Semua Bab Leaving You Bereft: Bab 811 - Bab 820

Thalia sat up straight. But all her senses were focused on her palm—on the warmth of Landon's hand around hers. It took her a while to pull herself together before she shook her head lightly. "I wasn't thinking about anything."Landon gave her a lazy smile. "I think you were thinking about me."She denied it, "Nope."He didn't push it further, knowing when to leave her to her privacy. He just kept driving, sending her back to the apartment. After a while, his phone rang. He only took a glance to find out that it was Thea who called.Thalia saw it too.He didn't answer.But soon, the phone blared again, loud and grating in the quiet car. This time, he didn't ignore it. Tilting his chin toward Thalia, he said, "Answer it for me."Thalia turned her face away, refusing. "It's your call, not mine, to take."Driving with one hand on the wheel, he said in a softened voice with a trace of warmth, "You're my future wife. You can answer my calls as you please."She remained still, but h

That feeling was both familiar and strange for Thalia. She had been pregnant once before. Although she hadn't felt it long before losing the baby, it had sharpened her instincts as a woman. She pressed a hand to her chest, trying to hold it back, but in the end, she couldn't.She rushed to the bathroom, retching violently, but it was mostly dry heaving. When her stomach finally emptied, she leaned against the sink in a daze. Deep down, she knew she was pregnant.These past weeks, Landon had been glued to her side. And ever since his proposal, they hadn't used protection.She wanted a baby. Before, she had been eager to improve herself, to keep pace with Landon. But now, she thought having a baby would be wonderful, too. After the baby was born, she could hire a tutor and learn alongside her child.She figured she would have caught up to Landon by the time the child reached his teens.The thought alone made her heart feel warm.Beside her, Tully stared at her with envy. After all,

Thalia left.Willow ran after her, feeling sorry for her. She comforted her softly and then said to Leslie, "Take her to the Ziegler residence. I don't think it's safe for her to stay at the apartment. At least there, someone can keep an eye on her. If not, send her to Gabriella's and Xavier's place."She trusted Gabriella to handle things. And Xavier was reliable now too.Leslie nodded. "Don't worry, Ms. Harper. I'll make sure Ms. Sherman gets there safely."He had watched Thalia suffer all along the way, so he couldn't help but feel sympathy for her. Resting a hand lightly on her shoulder like an older brother, he said, "Come on, let's take the garage exit."By now, the reporters had already surrounded Nebula Group so tightly that there was no way out.The revelation that the future Mrs. Ziegler had once worked at a club hit like a bombshell.It was destined to be a sleepless night tonight.Thalia followed Leslie like a lost soul, but after a few steps, she suddenly turned ba

There was a sea of people on the first floor of Nebula Group.All of them were employees from Nebula Group working overtime, along with shareholders, their heads tilted back as they watched a young woman standing before the public, all but admitting to her past and cutting ties with Landon.Anyone could see just how much Thalia loved Landon to give up herself. But Thalia was the only one who knew just how much bitterness and heartache that love carried.Landon kept his head raised, watching her face fade away as every screen went dark.Thalia was gone.Not only from the screens, but from the whole city. She said she was boarding a flight. Where was she going?His throat tightened as he turned to Leslie. "Find which airport she's at. Bring her back. No matter the cost, I want to see her first thing in the morning."Leslie said nothing and went to get it done.What they didn't know was that Thalia never boarded a flight. She walked out of the airport, took a cab, and ended up in

Landon and Thalia brushed past each other.At first, Thalia didn't notice Landon. She had her head down, reading her test results. But then a breeze drifted by, carrying that faint pine scent so familiar.Was it Landon?Her head snapped up. She caught sight of him just as he walked past, heard him talking on the phone about something that had to do with her. Her eyes grew damp. For one fleeting second, she wanted to call out to him, throw herself into his arms, and let him see their child.But she held herself back. So what if she did call him?They were never meant to be. She was nothing but a burden and a landmine in his life. She'd already taken too much. She couldn't keep being greedy and asking for more, so she let it go.Even though she had resolved to leave, she couldn't help quickening her pace, hiding at a corner just to steal one last glance at him. She watched him slowly make his way downstairs, admiring the defined knuckles of his hand as he held his phone.She lifte