CHAPTER 1: Congratulations, Mrs. Miller

...WHEN THERE’S NOTHING LEFT BUT LOVE...

...By Adengggxxxzzz...

The sharp scent of antiseptic filled the room.

Emery Miller slowly opened her eyes as the bright hospital lights came into focus.

Everything felt heavy. Her body. Her head. Even her heartbeat.

“…Where am I?”

A woman in a white coat smiled warmly before stepping closer to her bed.

“You’ve finally woken up, Mrs. Miller.”

“I’m Dr. Amelia Carter.” “You fainted this afternoon.”

Memories slowly returned.

She had gone to Miller Holdings to surprise her husband with lunch.

Instead…

She collapsed before she could even see him.

“I’m sorry…” Emery murmured. “I probably skipped too many meals again.”

The doctor smiled and gently closed the medical file in her hands. “I don’t think that’s the reason.”

Emery frowned. “What do you mean?”

For a brief moment… The room became unbearably quiet.

Then the doctor smiled. “Congratulations, Mrs. Miller. You’re pregnant.”

…

Everything stopped.

The world around Emery suddenly became silent.

Her lips parted. “What…?”

Dr. Carter handed her an ultrasound report.

“Based on your examination, you’re approximately five weeks pregnant.”

Five weeks…

Her trembling fingers slowly found their way to her flat stomach.

Pregnant? She was carrying… Tyrone Miller’s baby?

Tears instantly blurred her vision.

Five weeks ago…

There had only been one night.

One unforgettable night.

It happened after the Miller Holdings Annual Charity Gala.

Tyrone came home unusually late.

His expensive suit was wrinkled.

His steps were unsteady.

His face was flushed.

He was completely drunk.

Or so she thought.

That night…

He called her name for the very first time.

“Emery…”

Not “Ms. Clarke.”

Not silence.

Not indifference.

Just…

Emery.

He gently cupped her face.

His cold gray eyes seemed softer than she had ever seen them.

“Don’t leave…” he whispered.

She froze.

For three years…

Those were the words she had desperately wanted to hear.

Then…

He kissed her. Softly. Carefully.

As though she was something precious.

She should have stopped him.

She knew he wasn’t in his right mind.

But…

She couldn’t.

Because she loved him.

More than anyone.

More than herself.

The next morning…

Tyrone woke up with a pounding headache.

He looked around the bedroom with confusion. “What happened last night?”

Emery forced a smile. “You were drunk.”

He rubbed his temples. “I don’t remember anything.”

Not a single thing.

She smiled…

And kept the truth to herself.

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“Mrs. Miller?”

The doctor’s voice brought her back to reality.

“Are you alright?”

Emery quickly wiped away the tears threatening to fall.

“I…”

She looked down at the ultrasound picture.

A tiny little life. So small… Yet already the most precious thing in the world.

A smile slowly appeared on her lips.

Maybe…

This baby would change everything.

Maybe Tyrone would finally come home early.

Maybe he’d smile at her.

Maybe he’d ask if she had eaten.

Maybe…

He would finally see her.

Outside the hospital room…

A tall man in a black tailored suit stood motionless.

His hand remained on the doorknob.

Lucas Bennett lowered his voice.

“Sir…”

Tyrone didn’t answer.

His eyes were fixed on the slightly opened hospital door.

He had arrived only moments ago.

But before he could enter…

He heard the doctor’s voice.

“Congratulations, Mrs. Miller. You’re pregnant.”

Pregnant?

His child?

For the first time in three years…

The great Tyrone Miller couldn’t bring himself to step inside.

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