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 too

ever erase the image

Alexis thought to herself.

tears

of anguish and resentment, she cried out as the baby was

The pain was intense.

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

and measured 55

beautiful, just Like her mother,”

the nurse

strands of hair sticking to her face, Alexis

indeed beautiful,

joy

her daughter, though

lifted the sheet, her voice shaking as she spoke, “Prepare the plasma and

She’s hemorrhaging.

say more, Alexis

Time was critical.

sprang into action, aware

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