NovelFinishChapter 1103: Her eyes flickered to the clock-past one in the morning.
Blood had dried into dark patches on Cedric's suit and shirt, even staining the fine arch of his brows. Daniela rose instinctively, but before she could move, Cedric was already closing the distance.
A limp in his stride betrayed an injury, yet he moved with urgent determination.
Before Daniela could utter a word, she was pulled into a firm embrace.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDaniela was taken aback. "Cedric, what happened?" Cedric held on to his silence, his grip tightening around her.
Pressed against his chest, Daniela could hear the steady, powerful thrum of his heartbeat. Each beat echoed through her. "Tell me, Cedric. What's going on?" she pressed.
Right now, Cedric felt like a storm barely contained within a man's body.
The way the blood clung to him, it was as if he had just killed someone. A sense of unease gnawed at Daniela. She hesitated, then gently patted his back. His erratic heartbeat, once hammering against his ribs, gradually settled into the quiet.
"Daniela..." Cedric's lips parted, but the words hesitated on his tongue.
He wanted to ask-was it true? That she could never bear children? Or did it even matter? Because, child or not, she was the only one he wanted. Even if fate had stolen that possibility from her, his love for her remained unshaken.
But the words never surfaced. Guilt coiled in his chest, drowning everything else.
Latest chapters in glovesAll he could do was hold her, his voice thick with emotion. "Daniela, you're the only one I love. Only you." Cedric's turmoil was so overwhelming that his secretary had to intervene, insisting he see a doctor.
As Daniela walked him downstairs, Carol intercepted her, phone in hand, displaying the night's biggest rumor. Only then did the pieces click-someone had exposed her supposed inability to have children.
"The source?" Carol asked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Bennett Group," Carol informed her.
Daniela let out a cold chuckle. “Alexander really outdid himself this time—so reckless. Where is he hiding?" "Seems like he went abroad," Carol answered.
Daniela's eyes darkened. "The second he sets foot back here I want to m & tom know. He and I have unfinished business." Carol let out a short laugh. "Got it!" That night, a topic surged to the top of the trending list.
Just as Daniela was about to drift off at 2 A.M., Carol burst into the room, phone clutched in her hand. "Daniela, you have to see this!" Daniela reached for the phone.
The top headline displayed two all-too-familiar faces-her father and stepsister. One sat before the m camera with glistening eyes, while the other sobbed theatrically, as if auditioning for an award-winning role.
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