Three days after Isabella hit me with her car and I lost my baby, my fiancé, Matteo, came to the hospital with the three friends he’d grown up with.
They brought a settlement agreement drafted by Isabella’s lawyer. No flowers.
Leo said Isabella had been drinking and hit the gas instead of the brake.
Marco said that years ago, Isabella’s brother had died saving them, and they couldn’t just stand by and watch her go to prison.
Nico took the police report from my hand and said quietly, “You’ll have other children.”
Finally, Matteo set a pen beside my pillow.
He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 10 Matteo lowered his head. His grip was so tight it left deep creases in the inspection report. They had kept telling themselves they were repaying a debt. But even Isabella’s own parents had never asked this of them. From beginning
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 09 Matteo crouched down and pulled an ultrasound photo from the bottom of the box. It was from the first time we’d detected the baby’s heartbeat. In the lower right corner, a line was written in his handwriting. Someday, Daddy will protect
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 08 Isabella didn’t leave. She stood in the nursery doorway, crying as she tried to explain. “I didn’t know Soleil would actually leave.” “You all said she was just angry.” “You were the ones who told me to move in.”
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 07 When they got back to the apartment, Isabella was in the living room, unpacking her new purchases. The moment she saw them, she smiled and held up a floor lamp. “Perfect timing.” “Help me decide—bedroom or study?” No one answered.
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 06 At one-thirty, he had promised he would pick me up. But then Isabella called, saying she’d broken a glass and cut her foot. So all four of them went to her instead. The cut was less than a centimeter long.
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 05 The lights in the hotel room were still on. The bed was neatly made, with no sign that anyone had slept in it. Matteo stood in the doorway, dialing the disconnected number over and over. Leo opened the closet. It
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 04 On my third day at the hotel, I got a follow-up notice from the hospital. The doctor called me personally. “Your test results aren’t good.” “You may need a D&C tomorrow. It would be best if a family member came with
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 03 In the end, it was the moving company that got the door open for me. I showed building management the purchase agreements and payment records, explaining I was only there to retrieve my personal property. Leo’s expression was cold the entire time.
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 02 The day I was discharged, no one came to get me. The driver opened the car door for me. “Mr. Matteo said to take you to the apartment.” “He’ll be back tonight for dinner.” Matteo had bought the apartment last
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He Protected My Baby’s Killer So I Left Him Chapter 01 Three days after Isabella hit me with her car and I lost my baby, my fiancé, Matteo, came to the hospital with the three friends he’d grown up with. They brought a settlement agreement drafted by Isabella’s lawyer. No flowers. Leo said
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