At the Hospital
The doctors rushed me to the emergency room, running tests, asking questions I couldn't answer. I was crying, shaking, desperate to know what was happening to me.
"Miss Watson," a doctor said gently, his face grave. "You've experienced severe trauma to your abdomen. I'm afraid... I'm afraid you've suffered a miscarriage."
The words didn't register at first. Miscarriage. No. I wasn't even pregnant. I couldn't be. But then I remembered. I had been late. I had been waiting to take the test, waiting to tell Keifer. And now it was gone. Our baby was gone.
I screamed. A raw, primal sound that echoed through the hospital room. I didn't care who heard me. I didn't care about anything. The dream I had held so close, the family I had wanted to give Keifer, the child we had created together—it was all gone.
Angelo's POV (Two Days Later)
I stood in the hospital corridor, my heart heavy with the weight of what I had to tell Keifer. He had woken up that morning, weak but alive. He was asking for Jay. But Jay had been admitted to a different ward, and I had to tell him the truth.
"Keifer," I said softly, sitting down beside his bed. "There's something you need to know. About what happened while you were unconscious."
His face went pale. "What? What happened? Where is Jay? Is she okay?"
"She's fine," I said quickly. "But... your father came to the hospital. He attacked Jay. He... he kicked her in the abdomen. She had a miscarriage, Keifer. She was pregnant. She didn't know until the doctors told her. She lost the baby."
The color drained from his face, and his eyes filled with a pain so profound it made my chest ache. "A baby?" he whispered, his voice breaking. "She was pregnant? With my child?"
"Yes," I said softly. "She didn't want to tell you while you were recovering. She didn't want to burden you."
His face crumpled, and for the first time in years, I saw Keifer Watson cry. "He killed my child," he sobbed, his body wracked with grief. "He took everything from me. My mother, my childhood, and now my child. He killed my baby."
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 27: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FUTURE
Jay's POV (One Month Later)
Keifer was recovering, slowly but surely. He was out of the hospital, but he was still weak. I tried to be strong for him, to hide my pain, but the guilt was eating me alive. I had seen the way he looked at children. I had heard him talk about his dreams of being a father. And I couldn't give him that.
The doctors had been blunt. The trauma from the attack had caused permanent damage. I would never be able to carry a child to term. The news had shattered me. I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror, knowing I had failed him.
But I didn't tell him. Not yet. He was still recovering, still fragile. I couldn't burden him with this. Not now.
The Doctor's Appointment
Two weeks later, I went to the doctor alone. Keifer was in a business meeting, and I didn't want to worry him. The doctor's words were a knife to my heart.
"Miss Watson, I'm afraid the damage is irreversible. The trauma caused severe scarring to your reproductive organs. It's highly unlikely—almost impossible—for you to conceive. And even if you did, carrying to term would be extremely dangerous for both you and the baby."
I felt the world tilt on its axis. "There's nothing you can do?" I whispered, my voice hollow.
"I'm sorry," the doctor said gently. "But I would advise against any future attempts at pregnancy. It would be too risky."
I walked out of the clinic in a daze. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, but all I could feel was the crushing weight of my failure. I couldn't give Keifer the one thing he wanted most. I couldn't give him a family. I was broken. Useless.
The Breakdown
I sat in my car for hours, staring blankly through the windshield. The tears wouldn't come. I was too numb. All I could think about was Keifer. His face when he talked about having children. His eyes lighting up when he saw kids playing. His dreams of being a father.
I was going to take that away from him.
I drove home in a daze. Keifer was already there, waiting for me. "Jay! Where have you been? I've been calling you for hours!"
I couldn't look at him. "I was just... out," I mumbled, walking past him.
"Jay, what's wrong?" He grabbed my arm, forcing me to turn around. "Please, talk to me."
The dam finally broke. "I went to the doctor today," I whispered, my voice trembling. "I found out... I found out I can never have children. The attack... it caused permanent damage. I'll never be able to carry a baby to term."
His face went pale. "Jay..."
"I failed you," I sobbed, pulling away from him. "I failed our family. I can never give you the one thing you want. The one thing you deserve. You love children so much, Keifer. And I can't give you any. I'm broken. I'm useless."
"Jay, stop," he said, pulling me into his arms. "You're not broken. You're not useless. Don't ever say that."
"I know how much you want a family," I cried, clutching his shirt. "I know how much you want to be a father. And I can't give you that. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I failed you."
"Listen to me," he said firmly, tilting my chin up to look at him. "I love you, Jay. I love you more than anything in this world. I didn't marry you because you could give me children. I married you because I love you. You are my family. Without you, I have nothing. I don't care if we never have kids. As long as I have you, I'm happy."
"But Keifer—"
"No!" he shouted, his voice fierce. "You're not leaving me because of this! It's not your fault! It's my father's! His violence, his hate—he took everything from us, but he will not take you. I won't let him."
I broke down completely, sobbing into his chest. He held me tightly, whispering words of comfort, kissing my hair. We stayed like that for hours, holding each other, mourning the future we had lost.
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 28: KEIFER CONSOLES JAY
Keifer's POV
I held her for hours, letting her cry. When her sobs finally subsided, I cupped her face in my hands and looked into her eyes.
"Jay, listen to me," I said, my voice firm but gentle. "I am going to tell you this once, and I need you to believe me. I love you. I love you more than I ever thought it was possible to love anyone. I don't care about children. I don't care about a family. I care about you. You are my family. You are my everything. And I will never, ever let you go."
"But Keifer—"
"No," I interrupted, pressing a finger to her lips. "No buts. I don't want anyone else. I don't want a family with anyone else. I want you. Just you. Forever. Do you understand?"
She nodded, tears still streaming down her face. "I understand."
"Good," I said, kissing her forehead. "Now stop blaming yourself. This is not your fault. It's my father's. And I am going to make him pay for what he did to us. But first, I'm going to make sure you're okay. Because you are the most important thing in my life. And I will spend the rest of my life proving that to you."
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 29: A NIGHT OF PASSION
Keifer's POV (Three Months Later)
We had been through so much together. The scars were still there, both physical and emotional. But we had each other, and that was enough. Or so I told myself.
But the longing was still there. The desperate, aching desire for a family. It haunted my dreams, my waking thoughts. And I knew it haunted Jay too. She tried to hide it, but I saw the way she looked at children, the way her hand would unconsciously rest on her stomach. She was grieving for the family we would never have.
One night, we were lying in bed, holding each other. The moonlight streamed through the window, casting a soft glow on her beautiful face.
"Keifer," she whispered, her voice soft and hesitant. "I've been thinking... the doctors said it was almost impossible, but they didn't say it was completely impossible. Maybe... maybe we could try."
I looked at her, my heart racing. "Jay, are you sure? It's dangerous. The doctors said—"
"I know what the doctors said," she interrupted, her eyes fierce with determination. "But I want to try. I want to give you a family. I want to at least try."
I cupped her face in my hands, my thumbs brushing away the tears that had started to fall. "Jay, I love you. I love you more than I ever thought I could love anyone. But I can't lose you. I can't risk your life for a baby."
"You won't lose me," she promised, her voice trembling. "I'll be careful. I'll do everything the doctors say. Please, Keifer. Let me try. Let us try."
Something inside me broke. The fear, the longing, the desperate need to have everything—I wanted it too. I wanted it so badly it hurt.
"Okay," I whispered, my voice hoarse. "Okay, Jay. We'll try. Together."
She smiled, a beautiful, radiant smile that lit up her entire face. And then she kissed me, soft and tender at first, then more passionate. The kiss deepened, and all the pain, all the fear, all the longing was poured into it. We made love that night with a desperation that bordered on frantic. It wasn't just passion; it was hope. A prayer. A desperate plea to the universe to give us the family we both craved.
Jay's POV
The next morning, I woke up in Keifer's arms, feeling more hopeful than I had in months. We had tried. Maybe, just maybe, the miracle would happen.
"What are you thinking about?" Keifer murmured, his voice sleepy.
I smiled, turning to face him. "I'm thinking about our future. Our family. I'm thinking about how much I love you."
He kissed my forehead. "I love you too, Jay. More than anything."
The Afternoon After
I was in the kitchen, making breakfast, when Keifer came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Good morning, beautiful."
"Good morning," I laughed, leaning into his embrace. "Sleep well?"
"Perfectly," he said, kissing my neck. "I had the most beautiful woman in my arms. What more could I want?"
I turned to face him, a smile on my face. "You're such a romantic, Keifer."
"Only for you," he said, kissing me softly. "I love you, Jay. And I'm going to make sure you know that every single day for the rest of our lives."
I felt a flutter of hope in my chest. Maybe, just maybe, we would have that family we both wanted. Maybe the miracle would happen.
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 30: THE FIRST PREGNANCY
Jay's POV (Two Months Later)
I woke up feeling nauseous. At first, I thought it was just a stomach bug. But when it didn't go away after a week, I started to wonder. I went to the pharmacy and bought a pregnancy test.
My hands were shaking as I took the test. I stared at the results, my heart pounding so hard I could barely breathe.
Positive.
I was pregnant. We had done it. We had actually done it. A sob of joy escaped my lips, and I pressed my hand to my stomach, tears streaming down my face.
"Keifer," I whispered. "We're going to have a baby. We're actually going to have a baby."
I couldn't wait to tell him. He was in a business meeting, but this news couldn't wait. I rushed out of the house, my heart soaring with joy.
The Joyous Moment
I found Keifer in his office, going over some papers. When I burst in, he looked up, startled. "Jay? What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," I said, my voice trembling with excitement. "Keifer, I'm pregnant."
He stared at me, his face completely blank. "What?"
"I'm pregnant," I repeated, tears streaming down my face. "We're going to have a baby."
He stood up so fast his chair flew back. "Are you serious? Jay, are you serious?"
"Yes!" I laughed, throwing myself into his arms. "We're going to have a baby!"
He picked me up and spun me around, laughing and crying at the same time. "We're going to have a baby!" he shouted. "I'm going to be a father! We're going to have a family!"
It was the happiest moment of our lives.
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 31: THE TRAGEDY IN THE MARKET
Jay's POV (Three Months Later)
I was in the middle of the market, buying groceries for the baby, when I felt a familiar flutter in my stomach. I was three months pregnant, and everything was going perfectly. The baby was healthy. I was healthy. I had never been happier.
I was daydreaming about names, about the nursery, about Keifer holding our baby, when I saw him.
Yuri.
He was standing at the entrance of the market, his eyes fixed on me. A cruel smile twisted his lips. My blood ran cold. He was supposed to be dead. Section E had confirmed it. But there he was, alive and well, and he was looking at me.
"Jay," he called out, his voice dripping with malice. "Fancy meeting you here."
I turned and ran. I ran as fast as I could, pushing through the crowd, my heart pounding with terror. But he was faster. He caught up to me, grabbing my arm and pulling me into a dark alley.
"You thought you were safe?" he sneered, his grip like iron. "You thought you could have a happy ending? Think again."
He shoved me against the wall, and pain exploded in my stomach. I crumpled to the ground, gasping for air. I felt the familiar warmth spreading between my legs.
"NO!" I screamed, clutching my stomach. "Please, no! Not again!"
Yuri laughed, a cold, cruel sound. "I told you, Jay. I will destroy everything you love. And I'll start with that."
He disappeared into the shadows, leaving me alone in the alley, bleeding and broken.
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 32: THE SECOND MISCARRIAGE
Keifer's POV
I was in the middle of a meeting when my phone rang. It was the hospital. My heart seized with fear. "What happened?"
"Mr. Watson, your wife has been admitted. She's suffered severe trauma. You need to come immediately."
I didn't even remember the drive to the hospital. I just remember running through the corridors, my heart pounding with terror. When I found Jay, she was lying in a hospital bed, her face pale and tear-streaked. Her hand was resting on her stomach, and I knew. I knew before she even said anything.
"Keifer," she whispered, her voice breaking. "I'm so sorry. I lost our baby. Yuri... he attacked me. He pushed me. I lost our baby."
I fell to my knees beside her bed, my body wracked with sobs. "No. No, Jay. Please. Not again."
Jay's POV
The loss was devastating. I had been so hopeful, so sure that this time would be different. But it wasn't. It was the same pain, the same grief, the same crushing weight of failure.
"I'm sorry," I sobbed. "I'm so sorry. I failed you. I failed our baby. I can never give you a family. I'm just a curse. Everyone I love gets hurt."
"Don't say that," Keifer said, his voice fierce despite his tears. "Don't ever say that. It's not your fault. It's Yuri's. He took our baby. He took everything from us."
I looked at Keifer, his face twisted with grief, and I knew what I had to do. I loved him too much to trap him in a childless marriage. He deserved better. He deserved a wife who could give him the family he dreamed of.
I made the hardest decision of my life.
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✨ ORIGINAL CHAPTER 33: THE DIVORCE REQUEST
Jay's POV (One Month Later)
Keifer had been distant lately. He was consumed with planning his revenge against Yuri and his father. But I couldn't blame him. They had taken everything from us. I just wished he would let me in.
One evening, I sat him down, my face pale and my hands trembling.
"Keifer, I need to talk to you about something," I said, my voice barely a whisper.
"Anything," he said, his heart racing with unease. "You can tell me anything."
I took a deep breath, tears welling in my eyes. "I want a divorce."
The words hit him like a physical blow. "What?" he choked out. "Jay, what are you talking about?"
I couldn't look at him. I stared at my hands, my voice trembling. "Keifer, you have so many problems. Your father, Yuri, the business. And I... I'm just another problem. I can't give you what you want. I can't give you a family. You deserve someone who can. Someone who isn't broken. Someone who can give you children. I don't want to be with you anymore."
He stared at me, completely blindsided. "What are you saying? You don't want to be with me?"
"I can't do this anymore," I whispered, my voice breaking. "I can't keep pretending like everything is okay when it's not. I'm tired of hurting you. I'm tired of failing you. Please, Keifer. Let me go. Find someone who can give you the family you deserve."
Keifer's POV
Her words were a knife to my heart. I had never felt pain like this. Not when I lost my mother. Not when my father beat me. Not even when I was shot. This was different. This was the woman I loved more than anything, telling me she didn't want me anymore.
"Jay, what are you saying?" I whispered, my voice breaking. "You don't want me? After everything we've been through? I love you. I love you so much it hurts. I don't care about children. I only want you."
"I know you love children," she sobbed. "I know how much you want to be a father. And I can't give you that. I can't keep watching you dream about a family we'll never have. It's killing me. Please, Keifer. Let me go."
"No," I said, my voice fierce. "I will never let you go. You are my wife. My family. My everything. I don't care if we never have children. As long as I have you, I have everything."
"Keifer—"
"No!" I shouted, rising to my feet. "I don't want a divorce. I don't want anyone else. I only want you. I will always only want you. I will never give up on us."
She was crying uncontrollably now, and I pulled her into my arms. "I'm so sorry," she sobbed. "I'm so sorry I'm not enough."
"You are more than enough," I whispered, holding her tightly. "You are everything. I will never let you go, Jay. I will never give up on us."
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