---- Chapter 6 Panic rose in Jeff. It felt like a dull knife sliding through his chest. It was not fatal but painful. A pregnant woman sat by the flowerbed, caressing her abdomen with a loving smile. Her husband stood nearby, fanning her carefully. The scene reminded Jeff of when I gave birth to Gina. The situation had been dire. It was hard for me to conceive, so we tried it many times. The delivery had been difficult, and I had almost died on the operating table. After that, he made up his mind. Gina would be our only child. His phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. Thinking it was his assistant, he quickly answered, "Did you find anything?" What came from the other end was Gina's voice. " ---- Dad, I'm home. Are you and Mom coming back?" Jeff felt a wave of unspoken disappointment. He suppressed it and replied, "Almost. Go play house with the nanny for a while. We'll be home soon." Hanging up, he pulled out a cigarette and lit it. The long-missed taste of nicotine helped him relax. "Why is this happening?" he murmured, inhaling deeply. He couldn't name his unease, only that I was truly angry this time. His brows furrowed. His deep eyes and emotions hid behind his gold-rimmed glasses. "Hey, you're not supposed to smoke here!" A man's voice snapped him back to reality. The husband shielded his wife, trying to avoid the smoke. "Sorry," Jeff apologized, his voice hoarse from not smoking for so long. "I didn't notice you guys were here." ---- The husband wasn't impressed. "Even if we weren't here, you shouldn't be smoking here." He pointed at a sign and added, "This is the maternity building, full of pregnant women and mothers. What were you thinking?" Jeff stepped forward and grabbed the man's collar, his sharp gaze making the man gulp nervously. "All pregnant women?" he muttered. The wife screamed in shock, clutching her abdomen. Jeff let go of the husband, murmuring in disbelief, " Impossible. It's impossible!" Belatedly, he realized that I was really pregnant. The husband rushed back to his wife. Alerted by the noise, a doctor hurried over and comforted the pregnant woman. Then he turned to Jeff and frowned. "Mr. Hall, you're late." ---- He let the couple leave and stood fearlessly in front of Jeff. Jeff was powerful in this city, but this hospital was not his turf. The doctor clicked his pen, put it in his pocket, and continued, "You and your mistress made your wife miscarry. You really are something." "Miscarriage?" Jeff's eyes widened. The doctor, surprised by his reaction, didn't hold back. "You didn't know she was pregnant? She was in bad shape when she was brought in yesterday. We reviewed the footage, and we could have saved the baby. You and your daughter ruined it." Jeff recalled kicking me yesterday. Regret hit him, and he spat a mouthful of blood. The doctor took a step back in disgust and turned away, indifferent. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!