جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

One day, a young girl stopped me. “Mom, I’m your daughter from twenty years in the future. Please stop suspecting Dad! There has never been another woman!“If you keep this up, Dad will die because of your suspicions three months from now! You’ll regret it for the rest of your life!”I stood frozen in place. My face went deathly pale.The girl could barely get the words out through her tears. “Dad loves you so much! On the day he died, you were still angry with him because you smelled another woman’s perfume on him.“He drove 185 miles to buy your favorite raspberry cake because he wanted to make it up to you! He got caught in a pileup on the highway.“Dad held on to that cake until his very last moment…”She looked up at me through tear-filled eyes. “I came back here because I don’t want the tragedy to happen again. Mom, can’t you and Dad just be happy together?”I forced myself to calm down and studied her face carefully.Her eyes and features really did look so much like min

I looked into Yarden’s bloodshot eyes and could not help but find the whole thing absurd.Four years ago, the system had given me a chance to go back to my home world.I had just gotten a promotion in my original world. My family was well-off, and my parents were both healthy. I chose to go back.After that, my body began to grow weaker and weaker. The doctors ran every test they could, but they could not figure out what was wrong.The man who could command the business world begged renowned specialists from all over the world to save me.Every night, he held my frail hand and cried.He could not even sleep. Whenever he woke up, the first thing he did was press his ear against my chest to make sure my heart was still beating.I was torn. Over the years, I had truly fallen in love with Yarden.But my family in my original world mattered just as much to me.Then, when he had nowhere else to turn, he went to a remote mountain chapel that was famous for its miracles.He drove thr

I stared blankly at the ceiling as tears slipped from the corners of my eyes.A baby?In a world where even I was about to disappear, who would care about this little life that had come at such an unfortunate time?I touched my belly. “Please make an appointment for me to have an abortion. I don’t want this baby.”“How dare you?!”Yarden strode into the room. Anger simmered in his eyes, but he tried to keep it under control. “Lily, there’s a limit to how far you can take this!”When he saw how pale I looked, his tone softened. He took my cold fingers in his hand.“We spent three years trying to have a baby. It took you so long to finally get pregnant. Why don’t you want it?”His words made my throat burn. I could not help but laugh bitterly.Three years…It had taken three whole years.I took every fertility supplement the doctors recommended because I wanted to have his baby. Some of them were so bitter that I could barely swallow them.I had gone through round after round

(The third POV)Yarden took a long drag of his cigarette and paced around his study. His face was dark with annoyance.He called one of his assistants. His voice was low and cold.“Is everything ready? Send Lily to the country house so she can rest during her pregnancy. Send the best prenatal care team there to look after her.”He paused. The image of Lily’s pale, gaunt face came to mind, and his brows drew together.“Also, send her the best prenatal supplements you can find. I want her meal plan sent to me every night so I can check it. If she gets stubborn and refuses to eat, find a way to make sure she gets something down.”He ended the call and rubbed his thumb across his phone screen.The truth was, he did have some doubts.He and Quiana had always been careful. He had never expected her to get pregnant.That night at the party, everything had descended into chaos. He had watched the blood spread beneath Quiana. The sight had overwhelmed all reason. That was why he had

Quiana frozed.She watched Yarden turn and stride out of the room. She dug her fingernails into her palms to stop herself from going after him.If she tried to stop him, she would only look suspicious and risk exposing herself.She quickly pulled out her phone, turned away, and sent a text to the bodyguard she had bribed.[He’s on his way. Follow the plan. Tell him you saw Lily run away.]Yarden started the car. The moment he drove through the gates, his phone rang.The bodyguard sounded panicked.He called Yarden. “Mr. Stone, Mrs. Stone… Mrs. Stone’s gone! Somehow, she picked the lock and ran away!”“You idiot!” Yarden froze. He slammed his fist against the steering wheel.His voice rose in fury.“You had an entire group watching her, and she still got away?! Find her!”He hung up. Silence filled the car.Yarden gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles turned white.How could Lily have run away? She was pregnant and so weak. Where could she possibly go?He