would have been killed by you adulterous couple!
Since you don’t appreciate the good life, from now on, you’ll stay home properly until the child is safely born. Then we’ll get married.“]
Like an irrefutable judge, he decided any future with casual words ||
No! This is illegal detention.
“You’re insane! Let me go
Linotinus spiraling out of control. I screamed hysterically, tears falling like broken lies
Homers, what answered me was an iron chain around my ankle as sick as a wrist.||
Locked up by Ethan. I could only stare blankly at the small garden.||
the window before me became my only connection to the outside world||
The sunshine was beautiful, but 1 felt no warmth ||
During these days, I tried various ways to escape:||
Without exception, all ended in failure.[]
A crazy plan began taking shape in my mind.[]
At night, Than stormed into the bedroom reeking of alcohol, his greedy kisses landing on my ears.]
He muttered. “Why can’t you just behave? 1 want to be good to you..
Tear made me tremile uncontrolladly
After a moment, he sighed softly, ultimately abandoning his intimate intentions, and held me as he drifted to sleep
Listening to the steady breathing beside me, my thoughts were in chaos.
That crazy idea surfaced again.||
I reached out with shaking hands toward Ethan’s neck
Hush harder, harder, a linke more force, and I could be free!]]
With only this thought in mind, my hands around his neck tightened.]
Ethan’s face turned red from the constriction, but he made no move
to
stop me
Watching his breathing grow w
weaker, at the last moment, I suddenly released my grip and collapsed onto the hed
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