Chapter 10 - Uncovering Why She Ran Away
Back inside the operating room, the bright surgical lights glared down on the sterile blue drapes surrounding Elena’s lower body.
“We are ready to make the incision; Mr. Vance, I need you to step back two paces for sterile protocol,” Dr. Harrison instructed firmly.
I stepped back reluctantly, never taking my eyes off Elena’s pale face as the anesthesiologist adjusted her IV drip lines.
“Her vitals are stabilizing slightly since you touched her hand, sir; the human connection is remarkable,” a nurse noted quietly.
I nodded, replaying our final night together in my mind like a reel of film that refused to burn.
We had shared a bottle of Kentucky bourbon on the hardwood floor of our empty penthouse while moving boxes surrounded us.
We knew our high-pressure careers and toxic circles were tearing us apart, but neither of us wanted to admit defeat.
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That night of desperate, heartbroken passion had created a miracle that Elena had chosen to carry entirely in secret.
She had faced the terrifying reality of motherhood and fatal heart disease all by herself in some quiet, forgotten apartment.
