Klaus remained mute for several seconds as he scanned the document, his face filled with contempt. "Cat got your tongue?" Valeria smirked knowing exactly what Klaus was staring at. "Klaus, the child is mine isn't it?" Cruz asked knowingly and Klaus angrily squeezed the paper before throwing it out. "I agree you are carrying his child but that does not mean you have to keep it. You are a sensible woman and according to your reaction, I'm sure you will agree with me that what happened is not well received by both of you. So why not abort it instead of ruining his life and your career by being his baby mama?" Klaus asked and his question provoked Valeria. "What? Even though I didn't want this it doesn't mean I should kill my baby! Cruz, how can you stand here and watch him talk about a life like that? I thought you were an honest doctor who always saves and preaches about saving lives. Where did that zeal go now that we're talking about 'Your' child? Is it because I'm not Jessica?" V

"Jessica, what do you mean by that?" Mrs. Westham asked, confused. "What I'm trying to say in essence is that we've known each other for long enough that even if I'm not Cruz's wife, we can still relate to each other as a family because I consider you as my parents, not a parents-in-law. Aside from this bond, to prove to Cruz's baby mama that I'm not a gold digger so I don't need any form of alimony so I don’t think there is need for this meeting.” Jessica explained her point, surprising everyone, especially Cruz who quickly raised his dropped head in shock. “Jess…” “It might take some time before sending the papers since I’m not mentally strong right now, but I will make sure to send it as soon as I can.” She concluded and stood up to her feet in an attempt to leave but Cruz wasn’t ready to let her go. “Jess, how can you…how can you give up so easily on us?” Cruz asked in a cracked voice, forcing Jessica to stop almost immediately.“Give up on us?” Jessica scoffed in disbelief. “W

"What? You want me to become an inpatient? That is not possible! Everyone would find out about it." Cruz exclaimed in disbelief. "Dr. Kang, why all of a sudden? Has his sickness become worse?" Klaus's brows creased with worry. "If I am being honest with you guys, Cruz's condition has never gotten any better. Not because I'm so pathetic at my job but because he isn't letting the effort work on him. He doesn't use his drugs unless he is having an attack and he keeps drinking alcohol which I've advised him heavily enough. Coupled with his marital problems that keep stressing him out, his health keeps deteriorating." Dr. Kang explained. Everyone fell silent for a moment. Cruz knew he needed to take his treatment seriously if he didn't want to turn Jessica into a young widow but leaving the country would only cause more confusion in their marriage as he would be gone for a very long time which would increase Jessica's suspicions. He also could not afford to leave the two women in the s

Jessica's continuous whimpers made Cruz try his best to suppress his pain but it wasn't something he could voluntarily stop. He crawled towards the where he had hidden his drugs in his wardrobe and with much struggle and excruciating pain, he managed to get the drugs and took them.It took several minutes before the drugs began its work and as soon as Cruz could feel his legs, he rose and ran towards the door. Upon opening the door, he met Jessica lying barely conscious right in front of him. She was sweating profusely as her whimpering faded away with her energy and consciousness. Cruz tried to help her up but as he lifted her in bridal style, he was shocked to see her legs smeared with blood. Her blue dress was now soaked with crimson blood as she slowly lost control of her body. He dropped her down and checked her body to see if she had suffered an injury of any kind but it turned out that she was bleeding from her private part which worried Cruz.Cruz was confused and as he ru

Cade couldn't stop himself from crying as he saw the condition Jessica was in. He tried to run to her but his legs felt heavy so he just trudged forward until he finally reached where she was seated.Jessica spread out her arms, calling him in for a hug but Cade was hesitant so Jessica pulled him closer and hugged him tightly. "I missed you." She whispered in his ear. Cruz sniffled hard as he tried to stop his cry. "I'm sorry Sister-in-law. I really am." Cade apologized in between his sniffles. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise of protecting you. While I was there having fun, I had no idea you were going through hell over here." He cried as he clenched onto her. "Cade, what was our last promise at the airport?" Jessica asked as she wiped her tears with the back of her right palm. Cade was hesitant, "To stop being nosy in your marriage.""Very good." Jessica sighed as she released him from the hug and made him sit beside her on the bed. "But this is not being nosy. You're cle