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Chapter 60: A Heartbeat That Changed Everything

Author: Celestine S
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-02 22:37:05

Tessa’s heart thudded out of rhythm, sharp pain stabbing her side again and again without mercy.

Earlier, she had listened to the doctor talking to Nathan while she pretended to sleep. She was furious. Beyond furious, because Nathan had lied and hidden the pregnancy from her. They had blown up at each other in that hospital room. But deep down, buried beneath all that anger, there was relief. Nathan had accepted the baby even before she knew what was growing inside her. She could not deny it. Her baby needed him to survive.

“What’s that new medication? Why are they piling pills on me?”

“It’s not poison, Tessa.” His voice was ice, but his touch stayed warm. “If something happens to this baby because you’re stubborn, I won’t ever forgive myself. Or you.”

“I was just asking.” She snapped, annoyed.

She was not refusing treatment. She just wanted to know her baby was safe. She only wanted to ask about the contract and its consequences. Unfortunately, Nathan had gotten used to assuming she
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