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.

it’s too

the image of

Alexis thought to herself.

labor pains, tears streamed down

and resentment, she cried out

The pain was intense.

baby, Cordelia Fowler, arrived at 10:10 in the morning,

weighed three kilograms and measured

her

cleaning the newborn, the nurse handed her to

her brow and the strands of hair sticking

was indeed beautiful,

of joy washed

smiled at her daughter, though her

the doctor lifted the sheet, her voice shaking as she spoke, “Prepare the plasma and start a blood

She’s hemorrhaging.

could say more, Alexis slipped

Time was critical.

medical team sprang into action, aware that the situation

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