Chapter 26\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan hung up the phone and stepped into the house. Seeing Vivian busy in the living room, he spoke in a low voice. \u201cSomething came up at the company that I need to deal with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t even look up and continued with her work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His brow furrowed slightly. Being ignored like this grated on him, but he still patiently said, I\u2019ll come visit Eleanor another time. You should spend more time with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time, Vivian finally lifted her gaze. There was a sharp glint of mockery in her eyes. Her lips parted as if she wanted to say something, but her words were trapped behind a veil of\u00a0<\/p>\n
sarcasm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
11\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, she only let out a dry laugh. Clutching the clothes in her arms, she turned sharply and strode into the bedroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan frowned, stung by her expression of utter disappointment. He glanced at Eleanor\u2019s tightly closed bedroom door, hesitated for a moment, then walked over. Just as he was about to knock, his phone rang again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be right there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He answered the call and left without another word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane had slipped in the bathroom while showering. When Logan arrived at the hospital, she was sitting quietly in the hallway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she saw him, her pale face crumpled. Through a blur of tears, she reached out, her arms open in a silent plea for him to hold her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan walked over and wrapped her in his embrace, gently rubbing her back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could you be so careless? What did the doctor say?\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane bit her lip, looking pitiful and aggrieved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe doctor said it\u2019s nothing serious. It\u2019s my fault that I wasn\u2019t watching where I was stepping and just slipped. Thank goodness our baby is okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood to hear that you\u2019re alright,\u201d he murmured, though his expression betrayed that he wasn\u2019t entirely at ease.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, Logan accompanied Sloane to see the doctor personally, wanting to make sure he understood the situation firsthand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 26\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The doctor went through a list of precautions in detail. He then specifically emphasized that during the first three months of pregnancy, strenuous activity should be avoided, and sexual activity should be abstained from.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan\u2019s expression remained calm, showing no outward reaction. However, Sloane flushed deeply and leaned into his arms, seeking comfort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the doctor prescribed some folic acid and micronutrient supplements for her, Logan\u00a0<\/p>\n
took her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Throughout the drive, he maintained the same detached demeanor. Sloane couldn\u2019t sense any real concern from him, and it left her feeling hurt and neglected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After walking her inside the house, he stood at the doorway and said in a low voice, \u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0<\/p>\n
for a caretaker to look after\u00a0<\/p>\n
arrange\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She clutched his waist tightly, her eyes filled with a look that begged him not to leave her\u00a0<\/p>\n
alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLogan, my ankle still hurts. Can\u2019t you stay with me tonight?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, silently pleading for him not to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan lifted his hand and ruffled her hair, but his expression remained calm and unwavering.\u201d Be good. I have to go back tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane\u2019s eyes immediately reddened. \u201cDid Vivian tell you to go back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan said nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sloane, realizing she wouldn\u2019t get an answer, reluctantly released her grip, forcing herself to appear composed. \u201cFine. Go ahead. I can manage on my own.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she turned her back to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The embrace she had imagined never came. Instead, she only heard the steady echo of his footsteps as he left. She spun around abruptly, catching only a glimpse of his hand closing the front door behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 27\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 26\u00a0 Logan hung up the phone and stepped into the house. Seeing Vivian busy in the living room, he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-cancel-the-engagement-and-level-way-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}