Chapter 1424

“Freya,” Micah’s voice came out hoarse, laden with pain.

Why did this have to happen to them, of all people? They had been looking forward to their baby’s arrival so much, with baby clothes ready, even a name nearly chosen. But life had other plans.

“I’m really okay,” Freya tried to reassure him, though her words only deepened the ache in Micah’s heart.

He looked down from her face, his gaze lingering until it settled on her abdomen. Once gently rounded, now it was flat. He wrestled with whether to tell her the truth. If he said it, how would she bear such heartbreak? Yet, even if he kept quiet now, she would eventually learn the truth.

The words hovered on the tip of his tongue, but Micah could not bring himself to say them.

“Micah, don’t look at me like that. I’m fine. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with me, right?” Freya could not help but follow his gaze downward. As her eyes landed on her belly, realization hit her like a blow.

She raised her trembling hand, gently feeli