Chapter 4

They comforted each other right in front of me, making me look like the villain who was trying to tear them apart.

But then again, they were the ones legally married.

I couldn't stand the sight of them for another second. I turned to walk away.

But after a few steps, Lily ran up behind me and gave me a hard push. “Go away, you mean woman! Don't bully my mommy!”

But she lost her balance and slipped off the curb onto the road.

Chloe screamed, rushing to grab her, but was blinded by the sudden glare of headlights.

I spun around and saw a car speeding toward them.

It was about to hit Chloe and her daughter. “Watch out!” I screamed, instinctively reaching out to pull them back.

But Ethan got there first. In his rush to shield Chloe and Lily, he forcefully shoved me out of the way.

My body flew backward.

Even though the oncoming driver slammed on the brakes, the car still struck me with terrifying force.

Thud.

The world spun violently. I crashed heavily onto the asphalt, and for a second, all the pain vanished into a strange numbness.

In the distance, I could hear Lily screaming and crying.

Then, Ethan’s shadow loomed over me. His voice was filled with familiar impatience.

“Luna, are you insane? You could have gotten yourself killed! What is wrong with you?”

But in the next second, a bystander gasped in horror.

“Oh my god! Look at the blood! She’s bleeding so much!”

I ignored Ethan.

With trembling hands, I reached down and touched the warm, sticky liquid pooling beneath me. I could feel something precious slipping away from my body.

Finally, panic crept into Ethan's voice.

He dropped to his knees, his hands shaking as he pulled me into his arms. “Luna? Luna, stay with me. Talk to me!”

“My baby... save my baby...”

With the last of my strength, I grabbed his collar, my fingers covered in blood.

Ethan couldn't make out what I was whispering. He leaned his ear closer to my mouth.

As he did, his eyes fell upon the paper that had slipped out of my open purse.

It was my pregnancy report.