Semua Bab Billionaire's Pregnant Ex-wife : Bab 51 - Bab 60

The voice inside the room jerked me awake. Slowly, my heavy eyes fluttered open. I found myself staring straight at the pretty face of a young woman in her mid-twenties. She saw my head move, making her eyes widen in shock.“I'll call the nurse to inform them you're finally awake,” the woman breathlessly said before skittering to the door, leaving me alone inside the cold and quiet room.While waiting for her to return, my eyes surveyed my surroundings. The low ceiling was painted white, and so were the walls. Although the room was small, it was clean and neat. The presence of various medical apparatus told me I was in a hospital.It was still unclear how I ended up there and what exactly happened to me, but the woman must have been the one who brought me here. I didn’t recognize her, though.I willed myself to get up, but the sudden surge of pain across my chest stopped me. “Arghhh!” Wincing, my head fell back on the bed while tears stung my eyes.The pain took too long to disappear,

“Phoenix.” I repeated under my breath, and my heart jolted once more. The surname sounded familiar as though I had heard it before, but I wasn't sure where I had heard it from. Could it be in a magazine? A newspaper? PR materials?“They are the wealthiest and most influential family here in the country,” Cassandra explained, jolting me out of my deep thoughts. “They used to live here, but after their mansion burned to the ground, they left the country to forget the tragedy and lived abroad.”“The surname rings a bell to me,” I told her. “I'm sure I’ve heard of the name before, but I’m not sure where.”“It will certainly sound familiar because Philip Phoenix owned the most valuable car company in the world, while his wife, Sophia Phoenix, was the highest-paid model in the modeling industry before she retired. The couple graced the cover of every prestigious magazine, and their success has been the headline of newspapers for years. Everyone in this country has heard of them. Those who h

“I'm really sorry to put you in this ordeal, Heart. If only I could do this on my own, you wouldn't be in a difficult situation,” Cassandra said apologetically in a hoarse whisper. Her desperation showed in her teary red eyes.“You don't have to apologize,” I replied, gently pushing her back to the bed when she tried to get up. “Let's not forget that it's all my fault you ended up with the flu. You haven't had a decent sleep since you’ve been watching over me in the hospital for weeks. I also bet that you’re not eating well because you’re worrying over your financial problems and, above all, worrying about my condition.”Cassandra didn't reply. Instead, she sighed and closed her eyes. Glad that she finally stopped struggling to get up, I straightened and surveyed her room for a medicine kit if she had any. Her room was neat and organized; it didn't take me long to spot the white plastic box on top of her dresser labeled "MEDICINE KIT."I grabbed the plastic box and looked for medicine

The room suddenly went dim, and the spotlight found its way to me. My eyes momentarily fluttered closed at the sudden blinding light. But even with my eyes closed, I could still feel everyone’s gaze fixed in my direction.Why is everyone’s attention on me? I couldn’t help but ask myself, wondering if I did something terrible that I wasn’t aware of. However, after thinking hard and long, I recalled not doing anything wrong, and somehow I felt relieved at that thought.For a moment that seemed to last an eternity, the world stopped spinning. Even the soft, mellow music from the orchestra stopped playing, and the room felt quieter than before.Silence reigned inside the room. If a feather dropped to the floor, surely it would be heard as it landed.Slowly, my eyes fluttered open. After my eyes adjusted to the light, I surveyed the crowd and found everyone still looking at me with mixed emotions on their faces. Shock, surprise, disbelief, and joy were just a few of the emotions I could na

"I'm pregnant!" The news dropped in front of me like a bomb. My lips parted wide open, but no words emerged from my mouth. For once, my brain stopped functioning, and I didn't know what to do. A number of emotions swelled inside me, and I felt as though I was about to burst into tears.Happiness, disbelief, worry, and sadness swirled inside me all at once. Happiness because I would finally have another child after waiting for years. Disbelief because I still couldn't believe the heavens had finally listened to my pleas and granted my prayers. Worry because my OB-GYN once warned me that if I ever got pregnant again, it would be delicate. Lastly, sadness because the child in my womb would never have the chance to know his or her father.But despite the number of emotions swelling in my chest, one ruled above the others: the feeling of blissful contentment at the knowledge that a life was growing inside me.My hand, as if it had a mind of its own, felt my still-flat stomach. Tears stung