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Chapter 29

Author: Erika Lana Bell
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-23 19:52:59

Scarlett’s POV.

I lay curled on Olivia’s small couch, the scratchy blanket pulled over my legs, my phone screen lighting up the shadows of the living room.

My bank balance hadn’t changed.

I had refreshed the app four times in the last ten minutes, as if the numbers would magically shift while I stared.

But the truth didn’t change: I didn’t have enough to move out. Not for a place of my own. Not for rent and groceries. Definitely not enough for a child.

I closed the app and dropped the phone onto my chest.

It was quiet in the apartment. Too quiet.

Olivia’s boyfriend had started spending more time here, which was fair—it was her home, not mine. I was just the temporary guest she didn’t have the heart to push out.

But I couldn’t keep living like this. I had to find a way to stand on my own again. Not just for me, but for the child growing inside me.

I had to find a job.

My hand drifted to my stomach.

It still didn’t feel real. There was no bump, no movement, no physical change. But I kne
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