No one brought up past grievances or broached uncomfortable topics with Leonel.

The waiting seemed interminable.

Marcus eventually broke the silence, offering Leonel a cigarette.

“I quit smoking,” Leonel declined.

With a scoff, Marcus walked away to smoke alone.

Inside the delivery room, the medical team continued to support Alexis.

Once her cervix had fully dilated, the pain intensified, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

Yet, she clenched her teeth, determined not to cry out.

As the overhead lamp flickered slightly, Alexis was overwhelmed by a surge of memories.

“Alexis, let’s have another baby.

“Alexis, I promise not to hurt you again, and I won’t let Anika or any other woman come between us.

Leonel, it’s

the image of

Alexis thought to herself.

tears streamed

and resentment, she cried out as the

The pain was intense.

Fowler, arrived at 10:10 in the morning, a moment that

weighed three kilograms and

Like her mother,” remarked

the nurse handed

her brow and the strands of hair sticking to her face, Alexis turned to gaze tenderly at

indeed beautiful,

of joy

smiled at her daughter, though her

doctor lifted the sheet, her voice shaking as she

She’s hemorrhaging.

she could say more, Alexis slipped

Time was critical.

medical team sprang into action, aware that the situation was

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