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CHAPTER 369: SECOND ROUND
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Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 369: SECOND ROUND
The map of their desperation was drawn in purple and yellow ink across Aurora’s abdomen.Liam uncapped the syringe. The needle seemed larger this time. Sharper. Or maybe his eyes were just tired of looking at it.Aurora sat on the edge of the bathtub, her pajama top hiked up. She didn't look at the needle. She looked at the tile floor, her jaw set in a line of grim endurance that reminded him of the day she testified in court."Ready?" Liam asked. His voice was a low rumble in the quiet bathroom."Do it," she said.He pinched an inch of skin near her hip. There wasn't much clear space left. The bruising from the first round had barely faded before they started the second. Dr. Rosenberg had increased the dosage—Menopur, Gonal-F, a cocktail of hormones designed to force nature’s hand.Liam pushed the needle in.Aurora didn't flinch. She just exhaled, a long, shuddering breath that rattled in her chest."I'm sorry," Liam whispered. He hated this part. He hated being the one to inflict th
Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 368: TO TRY AGAIN?
The tissue box on Dr. Chen’s side table was full. A fresh box. Untouched.Aurora stared at it. A week ago, she would have decimated it. A week ago, the grief of the negative test had been a physical blow, knocking the wind out of her lungs in a gray parking lot.Today, the grief was still there, but it had changed states. It was no longer a liquid flood. It was a solid weight, sitting in her lap like a heavy stone."You're quiet today," Dr. Chen observed.Aurora looked up. She was sitting on the moss-green sofa, her legs crossed, her posture perfect. She was wearing her CEO armor again—a silk blouse, tailored trousers—because after this, she had a budget meeting."I'm thinking," Aurora said."About the test?""About the math," Aurora corrected. "Dr. Rosenberg said fifteen percent. We took the shot. We missed. Statistically, it was the expected outcome.""And emotionally?" Dr. Chen asked. "Was it the expected outcome?""No," Aurora admitted. She twisted the iron ring on her finger. "Em
Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 367: NEGATIVE
The room didn't change when Dr. Rosenberg walked in. The walls remained beige. The air conditioner continued its low, indifferent hum. The framed photos of babies on the desk didn't turn away in shame.But the air pressure dropped. It fell so fast Aurora’s ears popped.She knew before he sat down. She knew by the way he held the file—closed, tight against his chest, like a shield. She knew by the way he didn't meet her eyes immediately."I'm sorry," Dr. Rosenberg said.Two words.They were small words. Common words. People used them when they bumped into someone on the subway or spilled coffee.But in this room, they were an execution."No," Liam whispered beside her. His hand clamped around hers, squeezing so hard she felt her ring dig into bone."The beta HCG level is less than 0.1," Dr. Rosenberg said gently. "It’s negative, Aurora. Neither embryo implanted."Neither.Two sparks. Two flashes of light on the ultrasound screen. Two potential lives—maybe a boy, maybe a girl, maybe the
Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 366: THE WAIT
The universe, Liam decided, did not run on physics. It ran on waiting.Time had become elastic. A minute in a board meeting lasted sixty seconds. A minute in the penthouse, watching Aurora stare at the calendar, lasted a decade.It was Day 4 post-transfer.Liam stood in the kitchen, making school lunches. Peanut butter and jelly for River (crusts off). Turkey and swiss for Ethan (crusts on). A bento box of fruit and cheese for Hope (toddler chaos).He was moving on autopilot. His hands knew the rhythm, but his mind was upstairs in the master bedroom.Aurora was "resting." That was the official term. In reality, she was vibrating with a frequency of anxiety so high it could probably shatter glass."Dad?" Ethan asked. He was sitting at the island, finishing his cereal. "Is Mom sick again?"Liam paused, the knife hovering over the bread. He looked at his son. Nine years old. Too smart for his own good."No," Liam said. "She's just... incubating. Remember? The science project.""The embry
Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 365: IVF BEGINS
The needle was thin. A hair of steel.Aurora sat on the closed lid of the toilet in the master bathroom. Her pajama top was pulled up, exposing her stomach. The skin was pale, marked only by the faint, silver line of her C-section scar—the map of the last time she had done this."Ready?" Liam asked.He was kneeling on the bathmat. He held the syringe with the precision of a man defusing a bomb. He had watched the instructional videos three times. He had practiced on an orange."Ready," Aurora said. She gripped the edge of the seat.She wasn't afraid of the pain. She was afraid of the hope.Liam pinched an inch of skin near her navel. He didn't hesitate. He pushed the plunger.A sharp sting. A burn as the Follistim entered the tissue."Done," Liam whispered.He withdrew the needle. He pressed a cotton ball to the tiny red dot of blood. He kissed her forehead."One down," he said.Aurora let out a breath. "Ten days to go."She looked at the sharps container on the counter. It was empty
Runaway Heiress: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride CHAPTER 364: THE DECISION TO TRY
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