Bearing His Child, Burying My Heart novel Chapter 4

The nurse looked panicked. Daniella, feeling helpless, said, "Grandpa carried away the baby."

Elliott was about to say something more when his phone rang. The moment he picked it up, his face twisted with fury.

Without warning, he slapped Moiraacross the face.

"Daniella! What did you do to Joanna?! If anything happens to her, I swear you will regret it!" His words were venomous.

Already weak from childbirth, Moirastumbled back, crashing into the hospital bed's railing.

The nurse quickly rushed over to support her. "Mr. Stone, your wife just gave birth! If you keep this up, you'll kill her!"

But Elliott didn't care. He acted as if he hadn't heard her, his focus solely on Joanna. With concern for her, he rushed out without sparing Moiraanother glance.

The nurse looked at Moirawith a heartbroken expression, but on Daniella's pale face, there was no emotion.

It was as if all the love, hate, and everything in between had been completely drained over the course of these ten years.

After the checkup, the doctor advised Moirato rest.

It was then that Moirarealized the reason for Elliott's anger.

The child had died, and Elliott's grandfather, overwhelmed with grief, had used his influence to blacklist Joanna from the entire industry. Joanna, mistakenly thinking Moirahad orchestrated it, had run to Elliott, crying and exaggerating the situation, further fueling his rage.

As if that wasn't enough, Elliott revoked Daniella's shareholder status in the Stone Group and replaced her with Joanna. To please her, he even bought a whole set of twenty stars, all named after her. In an interview, Joanna proudly flaunted the diamond ring on her finger.

She had melted under his loving gaze, naïvely thinking she had found someone to spend her life with. But soon, the novelty wore off. Elliott quickly fell out of love with her.

On one date, he abandoned her on a mountain to deliver flowers to his mistress.

That day, she walked back home alone, covering hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads. Her feet were bloody and blistered, and her calves still bore scars that would never fade.

Looking back, Moirashould have understood then. This man was selfish and fickle—he would never settle for anyone. Their marriage contract? Just an excuse for his infidelity.

Thinking of this, Moiraleft a comment under Joanna's latest video: "Wish you both a lifetime of happiness and an early birth."

Soon after, Joanna deleted the video. Elliott's call came right after, but Moiradidn't pick up. Instead, she did what he had always done to her—calmly blocked him.