All Chapters of Pregnant After The Contract Ended : Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

Her mind drifted back to the conversation she had with her son earlier that afternoon. Leo had looked up at her with those big, honest eyes and said something that had cut right to her heart: A big house can still be lonely.He was so young, yet he noticed things adults tried so hard to hide. She had spent so much time trying to protect herself, building walls so high that no one could hurt her again. But in doing so, had she made their world too small?Then she remembered what Martha had told her over a cup of tea, when Naomi had confessed how confused and terrified she felt about the future. You don't have to figure out the rest of your life today, Naomi, Martha had said softly. You only have to decide your very next step.Just one step. Not a lifetime commitment. Not a promise that everything was fixed. Just one small, brave step into the unknown.Naomi squeezed the phone a little tighter in her hand. "I've been thinking," she admitted.Lucas didn't interrupt. He stayed quiet, bare

The single sentence stared back at Lucas from the glowing screen of his phone, cold and menacing."Stay away from Naomi and the boy... or this time, you will lose them forever."The warm, gentle feeling that had filled his heart just moments ago turned into ice. His thumbs hovered over the screen. Who sent this? Was it a threat from a rival business competitor trying to shake him? Or was it someone closer—someone who knew about Naomi’s return and the existence of little Leo?He immediately dialed the unknown number, but as he expected, an automated voice informed him that the line had been disconnected. It was a burner phone.Lucas stood by his hotel window until the early hours of the morning. He barely slept an hour. Five years ago, his own coldness and negligence had driven Naomi away. He hadn't protected her then. But now? He would burn the world down before letting anyone harm her or his son.The next morning on the other side of London, the sun barely had time to clear the horiz

The roar of the airplane engines vibrated through the cabin as the flight descended through the thick morning clouds over Ashford City.Leo was glued to the window, his wide eyes reflecting the sprawling skyline below. In his small hands, he held Captain tightly against the glass."Look, Mommy! Look at the tiny cars!" Leo squealed, his small shoes kicking against the front of his seat. "Are we going to see Mr. Lucas now? Did he bring the telescope?"Naomi sat beside him, her fingers tightly intertwined in her lap. She offered a soft, reassuring smile to her son, but inside, her stomach was tied in knots.Five years. It had been five whole years since she stepped foot in this city.She remembered leaving on a cold rainy morning with a tiny suitcase, a broken heart, and a secret growing inside her. Back then, she was just an invisible contract wife whose time had run out. She had been tossed aside, ignored by Lucas, and humiliated by his family.Now, she was returning. Not as a desperat

Old Lady Evelyn’s sobs echoed against the white marble walls of the grand hall. She was still on her knees, her frail, thin arms gently encircling five-year-old Leo. Her hands shook like dry leaves in a winter wind. For five long years, she had carried the heavy burden of her past cruelty. She had lied to herself, telling her heart that she had acted to protect the Ashford name. But looking at this little boy—looking at his soft brown eyes, his small nose, and the gentle way he held out his toy horse to comfort her—all her proud defenses crumbled into dust."My sweet boy," Evelyn whispered, her voice cracking as tears ran down the deep lines on her face. "My grandson..."Leo didn't pull away. He didn't know about the old fights. He didn't know about the contracts, the fake smiles, or the cruel letters from five years ago. To his innocent heart, this was just an old, sad lady in a wheelchair who needed a friend. He patted her thin shoulder with his free hand."Don't cry, Grandma," Leo

He wanted to defend himself. But looking at her steady, cold gaze, he realized she was right. Five years ago, he had been blind. He had been so focused on fighting his father-in-law and securing his power as CEO that he hadn't noticed the quiet, burning pain of the woman sleeping in his bed."So why did you stay today?" Lucas asked, his voice raw and broken. "When the car stopped at the gate... you could have told the driver to keep going. You could have demanded to go to a hotel. Why did you walk through those doors?"Naomi looked at the closed door of the bedroom where Leo was playing."Because I am tired of running," Naomi said softly. Her inner thoughts were clear, human, and grounded. She was tired of moving from flat to flat in London. She was tired of looking over her shoulder every time she walked down a street. She knew that Victor Ashford and his shadow games would follow her anywhere on earth until this war was finished. The only way to protect her son’s future was to stan