Chapter 12

"You have to leave the place."

She gulped down her lump, looking at Kevin. He looked serious and nervous at the same time. His face was blank and his eyes reflected those dangerous emotions. And finally that news. Why all of a sudden he was wanting her to leave the place?

"But why?" She dared to ask the question, though her soul was threatening her not to. Maybe her inner self knew that the upcoming answer was going to hurt her.

He sighed and took a seat next to the bed. There was a small chair, on which he settled himself.

"You'll get to know the reason very soon. But now, one thing is clear, Hazel, that now I can't afford to keep you with me." He stopped when he noticed sadness covering her eyes. He knew that would happen but he had no other way. His mind was possessed by some other greed.

"Is it... is it because now I'm pregnant?" She carefully put her question before him.

He averted his gaze, looking out through the window. He just shook his head slightly. "No. That's not the reas