Pregnant for A Stranger의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 40

"My baby will be okay, right?" asked Hayle, who had just been transferred from a helicopter to a bed in the nearest major hospital from the hotel."He'll be fine. He's as strong as you and me," Jaxter said, holding Hayle's hand as they rushed into the hospital's emergency room.Hayle tried to smile, but her face was contorted with pain. She believed Jaxter's words; Roberto always said he was a man of his word.Their hands had to part as Hayle entered one of the rooms in the emergency department. For the first time, Jaxter looked truly distraught and worried about what was happening. Seeing doctors and nurses immediately attending to Hayle made his heart ache for the first time. Despite the bruises now visible on her body, she could still inquire about the condition of their baby. It had become increasingly evident in recent times."How is she?" Jaxter asked, seeing a doctor who had just finished performing an ultrasound on Hayle. Hayle furrowed her brow as she saw the doctor approachi

Jacob just stared at Hayle, who had been silent for a while. Her face was still pale, yet she refused to close her eyes to rest. Hayle was reluctant to shut her eyes, fearing she might be thrown back into an incident that had deeply scarred her."You know, Lucas has been trying to contact and meet me several times to ask about you. He seemed panicked, searching for your whereabouts," Jacob tried to convey what had happened since Hayle suddenly left.Hayle remained silent, her face showing no interest whatsoever. There was no change in her expression; she seemed impassive, as if not listening at all."So this man named Jaxter, um, Mr. J, he kidnapped you? But he treated you well until another man tried to assault you, and Mr. J saved you, but not without consequences?" Jacob tried to summarize their conversation on the plane. Even that was difficult for Hayle to discuss. Jacob knew it was a traumatic moment for Hayle, but he needed to know how severe it was, though he didn't expect it

Jaxter nodded once, appearing either obedient or completely indifferent and just agreeing with Hayle's words. Hayle took a breath before she glanced at his hand; the back of it looked bruised and scratched. He hadn't been given any medication. Hayle remembered how crazily this man had beaten Carlos back then; was this the result?"That..." Hayle was about to ask about Jaxter's visibly painful hand, perhaps as painful as the wounds on his face, but at that moment, the apartment doorbell rang."Just rest," Jaxter immediately restrained Hayle, who was about to open the door. Instead, he did it himself. Hayle let him; after all, if she resisted, he would just force her back to sit down again.Jaxter walked towards the door, assuming it might be Roberto bringing breakfast for them. However, as he opened it, Jaxter was quite surprised, though he didn't show it. Standing before him was Lucas, unable to hide his astonishment."Looking for someone?" Jaxter asked directly, his voice making Hayl

"I will keep all of this a secret just like I keep all my patients' secrets. So you don't need to be afraid, Jaxter won't kill you. There are no cameras or CCTV in this room, I assure you everything is safe." Hayle tried to reassure the man, but usually he would develop a smile, but now he couldn't even manage that.Roberto paused for a moment. "Jaxter had a very traumatic childhood. When he was young, his mother was murdered by his father and his stepmother. He had to witness his stepmother injecting poison into his mother's body, and not just that, he saw the whole process unfold before his eyes."Roberto began a story that suddenly left Hayle speechless. Was the man going through something that Hayle couldn't even imagine?"Next, he had to live with his mother's murderer. Jaxter's father was a very strict person, and Jaxter received verbal and physical abuse that made him unable to trust anyone. But all of this happened because his stepmother always accused him, perhaps because she di

Hayle emerged from her room after waking up quite late. She glanced around and noticed the figure of a man sleeping on the sofa. Furrowing her brow, she wondered why Jaxter was asleep on the sofa.Initially, Hayle wanted to make breakfast because she had woken up hungry. However, she remembered that there was no food in her apartment at all. So, she quickly cleaned herself up and planned to go out to buy some groceries."Where are you going?" Jaxter asked suddenly, startling Hayle who had just put on her sweater before leaving her apartment."Stop scaring me, Jax. I'm just going out to shop. I'm not a prisoner anymore, right?" Hayle looked at the man, who despite just waking up, had a perfectly composed face."Just tell Roberto to do it," Jaxter rubbed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger, trying to gather himself after a brief sleep which seemed to leave him feeling worse."No, I want to get out of here. Don't stop me because I need some fresh air