Buried Love Series Ashes of Regret (Sophia and Ryan)
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BOOK3 Chapter4

My presence didn't faze her. Instead, she looked at me with a triumphant smirk.

Ethan didn't seem surprised either. His eyes, usually filled with warmth when he looked at me, were now cold and distant.

"This is disgusting!" I threw the only thing I could find, my phone, hitting Evelyn in the

forehead.

It was a new phone, a gift from Ethan.

"Ouch!" Evelyn cried out, clutching her forehead and looking at Ethan with wide, tearful eyes.

"Get out!" Ethan slapped me, his voice laced with barely controlled fury.

I stood there, stunned, my cheek burning.

I took several deep breaths, trying to calm my racing heart. Finally, I straightened up, a bitter laugh escaping my lips. "This is my father's company. If anyone should leave, it's you two." "Your father's company?" Evelyn looked at me as if I were an idiot. She turned to

Ethan. "You haven't told her?"

"The ownership was transferred last week. The company is mine now," Ethan said, his

voice devoid of emotion.

"So, who should leave? I think that's pretty clear." Evelyn looked triumphant.

I glared at rhan, threw open the door, and stormed out.

I was still foolish enough to hope he would follow me, to explain. Instead of taking the elevator, I took the stairs, my heart a mixture of anger and hope. 11:44

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He did come after me, but only after hearing the screams of employer sprawled at the bottom of the staircase.

who found me

The pain was excruciating. Not as bad as the fall that would later end my life, but enough to make me see stars. And then, I felt the warmth between my legs... "Help... me..." I gasped, reaching out a trembling hand. "Help..."

I wanted to say "baby," but darkness swallowed me before the word could form.

When I regained consciousness, I was in the hospital, lying on a gurney outside the operating room. Through the haze of pain medication, I heard the doctor telling Ethan about the baby. Their voices were a blurry murmur, the harsh hospital lights blinding me. I reached out blindly, my bloodied hand grabbing Ethan's sleeve. "Ethan... the baby.."

He looked at me, and my heart sank.

I knew his decision. He didn't want this child.

I shook my head frantically, trying to stop him from signing the consent form, but he didn't give me a chance. Neither did the doctor.

They wheeled me into the operating room...

Hours later, I emerged empty, the life inside me extinguished, as if it had never existed...

If it weren't for the unbearable ache in my heart, I would have thought it was all a bad dream. A dream where I would w ke up to find Ethan by my side, comforting me... But the nightmare didn't end there.

The next day, Evelyn visited me in the hospital.

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