All Chapters of He Stole My Love, Heart and My Future—But I’m Taking It Back: Chapter 61 - Chapter 66

The hospital ceiling had forty-seven white squares. I had counted them seventeen times since I woke up three hours ago. The fluorescent lights buzzed softly above me, making everything look cold and sterile."Emily, you need to stop looking at the ceiling and listen to me." Dr. Martinez pulled a chair next to my bed. Her face was serious but caring. "The painful muscle squeezes have stopped completely. Your body is not trying to have the baby anymore. The baby's heartbeat is strong and steady.""But I was bleeding—""That bleeding happened because you were too worried and stressed. It happens a lot when pregnant women are under too much pressure. But Emily, if you don't calm down and rest, next time your body might really try to have the baby too early."Alejandro held my hand tight. "What does that mean?""You have to stay in bed for at least two weeks. No working, no worrying, no talking to reporters." Dr. Martinez spoke in a way that meant I had no choice. "Emily, you tried for yea

"Forty-eight hours." Those words kept playing in my head as I folded tiny pink baby clothes into the drawer. My hands were shaking, but I made them stop. Solana needed a mother who stayed strong when bad things happened."Emily, you should be resting in bed." Alejandro stood in the baby room doorway, carrying a wooden rocking chair. "Dr. Vega told you—""Dr. Vega said I need bed rest, not to be locked up like a prisoner." I held up a tiny yellow dress. "Besides, getting the baby's room ready is good for pregnant women. It helps us feel prepared.""Prepared for what?""For everything."Mateo ran through the door with his arms full of stuffed animals. "Look what I found downstairs! A whole dragon family for Solana!" He put them carefully on the baby changing table. "The mama dragon keeps the baby dragons safe from all the monsters."The afternoon light came through the windows, making the room feel warm and golden. Dust motes danced in the air like tiny fairies."That's perfect, sweetie

The court papers came at 6 AM, barely twelve hours after Solana was born. A man in a wrinkled suit pushed the papers at Maria Rodriguez, who was standing guard outside my hospital room."Emergency Request for Guardianship," Sofia read out loud, her voice tight with anger. "Javier Reyes versus Emily Vega, formerly Reyes, about the minor child Solana Vega."The morning light coming through the hospital windows felt cold and grey, like the world had lost its warmth overnight."How can he ask for guardianship?" Alejandro demanded. "He's not even her father!""He's saying he has rights because Carlos was his brother," Sofia explained, turning through the pages. "He says as the child's uncle, he has more legal rights than you do since you're not her biological father."I held Solana closer to my chest, feeling her tiny heartbeat against mine. She was sleeping peacefully, completely unaware that strangers were already fighting over her future."What else does it say?" I asked, though I wasn'