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I Thought It Was Stress—It Was Betrayal Chapter 8
Jared's POVNoticing that I didn't offer a response, Gracie seemed to catch on and held her tongue. She walked over to the couch nearby, picked up her briefcase, and pulled out a stack of documents. The date stamped on the cover was months old, as if prepared long ago specifically for this moment."Jared, I know you don't want to see me, and you'll never forgive what happened. I intend to keep my promise. Once you recover, I will walk out of your life forever."These are all my remaining assets, including the proceeds from selling Luca's place next door. Please take them. At least let us ease our guilty conscience a little."I slowly turned to look at the paperwork. I didn't refuse.They owed me this much anyway. It was nothing more than returning what was rightfully mine.Seeing that I accepted the documents, Gracie quickly gathered them up and tucked them into the drawer beside my bed. Then, she grabbed the thermal food container off the nightstand, intending to fetch me a wa
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Third-Person POVBut Gracie acted as if nothing had happened. She insisted on getting out of bed to stand guard under that harsh red surgical light.At that moment, her only wish was for Jared to wake up. Even if he hated her or resented her, it didn't matter. As long as he was still alive and breathing in this world, that was enough.During this time, she thought of countless ways to make it up to Jared, and the first step was making Luca sell the apartment next door to their new home."Why didn't you try to keep the baby?"While she was lost in thought, Luca's voice suddenly broke the silence beside her.Gracie slowly raised her head to find him sitting in a wheelchair, his face shadowed by a darkness she had never seen before."I'm waiting for Jared to come out."Gracie pulled her gaze back, fixing her eyes on the operating room doors once more.Luca pushed his wheelchair directly into her line of sight, blocking her view. "Is it confirmed? Is the baby really gone?"Gracie
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Third-Person POVAaron and Isabelle took a step forward to help, but their aging feet froze in place.Yes, Jared was their biological son. He had been mature and reliable from a young age. While other kids threw tantrums for toys, he was already navigating the local grocery market by himself.He never gave them a moment's worry in school, constantly bringing home top honors. When he started working, he sent his entire first paycheck back home, keeping a mere 20 bucks for himself.So, over time, they simply grew accustomed to his selflessness. They poured all their love onto Luca instead. After all, even Jared cherished Luca more than he did himself.Only now, staring at his broken form, did it finally dawn on them. Even the reliable Jared would get tired. Even the quiet child held resentment when wronged.He just never spoke up, letting every grievance build until today's total explosion.How absolute and tragic.Amid the blaring alarms, Gracie stared at Jared's resistance, com
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Third-Person POV"Jared! Jared!" Gracie let out a heart-wrenching scream.Yet no matter how her voice trembled, it couldn't stop that figure from plummeting down with cold determination.Following a sickening thud, the cars parked below set off a chorus of blaring alarms."Someone jumped! Somebody jumped off the building!""Help! Doctors! Nurses! Someone help!"The panicked shouts of bystanders acted like a flare.Luca stumbled off the hospital bed, shoving everyone aside to press himself against the window ledge."W-Who jumped?" He was asking a question he already knew the answer to.They were on the third floor, making it impossible to clearly see the face of the person lying in a pool of blood. But that blood-soaked shirt was the exact one he had just seen moments ago."It's Jared… Jared jumped!" Theo clapped his hands over his mouth in terror, tears instantly spilling down his face.Luca's eyes were bloodshot as he shoved Theo away, his face twisted with rage. "No way! J
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Jared's POVThe ambulance arrived in no time.Drenched to the bone, I sat all alone in the hospital hallway. Rain dripped down my pant legs onto the floor, but I couldn't feel the cold. My eyes were fixed blankly on Gracie.I watched her carefully help Luca onto the hospital bed, speak to the doctor with an uneasy look on her face, and take the thermometer with slightly trembling fingers."Don't worry, Luca. I'll stay right by your side." Gracie kissed the corner of his lips with so much gentleness.Just a few days ago, when I had a high fever, she said the exact same thing to me.That night, I had held her in my arms, muttering how cold I was through my haze. She had sprung out of bed immediately, frantically digging through the first-aid kit.Our home was always stocked with fever medicine, a thermometer, and the sugar-free ginger tea I loved.Through the hot steam rising from the mug, I had seen her anxious face and truly believed I was the happiest man alive.It turned out
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Jared's POVI froze, and my eyes widened. "Luca Norton, what the hell are you talking about?""I'm not making this up. If you really want to know, just take a look at Gracie's Instagram." Luca winked playfully.A horrifying suspicion began to take shape in my mind.Right then, Gracie kicked open the locked bedroom door and bolted out in a frenzy.The second she saw me gripping Luca's arm, she shoved me back without a second thought. "I told you, if you have a problem, take it out on me! Don't touch—"Caught completely off guard by the shove, I stumbled hard into the wall. A sickening crack echoed in my chest as a rib snapped.Gracie's face paled for a split second. She instinctively reached out to steady me, but Luca immediately pulled her back and laid a protective hand over her stomach. "Jared was acting like a total lunatic just now. I was so scared.""Are you okay?" Her focus shifted to him instantly.Fighting through the agonizing pain twisting inside me, I reached out wi
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