Chapter 228

VANESSA

I stared at the doctor, frozen. My heart sank so deep I couldn’t breathe. I wasn’t pregnant. The result was clear.

But then, I heard Dominic laugh. A deep, cruel laugh that stabbed through my chest. He turned to the doctor and said, “Thank you,” before walking right out of the office like none of this mattered. Like I wasn’t even there.

“Dominic,” I called, rushing after him. “Wait—please!