He Saved Her Seat Not Our Baby Chapter 05 Inside, the heart monitor let out one long, flat tone. The little silver airplane in my palm was pried open, finger by finger, by the doctor. When I woke, Ethan was sitting beside the bed. His head was bowed. In his hand, the deformed little airplane.
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He Saved Her Seat Not Our Baby Chapter 04 “If we can’t reach family, have the patient sign for herself.” The attending doctor handed me the surgical consent form. “Bleeding is still increasing. We’ll do everything we can to keep you safe, but I need to inform you of worst-case scenarios.” I was in too
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He Saved Her Seat Not Our Baby Chapter 03 The door had barely opened when a nurse walked in with lab results. “Are you Claire Ward’s family? Her levels have dropped again. She needs twenty-four-hour monitoring.” Ethan glanced at his watch. “I promised Lily dinner at eight. I can’t be late.” I looked at him
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He Saved Her Seat Not Our Baby Chapter 02 “Lily is pregnant?” I opened the prenatal booklet. Inside was an ultrasound image. The assistant’s face changed. He lunged to grab it. “Ma’am, this is Ms. Scott’s private information.” I looked at him. “Why is her private information in my husband’s suitcase?” “Mr. Ward only accompanied
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He Saved Her Seat Not Our Baby Chapter 01 On our wedding anniversary, my husband gave my first-class seat to another woman. Ethan Ward was obsessive about time. He had a rule: if any argument lasted more than ten minutes, he would walk away. Not a second longer. But that day, my morning sickness was
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The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 29 After that, I stood. Without looking at him again, I turned and walked toward the door. “Bella…” Dominic used the last of his strength to call my name, his voice weak and broken with despair. My steps paused at the door. But I did not look back. I opened
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The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 28 Adrian held me tightly as I stared at the scene before me, stunned. My heart seemed to stop. I could see Dominic’s eyes in the instant he was thrown through the air. There was no fear. No regret. Only a complicated emotion that looked almost like relief, as if
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The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 27 The award results were announced. For my role in a literary film that explored the complexity of human nature, I won Best Actress. When my name was called, the audience rose in applause. Under the spotlight, I walked slowly onto the stage and accepted the heavy trophy from the
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The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 26 Late autumn came, and sycamore leaves covered the ground in gold. Wrapped in a soft cashmere shawl, I sat beside a sunlit floor-to-ceiling window, reading the newest film script delivered to me. Adrian sat cross-legged on the carpet with his laptop, handling business. Every now and then, he looked
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The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 25 Bitterness touched his voice. “After you left the United States, I followed you to Europe as soon as I could. Not because of anything else. Because I like you, Isabella. I’ve loved you since we were young.” The words flowed into my heart like something warm. I stared at
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