บททั้งหมดของ SHATTERED VOWS ~ Falling for my Ex's Billionaire Enemy: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

CHAPTER SEVENTY~ONEI couldn’t believe the news the nurse had dropped on us—Rachael, pregnant? It didn’t make sense. She had once told me that her inability to have children was one of the reasons Jack had left her. And now, out of nowhere, she’s ….?When she asked me that question—whether I thought she knew she could get pregnant—I froze. My reaction felt justifiable. Anyone in my position would have been caught off guard, too. I wanted to stay with her while they ran the second test, but she practically chased me out of the room.I spent some time pacing in the waiting room, but the sterile smell of the hospital started getting to me. Hospitals always did, ever since my mom's ordeal. The memories of sitting helplessly beside her bed were still fresh in my mind. I needed air and space to think. Before I knew it, I was in my car, driving aimlessly through the city.If I am honest with myself, the timing couldn’t have been worse. If the results came back positive, and I was the father,

Jake's POV"That son of a bitch," I mutter under my breath, pacing the living room as if the movement will somehow give me a solution. My mind races with Jack’s demands—one hundred million dollars and the return of COI. And if I don’t deliver? He’ll kill Rachael.I can still hear the fear in her voice from that call, the helplessness that cut through me like a blade. I clench my fists and swallow down the rising guilt. If I had stayed in the hospital with her, if I hadn’t been so selfish—none of this would’ve happened. She’d been blindsided by the pregnancy just like I had, yet I left her alone to face everything.Jack can’t know about the baby. At least, I prayed he didn’t. If he finds out, she is as good as dead. That child has Crawford blood, and Jack will see it as a threat to his plans for COI. I shake my head and block out the worst-case scenario. She wouldn’t tell him. Rachael is smart.I sink onto the couch and force my mind to focus. There must be a way. Giving in to Jack’s d

JAKE'S POVThe gunshot is still ringing in my ears. I quickly pick up the gun Karen has dropped, and I aim it at Micheal. My eyes dart to where Jack had been lying just seconds ago—he’s gone. The spot is empty.Damn it.I focus back on Micheal, my grip tightening on the gun. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Rachael drop to her knees beside Karen. She presses her hands against Karen’s stomach, trying to slow the bleeding.This woman.She’s trying to save the same woman who was ready to pull the trigger on her.Micheal freezes, slowly lowering his gun to the ground and raising his hands in surrender. His face is pale, but his eyes meet mine without flinching."Jake, listen to me," he says, his voice calm despite the situation. "I can explain. It’s not what you think."From the distance, I hear sirens—police, maybe an ambulance. Micheal’s eyes flick toward the sound, then back to me."Jake," he says firmly, "put the gun down before they bust in here.""Not a chance," I growl, my aim st

RACHAEL'S POVWhen Jake stormed out of my room, slamming the door behind him, he didn’t know I had already made up my mind.I couldn’t stay. Not anymore.This wasn’t just about me—it was about the baby I was carrying. Staying with Jake felt like waiting for danger to find us. With Jack on the loose, it wasn’t a matter of if something would happen but when.I understood where Jake was coming from. He wanted to protect us. But I couldn’t leave it to chance. He wouldn’t give me a divorce, so I had to take matters into my own hands.I had to leave.The guilt was already starting to creep in as I threw my clothes into the suitcase without folding them. My hands trembled as I zipped it shut. I paused for a moment, debating whether I should leave a note. But I knew it wouldn’t do any good.I grabbed my passport and my small stash of emergency cash. My heart ached at the thought of walking out on him, but I told myself it was for the best.I tiptoed to his room, and I pressed my ear against t

JAKE’S POVThe past four years had been a whirlwind of pain, regret and something entirely different from the life I’d envisioned for myself. When Rachael left, my heart shattered into a million pieces. I couldn’t accept what she had done. Her departure felt like the ultimate betrayal, one I never thought I’d overcome.I drowned myself in alcohol and women, searching for distractions, but each fleeting moment only deepened the wound she left behind. It wasn’t long before I realized I needed purpose, something to pull me out of the abyss. That’s when I threw myself into helping the police track down Jack. I poured endless resources into the hunt, sparing no expense. Yet Jack seemed to always be one step ahead. He remained a ghost.Even after Karen recovered and was imprisoned, Jack remained elusive. His absence gnawed at me. I sold COI—their family’s legacy—hoping it would draw him out but it was futile. His disappearance became maddening.I shifted my focus to finding Rachael only to