Semua Bab Nurturing the CEO's Baby: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Sally's heart pounded at the word "divorce." Panic seized her."You can't just divorce me like that! Don't forget our marriage agreement," she threatened.Nathan chuckled at her attempt to intimidate him. "Oh, I remember it perfectly. In fact, I still have the original document. And according to it, I can divorce you without giving you a single penny."Sally's confidence wavered, but she quickly regained her composure. "You'll never go through with it," she insisted. "You love me too much."She was certain he was bluffing. He had always loved her—always given in to her.But Nathan's voice was cold, unyielding. "You know me, Sally. We dated for two years. We've been married for three. You should know my character by now. When I say I'm divorcing you, I mean it.""Nathan, please. I don't want a divorce. I know I was wrong, but I just need time. I need to finish my work here—please, understand." Her voice softened, no longer filled with arrogance but quiet pleading.But Nathan had

Ellie reached into her pocket and pulled out the money Simon had given her. Slowly, she began counting the crisp fifty-dollar bills, stacking them neatly on the glass table."Fifty, one hundred, one fifty, two hundred dollars," she murmured, her fingers lightly brushing over the bills.A small smile tugged at her lips as she stared at the neatly arranged money.She hadn't expected Simon to give her so much.At least now, she wouldn't have to worry about food for a little while—just until she found a job.Ellie hurried to her room. No matter what happened, she had to leave today.At any moment, Wendy and Simon's siblings could show up, forcing her to move into their house. Or worse, Melissa might decide she didn't like the idea of Simon giving her money for groceries.Any of those possibilities could become reality.That's why she needed to leave—now. Before Simon's family caught on.She refused to let her guard down. If she stepped foot into that house, she knew exactly what a

Ellie sat quietly in the chair outside the treatment room in deep thought. She had no idea who was inside. In this hospital, no one paid her any attention. People came and went as they pleased.For her, it was the safest place to stay while searching for work. But anxiety gnawed at her, what if security questioned her? Visiting hours had already ended.Sleep weighed heavily on her eyelids. Without shifting her position, she dozed off, her back slumped against the chair. But moments later, she jolted awake, a sense of unease creeping in. What if someone stole her belongings?A throbbing pain spread across her chest, reminding her that she hadn’t pumped breast milk since the afternoon. Her breasts felt swollen and sore, and her clothes were already damp with leaked milk.She hurried to the nursing room and began pumping. Since it had been hours, she managed to collect 750 milliliters—a surprisingly large amount. The sight of it filled her with relief. Smiling, she quickly took the mi

Although fear gripped her, Ellie forced herself to look at the man calling her. If he was connected to Simon, she still had a chance to run.She turned cautiously—and in an instant, her fear melted away."Dr. Robert." A relieved smile spread across her face as she recognized the kind-hearted doctor approaching her in his white coat."How are you?" Robert asked, his expression stern. "I told you to come back in four or five days for a check-up. Why didn't you?"Ellie lowered her gaze. "Sorry, doc," she murmured, unable to come up with an excuse.Robert sighed, then crouched in front of her. "How's your foot?""What are you doing?" Ellie wanted to pull her leg away in panic, which was now being held by the doctor."I want to check your wound," Robert said as he gently removed Ellie's flip-flops. After examining her foot and seeing that it had healed, he stood up."You are my most stubborn patient," he muttered before sitting beside her.From the first time they met, he had felt

"My husband rarely comes home. He's always traveling for work. So it was just me and my son at home. I tried everything—cooling him down with a compress, checking his temperature constantly—but the fever wouldn't break. I started to panic. I called my husband, hoping, praying he'd answer."Her body trembled as she spoke. The wound in her heart, already festering, felt like it was being torn open and rubbed with salt and lime. Melissa's cruel words echoed in her mind again—how he had been sleeping at her apartment while Ellie had been fighting alone, desperate to save their son.She tried to stay strong, to keep her voice steady, but as she recounted the last moments of her baby's life, the dam broke. Tears slipped down her cheeks, no longer within her control.Robert remained silent as he listened to Ellie's story. For some reason, his heart always hurt when he heard about Ellie's son's death.Madison tried to comfort Ellie. "Stay strong, dear. Your son is with God now, an angel in