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"She's stable," the doctor said quietly, watching Isaac's expression carefully. "There was a subchorionic hemorrhage. It's a clot that forms between the uterine wall and the placenta, and when it bursts, it causes heavy bleeding. It's not uncommon in the first trimester." Isaac stood still, jaw locked so tightly the muscles near his temple twitched, he didnt move from where he stood. "She fainted from the sudden drop in blood pressure and the shock. The blood made it look worse than it is. We've cleaned everything, checked the fetus, everything’s fine.” The doctor flipped his chart slowly, as if waiting for permission to continue. Isaac still hadn't said anything. "She's going to be alright. The baby is fine too but she needs full rest for the next few weeks, no stress, no overexertion, no skipping meals. This isn't something that should happen again." Only then did Isaac speak. "What happens if it does?" The doctor's tone didn't change, but his words became more caref

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“You’ll sleep in my room.” He said it so casually, as if it were no bigger than asking someone to pass the salt. But the way Lena’s head snapped toward him, and the way Isabel blinked twice like she hadn’t heard him right, said otherwise. Isabel opened her mouth, closed it, then managed, “I-- what?” Isaac didn’t even look at her. He kept walking as he spoke, buttoning his cuff like this was already decided. “You heard me, you’ll be in my room from now on.” “The doctor said I just need rest,” she said quickly, trying to keep up behind him. “That’s all, It’s not that serious.” He stopped. She nearly bumped into him. His head turned just slightly, and even though his expression stayed calm, there was something behind his voice that made her legs go still. “And what if something serious happens again?” he asked, looking straight ahead. “What if it happens in the middle of the night, and no one gets to you in time?” “It was just a scare,” she said, softer now. “That’s

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The room felt colder than it should have. Isabel stepped inside with slow steps. The air smelled like cologne and linen, sharp and clean, like it hadn’t been touched by anyone else but him. Her hand hovered near her waist, awkwardly fidgeting with the hem of her sleeve. Across the room, Isaac was pulling a clean shirt over his head, the muscles in his back moving under the fabric as he finished buttoning the collar. His expression was unreadable, but he glanced at her once without saying anything, his eyes dragging over her face before dropping back to the buttons. She cleared her throat, trying to keep her voice even. “I appreciate the concern, but… I don’t think this is necessary,” she said, eyes fixed on him the entire time even though he had his back to her. He didn’t respond and so she continued. “I’ll sleep in my room,” she added, lifting her chin slightly. “If anything happens in the middle of the night, I can ring the bell they gave me, one of the staff can come.

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When she asked to stay, he didn’t question it, he just opened the door wider and stepped aside. She hesitated at the threshold, her fingers curling tighter around the edge of her robe, “I can take the sofa, if that makes more sense.” He looked at her, expression blank, one brow lifting like she’d said something ridiculous. “You want to sleep on the sofa,” he repeated, flatly. She nodded once. “That’s cute,” he said. Her face flushed instantly, blinking in astonishment at the softness in his voice, she didn't think she had ever heard him speak that way, the last thing she expected was to hear him call her ‘cute,’ and with the shadow of a smile. “What’s that supposed to mean?” she blinked. Isaac crossed the room and pulled the blanket back from the bed with one hand, “this isn’t a college dorm, there’s a bed, you’re pregnant, you’ll use it.” “And you?” she asked warily. She didn't want him to take the sofa, she didn't want to be an inconvenience but she also didn't se

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She stood frozen for a moment, unsure if she had really heard him right, she just stood there in the hallway, staring at the closed door he’d disappeared behind. “Woah, what the hell was that?” she blinked a few times before she turned and walked away. She felt like she'd grown a lump in her throat, she stared at the food, completely lost her appetite by now. She stared at his bedroom door with a frown before turning the knob to hers and heading in. The next morning, she didn’t go down for breakfast. Lena noticed immediately, carrying a tray to her room not long after sunrise. She found Isabel sitting by the window, knees pulled to her chest, head tilted slightly like she’d been stuck in the same thought for hours. “Miss Manor?” Lena asked softly, setting the tray down on the table, “everything alright?” Isabel gave a small smile, one that didn’t reach her eyes, “yeah. I’m fine.” Lena hesitated before nodding, glancing at the untouched tea and toast before quietly leaving

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She was still trying to calm her racing heart after his whisper, the warmth of his fingers still lingering faintly beneath her chin, when he let out a breath and stepped back, raking his hand through his hair with a frustrated exhale. “I shouldn’t have said those things to you that night,” he muttered, his voice sounding a little rough, “I was angry, not at you, just angry.” She blinked, surprised at his shift in tone. He hesitated, then glanced away, his hand dropping to his side. “One of my senior staff members ran off with over twenty million in company funds,” he said, finally,“It happened the same day I came home and saw you waiting for me.” Her eyes widened instantly and she threw a shocked hand over her mouth, “twenty million?” She thought her eyes were going to pop out of their sockets. He nodded once. “I was on the phone all day, getting legal involved, talking to the board. I hadn’t eaten, hadn’t slept, everything was spiraling, and then I walked in, and you

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Isabel fumbled with the zipper of her dress, her fingers trembling slightly, her mind still spinning from the way Isaac had pulled it up so casually, like it was nothing at all. She changed back into her regular clothes slowly, smoothing the wrinkles down with shaking hands, before grabbing the shopping bags the assistants had packed neatly by the fitting area. As she walked out toward the front of the boutique, she caught sight of Isaac standing near the glass doors, flipping through his phone, one hand tucked into his pocket. She swallowed and crossed the room toward him, the quiet click of her shoes the only sound besides the soft hum of music overhead. “Thank you,” she said quietly, her voice a little shy. He gave a small nod, not looking up. Just then, one of the boutique managers, a handsome man with a polished smile, approached them. "You looked absolutely stunning in that navy dress, miss," he said, offering her a small wink. Isabel flushed instantly, tuckin

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Isabel sat quietly in the back seat of the car, Isaac’s coat still wrapped around her shoulders. She pressed the collar higher, trying to hide her face in the fabric, though she could feel the heat rushing back to her cheeks just thinking about everything that had happened. Her legs were curled slightly to one side, and her hand was gripping the edge of the coat like it could steady her heartbeat. She glanced sideways. Isaac hadn’t said a word since they got into the car, one hand was resting on his thigh, the other adjusting the heater settings to push warm air toward her. He looked perfectly calm, focused ahead, his brow relaxed, like he wasn’t the same man who had zipped up her dress and held her through a storm. She turned back toward the window, cheeks burning again and her fingers tightened around the jacket. When the car pulled up to the house, Isaac got out first, he didn’t say anything but opened her door and waited. Isabel stepped out, still wrapped in hi

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Isabel stared at him like he had just grown a second head. "I'm sorry, what?" she said, blinking, “your wife?" Isaac didn’t even flinch. His voice was calm and collected, like he wasn’t just dropping a bomb in the middle of dinner. He turned toward Lena, "contact our media rep, arrange a full press conference for tomorrow morning. I want it quiet and clean, no third-party journalists, just our outlets." Lena nodded, already pulling her phone out as she stepped back toward the hallway. Isaac shifted slightly, his eyes brushing Isabel only once before he turned. "You’ll get more compensation," he said flatly, already walking out of the dining room. And just like that, he was gone. Isabel sat there frozen, fork still in her hand, eyes wide. "Did he just..?" she turned sharply to Lena, "what the hell was that?" Lena hesitated, her lips parting slowly. "I... I’ll help get you ready," she said carefully. "No, I didn’t agree to this," Isabel said, rising from her se

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The car was too quiet. Isabel sat with her hands folded in her lap, fingers twisting over one another. She wasn't sure how long they'd been driving, but her nerves made every second feel slower than it should. Isaac sat next to her, legs crossed, one hand resting lazily on the armrest. His expression was unreadable, eyes forward, calm like always. But he kept glancing at her. He didn't say anything. Just shifted in his seat now and then, his eyes catching the way her knee bounced slightly, the way her thumb brushed her other palm in a small circle. She reached up to touch her necklace at one point, and he watched that too. She was trying to stay calm, trying not to think too hard about the flashing lights she knew were waiting outside. But her chest felt tight, her stomach unsettled. When she signed a contract to carry a child for a stranger, she didn't think he would be this well known? And now she was playing wife? When the car finally slowed, she looked up. Outsid

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