StarNovelChapter 326 "Get out of my way." Theo pushed him away and askedstubbornly, "Where's the baby?" I opened my reddened eyes. "Didn't you hear what he said?" "Where's the baby?" Theo raised his voice.
"Dead!" I endured the pain and said the word. "On the night you and Cindy were getting engaged, he did. He died in my womb." Theo's body shook for a second after he heard my answer.
I could not help but cry. I thought I saw him crying too. I did not know if I was seeing things. How could Theo be crying? He was supposed to feel happy, right? From today onward, he could live happily together with Cindy. He would not be trapped withbecause of the baby.
My eyes were overcast with waves of darkness. I tugged on Matthew's sleeve and said in a trembling voice, "I want to leave." I did not want to stay here for another second. I would completely break down if I stayed here.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMatthew saw that my face was as pale as a sheet of paper and my body was slightly shaking. He hurriedly carriedin his arms. "I'll bring you back now." Back in the condominium, Matthew gavesmedicine. Half an hour after I took the medicine, my emotions were slowly stabilizing. Still, I felt weak and weary.
"Ignore them." Matthew was holding a towel, wiping m y face for me. "They don't deserve to stand in front of you. They've never deserved it and never will." I pursed my lips and burst into tears.
Actually, I was the one who did not deserve to stand in front of them. I was unworthy from the beginning. The happy times that I had back then madeconfused. Later on, the illusion of bliss was torn apart by Cindy. I could then see the insurmountable gap between Theo and me.
My mind was in a mess. I could not fall asleep until it was one in the morning. Matthew refused to go back, claiming that he was worried aboutbeing alone. Hence, I did not insist on asking him to return.
At two in the morning, Matthew picked up a phone call. The company needed him to handle simportant affairs, so he had to go out. However, he was worried aboutbeing alone at home. He called his personal assistant to cover and keepcompany.
I rejected him immediately. "Don't worry about me. I'll call you if anything happens to me. I prefer to be alone now." When Matthew sawinsisting on this, he could only remindto call him right away if anything happened. Then, he left in a hurry.
The medicine that Matthew gavewas antidepressant pills. I knew that. Otherwise, my emotions would not have improved so quickly. Hence, my emotions were quite stable for this short while.
The room was dimly lit. I grew sleepy as I stared at the ceiling.
At this moment, a streak of light suddenly lit up the room, followed by a loud rumbling ndise. Then, there cthe sound of heavy rainfall hitting the window. I shut my eyes tight, trying to fall asleep. Still, I was wide awake.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe sounds of thunder cone after another. My body started to tremble.
Again, there was another crack of thunder. I got out of the bed and walked toward the closet, opening it. Then, I climbed into the closet.
I could still hear the thunderclap in my ears. I bit my finger, and my mind could not help but recall the nightmare that happened that night.
The thin air madegasp for air. I pushed the closet open and ran out and of my bedrgamet paced up and down in the living room. I had no idea what I wanted to do. Just then, I could indistinctly hear a baby crying. My eyes brightened, and I ran toward the direction where the sound cfrom.
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