Semua Bab Sleeping With My Boss: Becoming Surrogate Mom For My Friend: Bab 71 - Bab 80

This afternoon, Sierra craved a dish whose name she couldn’t quite recall.Her mother used to prepare it every winter to welcome her home after work. They called it ‘happiness soup’ because Sierra always felt joy whenever she ate it for dinner.But it had been two years since she last dared to make the soup. She knew she wouldn’t be able to enjoy it the same way, knowing her mother wouldn’t be there to share the meal with her. Sitting alone at the dinner table would only bring sadness.Unfortunately, this afternoon, the longing for that soup became overwhelming, even though she had just had pasta for lunch, courtesy of Axton. He had already returned to the office, leaving Sierra alone again. Technically, Callie was also home, but she spent all her time locked in her room.Since Callie had pushed her away four days ago, Sierra found it difficult to face her best friend. Deep down, she acknowledged her mistakes, but Callie’s decision to reject the child after their agreement left her fe

"Where is Sierra? She is not here?"Finally, the question came from his mother’s lips after she had arrived at the apartment and sat down in the living room. Axton didn’t know how to respond."She's staying at a friend's house because this place only has one room," Callie answered calmly while bringing two cups of hot chocolate from the kitchen. She sat down next to Axton, leaning against his arm.Axton reached for Callie and hugged her. He also kissed the top of her head, which felt so comfortable in his embrace."That’s the right solution." His mother immediately took a sip of the hot chocolate on the table. "New York has started snowing recently, and this hot chocolate is just the best." She said with a smile.Callie just smiled when she heard what her mother-in-law said."How’s your house? Is it really bad?""No," Axton shook his head. "Actually, we plan to go back home because we can stay in the left pavilion while the kitchen is being renovated.""Is that okay?" His mother looke

"This time, you've truly crossed the line, Callie."Axton's voice behind her was the only sound audible amidst the silence between them.Sierra lowered her head because she didn't want anyone to see her tears. She wasn't sure if she even deserved to cry when she knew she was the one who had messed everything up."Did I hear you wrong?" Callie sneered, "You're blaming me for all this?""What exactly do you want?" Axton retorted quickly."I don't understand what you're talking about.""You do understand!" Axton snapped, making Sierra flinch in surprise.She couldn't stay here.She was tired of all the fighting, and she couldn't bear to remain there while Damian looked at her with eyes full of disappointment."I'll explain everything," Sierra walked toward Damian, wiping her tears. "Let's get out of here," she said softly."Stay here, Sierra!" Axton stopped her."Why do you want her to stay here?" Callie responded angrily.Sierra covered her ears with both hands as they began arguing lou

"Take me to Callie's room, Sierra." Callie's mother ignored what she had seen and chose to grip Sierra's arm, pulling her back into the hospital.Sierra felt like she had no choice. Her mind was in chaos, and she numbly followed, leading Callie’s family to the room she had left only moments earlier.Axton stood up as soon as he saw them arrive. His expression reflected surprise, but Sierra didn’t get the chance to say anything.Everything happened too quickly, leaving her feeling powerless.Callie’s family had clearly noticed her swollen belly and disheveled state, with bloodstains on her hands and clothes. But they were too panicked to fully process what they saw—or perhaps they deemed it unimportant in the moment.Fortunately, the doctor came out just a minute after they arrived. Everyone crowded around to hear the doctor’s explanation while Sierra stood frozen in the background.“Her condition is critical, and this is very serious. We’ll monitor her closely over the next 24 hours,

Every second that passed after Callie’s death felt like a painful punishment.Sierra didn’t know how to rise above the overwhelming sadness that tore her apart when the doctor announced Callie’s death.Everyone cried while holding Callie—urging Sierra to step away as she watched Axton still kneeling on the floor, unable to hold back his tears. Axton’s mother rushed over to hug her son tightly while his father stood near the door, arms crossed over his chest, his head bowed in grief."My daughter! Please save my daughter!" Callie’s mother cried out the loudest, refusing to let the doctor remove the medical equipment from Callie’s body, clinging to her daughter as if she could bring her back.Sierra collapsed at the corner of the room, hugging herself as she listened to the wailing of those around her. Her breath felt heavy, and Callie’s smile would appear before her whenever she closed her eyes.Then, after that, she lost all awareness of what was happening as darkness consumed her and