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Chapter 502
Chapter 502:
“I’m so sorry, Cole,” she cried, her voice trembling. “It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have let June upset me. She was so angry, so out of control. She started screaming at my parents, and I just — the stress was too much. I felt the pain, and I thought I had lost our baby p>
She wove the narrative expertly, casting June as the unhinged aggressor and herself as the fragile, innocent victim.
At the sound of June’s name, the temperature in the room dropped to absolute zero.
Cole lifted his gaze from her stomach and locked eyes with Alycia.
Her breath caught. The look in his eyes was terrifying — no warmth, no concern, not even a flicker of the obligation she had counted on. Nothing but a vast, frozen wasteland.
“The preliminary report says they’ve stabilized the bleeding,” Cole said. His voice was a harsh, gravelly rasp, as though he were reading from a sterile legal document. “The team is still running a full diagnostic workup. The doctor wants a complete panel before confirming anything p>
𝗧𝘩𝘦 bеst 𝗿𝗲𝗏iе𝘸𝘴 𝗼ո 𝗀𝗮𝗹ո𝗈𝘷еl𝗌.𝘤𝗼m
A surge of triumph moved through Alycia’s chest. The pills had worked. The doctors had believed the symptoms, and Cole was here.
“Thank God,” she whispered, placing a protective hand over her stomach. “I was so scared, Cole p>
Cole did not blink. He took one slow, deliberate step toward the bed — the physical intimidation immediate and overwhelming.
“I am going to give you one more chance,” he said, his voice dropping to a low, vibrating whisper. “But there are conditions p>
Alycia’s manufactured smile faltered. Her heart rate spiked. “Conditions p>
“First,” Cole said, his words cutting through the air like a scalpel. “From this exact moment forward, you, your mother, your father, and anyone connected to your family will never go near June Erickson again p>
Alycia stared at him in stunned disbelief. She had nearly lost his baby, and his first thought was still her?
“You will not call her,” Cole continued, his voice tightening with suppressed, violent rage. “You will not speak her name. You will not exist within a hundred yards of her. If you pass her on the street, you will turn around and walk the other way p>
Alycia opened her mouth to argue. The murderous darkness in Cole’s eyes closed it again instantly.
“If you or your family violate this in any way,” Cole said, his lips curling into a cold, merciless line, “I swear to God, I will erase the Beasley name from the face of this earth. You will not exist in New York. You will not exist anywhere p>
A violent shiver ripped down Alycia’s spine. She pressed back against the pillows. She knew he was not making an empty threat. He meant every single word.
“Second,” Cole said, his tone shifting back into a dead, corporate monotone. “You will remain in this hospital, or in a secure facility of my choosing, until the child is born. You will be monitored around the clock p>
He looked at her with absolute, unfiltered contempt.
“When the child is born, I will fulfill my financial obligations to it,” he stated, carving out the exact parameters of her future with cold precision. “But do not mistake this for a relationship. You are an incubator. Beyond this child, you will get absolutely nothing from me p>