My brows instantly furrowed.
"What do you an she escaped?" I snapped in a low voice.
After the accident, I had no choice but to keep Lilian under watch at the hospital temporarily.
Her condition at the ti made it impossible to send her abroad imdiately.
And because Alicia seed completely unwilling to concern herself with anything related to Lilian anymore, I chose not to ntion it to her.
I didn’t want her worrying unnecessarily.
Especially now.
But if Alicia found out Lilian had escaped after I already assured her everything was over...
She would definitely misunderstand.
"Explain properly," I said coldly.
The guard quickly narrated everything that had happened.
The room fell silent afterward.
Lilian had nowhere to go.
Even if she returned to her mother, I could still find her easily.
Which ant—
If she took the risk of escaping in her current state...
Then she definitely had another motive.
And right now, I couldn’t allow anything to threaten Alicia.
"Alert more n," I ordered coldly. "Search everywhere and find her imdiately."
"Yes, sir."
I ended the call and remained standing there for several seconds.
For so reason—
A strange sense of unease settled in my chest.
—
When I returned to the room, Alicia had already finished eating.
The tray was completely empty.
"Do you want more?" I asked while picking up the dishes.
"No," she replied softly. "I’m full."
Then suddenly, she pouted slightly.
"I’m tired of staying inside this room all day. I at least want to go downstairs."
I looked at her quietly for a mont before answering,
"Fine. But I’m carrying you."
"I can walk, you know."
"That’s not okay, Alicia."
She frowned imdiately.
"You can just hold while I walk if you think I’ll fall."
I hesitated slightly.
I already knew how stubborn Alicia could be once she made up her mind.
And honestly—
Seeing her finally willing to leave the room felt like progress.
After thinking it over briefly, I sighed softly.
"Alright," I relented. "But wait until I take these downstairs first. Then I’ll help you."
A faint smile appeared on her face instantly.
I carried the dishes downstairs before returning to the bedroom.
This ti, I carefully supported her waist as we slowly walked downstairs together.
Her movents were still cautious, but far steadier than before.
Once we reached the living room, we sat on the sa couch together while she picked a movie for us to watch.
At first, Alicia intentionally sat a little distant away from .
But gradually, as the movie continued, her body slowly relaxed.
Eventually, her head began nodding slightly from sleepiness again.
I smiled faintly before gently pulling her into my arms.
She didn’t resist.
Before the movie even ended, Alicia had already fallen asleep against my chest.
Carefully, I scooped her into my arms and carried her back upstairs.
After laying her gently onto the bed, I went into the bathroom to freshen up before returning.
Ever since Alicia was discharged from the hospital, I had moved back into the master bedroom with her.
Surprisingly...
She never asked to leave.
I laid beside her quietly.
Then I leaned down and placed a soft kiss against her forehead before pulling her gently into my arms.
Gradually, sleep claid too.
Alicia’s POV
Deep into the night, the sound of a ringing phone pulled awake.
It was Alexander’s phone.
Beside , he imdiately loosened his arms around and reached for it.
A mont later, he quietly slipped out of bed and left the room, carefully closing the door behind him.
Still half-awake, I reached for my phone and checked the ti.
4:00 a.m.
What could possibly be so important that it couldn’t wait until morning?
I knew it couldn’t be work.
Just a few days ago, when I asked about his plans, he had told that for now, he only wanted to stay with . He said he wouldn’t focus on work again until he was sure I was stable.
Then suddenly, the bedroom door opened again.
In the darkness, I could barely make out his figure.
Even though he was trying not to make noise, his movents felt hurried.
He walked straight into the closet, quickly changed clothes, then returned to the room.
For a brief mont, he glanced toward the bed—as if checking whether I was awake.
I quickly shut my eyes.
A few seconds later, the door closed again.
Then ca the distant sound of a car engine driving away.
A bitter smile slowly appeared on my face.
There was only one person who could make him rush out in the middle of the night like this.
And after everything...
He still went back to her.
Just a few days ago, he had held in his arms, telling he loved and would prove it to .
Thankfully, I hadn’t allowed myself to believe him completely.
And since I had already decided on the divorce, whatever he did now shouldn’t affect anymore.
I lay there quietly, one hand resting against my stomach as thoughts about my future with my baby filled my mind.
Eventually, exhaustion pulled back to sleep.
When I woke again, it was already eight in the morning.
A ssage from Alexander sat unread on my phone.
"Awake already? There’s sothing I need to handle. Maria will bring your breakfast shortly. Make sure you take your dication, alright?"
Sothing important?
Right.
After reading the ssage, I carefully got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to freshen up.
By the ti I returned, Maria had already brought breakfast.
I quietly finished eating, took my dication, and picked up one of my books.
But after only a few pages, I realized I hadn’t absorbed a single word.
An uneasy feeling slowly crept into my chest.
Frowning slightly, I set the book aside and reached for my buzzing phone.
I had ignored the nonstop notifications earlier, but now I unlocked the screen and started checking them.
Most were from Twitter.
A bad feeling suddenly settled over .
I tapped on the trending article at the top.
The mont I saw Nana’s picture attached to the headline, my heart nearly stopped.
"The matriarch of the Blackwood family is allegedly undergoing ergency surgery at St. Victoria dical Center following a sudden deterioration in her condition late last night."
My breathing froze.
For a second, it felt as though my heart had completely stopped beating—
before it suddenly began pounding wildly against my chest.
No.
No, this had to be fake.
Right?
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