NovelOnlineChapter 47
Audrey's POV
One month ago. That was when Blake had started planning his engagement ceremony with Laurel Rose. One
month
What had t been doing back then? Our baby. | remembered the desperate hope as | consulted doctor after
doctor, trying to find a way to protect our chié despite my failing body. Now the memory just felt like a cruel joke.
While | had been fighting to save the last piece of our relationship growing inside me, he had been preparing a
grand proposal to another woman.
‘God, Audrey, I'm just glad you're done with all that mess, Astrid’s voice cut through my dark thoughts. Her hand
found mine, squeezing tight. Can you imagine how much worse this would hurt if you weren 17”
| turned to her with a practiced smile. “Right.”
Done with all that mess. The words tasted bitter in my mouth. After being hurt so many times, after having my
hopes shattered again and again, perhaps | had finally grown numb. Was that the sas being done?
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“Can we head back?” | said softly, staring out at the darkness beyond the car window.
Astrid nodded quickly, starting the engine. “Right, let's not waste another second talking about those two jerks.
She forced scheer into her voice. “Besides, bet Snow's going crazy waiting for you!”
The apartment felt colder than usual as Astrid walkedto the door. She lingered, pretending to play with Snow
while secretly watchingfrom the corner of her eye.
“Look who's getting chunky,” she cooed, dangling a toy just out of Snow's reach. Her eyes kept darting to my
face, checking my expression.
| maintained my composure, moving around the living room with deliberate normalcy. Only when | heard the
door click shut behind her did I let the mask slip.
The pain hit immediately, doublingover. | collapsed onto the sofa, clutching my stomach as waves of agony
ripped through me. The spicy food I'd forced down at the restaurant to maintain my facade was taking its
revenge.
Snow sensed my distress, pressing her warm body against mine. Her soft fur tickled my face as she tried to
burrow closer, offering what comfort she could.
With trembling fingers, | found my phone. Muscle memory took over as | hit the emergency contact - a number
I'd called so many times over the past three
years.
“Yeah?”
The familiar edge in Blake's tone made my chest tighten. “Audrey.” A beat. “What is it?”
| tried to speak, but the pain stole my voice. The background noise from his end filled the silence - laughter,
music, glasses clinking from the restaurant we'd left earlier.
“Seriously?” His impatience crackled through the line. “You couldn't say whatever this is to my face earlier, but
now you're calling?”
As | could gather my strength to respond, “Blake, I...
Thalia’s voice cut through: “Hey, whose turn? Oh my god, Laurel's up next!”
“Please...” Laurel's voice sounded. “Can | skip this? | don’t want to kiss in public...”
| heard movement, then the background noise faded. Blake had stepped away from the party, his voice dropping
lower with concern he couldn't quite hide: ‘Audrey! Just... say something, will you?”
The use of my first name, the worry in his tone- once, those would have meant everything to me. Now they just
made the pain worse. | ended the call, letting the phone slip from my fingers.
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The phone started ringing again, the ringtone filling the silence of my apartment. | knew it was Blake, but I just
lay that on the cold i pressed against me, letting each ring fade into the next. The world was starting to blur
around the edges, darknessgereeping in from the varare vision. Still, | didn’t answer.
I don’t know how long I stayed there, drifting in and out of consciousness as his calls went unanswered. Finally,
the ringing stopped.
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