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

can’t ever erase the image of

Alexis thought to herself.

her labor pains, tears

by a mix of anguish and resentment, she

The pain was intense.

10:10 in the morning, a moment that seemed

three kilograms and

Like her mother,”

newborn, the

hair sticking to her face, Alexis turned

was indeed beautiful, despite the wrinkled

joy

her daughter, though her

shaking as she spoke, “Prepare the plasma and start a blood transfusion

She’s hemorrhaging.

she could say more,

Time was critical.

action,

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