MasukTessa sat quietly unlike her, at the head seat of conference room.The large conference table stretched across the room, polished so clean that the reflection of the overhead lights bounced faintly across its surface. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows stood behind Tessa, revealing the cloudy afternoon outside. The weather looked dull and heavy, as though rain had been threatening to fall since morning.Yet inside the conference room, the atmosphere remained tense and focused.Tessa sat upright in the leather chair at the head of the table, her fingers resting lightly against the armrest while several files lay neatly before her. Ever since taking over Ecofel officially, the air around her had changed completely.Nobody dared to take her lightly anymore.Not after what happened to Lauren.Not after Flower Gods became the biggest jewelry sensation in the city.Standing by her both sides, stood her assistant - Kira and on the left was Melina holding up a file to her chest.Kira stood pro
She snap her hand fiercely away from his grip despite her weakness.The sudden movement caused the drip attached to her hand to shake slightly, but Tessa didn’t care. Her entire face had tightened with pain and anger the moment Curtis held her hand again. Even in her weak condition, the irritation in her eyes remained obvious.“What’s the point of saying this now?” She muttered, her voice weak, looking blankly away.Her gaze slowly drifted toward the wall opposite the bed. She refused to look directly at him anymore because every single time she did, painful memories returned immediately.“Get out. I don’t want to see your face again. Every time I see you, it reminds me of my son.”The words came out slowly, but they hit Curtis harder than shouting would have.Tears began creeping into her eyes as her heart was heavy.Her lashes trembled slightly while she struggled to control her emotions. The pain sitting inside her chest had not reduced despite everything Lauren suffered already.
Lauren had stood beside him smirking, so excited that her plans had worked after all.The satisfaction on her face that day had been impossible to miss. She had folded her arms calmly across her chest, watching the entire scene unfold like it was some kind of victory worth celebrating. Not once had pity crossed her face while Tessa knelt helplessly before them.“Please, don’t do it.” Tessa cried, her hands lifted towards him. “Please.”Her voice had sounded shattered already, but Curtis had refused to listen. The more she begged, the colder his face became. Anger and suspicion had blinded him so completely that he could no longer see the broken woman kneeling before him as his wife.He only saw betrayal.Or at least, what he thought was betrayal.But he ignored her and just like that, he turned the box upside down and emptied the ashes on her.The wind moved sharply across the graveyard the exact moment the ashes poured out from the box.For one horrible second, time itself seemed
Curtis rushed into the hospital carrying Tessa in his arms.“Nurse. Doctor!” He shouted, his voice quivering.The loud panic in his voice instantly drew attention across the hospital lobby. Two nurses behind the reception desk sprang up immediately, startled by the sight of the unconscious woman in his arms. Curtis looked completely shaken. His breathing was uneven, sweat covering his forehead while his fingers held Tessa tightly as though he was terrified of losing her if he loosened his grip even slightly.Another lady who appeared to be the doctor was just coming out of a room and rushed forward the instant she saw the commotion.“This way! Come with me!” She said, rushing to a room nearby.Curtis followed with speed, carrying the unconscious Tessa in his arms.His footsteps echoed loudly through the hallway as he hurried after the doctor. Nurses moved aside quickly to clear the way for him while the wheels of a nearby trolley screeched faintly against the tiled floor. Curtis
She turn on the flash light from her phone to see, but few seconds later, the phone went off due to battery low.The tiny beam of light flickered weakly across the office before disappearing completely, throwing the room back into darkness. The sudden silence around her felt heavier now. Without the light from her phone, the office became pitch black, leaving only the faint glow of distant city lights struggling through the glass windows.“My phone is dead.” She said, her voice weak, one hand still pressed to her stomach.Another sharp pain twisted through her lower abdomen immediately after the words left her mouth. Tessa bent slightly, breathing harder as her fingers tightened against her stomach. Sweat had already formed lightly across her forehead despite the cold air lingering in the office.The pain was becoming unbearable.She tried to steady herself against the wall, but her strength was slowly leaving her body. Her head still ached badly from stress and exhaustion, and no
“Tessa, I’m just worried about you.” Curtis said, his voice filled with frustration.The corridor outside the office remained quiet except for the low sound of the air conditioner humming softly above them. Curtis stood a few steps away from her, still dressed in his dark suit from work, though the tie around his neck had loosened slightly. His face looked tired, almost pale, like someone who had not slept properly for days. His eyes remained fixed on Tessa, carrying that heavy guilt he had been dragging around lately.But Tessa only looked at him coldly.There was no softness left in her gaze whenever she looked at him now. The hurt he caused had buried every bit of warmth she once carried for him. Standing there before him only reminded her of the hospital bed, the blood, the pain, and the tiny grave she visited almost every day.“Do you think saying sorry and sending me these will make me forgive you?” Tessa cut in.Her voice echoed sharply through the quiet hallway. She folded







