PREGNANT AFTER MY EX-HUSBAND CALLED ME BARREN. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

Blackwell Manor had never felt this empty.I noticed it the moment I walked through the front doors.The massive foyer was exactly as I had left it.Polished marble floors.Crystal chandeliers.Paintings worth millions hanging on walls that had never known warmth.Everything was perfect.Everything was silent.Usually, I preferred it that way.Tonight, I couldn’t stand it.I loosened my tie as I walked farther into the house.My footsteps echoed through the hallway.For years, silence had been my refuge.Tonight, it felt like punishment.Because the silence reminded me of her.Aurora.I stopped walking.I closed my eyes.Her face appeared immediately.The way she frowned when she was annoyed.The way she rolled her eyes at me.The way she tried to hide her smile.The way she had held my hand while I slept.That was the moment I realized I was in love.I opened my eyes.“Ridiculous.”I walked toward the study.I had spent the entire drive home trying not to think about her.It hadn’t w

I got home that day feeling not exhausted. I got a call from dr Harris“I planned to call him after work today”“Good evening dr”“How was your first day miss evans”“It was fine doc.”“Don’t disgrace me over there”“We laughed over the phone”I asked him how the hospital was going and all that before we needed the call. My house felt so lonely I wished I could go home to where I would see Jessica and talk about how today went. Buttt life goes on.Maybe I should call her.Oh she has a night shift today.I rested my back on the sofa.“Ring ring”Who could that be by this time of the day. I said in a sleepy and angry voice.“Fuck!! How is it morning?” I didn’t even change my clothes.“Jessica, how are you? I will call you once I’m less busy”.I hurriedly prepared and left for work.The whispers began on my second day at Blackwell Medical Center.At first, I tried to convince myself that I was imagining them.But by lunchtime, it became impossible to ignore.“That’s her.”I slowed my s

“Ethan what do you think?”“About what sir”“Should I ask her to come with me for the charity gala”.Ethan smiled,”sir I don’t think she is going to accept that invitation and I think it’s a little too much”I stared at the invitation sitting on my desk.The thick ivory card bore the familiar gold crest of the Blackwell Foundation.THE ANNUAL BLACKWELL FOUNDATION CHARITY GALAA night dedicated to raising funds for children’s healthcare and medical research.Normally, I wouldn’t have given the event a second thought. The gala happened every year. I attended, gave a speech, wrote an enormous check, shook hands with donors, and escaped as soon as social etiquette allowed.This year was different.I thought Aurora should be there, she would be happy to go.I picked up the invitation again.Then put it down.Ridiculous.I was Kieran Drake Blackwell. I didn’t hesitate.“Ethan send for Aurora”“Yes sir”.Some minutes later, a knock sounded on my office door.“Come in.”Aurora stepped inside

Saturday finally came,Not like I was anticipating for the day but because I was nervous about what would happen on that day.I stared at my reflection in the mirror and barely recognized myself.“Stop looking at yourself like you’re about to attend your own funeral,” Jessica said from behind me.She came to spend few weeks with me since she is on leave. So sweet of her.I turned toward her. “Jess, I honestly don’t know how to feel”She rolled her eyes dramatically.“And I told you that nonsense ends tonight.”I sighed.The charity gala was being hosted by the Blackwell Foundation, which meant billionaires, celebrities, politicians, and people whose outfits probably cost more than my entire apartment.And somehow, I was supposed to walk into that ballroom beside Kieran Blackwell.No pressure.Jessica walked over and adjusted the thin strap of my gown.The dress was simple compared to the extravagant gowns I imagined the other women would wear. It wasn’t covered in diamonds or feathers.

Everything happened so fast.One second, Kieran was standing in front of me, refusing to let Jason pull me away.The next…Jason’s fist flew.A collective gasp filled the ballroom.Kieran barely had time to turn before Jason’s punch connected with his jaw.“Kieran!” I screamed.The music had stopped completely.Phones were raised everywhere.Jason had just punched one of the most powerful men in the city in the middle of a charity gala.Kieran slowly turned his face back toward Jason, his expression darkening.Oh no.I knew that look.Jason apparently realized his mistake too, but it was already too late.Kieran swung his fist.Jason stumbled backward as the punch landed squarely against his face.People screamed.Jason immediately charged toward Kieran again.And suddenly, the two men were throwing punches at each other.“Kieran, stop!” I shouted.Security guards rushed toward them, but Kieran was furious.Jason grabbed Kieran’s suit jacket, and Kieran shoved him away so hard that Ja