Too Late, Billionaire: Watch Me Leave

gust of early winter wind resisting her departure. Instinctively, she wra

e. A hint of envy flashed in the nurse's eyes, the same envy Thea had

rembled as she t

't calm the frantic throbbing in her ribs. The envelope's seal was torn open after a

ettling on two words: positive. Below tha

painful, intense squeezing robbed her lungs of air. A wave of

cket. A message from Paige. How a

and typed a word: Pregnant. A genuine, n

oorman hurriedly approached with an umbrella, but she waved it off, refusing the b

on her ring finger, a cold, heavy weight that should have symbolized un

penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue. She took

e, sterile world. The fingerprint scanner glowed green, and the elevator began to

It was a cave filled with shadows and silence, the only light coming

alked towards the open kitchen, a sudden idea taking root in her

knife slicing across the cutting board made a crisp, clean sound

choed from the foyer. The fingerprint lock's electroni

art pounding in her chest. She dried her hand

cold air. His tall figure cast a long,

bric onto a seemingly sterile sofa. His brow was fur

ith a glass of water. She was trying to break

hing against hers. His skin was cold. The

d walked to the wet bar to pour himself a whiskey. This acti

her pocket, her fingers gripping the folded

u," she said. In the vast, empty space

e crystal glass. He turned his head, his gaze fixed on h

r pocket, a shrill ring broke the silence. It was

hed, replaced by a sharp and sudden tension. He abruptly

glance at the screen. He answer

entire demeanor shifted from indifference to a raw and urg

his voice low and reassuring. He hung up and tur

hed, words stuck in her throat. She watched

nic in her voice. She took a step behind him, desperat

nd placed his hand on the do

gency," he said, his

she cou

the sound echoing in the