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

ever erase the image of you ki*sing

Alexis thought to herself.

tears

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

The pain was intense.

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

weighed three kilograms and measured 55

her mother,”

the nurse handed

the sweat on her brow and the strands of hair sticking to her face,

indeed beautiful, despite

of joy washed over

daughter, though

her voice shaking as she spoke, “Prepare the

She’s hemorrhaging.

more, Alexis slipped into

Time was critical.

sprang into action,

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