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Chapter 25: Harvey's Plan

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last update تاريخ النشر: 2025-10-20 00:00:16

I want her to think I moved on.

The phrase rotated in Harvey's mind like a stuck record. It haunted him from the silence of his office into the solitude of his bed at night, and when morning came, it was still there. If she thought she was not the only option, maybe she would feel the squeeze. Maybe she would see what she was losing. Maybe she would come back.

He envisioned it like a chess move, one piece nudged forward to
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    Ashley's eyes locked onto the data. "Look at this," she said, gesturing toward the tablet. "The binding protein has an extra chain. That is why the old counter-agent isn't working."Nate peered over her shoulder. "Can you fix it?""I think so," she replied. "It'll take some time and careful testing. I need to speak with the team on the ground as soon as possible.""Your call is being placed immediately," he agreed.Ashley returned the tablet to Nate and looked him directly in the eye. "That's why I had to come. Nobody else has noticed that extra chain yet. I can help guide them."Nate caressed her cheek with his fingers. "I understand how much this means to you

  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 112: Alarms in the Dark

    As Nathan drew her into a gentle hug, he whispered, "You did it. I always knew you would.""Not yet," Ashley replied softly. "We still have to conduct the trials safely on humans. However, this is the breakthrough we were looking for."At that same instant, Dr. Ellis stepped into the space, with a concerned expression. "I have both good and bad news. The good news is that your vital signs, along with those of the baby, remain stable. Bad news – we received a message from the field teams that a new cluster of cases surfaced in the vicinity of Washington. Moreover, they are only approximately thirty miles away from where we are currently located. Additionally, the rate at which the disease progresses seems to be accelerating; some patients are developing symptoms associated with stage two within less than four hours."

  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 110: The Road Ahead

    "No." He shook his head once, sharp. "You're choosing them again. Even now.""I'm choosing to not let thousands of people die when I might be able to stop it," she said, voice trembling. "There's a difference."The monitor beside her began to beep faster. Neither of them looked at it.Nathan stood up slowly, raking a hand through his hair as he moved to the window. Dawn was breaking outside, but the light felt wrong—too pale, too indifferent.He spoke without turning around. "If this goes wrong... if we lose the baby because of this mission you couldn't walk away from..." His voice dropped to a whisper. "I don't know if I'll be able to look at you the same way."The silence that followed was heavier than any words.Ashley pressed both hands over her stomach, eyes burning. "Then I guess we'll find out who we really are when this is over."The agents opened the door and stepped back inside the room. "The medical team is ready to move you," the lead man said. "We have a wheelchair and an

  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 109: The Choice Between Duty and Life

    The room was silent, except for the quiet, hollow silence of fear. After all that had occurred, the room seemed empty, but the residual of what had almost gone wrong hung heavily in the air.Ashley rested against the pillow, her hand covering her stomach. The steady beat of the monitor beside her provided the only sounds filling the room.Nathan stood at the window, with his back to the room. He hadn't moved for some time."Hey Nate," Ashley said softly.There wasn't an immediate response. Finally Nathan turned and his facial appearance was unlike anything Ashley had seen before. It wasn't cold or distant. It simply showed a type of fatigue that Ashley had never observed previously."You should be resting," he said."I'm resting," Ashley replied. "You're the one that's been sitting there for hours."Slowly Nathan got up from the window and returned to the bedside. His eyes lowered to her hand which covered her stomach."I nearly lost both of you," he said quietly.Ashley shook her hea

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    Nathan sat in a cold, stiff plastic chair outside the emergency room, his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped together so tightly they ached. He wasn't aware of the ache; he hadn't realized anything except the solid door to the emergency room in front of him, and the sound of his breathing – uneven, and shallow.A nurse passed by. Then another. Each time the door swung open, Nathan's head jerked upward.Still nothing.Nathan laid his hands across his face. Only hours before, he hadn't known he'd become a father. And now, the fact that he almost lost the potential fatherhood of their unborn child weighed in his chest, a burden he couldn't budge."Our baby

  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 107: What Was Almost Lost

    Nathan's face hardened. "I remember him.""He disappeared after that mission failed," Jake said. "There was no proof of death, just nothing else."Nathan leaned in. "Do you think he did this?""I think he never quit trying," Jake said.Jake paused for a moment, then continued with care."You were taken to a field hospital to get treatment after you were injured," Jake said. "They took some of your blood, so you would have been unable to see anything unusual."Nathan swallowed. He remembered the pain. The haze. The people."And Kimberly," Nathan said s

  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 29: Saved Once More

    Ashley turned and sprinted. Her soles slipped slightly on the cold tile as she ran, catching herself at the door frame. One moment, she was in the safety of the lab, and the next, she was running down the hallway. The cold air bit at h

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  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 27: Between Sisters and Shadows

    Ashley was folding a blanket by the edge of the couch. She looked up. "What is it?"Mia slid the phone toward her. "Your ex-fiancé. He's all over the news."Ashley groaned, reaching for the phone. The headline blared acr

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  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 28: The Project and the Threat

    Ashley sat at the long bench in the vacant university lab. The white lights buzzed faintly above her. For the first time in weeks, she felt she had room to breathe. The military had taken the counteragent she developed, then turned it over to the FB

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  • He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away   Chapter 24: What He Cannot Let Go

    Harvey couldn't sleep that night. He lay awake, restless and angry. The sheets were bunched at his knees and ankles. The light from the streetlamps bled in through the blinds, spilling on the ceiling, mocking him. When he closed his eyes, he saw Ash

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