Four

Belle's POV

As I settled into my navy blue sedan car parked outside the penthouse, I heaved a breath I hadn't realized I was holding.

I had barely managed to pull through from breaking down inside there in front of Zane. I had taken up quite some time inside the bathroom because as I woke up, I heard terrible nightmares of Dave and Jane.

As I stood at the bathroom sink, I felt a pang in my chest as I thought about the baby growing inside me. I rested my hand on my flat tummy, trying to speak to the tiny life within.

"I'm so sorry for all the stress I'm putting you through," I whispered, my voice trembling. "If I could turn back time, I would have stopped your conception so you wouldn't have to be as stressed as you are right now,”

Tears welled up in my eyes, and I sobbed quietly for a moment before drying my eyes. I had to pull myself together. Before I took out the water and towel to clean Zane up.

I did not know that despite my efforts to clean out my tears, it was still evident