Chapter 9 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

Nevertheless, by the time I stepped out of Granger’s, it was already pouring.

I drove back home slowly, avoiding the tunnel. J City was famous for flash floods involving highways and tunnels. Hence, I took a longer route home to avoid the flash floods.

Alas, I never expected that the car would break down halfway. As I took a longer route home, I was still far away from home. I ended up being stuck in a desolate area. It was pouring, so I couldn’t hail a cab either.

Whipping out my phone, I realized that the battery was about to go dead. Seeing as such, I hurriedly called Anthony.

I called him several times, but he never picked up. My battery was about to go flat, so I rummaged around in the car and found an umbrella. Grabbing his supper, I alighted the car.

If I were lucky enough, I would possibly bump into a kind driver who would offer to give me a ride home. As it was pouring, the tiny umbrella didn’t manage to serve its purpose. Soon enough, I was drenched.

I was seriously unlucky as I was still alone after walking for some time. My belly was throbbing painfully by now. After a while, I could no longer hold back the pain that was attacking my belly.

Worried for my child, I soon decided to stop as I hurriedly covered my belly. Eventually, I knelt on the ground in pain. I reached into my pocket, but my phone wasn’t there. I must have left it in the car earlier.

Nevertheless, I was too far away from my car now. My stomach was throbbing so painfully that I couldn’t make the journey back. I held on to a rock by the side of the road for support, limping forward slowly. As I was sweating buckets, I finally succumbed and got on my knees.

Suddenly, I felt something flowing down between my legs. Oh no, my child is about to leave me.

According to an old nursery rhyme, little girls were made of sugar, spice, and everything nice.

Alas, not all little girls were destined to lead a delightful life. Some of them were born in poverty and despair, destined for a life of pain.

When I heard the splitting sound of a car hitting its brakes, my vision grew blurry.

Forcing my eyes open, I saw a black Jeep with the plate number ACL999. It was Anthony’s car.

Upon realizing that it was him, I mustered up all of my remaining energy as I struggled to stand to my feet.

Unfortunately, seeing as I had been kneeling on the ground for too long, and my head was spinning, I lost balance and toppled backward.

“Foolish woman!” The man’s cool voice sounded in my ear. I struggled to open my eyes, but my eyelids were too heavy. I could sense Anthony bringing me into his car before I lost consciousness.

When I regained my consciousness again, I was in a daze. A white ceiling greeted me the moment my eyes fluttered open. I’m in the hospital.

Shifting uncomfortably, I realized that my body was aching all over.

Instinctively, I reached out to caress my belly.

“Don’t worry. Your baby is fine.” A sudden male voice brought me out of my reverie. Turning toward the voice, I saw Jared.

After a pause, I asked, “Why…” Why are you here? My throat was burning, so I couldn’t even complete my sentence.

He arched a brow and left to pour me a cup of water. When he returned, he helped me up from the bed. I immediately tried to resist being near to him by putting my arms out between us.

Ignoring my actions, he placed the cup right by my lips. I reached out to take it myself, but he brushed me away. “Drink it!”

I obliged.

After taking a few sips of water, I felt better.

He helped me to lay down before placing the cup by the bed. I gazed at him as I parted my lips. “Thank you!”

He was looking at his phone and he soon murmured in response.

I contemplated for a while before asking, “Is Anthony aware that I am pregnant?” If I wasn’t mistaken, it was Anthony who had brought me to the hospital last night. Since Jared knew about it, Anthony must have been informed too.

Jared froze before he squinted at me. “You don’t want him to know?”

I nodded truthfully. “He wants a divorce. If I tell him of the baby, he might think that I am using it to keep us married.”

Jared raised a brow in question. “But he already knows of it. What will you do?”

I was taken aback by his question.

Trying to sound him out, I asked, “Will Anthony want a child?”

“I’m not Anthony,” replied Jared. He placed his phone in his pocket as he glanced at me. “But Anthony is thirty. There’s no reason for him to refuse one.”

With that, he placed his hands in his pockets and left.

Does that mean that Anthony will want me to have the baby?

It seemed that my optimism was premature. When Rylee barged into my room, I was still hooked onto the IV drip. She rushed in rashly as she gripped my throat.

Her eyes were red-rimmed. “Why? Why did you get pregnant? Sienna, you killed my baby. I won’t let your baby live!”

As she was holding me in a chokehold, I couldn’t breathe. All I could do was try to pry her hands off my neck. She had obviously lost control of herself.

“I won’t let you give birth to a baby. You won’t use the baby to tie Anth to you!” she declared viciously.

She was petite and frail, but right now, my resistance was futile in the face of her strength.

I managed to choke out a few words, “Kill me… And you will pay…”

She sneered and tightened her grip. “I get to kill both mother and child. It’s worth it!”

“Rylee, what are you doing?” a man’s voice rang from the door.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Rylee stiffened at once. The menace in her gaze faded away. As tears streamed down her eyes, she collapsed onto the ground at Anthony’s sudden appearance.

Anthony caught her in time while I regained my freedom again. I immediately gasped for air.

It took us a while to calm down. Rylee was sobbing pitifully in Anthony’s arms by now. “Anth, you promised me that you wouldn’t allow other women to give birth to your child. You gave me your word!”

I stared at the loving couple calmly. The sight of them made my stomach churn.

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