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    As she met his gaze, her face pale, eyes wide with fear for her unborn child.


    Child? Hadley was pregnant?


    Eric finally snapped back to reality, his voice suddenly sharp as he screamed into the phone, “Did you catch that? Obstetricians! Get the…”


    “Obstetricians ready now!”


    “Understood, Mr. Flynn.”


    He ended the call abruptly, hesitating only briefly before gently cing his shaking hands onto Hadley’s stomach.


    Hadley leaned into him instinctively, and he wrapped her protectively in his embrace.


    Beneath his palms, within Hadley’s womb, rested their child.


    Here, in his embrace, he held both his beloved and their flesh and blood—an unexpected miracle.


    Eric’s heart thundered wildly, a trembling sensation spreading through his chest.


    Of all the countless experiences life had thrown at him, nothing had ever struck him with such overwhelming intensity, such raw, unfiltered emotion.


    He lowered his head, pressing a tender, trembling kiss to her forehead.


    “Is this really true?”


    Hadley couldn’t glimpse Eric’s expression clearly, but something in his voice felt utterly unfamiliar.


    Was he… actually pleased?


    She remained silent, too overwhelmed to reply, yet Eric was oblivious, caught entirely within his own whirlwind of emotions.


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    He pressed another urgent kiss to her forehead, questions tumbling out in rapid session.


    “How long have you known? Why didn’t you tell me?”


    His voice softened into a nervous rush. “I’ve read about it—the first trimester is critical. You should’ve been extra cautious—”


    He stopped abruptly, remembering she’d just endured a kidnapping.


    His jaw tightened with anger.


    “Damn it.” Eric’s eyes turned cold, darkening dangerously. “Those two—I want them found immediately. Whatever it takes, they will regretying a finger on you.”


    Hadley stared up at him in confusion, her heart racing. Did Eric truly care this much about their child?


    “Wait a second!” Eric abruptly recalled, his tone sharpening. “What did you mean when you said I don’t want this child?”


    His face grew colder, confusion creasing his brows deeply. “Why would you assume something like that? Did you ever ask me how I felt? Did those words evere from my lips?”


    Hadley opened her mouth, but the words wouldn’t form—there was simply no exnation that made sense now.


    “Ugh—”


    An agonizing pain sliced through her abdomen, forcing her eyes shut as she avoided exining.


    “Hadley…”


    Eric exhaled sharply, torn between frustration and deep concern. With a sigh, he drew her closer, gently pressing his lips to her sweat-slicked forehead.


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