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84 A Gathering Storm
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Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 134 The Edge of Shadows
Elena’s POVThe ICU was too bright. Too clean. Too quiet.The steady rhythm of machines filled the silence, each beep like a fragile thread tying Damien to the world of the living. I stood there, unmoving, watching his chest rise and fall beneath the blanket.Every now and then, the monitor would blip faster, and my heart would follow.He looked peaceful , deceptively so. A serenity that didn’t belong to a man who had been fighting for survival all his life.I couldn’t help it. The anger rose quietly at first, a whisper that grew teeth.How much more did he have to endure?He’d spent years battling enemies who wore friendly smiles, shouldering betrayals, cleaning up the messes of people who should have protected him. And still, he kept standing.Until now.I pressed a trembling hand to the glass, my reflection hovering faintly over his pale face. “You keep surviving, Damien,” I murmured, my voice low and rough. “But I’m tired of watching you bleed for it.”Behind me, footsteps app
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 133 The Rise of Resolve
Elena’s POVThe drive to Airport was a blur of headlights and pounding hearts. I could barely remember the turns we took or the towns we passed. Every thought, every breath, every prayer was the same name, Damien.By the time we landed in Evercrest, dawn was just beginning to break, painting the horizon in pale streaks of pink and gold. It should have been beautiful, but all I saw was dread.When we arrived at the hospital, the corridors smelled of antiseptic and exhaustion. Nurses moved quietly, doctors in blue scrubs passed briskly, and the world inside those walls ran on urgency and silence.Margo and Thomas took the twins to the Rothschild family home, not Damien’s apartment. His mother insisted. “They don’t need to see him like this,” she said softly, her eyes already rimmed with tears.I agreed. The last thing I wanted was for Arya and Brian to see tubes and machines where their father’s laughter should have been.As soon as the children left, Elijah and I rushed into the hos
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 132 The Silence Before the Storm
Elena’s POVThe school hall smelled faintly of chalk and roses. Bright stage lights shimmered against the gold curtains, the laughter of parents filling the air. Children in paper crowns and glittered capes ran across the stage, rehearsing last-minute lines.And somewhere in the middle row, I sat, smiling, pretending, waiting.Damien’s seat beside me stayed empty.At first, I wasn’t worried. Flights got delayed, traffic could be terrible in Evercrest. He’d promised he’d be here, and Damien rarely broke promises, especially to Arya and Brian.Still, as the announcer took the stage and the play began, I kept glancing toward the door. Each creak made my heart jump. Each shadow passing by the window made me hope.But he never came.The lights dimmed, the children began to sing, and my smile stayed fixed in place, brittle as glass. Arya spotted me from the stage and waved with both hands, her crown slipping sideways. Brian gave a small salute from behind her cardboard castle wall.I clappe
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 131 The Road to Darkness 2
Damien’s POV When the call ended, I sat there for a long moment, staring at the beads again. Something about them felt… heavier now. But I shook it off. There was no room left in my life for ghosts. I slipped the pouch into my jacket pocket, gathered the last of my documents, and signalled Louis. “Everything ready?” I asked. “Yes, sir. The car’s waiting.” “Good. Let’s go.” The day was unusually bright for Evercrest. The kind of brightness that made you suspicious, too perfect, too still. We pulled out of the driveway, the hum of the engine steady beneath us. I leaned back, watching the city fade into the distance. I had one thought running through my head, Elena’s face when she saw me at the play. The twins running into my arms. That was the image I held onto as the skyline blurred by. Until Louis spoke. “Sir,” he said quietly, his eyes flicking to the rearview mirror. “What is it?” “There’s a car behind us. Black sedan. Been following since we left the underground gates.
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 130 The Road to Darkness
Damien’s POVThe sun had barely broken through the Evercrest skyline when I began to pack up my desk. Papers, files, reports, all lined neatly, the way I liked them. The scent of old coffee lingered faintly in the air, mingled with the sharp polish of leather.Everything was falling into place.By morning, there was order again. The Reynolds matter was cooling. Mathias was handling the board.All I had to do now was go home.Westmere.To Elena. To the twins. To the life that almost slipped through my hands.I straightened the last file and reached for the small velvet pouch lying on my table, the one Lucas had given me the day we met again.The Buddha beads.They were old, worn smooth by years of handling. I turned them slowly in my fingers, letting their familiar rhythm soothe the last of the day’s tension. The scent of sandalwood lingered faintly, almost ghostly, like memory.Then I noticed it.One of the beads, smaller than the rest, looked newer. Its colour was slightly richer,
Pregnant for the Heartless Billionaire 129 A New Beginning
Elena’s POVThe courier arrived just as I was finishing the last line of my resignation letter.For a moment, I thought it was another document from the Oswald office, something to make me second-guess my decision. But when I opened the envelope and saw the words Certificate of Name Change, my breath caught.The twins’ new surname gleamed in ink that felt almost sacred.Arya Rothschild. Brian Rothschild.I traced the letters slowly, as if afraid they’d vanish if I blinked too hard. The paper was smooth, heavy, official, but it was what it meant that undid me.They weren’t Carters anymore.They were Rothschilds.Damien’s children. My children. Ours, publicly, legally, finally.A soft smile tugged at my lips. It felt like closure and a beginning all at once.This was the surprise I wanted to give him. A piece of peace after months of chaos.I folded the certificate carefully, slid it into the inner pocket of my bag, and stared at the letter still glowing on my computer screen.Resignati
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