Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mr. President Has A Baby Bump: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Third Person POVElijah had combed through half the city, weaving through streets and private estates, his phone glued to his ear. Every number he dialed went unanswered. Every message to Jay or Lena was met with silence. This was the first time since he started working for his president that he doesn’t have an idea where he was…. And this frustrated the shit out him. Like what the fuck man.Lena’s men were everywhere stone-faced, trained, unyielding. Every attempt Elijah made to get close ended the same way: a cold “You’re not authorized” and a wall of muscle blocking his path.But Elijah wasn’t stupid. He had other ways. After almost five years of working for the Hale’s, he has made some connections of his own that can help in situations like this.A call here and a favor there, and a discreet tracking ping on a company vehicle… by the time he was done, he had what the chairman wanted a location. Since he couldn’t get any of them, at least he has a location but why the fuck does the

~~Jay~~I swallowed hard, the bitter taste of bile still coating my throat. “So… what are you going to do?” I asked quietly.Lena didn’t answer right away. Her lips trembled before she pressed them into a thin line, and her gaze dropped to the floor like it was easier to look there than at me.Then she spoke. “Break up with her, obviously,” she said flatly. “That’s the only rational thing to do.”My heart dropped.She tried to sound unaffected, like it was just another task she had to cross off her list. But I saw the way her fingers clenched around the rim of the cup. I saw how she blinked fast, trying to hold back the tears that had already carved silent trails down her face.I didn’t even know she had someone. I never asked, never noticed. I was too wrapped up in my own mess to see that my sister my strong, blunt, emotionally walled-up sister had been quietly holding onto something, someone… and now, she was ready to let go.Because of me.Because I messed up.Because I dragged her

“Let me see Jay. Right this instant!” he roared again, his voice bouncing off the walls like thunder, rattling the picture frames.I stared at him, deadpan. “Seriously? Now you’re summoning him like he’s a house elf? I told u already, he’s out of the country”His glare darkened. “Don’t push me, Lena. The media is breathing down my neck. We’re losing control of the narrative. They want Jay. Not you.”I bit the inside of my cheek and forced a smile. “Wow. So nice to feel so valued.” Why the fuck is he going back and forth, can’t he comprehend words properly.“This isn’t about your feelings, it’s about the company—”“Oh, now it’s about the company,” I snapped, stepping between him and the hallway. “Jay isn’t available.”He barked a bitter laugh. “Not available? What is this, a spa day? He’s the face of Hale Corp, he doesn’t get to disappear when things get hard!”“He’s not a machine, Father,” I shot back, my voice low and sharp. “He’s been holding this company together for years. Carryin

~~Jay ~~I could hear her crying.At first, I thought maybe it was just the quiet hitch of breath but then it grew, deep and broken, the kind of sound that came from a place you couldn’t hide from.She’s been strong for me all this time. Fierce. Unshakable. My shield against the world. And somehow, I’d been too wrapped up in my own mess to notice she was bleeding inside too.The tears came before I could stop them. They weren’t in my control just like so much of my life lately. A pregnant man, I thought bitterly, letting out a humorless laugh at my own miserable self.Then I heard her voice through the door.“Yes… yes, I’m pregnant,” she said into the phone, her tone sharp, almost defiant. “Are you disappointed?!” she yelled, the words shattering in the air.A moment later I hear sound of things crashing. Something broke in her room, glass maybe, and I flinched like it had hit me.My first instinct was to go in, to hold her, to tell her she wasn’t alone. But the truth was… there was

~~Alex~~And then snap back to reality like someone poured ice water down my spine, my body finally remembered what it was supposed to do. I moved. Fast.“Where are you?” My voice was steel now, slicing through whatever fog had been choking me seconds ago. “Jay, tell me exactly where you are.”There was a faint rustle on the other end, then another strained breath. “I… I can’t… they—”That was all I needed. Whoever “they” were, they’d just signed their death sentence.I grabbed my jacket with one hand, my keys with the other, phone wedged between my shoulder and ear as I stormed toward the door. “Listen to me. Keep talking, don’t stop. I’m coming to get you.”“Alex—” his voice broke, and it nearly buckled my knees.No. No falling apart now.Not when he needed me.I barked into my earpiece, already connecting to Ethan. “Get the car. Now. And prep the jet we’re leaving Tokyo within the hour.”“But, sir—”“Now!” I roared, because time was a luxury I didn’t have.Jay’s breathing was getti