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Chapter 10 The Rest of His Life
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Cash for Tears Chapter 10 The Rest of His Life
On my fourth day in the hospital, Sue flew in from Hawthorne. The moment she pushed open the door, she stopped short. Xavier was crouched in front of me, tying my shoelaces. He glanced up at her but finished securing the laces before rising to his feet. "Sue." He gave her a small nod. Sue ignored him and walked straight to my bedside. "You look better than I expected." Then, she glanced toward Xavier. "Give us a minute. I need to talk to her." He looked at me, waiting for my response. When I remained silent, he quietly turned and left the room.… The moment the door closed, Sue fixed her eyes on me. "What are you going to do?" "I don't know." "How long has he been here?" "Four days." "Every day?" I nodded. Sue studied me for a moment before she asked, "You're going soft on him?" I did not answer. She reached into her bag, pulled out an envelope, and placed it on the nightstand. "The Astoria Heights penthouse is officially sold. The final payment cleared.
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At thirty-five weeks pregnant, I collapsed in the library. When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a hospital bed with an IV in the back of my hand and the steady beep of a heart monitor beside me. Patrick was the first person to arrive. He stayed outside the room and contacted Sue for me. Xavier came next. I had no idea how he arrived there so fast. I only found out later that he had rented an apartment in Larton two weeks prior, right next to my building. When I woke up, he was already sitting beside my bed. His eyes were bloodshot, and dark stubble covered his jaw as though he had not slept properly in days. The moment he noticed I was awake, he shot to his feet. Then, almost as if he was worried the sudden movement might frighten me, he slowly sat back down. "The doctor says you're anemic and severely overworked. They want to keep you here for observation." His hand was wrapped around mine. I tried to pull away, but his grip tightened. "Let go." "No." His
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Xavier did not listen. He came back the very next day. This time, he stayed away from campus and waited outside my apartment building instead, holding two large shopping bags. I spotted him from my window and stood there for nearly a minute, debating whether to go downstairs. In the end, I stayed inside. Xavier waited for three hours before finally leaving the bags with the doorman and walking away. When I eventually went downstairs to collect them, the older man behind the desk gave me a curious look. "Was that your husband? Handsome guy. He stood out there for hours." I did not bother correcting him. I carried the bags upstairs and opened them. Inside were prenatal vitamins, calcium supplements, a few other things for the baby, and a thick pair of maternity pants for winter. The price tag was still attached. More surprisingly, the size was perfect. He remembered my size. We had been married for two years, yet Xavier had never once bought me clothes. I quie
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I did not sleep after Xavier's call that night. Around three in the morning, the baby kicked, and I instinctively rested a hand over my stomach. That tiny movement suddenly made everything clear. It did not matter who Kai belonged to, because nothing could change what Xavier had done. He had asked me to terminate my pregnancy, accepted the abortion paperwork without question, and moved on as though our baby had never existed. Not once had he stopped to ask what I wanted. One phone call could never erase that. … The next morning, I went to class as usual. During a break, a message from an unknown number appeared on my phone. 'Hi, Bailey. This is Eloise.' I stared at the screen for several seconds without replying. Another message arrived soon after. 'Can we meet? I'd like to explain what happened with Kai.' I typed a response, deleted it, then tried again. In the end, I sent only two words, 'No need.' Eloise did not contact me again. That afternoon, Patri
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It was raining when I arrived in Larton. Sue had helped me rent a small one-bedroom apartment near campus for 6,000 a month. The building was old and had no elevator, so I had to drag my luggage up five flights of stairs by myself. I stopped four times before finally reaching the apartment.… By the time I got everything inside, I was sitting on the empty living room floor, exhausted and drenched in sweat. My phone buzzed beside me. A message from Xavier. 'Did you get there safely?' I stared at it without replying. Another message arrived a minute later. 'It's getting colder in Larton. Wear something warm.' I turned my phone face down on the floor. … The next morning, I went to campus to complete my registration. My advisor, Professor Patrick Ward, was in his fifties, with graying hair and a calm, measured way of speaking. He looked through my file for a moment before raising his eyes to me. "When did you finish your undergraduate degree?" "Seven years ago."
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I stood frozen in the entryway. Xavier's gaze moved from the ultrasound reports to my acceptance letter, then finally settled on me. He rose from the sofa and walked over slowly, every step heavy with restrained anger. "Four months." He held up the earliest ultrasound report, his voice unsteady. "You've been hiding this from me for four months." I instinctively stepped back until my shoulders hit the doorframe. "You never terminated the pregnancy. You lied to me this entire time." He came closer, then he lifted the report between us before glancing toward the acceptance letter on the table. "Elmbark University. When did you even apply?" His jaw tightened. "How much have you been hiding from me?" I remained silent. Without warning, Xavier drove his fist into the doorframe beside my head. The impact landed less than four inches from my face. I did not flinch. I did not even blink. He demanded, "Bailey, what the hell do you take me for?" I looked directly into his
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