Logan watched Alessia, a storm of emotions brewing beneath his composed exterior.He remembered a night from years ago, vividly, and a part of him wanted to confess it all.But he knew it was too late, and some truths were better left unspoken.However, Alessia felt conflicted.She believed she had asked clearly enough, but he was not owning up to it.Continuing to press the issue would be humiliating for both of them.In her heart, Alessia felt an unspeakable bitterness, and her mind was a tangle of emotions.She stayed silent, wrestling with her thoughts.Frustration ultimately got the better of Logan, and he left the bed, walking out of the room without a word.Alessia sat up, contemplated for a moment, and then picked up her phone to call her sister, Veronica.The phone connected quickly. ‘Alessia?’‘Hey, Veronica,’ Alessia whispered, ‘Are you home now?’‘Yeah, we’re home. Don’t worry. I won’t go anywhere. I’ll just stay with Milo.’‘I’m not worried one bit.’ Alessia knew her sist

Brayden interrupted Connie, his voice unyielding, ‘You caused your own miscarriage and blamed it on Alessia. That’s why you’re so nervous. You’re afraid of being cursed.’‘Brayden, I didn’t—’ Connie continued to deny.Brayden’s voice remained cold and resolute. ‘It doesn’t matter whether you admit it or not. You’re the one who got hurt, and you’re the one who’d feel it the most. That was your own child. And you used it as a tool to hurt others.’Connie paused again, feeling cornered.Brayden continued pushing her into the examination room, his steps heavy.‘Brayden,’ Connie tried once more.‘Stop talking,’ Brayden said coldly. ‘I don’t want to talk to you right now.’Feeling abashed and desperate, Connie fell silent.While the doctor examined her, Brayden waited outside, his mind filled with a tumultuous mix of emotions.He overheard the doctor’s words to Connie. ‘Mrs Scott, your bleeding has stopped, and we can remove the gauze. However, the bleeding has caused thinning of your uteru

In the darkness, Logan watched Alessia’s slim figure move toward the bathroom.He sensed that she was intentionally avoiding him after their earlier conversation.He felt an emotional chasm between them, even though she was right beside him.Alessia lingered in the bathroom, taking her time to freshen up.She washed her face and brushed her teeth at a leisurely pace, allowing twenty minutes to pass.Finally, she was ready to leave the bathroom.But the moment she opened the door, Logan stood before her, blocking her path.Without uttering a word, he gripped Alessia’s waist and pulled her into his arms before extinguishing the lights.The room plunged into total darkness.Alessia sensed his handsome face descending and then felt his lips on hers.‘Hey!’ she began, her voice filled with agitation, finding his unannounced kiss a display of dominance.Her heart raced, and she remembered her doctor’s advice not to let herself become overly distressed.Rapid heartbeats could trigger arrhyth

The magnetic pull between them was powerful, and Logan didn’t want to lose control and do something he’d regret.Seeing Logan in a less domineering state, Alessia poked him in the chest and challenged, ‘Are you even a man?’He responded calmly, ‘You’ve experienced first-hand whether I’m a man or not, haven’t you?’Alessia blushed at his response and continued, ‘What kind of man walks away from a fight and disappears for two days, hmm?’Logan remained silent, acknowledging the truth in her words.She probed further, ‘How can a man be so irresponsible, especially to the woman who hasn’t betrayed him in any way? Why were you so angry?’But it ran deeper than that, and Logan knew it.Alessia wasn’t just his girlfriend; she was the woman who had saved his life.He gazed at her with deep tenderness.She pressed on, ‘You walked away. Do you think that was right?’Logan, still in a daze, replied, ‘No.’She huffed lightly, ‘No matter how upset you were, how could you just abandon me like that?

‘Taking advantage?’ Alessia muttered, feeling the weight of his repeated accusations.He had labelled her this way more than once, and Alessia felt a deep sense of desolation.‘Yes, I’m obviously out of your league,’ Logan said, betraying his sense of feeling used, ‘You risked your life to save me so that I’d accept you and your kid. I’d been wondering why you would put yourself in such danger. Now I know.’‘And now you’ve successfully made me feel I owe you all my life. You’re unbelievable, Alessia,’ he added coldly. ‘You wanted me to be a stepfather to your kid. You said you weren’t dating me because of my money. That was only half true. You didn’t need my money for yourself. You needed it for your kid, didn’t you?’Alessia felt his words stab at her heart. ‘I’m not as vile as you’ve said.’Logan, fuelled by anger and a sense of betrayal, continued his harsh words, ‘Yes, you are. You’re just unscrupulous. You thought that just because you’ve saved my life, I would owe you for the re