Eme handed one portion of the food to the caregiver. The caregiver thanked her and left with the meal, leaving the space to the three of them.
hule eating as her thoughts were consured by what she had overheard.
ntmindedness, placed more food on Esme’s plate and asked with concern, “Essie, what’s wrong?”
Rame gurky formed a smile and replied, “It’s nothing ”
but in her mind, she was troubled. Not only was Istah in this hospital, but Audrey would also be coming here for her prenatal checkups.
If Nolan and pruby ran into either of them, wouldn’t Ruby fall ill again from the stress? Esme resolved to find a way to keep her uncle and aunt away from those two.
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thable to hold back. Anne quickly revealed everything the labs tambhal taken dry out of prison to carry the pregnancy to terms, and Adeline had specifically forbidden
peaking. Anne stood nervously as she watched tsaiah. She was afraid he would erupt in anger.
To his surprise, Isaiah simply waved her away without a word.
Atene closed the door, Isaiah casually tossed the orange he had been holding onto the table and lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the celling
If none of this had happened, Esme might have been the one to carry his child. A boy would resemble him, and a gal would undoubtedly look just like her.
gardless, any child they had would carry the teatures of both him and Exme.
He covered his face with his hands, letting out a bitter laugh Ultimately, those things had happened, and now he didn’t even know where she was
sad a child now?
that evening, as a nurse came
nurse came to change his bandages, she couldn’t help but offer him hice that he should get someone to take care of him when she saw how alone he was.
The nurse went on to mention a patient in a VIP ward downstairs whose husband stayed by her side constantly. Even her niece had flown in from abroad overnight, hising a caregiver and staing with her without leaving her side.
Recalling the nice’s appearance, the nurse couldn’t help but comment on what a devoted and thoughtful woman she was “I wonder if someone like that is married,” the nurse
he niece’s name
she was speaking so eagerly that she had not noticed how tightly Isaiah’s hands clenched. After a long pause, he suddenly asked, “Do you know the
The nurse besitated before replying uncertainh, “Think it starts with an E‘ E’m not entirely sure.”
With that, she pushed her cart and left the room.
The moment the door closed behind her, Isaiah threw off the blanket, got out of bed, and hurriedly put on his shoes. The closer he got to Ruby’s ward, the more his heart pounded with anticipation.
At first, he hadn’t paid much attention to what the nurse said. But Isaiah’s suspicions grew when she mentioned the niece’s appearance and noted the teardrop mole near her eye. Among all the people he knew, only Fame had such a mole
When the nurse added that the niece’s name started with an E, his certainty soliditied
It was Esme–she had returned, and she was now so close to him!
