Chapter 965: Could she actually be pregnant? Then comprehension struck her with devastating force-if she were indeed carrying a child and experienced such a fall, the pregnancy would almost certainly terminate.
The baby! Having already endured the loss of one child, she couldn't bear the prospect of losing another.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt that precise moment, an urgent voice called out behind her, "Carrie!" Simultaneously, a powerful arm encircled her waist, drawing her into a secure embrace.
Aliza glimpsed Daxton materializing behind Carrie, but the realization ctoo late-her backward momentum had already committed her to the fall.
Daxton maintained his protective hold on Carrie while forcefully wrenching her clothing from Aliza's desperate grasp. Carrie watched as Aliza plummeted down the staircase.
Aliza's expression transformed rapidly—from initial shock to dawning panic, culminating in unmistakable agony. As she tumbled down the stairs, she released a piercing cry, "Ah! My baby!" "Aliza!" In the next instant, a figure bounded up the stairs, gathering Aliza into a protective embrace.
Kristopher glanced upward, just in tto witness Daxton and Carrie clinging to each other at the staircase's summit.
Kristopher experienced an unexpected confusion. He couldn't understand why, in that crucial moment, his attention fixated more on Daxton's hand resting on Carrie's waist than on confronting the apparent perpetrators of harm against his fiancée and unborn child. Their physical proximity, in that fleeting instant, somehow seemed more unforgivable than the act of pushing Aliza down the stairs.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm in so much pain, Kristopher, I think I'm bleeding..." Aliza whimpered, perceiving Kristopher's momentary distraction.
Kristopher snapped back to the immediate crisis and looked downward, noting the blood staining Aliza's pants. LATEST чhapters in gl.☐☐☐ Only then did the gravity of the situation fully register. He swiftly lifted Aliza into his arms.
"I swear, if anything happens to Aliza or the baby, I will make you both pay!" he threatened as he rushed away with her limp form.
Daxton disregarded Kristopher's ominous warning, his attention entirely focused on Carrie. Ee gently used lowered his head, his cheek brushing against her hair, and whispered reassuringly, "It's okay, don't be afraid. I'm sorry I walked away."
Carrie, still processing the shocking sequence of events, gazed down at the stairs where Aliza's bloodstains remained visible.
She recalled Aliza's cryptic statement, then suddenly turned to Daxton, clutching his sleeve with unexpected urgency. "Takefor a prenatal check-up!" she demanded.