Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dead at Heart: Kabanata 681 - Kabanata 690

Jayson's throat tightened, but in the end, he only said, "Uncle Kyle just got back, and Grandma's in good spirits. There are too many people around today, and her birthday's coming up. We can tell her after that. Besides, the first phase of your work at the 719 base is almost done."Ariel did the math. Betty's birthday was more than 20 days away. She wasn't so desperate that she couldn't wait.But Jayson's answer told her that he agreed to the divorce.The matter of the baby weighed on him more heavily than she had expected. Despite his immense love for children, he had never once asked her to have one in all their years together. If he hadn't tampered with the herbal soup back then, she wondered what their lives would look like now if they had had a child.Maybe she wouldn't have had to endure so much pain."Alright." Ariel nodded, then turned and walked away without another word.Jayson stood watching her back. After a while, he lowered his head and let out a heavy breath, fe

Even the surveillance footage showed nothing. The two people who had harmed Ariel had vanished from the hospital as if into thin air.They probably knew the hospital inside out. There was no other way they could have left absolutely no trace behind.If Ariel hadn't been alert, who knew what might have happened to her?Ariel closed her eyes. She couldn't accept this. Even if she had wanted to terminate the pregnancy, she couldn't accept losing the baby in that way.Liam said, "I work at this hospital, but I assure you, the hospital's been cooperative. They likely didn't know anything. The director made it clear that if the hospital had been at fault, they wouldn't shirk responsibility. It's just that the people who did this were clever. We couldn't find anything yet."He knew how Ariel felt, so he made sure to explain everything clearly.He even spoke to the hospital's higher-ups using his family name.The hospital agreed to cooperate, with the only condition that nothing be publ

When Samson arrived, he slid into the seat next to Ariel. "Mr. Larkin, I need to go over some work stuff with Ariel. Hope you don't mind."Jayson had already taken a step forward. "You should ask her if she minds. I don't interfere with her freedom."Ariel glanced at him.She caught a subtle hint of meaning in his words. But to an outsider, it just sounded like he was respecting her choice.Samson turned to Ariel, his mood light. "What's going on? Mr. Larkin usually wouldn't allow this before."Ariel lowered her head and texted Elsie while asking him, "Aren't you sitting with your sister?"Samson's smile faltered, showing little interest. "We don't get along that well. She can sit wherever she wants."Ariel casually glanced at Cecilia, who happened to meet her gaze. Cecilia tilted her head and even winked at Ariel with a smile.Ariel silently folded her fingers, keeping the flood of emotions in her chest from showing.The test was about to start.As the provider of the SX all

Ariel lowered her gaze, deep in thought. "Don't worry. I'll make sure everything is handled properly. Quite a few people assisted me with this project, so they'll also be questioned. Perhaps the issue arose somewhere during the process.""Give it some time. I'll talk to Gary and see what else I can do. You shouldn't worry too much." Carlos didn't know all the details, but he was certain Ariel wouldn't make such mistakes. Ariel hummed in acknowledgment.There were many people on her team, but the one who had helped her most with important tasks was Elsie. Ariel had reviewed the data before Elsie submitted it.That meant something must have happened in the short window between her review and Elsie's submission that caused the blunder.Besides, Elsie had little reason to be a suspect. She wouldn't gain anything from tampering with the data, while Ariel, as Jayson's legal spouse, stood to bear the heaviest scrutiny.Ariel also didn't believe Elsie resented her enough to take such a

It seemed as though Ariel and Jayson had complete faith in each other, no matter what kind of crisis they faced.Samson fell silent, looking slightly dazed.Beyond the shock and confusion, an inexplicable feeling stirred within him.As he tried to suppress that strange, unsettling sense of unease, Samson finally said, "I came here today to tell you that I can help you if you ever need it.""That won't be necessary." Ariel set down her cup. "I never said I couldn't handle the issue. There's no need for you to get involved."Samson had rarely seen such calm composure in any woman. Even men who had weathered countless experiences might not remain as steady as Ariel did.He stared at her, momentarily at a loss for words, as though something had struck him in the head.Once again, he realized just how different Ariel was from anyone else.Ariel wasn't interested in whatever Samson was thinking. She rose to her feet and looked at him. "I'm curious about one thing, Mr. Pryce. On what