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

erase the image

Alexis thought to herself.

her labor pains, tears streamed down

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

The pain was intense.

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

three kilograms and

her mother,”

the

sticking to her face, Alexis turned to gaze tenderly at her

indeed beautiful, despite the

joy

daughter, though her complexion grew increasingly

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

She’s hemorrhaging.

say more,

Time was critical.

into action, aware that

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