Chapter 6

The two of them tumbled down the stairs and ended up lying at the bottom.

As they landed, Cassidy deliberately fell on top of Cadence.

Zayn rushed over in a panic and ran straight to Cassidy's side.

"Cassidy, are you okay?" he asked anxiously, his face filled with worry.

"Zayn, it hurts so much… " Cassidy cried with tears streaming down her face. She looked broken and very pitiful.

Immediately, Zayn turned to look at Cadence with murderous rage. "What are you doing? You knew Cassidy was pregnant, and you still pushed her! Were you trying to kill her and the baby?

"I'm warning you! If anything happens to Cassidy or the baby in her belly, I won't forgive you!"

After spitting those harsh words, Zayn quickly lifted Cassidy into his arms. "I'll take you to see the doctor. Our baby will be fine!"

He walked away without so much as a backward glance. Therefore, he didn't see the patch of red that was slowly spreading beneath Cadence.

As Cadence felt the sharp pain in her lower abdomen and the wetness between her legs, her heart sank to her stomach.

"My baby!" she cried inwardly in anguish.

Two nurses rushed over and quickly helped Cadence into a hospital room. Coincidentally, the attending physician was Penny.

"Ms. Lacroix, you…"

Penny was startled and quickly began her examination and administered emergency treatment. But in the end, she could only lower her hands helplessly.

"Ms. Lacroix, the baby is gone. It was a girl."

In a daze, Cadence recalled something Zayn had once said.

Once upon a time, with doting eyes full of nothing but love, he had said to her tenderly, "One day, we'll have a daughter. She'll definitely look like you, and I'll give her the best of everything in the world."

Now, the child they had once dreamed of had come. But sadly, the two of them were no longer who they used to be.

Lying in the hospital bed, Cadence shook her head gently with tears streaming down her face. "It's okay. Maybe this is for the best."

Even if she had given birth to this child, she wouldn't have been able to stay by her side. Given how much Zayn hated her now, how could he possibly love a child who looked like her?

Rather than letting the child suffer in this world, it was better for her to have never been born.

In her heart, Cadence murmured, "Wait for me, my dear child. I'm coming soon. We'll reunite on the other side."

Penny continued, "The miscarriage has damaged your health even further. I don't think you'll be able to walk after this."

And so, Cadence returned home in a wheelchair.

Thanks to Cadence cushioning the fall, Cassidy hadn't been seriously injured. Her baby was safe.

Perhaps it was because of this incident that Zayn felt sorry for her. So, when she asked Zayn for a wedding, he agreed after only a brief hesitation.

In the two days that followed, Cassidy's social media was filled with updates about wedding preparations. She announced her upcoming marriage to Zayn and posted nine photos in a row. They were all photos of her trying on different wedding dresses.

Cadence's hand trembled slightly, but she regained her composure soon after. With steady fingers, she tapped on the "Like" button for that post.

It was as if Cassidy had been waiting for just that. She texted Cadence immediately.

Cassidy wrote, "Which wedding dress do you think looks best on me? You're my sister. I trust your taste. Why don't you pick one for me?"

Cadence paused for a moment. Then, she replied with just three words, "The first one."

That was the one Zayn had once said looked beautiful on her.

Back when she and Zayn had been planning their own wedding, he had accompanied her to try on every gown in the shop eagerly. No matter which gown she put on, he had smiled and told her that she looked beautiful.

At that time, his eyes overflowed with admiration and love. He had knelt on one knee while holding up a diamond ring, promising her the grandest wedding for the woman he loved.

But those days were long gone.

Zayn would give the person he loved the grandest wedding like he once promised… But the bride wouldn't be her.

Cadence turned off her phone and curled up in a corner of the bed, wrapping her arms tightly around herself.